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The African Development Bank Group Appointment of  Ms. Atsuko TODA

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The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of  Ms. Atsuko TODA as Acting Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, effective  16  March 2021. Atsuko, a Japanese citizen, is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience with international institutions. Atsuko joined the Bank in December 2016 as Director of the Agriculture Finance and Rural Infrastructure Development Department. In her current function, she is responsible for the Bank’s investments in private sector agribusiness companies, mainstreaming […]

African, Global Partners Launch Alliance for Green Infrastructure

Godfrey Ivudria

The African Union, the African Development Bank Group and Africa50—in partnership with several global partners—have launched the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa (AGIA), an initiative to help scale and accelerate financing for green infrastructure projects in Africa. The collaborating global partners working with the African Union, African Development Bank and Africa50 are the African […]

African Women Impact Fund launches with USD$60 million commitment to drive an inclusive investment environment

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the African Women Impact Fund Initiative announced its first commitment of USD$60 million at the inaugural Global Africa Business Initiative during the week of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. (L-R: Eloine Barry, CEO of the African Media Agency (AMA); Lindeka Dzedze, Executive Head: Institutional Clients, Global Markets Standard Bank Group & Chairperson […]

African Media Agency Partners with Africa Fintech Summit’s 8th Edition Hosted in the city of Cape Town 

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The partnership aims to promote awareness of policy regulation, intra-Africa Trade & payment infrastructure, and financial inclusion  ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, 15 August 2022, /African Media Agency/- African Media Agency a leading pan-African PR and communications firm today announced its partnership with Africa Fintech Summit for its 8th edition to be held in Cape Town early November this […]

Standard Bank Aims to Ignite East African Business Growth

Godfrey Ivudria

Standard Bank believes that the right capital and capacity interventions now will set East Africa on a sustainable path to prosperity, including the very real possibility of becoming middle-income economies within a generation. In line with the Group’s purpose of driving Africa’s growth, the emergence, proliferation, and expansion of small and medium businesses in East […]

Mastercard and Ecobank Group Partner to Digitize Agricultural Value Chains in Africa and Empower Millions of Smallholder Farmers Through Digital and Financial Inclusion

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Mastercard and Ecobank Group will deploy Mastercard Farm Pass, an award-winning, innovative solution that helps connect smallholder farmers to financial and agricultural ecosystems Mastercard Farm Pass will be rolled out leveraging the 33 countries where Ecobank has banking operations, helping millions of smallholder farmers gain digital access to markets, quality inputs, financial services, and real-time […]

5 ways dairy is key to sustainable development 

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#WorldMilkDay  Commemorating World Milk Day by focusing on sustainability in the dairy sector, as well as environmental, nutritional, and socioeconomic empowerment  NAIROBI, Kenya, 1st June 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- June 1st is World Milk Day, a day set aside by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation where we put the spotlight on the dairy industry. […]

8th Africa Bank 4.0 Summit, concluded with Award ceremony honouring leaders and developments within Africa’s

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Summary: Fintech leaders present at investors meet Innovation panel brainstorms -AI solutions to drive customer engagement Women driven panel CEOs address funding challenges and overcoming the odds Retail banking leader’s roundtable focused on making Africa’s Retail Customer Experience Superior, than Ever Africa Bank 4.0 Awards, recognizing contributions of leaders and organizations within Africa’s BFSI sector. […]

African brands surge to 17% of the Top 100 brands. 

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Nike is the #1 brand for the 4th consecutive year.  Dangote is the #1 brand that embraces African pride.  MTN is the #1 most admired African brand.  GT Bank is the #1 financial services brand. LAGOS, Nigeria, 26 May 2022/ African Media Agency (AMA)/: Today Brand Africa unveiled the 12th annual Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands 2022 rankings of the […]