Sudan’s central bank has transferred the compensation the nation agreed to pay U.S. victims of militant attacks and their families, allowing for the lifting of sanctions. Sudan agreed to make the payment of $335 million, as part of a deal with the United States to get the country removed from its list of state sponsors…
Mastercard Foundation has issued a $20.4 million grant that will be distributed among 65,000 Nigerian farmers as part of a broader plan aimed at revitalizing the agriculture sector from the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The Foundation has teamed up with Alluvial Agriculture in an arrangement that will enable farmers access a farming collective,…
Botswana’s finance minister has revealed that the country’s economy will grow by 7.7% in 2021, from a contraction projection of 8.9% in 2020, on the back of improved sentiment in the global diamond industry. Botswana’s economy dropped by 24% in the second quarter of 2020, as coronavirus enforced lockdowns at home and across the world…