The governments of Morocco and the United Kingdom signed, Tuesday in Rabat, a Strategic Framework for Cooperation on climate action, clean energy and green growth.

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Senegalese power company Ndar Energies have signed a Framework Agreement to finance the development of a €430m (US$455m) 250 MW CCGT power plant and gas pipeline in Saint Louis, Senegal.

Rwanda is ready to welcome this year’s Basketball Africa League (BAL) playoffs and final games in Kigali next month.

Citi and the Republic of Togo’s Ministry of Investment Promotion  announced the launch of City Builder® in Togo, a free, data-driven platform that combines key social metrics with development opportunities to help investors make socially impactful investments in emerging economies. By providing local and foreign investors with an easy-to-use platform that visualizes regions in Togo, the Ministry hopes to attract capital to build a more resilient, sustainable and connec…

The initiative, which is guided by an advisory council of Black leaders from across the United States of America in partnership with Black women-led organizations, has laid the groundwork to positively impact over 215,000 Black Women across the core investment pillars of healthcare, job creation and workforce development, education, affordable housing, digital connectivity, financial health and access to capital.

IFC announced today a new investment in Rawbank, a leading bank in the DRC, to improve access to finance for the country’s micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), supporting growth and job creation in the country.

In line with its commitment to digital transformation and support to black-founded startups, search engine giant, Google has announced applications for the third cohort of the Black Founders Fund for Startups opened in Africa and Europe. This year, Google has committed $4 million to support eligible black-founded startups.

Startups operating and headquartered in Africa or having a legal presence on the continent are eligible to apply for the…