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Natural risks cartography project in ECCAS member states : the final validation workshop took place on 29 and 30 March 2021
African Press Organization
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April 19, 2021
In October 2019, the IGN FI (www.IGNFI.com) - BRLi consortium was awarded the regional contract to assess hazards, vulnerabilities and risks in the Member States of the Commission of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS). This...
Ecobank named ‘Best Retail Bank in Africa’ at African Banker Awards
African Press Organization
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June 18, 2019
Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com) has been named Best Retail Bank in Africa 2019 at the prestigious African Banker Awards. The judges were especially impressed by how Ecobank’s state-of-the-art products, services, functionality and constant innovations...
Celebrating the fourth Africa Day of School Feeding with renewed commitment
African Press Organization
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February 28, 2019
Download logo African leaders are gathering this week in Abidjan to celebrate Africa Day of School Feeding. The three-day event hosted by the African Union and the government of Cote d’Ivoire is an arena for governments to celebrate gains and...
Global Recovery: The EU Disburses SDR141 Million to the IMF’s Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust
International Monetary Fund
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April 5, 2021
April 5, 2021 Washington, DC / Brussels: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today received the European Union (EU)’s contribution of SDR 141 million (equivalent to €170 million or US$199 million) to the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust...
The African Development Bank Appoints Directors General and Deputy Directors General in Regional Offices
African Press Organization
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January 7, 2021
Download logo The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) is pleased to announce the appointment of Directors General for the East, Central and Southern Africa regions and Deputy Directors General for the East, Central, Northern, Southern...
Ecobank’s staff volunteer and fundraise to help orphanages on the 6th Ecobank Day
African Press Organization
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November 23, 2018
Download logo Ecobank (Ecobank.com) employees and management in each of the pan-African bank’s 33 affiliate countries have again displayed their social conscience, care and commitment to the local communities in which they operate by giving up...
Five innovators win a place in the Senegal Start-Up Accelerator
African Press Organization
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January 3, 2019
Five young Senegalese entrepreneurs have been selected to receive six months of business incubation and $2,000 seed-funding to kick-start their business. The Senegal Start-Up Accelerator, run by Kosmos Innovation Center...
Ecobank announce Winners of 2018 Fintech Challenge
African Press Organization
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September 7, 2018
Nala, Virtual Identity and Wallet.ng dazzle judging panel to be the three winners of the competition; All 11 finalists were officially inducted into the Ecobank Fintech Fellowship programme to explore commercial partnerships with the pan-African...
Digital Energy Festival to fuel six weeks of inspiring energy engagement for Africa
EIN Presswire
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October 8, 2020
Clarion Events’ leading energy events and media join forces CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, October 8, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Digital Energy Festival for Africa kicks off on 20 October when four of Clarion Events’ leading energy brands join...
Ecobank announces finalists of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2018
African Press Organization
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August 8, 2018
Download logo Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com), the leading independent pan-African banking group, has announced the finalists for the 2nd edition of the annual Ecobank Fintech Challenge, a competition for Africa-focused technology start-ups. The list...
1 Million+ Global Participants Expected to Join 2nd Online Rally of Hope
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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September 23, 2020
Washington, DC, Sept. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1 Million+ Global Participants Expected to Join 2nd Online Rally of Hope Saturday, September 26, 2020 (8:30 p.m. EDT/5:30 PDT)) Global leaders and citizens come together for...
Ecobank named Africa’s Best & Most Innovative Retail Bank
African Press Organization
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May 28, 2018
Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com) has won two major awards at the African Banker’s prestigious ceremony held at the Paradise Hotel in Busan, South Korea. The bank was named Best Retail Bank in Africa after impressing judges with the strides it has made to...
Ecobank launches Fintech Challenge competition for African start-ups
African Press Organization
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April 23, 2018
Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com), the leading pan-African banking group, is inviting African fintech entrepreneurs to enter its Ecobank Fintech Challenge. Now in its second year, the initiative gives African start-ups the chance to promote their fintech...
Angola and Holy See assess cooperation
Angola Press Agency
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January 9, 2018
Luanda, ANGOLA, January 9 - The conditions for the signing of the Framework Agreement for Cooperation between Angola and the Catholic Church were evaluated on Wednesday in Luanda, during a meeting between Angolan Foreign Minister Manuel Augusto...
ECCAS Council of Ministers meets in videoconference
Angola Press Agency
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June 3, 2020
Luanda, ANGOLA, June 3 - The 9th Extraordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) takes place on the 3rd and the 4th of June, in videoconference, with the participation of the Angolan...
State of Food Insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa shows progress in halving the proportion and the number of hungry people by 2015.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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June 1, 2015
The number of underweight children in Sub-Saharan Africa has declined (Photo: @ FAO) 2 June 2015, Accra, Ghana – According to the first edition of the Regional Overview of Food Insecurity in Africa (2015), Angola, Djibouti, Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana,...
Reconciliation in Angola relies on successful experiences
Angola Press Agency
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March 10, 2020
Luanda, ANGOLA, March 10 - The minister of Justice and Human Rights, Francisco Queiroz, declared on Monday, in Luanda, that the reconciliation process in Angola is based on the successful experience of forgiveness and reintegration, without...
Dr. Walter Mzembi: 20 questions and answers as Foreign Minister Zimbabwe
EIN Presswire
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October 31, 2017
HARARE, ZIMBABWE, October 30, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Honorable Dr. Walter Mzembi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Zimbabwe, provided Worldtourismwire a copy of this Q&A first published in the Zimbabwe Daily News. Question 1. We are humbled you...
Ambassador Francisco da Cruz receives ECCAS representative
Angola Press Agency
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February 27, 2020
Luanda, ANGOLA, February 27 - The Angolan ambassador to Ethiopia, Francisco da Cruz, received last Wednesday in Addis- Ababa the representative of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) to the African Union (AU), Ahmed Achta, in...
Food Security strategy contingent on economic crisis
Angola Press Agency
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March 11, 2020
Malabo, ANGOLA, March 11 - The execution of National Strategy for Food and Nutritional Security in Angola, approved in 2009, is conditioned to the economic crisis, decrease in public investment and climate changes, said the leader of the National...