Africa

ASMARA, Eritrea, June 19, 2026/APO Group/ — A United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) delegation led by Ms. Eden Wosornu, Director of the Response Division, met and held talks on 18 and 19 June with senior Government officials focusing on mutual cooperation and development programs. The delegation, accompanied by Ms. Nahla…

VICTORIA, Seychelles, June 19, 2026/APO Group/ — People with mobility difficulties can now enter Stad Linite Stadium freely, after the official opening today of the Ramp Up Rise Up accessibility ramp, a facility born from one family’s refusal to accept exclusion as the norm. The President of the Republic, Dr Patrick Herminie, and Minister for…

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 19, 2026/APO Group/ — The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, concluded its participation at the 2026 IsDB Group Annual Meetings in Baku with a final day capped off with signings for member countries, private sector partners and regional trade promotion, bringing the…

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 19, 2026/APO Group/ — The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has signed a US$1 billion Framework Agreement with the Government of Burkina Faso to support trade finance activities over the next five years across agriculture, energy, health, and private sector development….

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 19, 2026/APO Group/ — The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has signed a US$750 million Framework Agreement with the Republic of Djibouti to guide trade finance cooperation between the two parties from 2026 to 2029. The agreement was signed on the…