30 h. ago Alberta government commits $50M to bolster tailings pond reclamation technology

The funding challenge will cover up to 50 per cent of a project’s cost, to a maximum of $15 million

Politics

5 d. ago Africa is looking for new trade partners. Canada could fill the void, say NGOs

'There's a lot of potential for partnerships with African countries to help develop their electricity grid and energy supply'

Economics

8 d. ago Judge tosses lawsuit over Trump’s firing of US African Development Foundation board members

A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit over President Donald Trump’s dismantling of a U.S. federal agency that invests in African small businesses. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington, D.C., dismissed the case on Tuesday, finding that Trump was acting within his legal authority when he fired the U.S. African Development Foundation’s board […]

Sport

8 d. ago Funding, procurement backlogs challenge Carney’s defence spending pledge

PM Carney vows Canada's defence spending will meet NATO's 2% benchmark this year, but it may be easier said than done

Events

2 w. ago African Development Bank elects top economist as president to face funding challenges

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — The African Development Bank elected Mauritanian economist Sidi Ould Tah as its next president on Thursday to steer the region’s top development finance institution through difficult times amid funding cuts from the U.S. and other key partners. Tah, 60, was elected by the bank’s board of governors, which includes finance […]

Sport

3 w. ago Meet the Five People Vying to Lead the African Development Bank

The African Development Bank, the continent’s largest home-grown multilateral lender, will elect its new leader on Thursday.

Sport

3 w. ago AfDB Presidential Hopeful Eyes $4.5 Trillion in Private Capital

Africa should tap domestic private capital to fund development and reduce reliance on costly international borrowing, said a contender for the African Development Bank presidency.

Economics