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US tourist fined $9,000 for bullets in backpack

Tyler Wenrich, an American tourist arrested in Turks and Caicos Islands, will avoid further jail time for bringing ammunition into the country. He was instead...

Kenya’s president overrules ban on addictive stimulant

Kenya's President William Ruto has reversed a contentious ban imposed in parts of the country on muguka, a variety of the popular stimulant known...

Millenium Connect Announces its Participation in GITEX Africa 2024

Millenium Connect, a visionary Moroccan tech startup, is proud to announce its participation in GITEX Africa 2024 (https://GITEXAfrica.com/), the largest Tech&Startup exhibition in Africa,...

Incomedia introduces WebSite X5 Pro in Africa: creating your website and online shop becomes fast and easy

Incomedia is proud to announce the launch of WebSite X5 Pro in Africa. WebSite X5 Pro is a simple yet professional tool that empowers...

Elm announces participation in GITEX Africa 2024

Elm (www.Elm.sa), a pioneer in digital solutions, confirmed its participation in the second edition of GITEX Africa 2024, Africa’s largest technology and startup event....

MTN Rwanda named Official Digital Partner of the 2024 Basketball Africa League Playoffs and Finals

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://BAL.NBA.com/) and MTN Rwandacell Plc (MTN Rwanda), a market leader in mobile telecommunications in Rwanda, today announced a collaboration...

National Basketball Association (NBA) Africa and Safaricom Announce Youth Basketball Development Collaboration in Kenya

NBA Africa (www.NBA.com) and Safaricom, the leading telecommunication company in East Africa, today announced a multiyear youth basketball development collaboration in Kenya that will reach...

Sonatrach, Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo (SNPC) Expand Partnership to Develop Hydrocarbon Resources

Algeria’s national oil company (NOC) Sonatrach and its Congolese counterpart Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo (SNPC) continue to show a steadfast commitment to...

KODAK Remanufactured Ink & Toner and Dynamic Cassette International Ltd’s Refurbished Printers to showcase at GITEX Africa 2024

GITEX (www.GITEXAfrica.com) is one of the most important technology exhibitions displaying a vast range of companies, brands and industry trends reflecting the current market...

Kensington Targets New Partners with EQ Range and Proven Information Technology (IT) Accessory Solutions

Kensington, a worldwide leader of desktop computing and mobility solutions for IT, business, and home office professionals, today announced their participation in GITEX Africa...

CASHPLUS Ventures Announces its Participation in GITEX Africa 2024

The CASHPLUS Group is proud to announce the participation of its investment vehicle, CASHPLUS Ventures, in GITEX Africa 2024 (https://GITEXAfrica.com), one of the continent's...

Mindware to Showcase Artificial Intelligence, Cloud and Emerging Technologies at GITEX Africa

Mindware, one of the leading regional IT Value-Added Distributors in Middle East and Africa, has announced its presence at GITEX AFRICA (https://GITEXAfrica.com/), that will...

Merck Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Cabo Verde First Lady announce Cabo Verdean Winners of their Media Awards to break Infertility Stigma, Support...

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, in partnership with H.E. Dr. DÉBORA KATISA CARVALHO, The First Lady of the Republic...

Expansion of AstraZeneca’s flagship health equity programme Healthy Heart Africa

Broader range of non-communicable diseases targeted including chronic kidney disease; Programme growing across Africa, 54 million blood pressure screenings to date. AstraZeneca has set out...

The future of digital identity in South Africa (By Gur Geva)

By iiDENTIFii (https://iiDENTIFii.com/) CEO and co-founder Gur Geva.  When it comes to accessing essential services, such as national medical care, grants and the ability to vote...

African Energy Chamber (AEC) Calls on Exploration & Production (E&P) Companies, Technology Providers to Invest in Angola

Angola plans to maintain oil production at 1.1 million barrels per day (bpd) until 2027, thereafter increasing output to over 2 million bpd to...

New Quadrifoglio Super Sport: the special limited series, a tribute to the first victory in the Mille Miglia

Alfa Romeo (www.AlfaRomeo.com) presents the new Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio Super Sport, a special edition limited to 275 units for the Giulia and 175...

The Transformative Potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Africa: A Vision for Sustainable Development (By H.E. Younus Al Nasser)

By H.E. Younus Al Nasser, Chief Executive Officer of the Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment, part of Digital Dubai. Al Nasser is a globally...

South Africans still battling ‘economic apartheid’ 30 years on

Jameelah’s room was once a morgue; Faldilah’s was a bathroom; Bevil’s – the doctor’s office where he came to collect his diabetes medication. All of...

Thousands of Americans without power due to severe weather

Tornadoes and devastating thunderstorms have left nearly 300,000 residents across seven states without power as of Monday night. Over the weekend, huge storms killed at...

