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Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) Capital Markets advises EnVolt on its inaugural Green Project Bond issue

MCB Capital Markets, the Investment Banking, Asset Management and Principal Investments arm of MCB Group (www.MCBGroup.com), has advised EnVolt on its inaugural issue of...

Digital Afrique Telecom join forces with Clipfeed to bring esports to mobile operators in Africa

Digital Afrique Telecom (DAT) (www.DigitalAfriqueTelecom.com) partnered with Clipfeed to provide esport solutions for mobile operators in Africa. Clipfeed is a global esports entertainment company that...

The Board of Trustees of the Al-Sumait Prize for African Development announces the award winners for the year 2022

The Board of Trustees of the Al-Sumait Prize for African Development (https://www.AlSumaitPrize.org/) announced that Al-Sumait Prize 2022 was jointly awarded to Dr. Catherine Nakalembe and...

Guinea’s only dental school expanding in pioneering educational project to transform access to quality care

The critical need to give the people of Guinea access to quality dental care is taking a major step forward with the expansion of...

Africa Investment Forum welcomes Rugby Africa President to discuss the business of sport

The newly elected President of Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com), the continental governing body for rugby in Africa, Mr Herbert Mensah, will discuss the business of...

MainOne, An Equinix Company, expands Data Center footprint in Cote d’Ivoire

MainOne (http://www.MainOne.net), an Equinix Company, West Africa’s leading connectivity and data center solutions provider announces the launch of their expanded open access, carrier-neutral, Uptime...

Football has sent a message of unity with FIFA World Cup hosting decisions

FIFA President (www.FIFA.com) addressed the 77th CONMEBOL Congress in Rio de Janeiro; Hosting decisions were based on “consensus and unity” after consultation and constructive...

South Africa: This is how much Pentecost Church Deacon’s kidnappers demanded

It has emerged that the gunmen who abducted a Deacon of the Ghanaian Pentecost Church in South Africa, were after a ransom. The Church...

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio meets Dr Isatou Touray as Envoy of the Uniting to Combat Tropical Diseases, talks about Country’s efforts at...

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has received Dr Isatou Touray, former Vice President of The Gambia and Envoy of the Uniting to...

Gambia: Bridge over dangerous waters builds resilience and improves access to healthcare

In rural Gambia, young mother Sarata Ceesay, no longer has to wade through water where crocodiles like to gather to attend her ante-natal checks...

Eritrea: Meeting on ensuring health service provision

A meeting on global health law and guaranteeing public health service provision was organized by the Ministry of Health branch in the Southern Red...

Eritrea: Endeavor to cultivate voluntary blood donation

Dr. Samson Abay, a pediatrician at Mendefera Referral Hospital, emphasized the need to raise the number of voluntary blood donors and urged the public...

Kenya: Engaging Local Perspective in Shaping the 2024/25 Budget and Beyond

In a significant stride toward inclusive governance, the Government has initiated the collection of citizen views and priorities for the 2024/2025 budget and the...

Kenya: Building a Strong Health Workforce for Universal Health Coverage

The Government is dedicated to building a strong Human Resources for Health (HRH) as a fundamental pillar of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Principal Secretary State Department...

World Health Organization (WHO) and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) collaborate to support the fight against antimicrobial resistance in Ghana

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Ghana have signed an agreement to pilot a new project that will...

Africa’s polio certification commission calls for increased action in 2024 to rebuild immunity and end polio

The Africa Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication (ARCC) has advised Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, together with health partners, to urgently...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Climate Action: Technology Mechanism supports transformational climate solutions

Artificial intelligence (AI) can make substantial contributions to climate-resilient and low-emissions development. UN Climate Change’s Initiative on Artificial Intelligence for Climate Action (#AI4ClimateAction) explores...

Remittance Fintech App Minit Money Launches Money Sending to Zambia

Blockchain remittance app Minit Money (www.MinitMoney.com) announced today that it has opened its first Southern Africa remittance corridor, enabling Zambians living in South Africa...

United States (U.S.) Ambassador Launches Two New United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Projects on Water, Hygiene and Sanitation (Worth $90 Million)

Today Ervin Massinga, U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, and Ambassador Asfaw Dingamo, the State Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation from the Ministry of Water...

Global Security Leader Forcepoint Secures Double Cybersecurity Award Win and Honors Partner Engineers at GITEX Global 2023

Global security leader Forcepoint (www.Forcepoint.com), the world’s largest privately owned cybersecurity company, secured two prestigious awards in the lead-up to, and during, GITEX Global...

