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Ivory Coast Storytelling Takes Center Stage at SICA as Government Backs Next-Gen Creators
Variety
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July 2, 2025
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — In the glittering ballroom of Abidjan’s Sofitel Hôtel Ivoire, the pulse of Ivorian creativity was palpable as the 2025 edition of the International Salon for Audiovisual Content (SICA) came to a close with the...
Nigeria moves to overcome hurdles in regional trade integration
Punch
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July 2, 2025
Despite its dominance in regional trade, Nigeria faces structural and policy barriers that limit the full realisation of intra-ECOWAS commerce, including poor infrastructure, fragmented customs systems, and currency mismatches. The 2025 West...
World Bank, Spain launch Global Hub for debt swaps
Business Recorder
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July 2, 2025
LONDON: Spain has partnered with the World Bank to help countries free up money to spend on sustainable development projects via debt swaps, the country’s Ministry of Economy said on Tuesday. With rich governments cutting official development aid...
Spain and World Bank in push for wider use of 'debt swaps'
The Straits Times
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July 1, 2025
SEVILLE/LONDON - Spain has partnered with the World Bank to help poorer countries free up money to spend on development and conservation via debt "swaps," the country's Ministry of Economy said on Tuesday. With rich governments cutting official...
World Bank praises Cote d'Ivoire for effective use of development funding
Xinhua News Agency
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ABIDJAN, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank is satisfied with the management of its project portfolio in Cote d'Ivoire, which totals 5 billion U.S. dollars, Ousmane Diagana, the bank's regional vice president for Western and Central Africa, said on...
Switzerland and Ivory Coast sign agreement on cultural assets
Swissinfo
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July 1, 2025
Françoise Remarck (left) and Elisabeth Baume-Schneider in Ivory Coast on Monday. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial...
Jumia opens Egypt’s largest integrated e-commerce warehouse to boost logistics, digital economy
Food Business Africa Magazine
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July 1, 2025
EGYPT – Pan-African e-commerce platform Jumia has inaugurated its largest integrated warehouse in Egypt, located along the Suez Road in Cairo. The new logistics center spans more than 27,000 square metres and aims to improve storage, distribution...
African Development Bank gives $139 mln loan to Johannesburg
eNCA
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JOHANNESBURG - The African Development Bank on Tuesday approved a $139 million loan to South Africa's financial capital to upgrade its utilities, marking its first direct lending to a sub-sovereign entity. Johannesburg is home to Africa's richest...
African Development Bank gives $139 million loan to Johannesburg
Eye Witness News
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JOHANNESBURG - The African Development Bank on Tuesday approved a $139 million (R2,449,636,926) loan to South Africa's financial capital to upgrade its utilities, marking its first direct lending to a sub-sovereign entity. Johannesburg is home to...
Spain, World Bank launch debt-swap hub to free up development funds
The Straits Times
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July 1, 2025
LONDON - Spain has partnered with the World Bank to help countries free up money to spend on sustainable development projects via debt swaps, the country's Ministry of Economy said on Tuesday. With rich governments cutting official development aid...
Lighting up local enterprises: How a 24-hour economy policy can boost SMEs
Business and Financial Times
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July 1, 2025
By Felix Larry ESSILFIE (PhD) Ghana’s policy debate has converged on the proposition that extending economic activity beyond daylight hours could unlock a fresh growth impulse anchored in the small- and medium-enterprise (SME) segment. A 24-hour...
Ivory Coast inaugurates first archaeological museum
The Peninsula
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June 30, 2025
Swiss Interior Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider (second left) cuts an inaugural band flanked by Ivorian Minister of Culture and Francophonie Françoise Remarck (centre), Ivorian Minister of Health Pierre Demba (right) during the inauguration of...
Kalmar completes crane refurbishment for AGL at Abidjan Port
Ship Technology
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July 1, 2025
Cargo-handling solutions provider Kalmar has partnered with Africa Global Logistics (AGL) to overhaul two ship-to-shore (STS) cranes at AGL’s container terminal in the Port of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The refurbishment was carried out under Kalmar’s...
New energy deal to strengthen Ghana–Ivory Coast electricity ties
The Herald Ghana
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June 30, 2025
By Patrick Biddah Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have taken a significant step toward regional energy integration with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the 330 kV Double Circuit Interconnection Project between the two...
Spain, World Bank launch debt-swap hub to free development funds
The Malaysian Star
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July 1, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Spain has partnered with the World Bank to help countries free up money to spend on sustainable development projects via debt swaps, the country's Ministry of Economy said on Tuesday. With rich governments cutting official...
24-Hour Economy to attract $4 billion in private sector funding - Goosie Tanoh
GhanaWeb
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July 1, 2025
Presidential Advisor on the 24-Hour Economy, Goosie Tanoh, has projected that Ghana’s ambitious 24-Hour Economy initiative will attract an estimated $4 billion in private sector investment over the next few years. Speaking ahead of the official...
Türkiye to connect Africa to global trade corridors with new pacts
Hurriyet Daily News
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ANKARA Türkiye will connect seven African countries to the Development Corridor Project and the Middle Corridor trade route through recently signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) at a transport forum held in Istanbul. Transportation and...
Ghana Court Jails 55-Year-Old Nigerian Trader For Smuggling Fake Currency, Orders Deportation
Sahara Reporters
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The Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced a 55-year-old Nigerian trader, Aremu Timothy Adegboyega, to prison for smuggling large sums of counterfeit currency into Ghana through an illegal border crossing. Presided over by her honour, Christiana...
Türkiye to connect Africa to global trade corridors through new pacts
Yeni Safak
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Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu poses for a group photo with participants at the conclusion of the Global Transport Corridors Forum at Istanbul Congress Center in Istanbul, Türkiye, on June 29, 2025. Türkiye...
IMF Board to consider Ghana’s 4th programme review on July 7, 2025
Joy FM
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July 2, 2025
The Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has set July 7, 2025, as the date to consider Ghana’s 4th programme review in Washington, DC, USA. This is what JoyBusiness has picked up from persons with knowledge of Ghana’s programme with the...