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Libya aims to boost its agricultural activities to meet the sustainable development goals. (Image source: Carsten ten Brink/Flickr)

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has concluded a 10-day training programme to officers of Libyan Ministry of Agriculture, Animal and Marine Wealth, aiming to strengthen national capacities in Libya’s agricultural sector

This partnership aims to support developmental agenda of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, young men and women entrepreneurs in Africa. (Image source: DFID - UK Department for International Development/Flickr)

The European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have signed a letter of understanding to promote sustainable economic development, financial stability and inclusive growth in Africa

SunTrust Bank Nigeria opened the countrys first branchless bank in 2016. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

SunTrust Bank Nigeria was granted the ISO/IEC 20071:2013 and Payment card industry data security standard (PCIDSS) certifications for its standards on data security


The ISO/IEC 20071:2013 certification was granted by the Professional Evaluation and Certification Board (PECB) Canada while the PCIDSS certification was given by African consulting firm Digital Jewels.

The banks certifications show its strength in the area of information security.

African banks, spurred by the runaway success of payment servicem-pesa, have been scrambling to gain market share as an increasing number of Africans turn online for smaller payments.

Africas growing population and economy, boosted by income levels, has encouraged banks to expand their reach through low-cost methods such as digital banking in a continent which is still underbanked.

SunTrust opened Nigerias first branchless bank two years ago.

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