The Gambia Police Force is requesting the public’s help in finding 19-year-old Mariana Samateh, who has been missing since leaving her home in Busumbala for school on Friday. Mariana is a Grade 9 student at Jabang Annex Upper Basic School, and her family has not heard from her since that time. Anyone with information is
PRESS RELEASE TOKYO, Japan, November 28, 2025/ — African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has successfully closed its second Samurai bond transaction, securing a total of JPY 81.8 billion (approx. USD 527 million) through Regular and Retail Samurai Bonds offerings. The execution surpasses the Bank’s 2024 debut issuance size, attracting orders from more than 100 institutional
PRESS RELEASE KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, November 28, 2025/ — Following a joint review, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) have approved a plan to improve the performance of the institution’s project portfolio in the Central African country. The Country Portfolio Performance Review,
PRESS RELEASE DAKAR, Senegal, November 29, 2025/ — The Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://BAL.NBA.com) and Wave Côte d’Ivoire (Wave), Africa’s fastest-growing mobile money platform, today unveiled a newly renovated basketball court at 4 Paniers (Four Baskets) in the Yopougon district of Abidjan. The renovated court is part of the BAL and Wave’s collaboration to bring
PRESS RELEASE RABAT, Morocco, November 29, 2025/ — Senior policymakers, investors, and development finance leaders converged at the 2025 Africa Investment Forum Market Days on Thursday to tackle one of the continent’s most pressing challenges: unlocking the capital required to meet surging infrastructure and climate demands. The high-level panel, titled “Innovative Finance Instruments Powering Africa’s
