BAKU, June 18, 2026 — The Islamic Development Bank Institute [ IsDBI ] and the Asian Development Bank Institute [ADBI] have jointly unveiled a pioneering study proposing the Ṣukūk Enhancement Fund [SEF] — an innovative mechanism designed to improve the risk profile of ṣukūk and expand access to capital markets, particularly for small and medium-sized …
HOUSTON, June 17, 2026 — Over five decades after their last appearance on football’s biggest stage, the mineral-rich DR Congo marked their return to the FIFA World Cup with a performance that sent a powerful message to the rest of the tournament. The Leopards refused to be intimidated by European giants Portugal, battling back from …
KABALE, June 17, 2026 — On a misty morning in Nyamiyanga Village, Kabale district, Kigezi Subregion, Mary Tukamushaba steps outside her home with a small basket in hand. Within a few strides of her kitchen door, she bends over neat rows of cabbage, sukuma wiki and carrots, carefully picking fresh vegetables for the day’s meal. …
ACCRA and LONDON, June 17, 2026 — Affinity Africa, Ghana’s leading digital banking platform, has released a new report in collaboration with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and Yale’s International Leadership Centre examining the drivers and impacts of cash dependency in Africa and the steps required to address it. The research makes clear that Africa’s cash dependency is …
KAMPALA, June 17, 2026 — The World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group have announced that Mission 300 has now connected more than 50 million people to electricity across 40 countries, marking a major milestone towards the initiative’s target of reaching an additional 300mln people by 2030. The programme is currently delivering electricity …
KIGALI, June 17, 2026 — The East African Community [EAC] has officially launched national consultations in Rwanda on the drafting of the Constitution for the EAC Political Confederation. The consultations are intended to provide citizens and stakeholders with an opportunity to share their views on how the Political Confederation should be structured and governed, and …
