How fashion entrepreneurs can conquer COVID-19: Experts share tips at first Fashionomics Africa webinar
The African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative on Tuesday launched its first webinar series to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry.
In total, 136 fashion entrepreneurs, digital innovators and creative minds joined the discussion.
The theme of the first episode of the series was: “What does the COVID-19 disruption mean for Africa’s Fashion Market? Opportunities and Threats for Fashionpreneurs and Investors.”
Egypt: Ain Sokhna power station lights up people's lives
It is sunset in Ain Sokhna, and the sky over the west coast of the Gulf of Suez is turning a beautiful shade of orange-tinged red. Looking toward the horizon, Ahmed Ali Mohamed pauses a moment to contemplate the view, just as the lights come on in the power plant where he has worked for years.
Dans le Sud tunisien, les palmeraies exportent leurs productions et créent de l’emploi
Avant le lever du jour, Karim Othmani est à pied d’œuvre. Dans un café de Salgou, village du Sud tunisien, à 300 kilomètres de la capitale Tunis, il retrouve ses employés autour d’un petit-déjeuner rapide. La cueillette commence tôt dans la palmeraie pour ces collecteurs de dattes.
Cabo Verde: African Development Bank Group approves 30 million euros loan to fight COVID-19
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has extended a loan of €30 million to Cabo Verde to help the West African island nation fight the COVID-19 outbreak and mitigate its economic impacts.
The loan, approved on 26 May, will be used to fund the country’s health and social response, support macro-economic stability, and assist the private sector.
COVID-19 presents unique opportunities to speed up Africa’s integration agenda and implementation of AfCFTA
The Africa Regional Integration Index (ARII 2019), a new report jointly launched by the African Development Bank, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Africa Union (AU), highlights the tremendous promise regional integration holds for Africa post COVID-19.
Director of Regional Development and Regional Integration at the Bank,Moono Mupotola provides insights on the way forward.