The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Guarantee Fund (AGF) have stressed the need to close the finance access gap for women-led businesses to increase their contributions to the country’s economic growth.
U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday pledging solidarity in its war against Hamas and backing its account that a blast that killed huge numbers of Palestinians at a Gaza hospital had been caused by militants.
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations on Wednesday condemned the killing of hundreds of Palestinian civilians in a strike on a hospital in Gaza.
UN Security Council rejected a Russian resolution denouncing the escalating bloodshed in the Middle East because it did not specifically blame Hamas for its surprise attack on Israel that claimed at least 1,400 lives.