Africa Development News …

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that the Nigerian government will continue to support efforts to broaden the economy through multilateral financing. Buhari spoke at a parley with Prof. Benedict Oramah, President, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat. They met on Sunday …

The Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) will see Durban host key figures from the world of trade, including entrepreneurs, financiers, governments and regulators, on one platform to deliberate on trade acceleration and investment throughout the African continent. Organised by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in collaboration with the African Union (AU) …

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa in an official capacity next week, visiting Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal, the State Department has said. Blinken will meet with the presidents of all three countries and will broadly address “the COVID-19 pandemic and building …