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 Alice Kagina
Alice Kagina
Delegates at the second Ministerial Retreat of the Council of Ministers on the AfCFTA,to assess the progress and address critical aspects of the agreement’s implementation  held in Nairobi, Kenya. Courtesy
Africa
AfCFTA: African ministers adopt ban on trade of second-hand clothes
Jonathan Nzayikorera, Executive Director for the Eastern Africa Constituency, African Development Bank. Courtesy
Environment
AfDB official on status of green bond for climate finance
BK Group Plc has recorded a net profit worth Rwf17.9 billion in the first quarter of 2023. File
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BK Group records Rwf17.9 billion net profit in first quarter 2023
Delegates follow FIFA President Infantino's speech during the General Assembly in Kigali on March 16, 2023. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Rwanda
Kigali remains Africa's second most preferred city for hosting meetings
Christian Ruehmer, CEO and co-founder of Q-Lana during the interview. Courtesy
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FEATURED: How Q-Lana is transforming the digital space of the banking sector
Delegates during the celebration of Africa Day, on the sidelines of the bank’s annual meeting, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt on May 25. Courtesy
Africa
AfDB seeks to set up youth entrepreneurship investment banks
Residents wade through a flooded residential area on May 3. Rwanda secures $98 million, through the  initiative that aims at helping address longer-term structural challenges such as climate change. Germain Nsanzimana
Environment
Rwanda secures $98 million from IMF’s climate finance
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Economy
Concessional financing, private investment key to Africa’s development – PM Ngirente
AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina called for more partners for the African Pharmaceutical

Technology Foundation (APTF), on the margins of the Bank’s 58th Annual Meetings in Sharm el-
Sheikh, an Egyptian resort town on Monday, May 22,. All photos: Courtesy.
Health
AfDB rallies more partnerships for continental Pharmaceutical Foundation
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente  arrived in Sharm-El Sheikh, Egypt where he is set to attend the annual African Development Bank meetings on Monday, May 22. Courtesy
Environment
PM Ngirente attends AFDB’s meet on climate financing
Rania Al-Mashat, Minister for International Cooperation, Egypt, Akunwumi Adesna, AFDB President, Dr. Bärbel Kofler, AFDB Governor and Germany Parliamentary State Secretary, Christian Happi, Director of the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases.
Health
Rwanda to host new African pharmaceutical foundation headquarters
BK Group has appointed Jean Philippe Prosper as the new Chairperson of the Board of Directors.Courtesy
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BK Group gets new board chair
Soraya Hakuziyaremye, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda. Photo: File.
Economy
Central Bank talks Eurobond repayment, digital currency
Aïssa Touré, the Country Manager of the African Development Bank revealed that the bank
allocates between $100 million and $150 million annually for the private sector. Photo: Courtesy.
Finance
Over $200m in untapped financing for Rwandan private sector – AfDB
Farmers drying maize produce at a collection center in Rwamagana.  East African Business CounciL, revealed that there is a need to urgently devise ways to ensure food security in the region. File
Agriculture
EABC discusses regional food insecurity response plan
President Kagame meets with Dr. Lassina Zerbo, Chairperson of Rwanda Atomic Energy Board at Village Urugwiro in Kigali on Tuesday, May 16. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Energy
Kagame, nuclear body officials discuss Africa’s future in nuclear energy
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Dr. Vincent Biruta and Mehmet Özkan, Executive Board
Member of the Turkish Maarif Foundation during the signing event in Kigali on May 15. Courtesy
Education
Rwanda, Turkish Maarif Foundation ink deal to advance TVET skills
Felix Ngogoza holding a chicken.
New agritech competition to offer Rwf20 million to young innovators

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