World Future Health Africa 2024 presented by GITEX Health Tech 5.0 accelerates continent’s tech-fuelled digital health revolution

Debut event supported by Moroccan Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Moroccan Ministry of Digital Transition and Administration Reform, and Digital Development Agency, spotlights...

The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business Recognized in the 2024 Zambezi-Kilimanjaro Excellence Award on Africa Day

The African Diplomatic Corps and leaders from the Canadian government and business gathered in Canada’s capital, for the Africa Day Awards Ceremony with the...

The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business Recognized in the 2024 Zambezi-Kilimanjaro Excellence Award on Africa Day

The African Diplomatic Corps and leaders from the Canadian government and business gathered in Canada’s capital, for the Africa Day Awards Ceremony with the...

The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business Recognized in the 2024 Zambezi-Kilimanjaro Excellence Award on Africa Day

The African Diplomatic Corps and leaders from the Canadian government and business gathered in Canada’s capital, for the Africa Day Awards Ceremony with the...

The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business Recognized in the 2024 Zambezi-Kilimanjaro Excellence Award on Africa Day

The African Diplomatic Corps and leaders from the Canadian government and business gathered in Canada’s capital, for the Africa Day Awards Ceremony with the...

Canon Celebrates 10 Years of Empowering African Youth with the Miraisha Programme

Canon’s (Canon-CNA.com) Miraisha Programme focuses on delivering job opportunities and future livelihoods to young people across Africa through skills workshops, training programmes and enterprise...

Canon Celebrates 10 Years of Empowering African Youth with the Miraisha Programme

Canon’s (Canon-CNA.com) Miraisha Programme focuses on delivering job opportunities and future livelihoods to young people across Africa through skills workshops, training programmes and enterprise...

Canon Celebrates 10 Years of Empowering African Youth with the Miraisha Programme

Canon’s (Canon-CNA.com) Miraisha Programme focuses on delivering job opportunities and future livelihoods to young people across Africa through skills workshops, training programmes and enterprise...

Canon Celebrates 10 Years of Empowering African Youth with the Miraisha Programme

Canon’s (Canon-CNA.com) Miraisha Programme focuses on delivering job opportunities and future livelihoods to young people across Africa through skills workshops, training programmes and enterprise...

Mike Tyson suffers medical emergency during a flight

Mike Tyson suffered a medical emergency during a flight from Miami to Los Angeles on Sunday, his representatives have confirmed. The former heavyweight champion, 57, became nauseous and...

Merck Foundation Chief executive officer (CEO) & Burundi First Lady announce Burundian Winners of their Media Awards to break Infertility Stigma, Support Girl Education...

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, in partnership with H.E. Mrs. ANGELINE NDAYISHIMIYE, The First Lady of Burundi and Ambassador...

Tanzania: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) hand over renovated isolation unit for early detection and...

The World Health Organization (WHO) with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has handed over a refurbished infectious disease isolation...

Springboks, Kolisi honoured by African Union for Rugby World Cup (RWC) triumph

The Springboks added prestigious continental awards to their impressive list of accolades following their back-to-back Rugby World Cup titles last year, when they received...

British Council Ghana marks 80 years with vibrant celebrations

The British Council in Ghana is gearing up to celebrate a remarkable milestone as it commemorates 80 years of impactful cultural relations. With a legacy...

One arrested in connection with missing Ghanaian lady, friend in Nigeria

Following a month-long search for a missing Ghanaian lady, Afiba Abigail Tandoh and her friend Celine Chidinma Ndidum, significant developments have emerged pointing towards...

GE HealthCare and Daktari Africa collaborate to enhance cardiovascular care in Kenya

GE HealthCare (www.GEHealthCare.com), a global leader in healthcare technology, and Daktari Africa, a pioneering telemedicine platform, have signed a collaboration agreement to improve access...

Putting Clients First: CLG Appoints Yves Ollivier as Managing Director for Newly Established Office in Pointe Noire Congo

Pan-African legal and business advisory group CLG (https://CLGGlobal.com/) has appointed Yves Ollivier as the firm’s Managing Director for its office in the Republic of...

President Museveni Calls for More Foot and Mouth Vaccine Doses to Uganda

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for the manufacturing of more Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine doses in order to deal with the...

The Indonesian Embassy in Windhoek invites the Government, State-Owned Enterprises, and Namibian Business Actors to Attend the 2024 Indonesia-Africa Forum in Bali

On 21 May 2024, the Indonesian Embassy in Windhoek in collaboration with the Honorary Consul of Namibia for Indonesia held the Indonesia - Namibia...

Delhi hospital where babies died lacked licence, fire exits

A hospital in Indian capital Delhi where seven babies died in a fire was operating without a valid licence, police said. The fire occurred on...