The survey showed that nearly half of the respondents described their living circumstances as bad, while the majority said they or family members went without basic necessities.
Aviation minister Festus Keyamo says sustainable aviation financing is critical to Africa’s economic integration and development.
AfDB and the WEF have launched a new roadmap to mobilise private investment for Africa’s fragile and underserved economies.
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has called for urgent action to close Africa’s huge financing gap in water and sanitation investments.
Prime Minister Anatole Makosso disclosed this at the Congo Investment Day at the 2026 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group in Brazzaville.
According to him, Africa’s future depends on stronger regional cooperation.
The crisis in the Middle East is impacting global economies, with growth in African countries forecast to decline by up to 0.2 percent.
The board of directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $200 million loan to scale up priority agricultural investments in Nigeria.
AfDB has supported AUST to strengthen advanced science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and research in Nigeria.
AfDB has approved a $7.5 million supplemental financing grant from the Nigeria Trust Fund to support São Tomé and Príncipe’s economic reform programme.