Scores injured after restaurant balcony collapse

At least 21 people have been injured after a balcony of a popular restaurant in South Africa's Cape Town caved in on Thursday evening. Reports...

Rwanda introduces visa-free entry for all Africans

Rwandan President, Paul Kagame has introduced visa-free travel for all Africans, making Rwanda the fourth African country to do so. “Let there be no mistake...

AstraZeneca equips Kenyatta National Hospital with a state-of-the-art prostate cancer diagnostic machine

In a significant boost to prostate cancer diagnosis in Kenya, AstraZeneca (www.AstraZeneca.com) announced the donation of a cutting-edge ultrasound biopsy machine to Kenyatta National...

Nigeria’s House of Representatives reject plan to buy presidential yacht

Nigeria's lower chamber of parliament has rejected the government's plan to buy a presidential yacht for $6m (£5m), a senior lawmaker has said. Nigerians had...

Prophet rapes sick teenage girl, threatens to cast demons into her if she reveals it

A self-styled faith healer is in trouble after allegedly raping a 19-year-old female patient at her parents’ house in Kariba in Zimbabwe. In a bid...

Nigerian woman commits suicide in UK due to boyfriend’s blackmailing

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Airwired Nigeria Limited, Oladapo Ogundipe, has narrated events leading to the death of his daughter, Alanis, in the...

United States (U.S.) Joins Youth for Premiere of You Only Live Once (YOLO) Season 7

YOLO is back to educate and entertain! On October 27, 2023, the United States Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, joined fans, influencers, celebrities, and...

United States (U.S.) Launches New Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Strategy in Ghana

On October 27, U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Virginia Palmer, joined Ghana’s Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Dr. Freda Prempeh, for the launch of...

Boko Haram kills 37 in Nigeria’s Yobe state – police

Militant Islamist group Boko Haram has killed 20 mourners returning from the burial of victims of an earlier attack by the jihadists in north-eastern...

Landlady fakes tenant’s death to collect rent and unpaid bills from his family

In a rather bizarre incident which unfolded in Zimbabwe, a landlady conspired with her tenant identified as Kenny Tore, 49 to fake his death. Kenny...

The 25th annual conference of the health sector began

This year's health sector annual conference is being held under the theme "Strong Health Financing for Sustainable Health Development". The guest of honor of the...

Islamic Development Bank Institute’s Acting Director General Dr. Sami Al-Suwailem Highlights Prospects of Digital Transformation for Islamic Finance

The Acting Director General of the Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (https://IsDBInstitute.org), Dr. Sami Al-Suwailem, delivered a keynote speech on 26 October 2023 during...

Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) Meets Key Indonesian Institutions to Bolster Partnerships for Development

A delegation from the Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (www.IsDBInstitute.org) held separate meetings with four major public institutions in Indonesia to strengthen partnerships in...

Tourism opens request for proposals for Tourism Equity Fund (TEF)

Request for proposals for the Tourism Equity Fund opens. The Department of Tourism together with the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (sefa), an agency within the...

Milken–Motsepe Prize in Green Energy Finalists Announced

The Milken Institute and the Motsepe Foundation (https://MilkenMotsepePrize.org) today announced the five teams (https://apo-opa.info/3tXVKZw) advancing to the Finalist Round of the Milken–Motsepe Prize in Green...

Canon unveils three new RF lenses bringing innovations and new concepts to enthusiasts and pros alike

RF 24-105mm F2.8L IS USM Z – the ideal choice for a hybrid workflow; Power Zoom Adapters PZ-E2 and PZ-E2B – offering smooth, professional control...

Uganda: Deputy Speaker commends companies for ethical financial reporting

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has commended organisations excelling in financial reporting, saying it is a sure way of sustaining businesses and...

Investing in Human Resources: A Catalyst for Health Sector Growth in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has an annual average population growth of 1.5% and high burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases. The rising demand for healthcare services has...

East African Community Competition Authority and Fair Competition Commission of Tanzania sign bilateral agreement

The East African Community Competition Authority (the EACCA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tanzania’s Fair Competition Commission (FCC) aimed at strengthening...

Liquid Intelligent Technologies appoints Oswald Jumira as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for its Liquid C2 business unit

Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid) www.Liquid.Tech, a pan-African technology group, appoints Oswald Jumira as the CEO of Liquid C2 business unit. He will drive Liquid...