PRESS RELEASE TOMASINA, Madagascar, December 5, 2025/ — Since early November, Fahendrena Vanessa Rose de Lima Body, a trained nurse from Munich University Hospital, has been volunteering with Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.org) on board the hospital ship Africa Mercy® in Madagascar. This will have been the organization’s fifth field service in the country, and the 28-year-old will return
PRESS RELEASE PRETORIA, South Africa, December 5, 2025/ — The African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) Board of Directors has approved a Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Namibia committing $1.78 billion to support economic transformation and inclusive growth in the 2025-2030 period. The financing is expected to pave the way job for creation and economic diversification
PRESS RELEASE PRETORIA, South Africa, December 5, 2025/ — A regional initiative that has overhauled aquatic resource management and boosted cross-border fish trade is now improving the lives of nearly three million people across Southern Africa —raising fish production, consumption, and incomes. The Program for Improving Fisheries Governance and Blue Economy Trade Corridors (PROFISHBLUE) (https://apo-opa.co/3Y8pOgL) has
PRESS RELEASE DAKAR, Senegal, December 4, 2025/ — Major milestones across the MSGBC basin are accelerating the region’s rise as a leading African energy hub, with the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG project commencing commercial operations and Senegal’s Sangomar oilfield coming online. These achievements mark a decisive shift in the basin’s capabilities, positioning the MSGBC
PRESS RELEASE ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, December 3, 2025/ — The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (https://IsDBInstitute.org/) and the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) jointly organized a specialized training program titled “The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Fostering the Islamic Financial Industry.” The program took place from 24–28 November 2025, at the AMF headquarters in
