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African Development Bank

Also known as: AfDB

Development finance institution that convenes regional forums on tax policy alignment and trade integration in West Africa.

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PMI Global Summit Series moves to Cape Town in September 2026

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The Project Management Institute's Global Summit Series will be held in Cape Town on 14–15 September 2026, following last year's event in Kigali that drew over 1,000 project professionals and leaders. The Summit, billed as Africa's largest platform for project delivery and innovation, will focus on the theme "Africa Delivers M.O.R.E Together," reflecting a shift in how projects are managed across the continent.

1 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Yesterday

  1. PMI Global Summit Series moves to Cape Town in September 2026

    The Project Management Institute's Global Summit Series will be held in Cape Town on 14–15 September 2026, following last year's event in Kigali that drew over 1,000 project professionals and leaders. The Summit, billed as Africa's largest platform for project delivery and innovation, will focus on the theme "Africa Delivers M.O.R.E Together," reflecting a shift in how projects are managed across the continent.

    1 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Africa Finance Corporation mobilises domestic capital for infrastructure

    The Africa Finance Corporation aims to channel Africa's substantial pension, insurance, and sovereign wealth assets into continental infrastructure through de-risking, standardisation of project structures, and regulatory advocacy, according to its head of capital mobilisation.

    1 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Thursday 30 April

  1. Ghana spends $3 billion annually on food imports despite agricultural potential

    An analysis by Dr. Samuel Kenneth Adolphus Bernard Crabbe argues that Ghana's agriculture represents a structural mismatch between finance and subsistence farming: the sector employs a large share of the labour force but produces disproportionately low income per worker. The article compares Ghana's situation with the Netherlands, which has transformed agriculture into a high-productivity, technology-intensive sector deeply integrated into value chains.

    30 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

  2. Ghana needs $5 billion annual investment to create 10 million jobs

    Ghana requires between $200 billion and $400 billion in new capital formation over 20 years (roughly $5 billion annually) to generate 10 million formal jobs needed as approximately 500,000 young Ghanaians enter the labour market yearly. The authors argue Ghana's jobs crisis is fundamentally a governance problem, not a financing problem, as the capital to close the gap already exists.

    30 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

  3. African media houses face financial crisis threatening editorial independence

    ABN Holdings CEO George Twumasi warned at a Ghana media conference that Africa's media industry is running out of money to sustain independent journalism, forcing outlets to rely on sponsored content and non-traditional funding that risks eroding editorial independence and "narrative sovereignty." He attributed the crisis to structural challenges including declining advertising revenue and lack of investment from major African financial institutions.

    30 April 2026 · The Chronicle →

Wednesday 29 April

  1. Engineers urge finance sector collaboration on infrastructure gap

    Ghana's consulting engineers chief calls for stronger partnerships with financial institutions to address the country's infrastructure deficit, warning that Africa's annual infrastructure needs of $130–$170 billion exceed available financing by $68–$108 billion, constraining economic growth and service delivery.

    29 April 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 28 April

  1. Africa must strengthen women's leadership in economic governance

    Elsie Addo Awadzi, a former Deputy Governor at the Bank of Ghana, argues that African governments face increasingly complex economic challenges and cannot perform optimally while underutilizing women leaders in finance ministries, central banks, and financial regulators. She proposes a Women in Economic Governance Initiative, framing expanded female leadership as essential institutional capacity rather than merely a fairness issue.

    28 April 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Africa must strengthen women's leadership in economic institutions

    Elsie Addo Awadzi, former Deputy Governor at the Bank of Ghana, argues that underutilizing women leaders in Africa's finance and economic institutions constrains institutional performance and policy quality. She proposes a Women in Economic Governance Initiative to address this constraint as governments face complex economic challenges including debt, climate shocks, and geopolitical fragmentation.

    28 April 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 27 April

  1. Morocco hosts AfCFTA trade finance summit with 300 exporters

    More than 300 exporting companies gathered in Casablanca on April 14 for the AfCFTA Trade Finance Summit, convened by the Moroccan Confederation of Exporters and Attijariwafa Bank's Africa Development Club to explore how trade finance can accelerate implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area.

    27 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

  2. West Africa must align VAT systems with ECOWAS directive

    An African Development Bank forum in Abidjan has warned that fragmented VAT systems across West Africa distort trade and increase compliance costs. Tax administrators and policymakers called for coordinated digitalisation and alignment of national VAT regimes under the ECOWAS framework by a January 2027 deadline to support regional integration and business activity.

    27 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

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