Ecobank hopes to grow in East Africa after $23m loss

Ecobank, the leading pan-African banking group, has joined forces with the African Guarantee Fund, the first continent-wide guarantee fund, and AfricSearch, the recruitment firm, in co-hosting the first Africa Champions’ Forum in Senegal. This forum brings together leading lights from the private sector and development agencies, together with influential political decision-makers, all united around a single cause: to promote the growth of the continent by providing finance and advisory...

The unity pact between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the militant group Hamas dealt a sharp punch to US-driven peace negotiations with Israel, but the Americans insisted it was not a fatal blow to the struggling talks.

A good future for humankind depends in no small part on the future of Africa, and the future of Africa depends in no small part on whether this continent will succeed to offer jobs and perspectives to its fast-growing youth population, and the future of jobs in this region will highly depend on a healthy, thriving and inclusive private sector.

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East Africa: Why All East Africans Are Looking Up to Magufuli
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In the club of East Africa's Presidents, Tanzania's new leader John Pombe Magufuli is a lonely man. His peers threw their weight behind his electoral opponent, and when he won, they refused to even acknowledge him with routine congratulations. In ...
What would Magufuli do to attain sustainable energy access in Africa?The Observer (blog)

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A report out this week suggests India will quadruple revenues from Africa by 2025.

Ecobank chief gives keynote at 4th Conference on Managing Risk in Africa

 Ecobank Group CEO Albert Essien (http://www.ecobank.com) gave the keynote address in Munich today at the 4th Conference on Managing Risk in Africa. Mr Essien offered strategies for managing risk in Africa’s growth markets. Against the backdrop of what he outlined as a generally positive outlook for Africa, he advised investors against viewing Africa as one, but rather 54 countries with different growth prospects,...

 DHL Commercial Manager, Mr. Ashish Nagewadia and his colleague joined by a retailer at the launch.

The continent's leaders have been globe-trotting to attend Africa-themed summits, but do they have a plan?

The largest ever summit of African leaders in the US is underway in Washington with the opportunity for American businesses to clinch deals with the 45 heads of state present.