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Africa: Afreximbank and Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB) Forge Strategic Partnership to Unlock US$1 billion in investments

Justine

16 Sep 2025

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[Afreximbank] African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB) have signed a groundbreaking Joint Project Preparation Facility (JPPF) Framework Agreement. This strategic partnership aims to unlock a cumulative investment value of at least US$1 billion and is set to significantly transform housing and urban development across the continent and boost trade and investment.

Nigeria: Anti-Tinubu Post - FG Amends Charges Against Sowore, Delists Facebook, X

[Vanguard] The Federal Government has amended the cybercrime charges it filed against activist and former presidential candidate of African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, for calling President Bola Tinubu a "criminal" in a publication he made on social media platforms.

Nigeria: Ministry Dismisses Northern Elders' Claim On Lagos Gold Refinery

[Leadership] The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development (MSMD) has dismissed claims by the Northern Elders' Forum (NEF) that the federal government sited a gold refinery in Lagos in violation of the principle of federal character, describing the allegation as false and misleading.

Nigeria: Cybercrime Against Tinubu - Sowore, Re-Arraigned, Trial for Jan 22

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Liberia: Boakai's Inner Circle Splits Over Re-Enacted Ports Regulatory Act

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Intense, high-level deliberations are underway at the Executive Mansion as President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. weighs whether to veto--again--the re-enacted Liberia Sea and Inland Ports Regulatory Act, exposing a sharp divide within his inner circle and placing the administration in a state of political and legal ambivalence.

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