AfDB partners AUC to develop digital market in Africa
A funding agreement for $9.73 million has been formalized by the African Union Commission (AUC) alongside the African Development Bank (AfDB) to promote the expansion of the continent's digital marketplace.
This agreement pertains to the execution of Phase 1 of the Upstream Project aimed at Digital Market Development in Africa, as stated in a release on the AfDB website on Friday.
The signing occurred on Thursday at the AUC’s headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Both Dr. Abul Kamara, the Deputy Director-General of the AfDB for the East Africa Region, and Amb. Albert Muchanga, the AUC Commissioner responsible for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry, and Minerals, endorsed the agreement.
In September, the AfDB Board of Directors granted its approval for the allocation of sev...


