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Winners of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in Green Energy Announced During Opening Session of Milken Institute Global Conference

Prize program awards Aftrak the $1 million Grand Prize to advance green energy in Africa; OMNIVAT awarded runner-up prize of $250,000; The organisations also launch...

KnowBe4 releases 2024 Security Culture Report highlighting African organisations’ cyber readiness

KnowBe4 (www.knowbe4.com), the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, has just released its highly anticipated 2024 Security Culture...

Stellantis Reports Q1 2024 Net Revenues and Shipments Reflecting New Product Transition

Net revenues of €41.7 billion, down 12% compared to Q1 2023 primarily due to volume, mix and foreign exchange headwinds, partly offset by firm...

Triple A Joins South Sudan Oil & Power as Platinum Sponsor

As regional energy demand continues to grow, participants at this year’s South Sudan Oil&Power (SSOP) 2024 conference and exhibition can expect updates on a...

Afghanistan’s only woman diplomat resigns following £1.6m gold smuggling scandal

Afghanistan’s only female diplomat has resigned days after she was caught by airport authorities allegedly smuggling nearly £1.6 million (Approx. 27.7m in Ghana Cedis)...

Negotiations continue as Israel rejects Hamas ceasefire terms

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said a proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire is "far from Israel's basic requirements" but negotiations will continue. His comments...

Israel steps up airstrikes as cease-fire deal falls short

A number of Palestinians were killed, and others were injured due to multiple airstrikes on Rafah on early Tuesday early, local time, according to...

Hamas agrees to cease-fire proposal

The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it has accepted a truce deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar. The announcement came after Israel ordered civilians to...

Dotmount Communications to Host Middle East Investors Expo in Abuja, Targets $20 Billion Investment Windfall

The Middle East Investors Expo, a premier investment event, is scheduled to take place on July 4-5, 2024, at the five-star Transcorp Hilton Hotel,...

Blitzboks edged into sixth by Argentina in Singapore

Argentina, playing for the HSBC SVNS league title, came back hard in the second half of their fifth-place playoff to edge the Springbok Sevens...

Africa Hospitality Magazine now available in English

Africa Hospitality Magazine, established in 2023 by Oudjah Simpa Fetter, the Head of Africa Hospitality Consultants (www.AfricaHospitalityConsultants.com), is proud to announce the launch of...

Free State earn first win as Bulls and Boland continue dominance

The Bulls Daisies and Sanlam Boland Dames continued to make their presence felt in the Women’s Premier Division on Saturday, stretching their winning streaks...

Jnr Pope’s family announces new funeral arrangements

The family of the late Nollywood actor, Johnpaul Obumneme Odonwodo, popularly known as Jnr Pope has released an updated poster detailing the burial arrangement. This...

Islamic Development Bank Group Announces Winners of Private Sector Forum Awards 2024 Recognizing Excellence in Islamic Finance and Development Initiatives

The Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) announces the winners of the Private Sector Forum (PSF) 2024 Awards, celebrating outstanding contributions to Islamic finance and...

Islamic Development Bank Group Announces Winners of Private Sector Forum Awards 2024 Recognizing Excellence in Islamic Finance and Development Initiatives

The Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) announces the winners of the Private Sector Forum (PSF) 2024 Awards, celebrating outstanding contributions to Islamic finance and...

Islamic Development Bank Group Announces Winners of Private Sector Forum Awards 2024 Recognizing Excellence in Islamic Finance and Development Initiatives

The Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) announces the winners of the Private Sector Forum (PSF) 2024 Awards, celebrating outstanding contributions to Islamic finance and...

Islamic Development Bank Group Announces Winners of Private Sector Forum Awards 2024 Recognizing Excellence in Islamic Finance and Development Initiatives

The Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) announces the winners of the Private Sector Forum (PSF) 2024 Awards, celebrating outstanding contributions to Islamic finance and...

Islamic Development Bank Group Announces Winners of Private Sector Forum Awards 2024 Recognizing Excellence in Islamic Finance and Development Initiatives

The Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) announces the winners of the Private Sector Forum (PSF) 2024 Awards, celebrating outstanding contributions to Islamic finance and...

Islamic Development Bank Group Announces Winners of Private Sector Forum Awards 2024 Recognizing Excellence in Islamic Finance and Development Initiatives

The Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) announces the winners of the Private Sector Forum (PSF) 2024 Awards, celebrating outstanding contributions to Islamic finance and...

Islamic Development Bank Group Announces Winners of Private Sector Forum Awards 2024 Recognizing Excellence in Islamic Finance and Development Initiatives

The Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) announces the winners of the Private Sector Forum (PSF) 2024 Awards, celebrating outstanding contributions to Islamic finance and...

Winning starts on the road to England 2025 for South Africa and Madagascar

South Africa and Madagascar got off to winning starts in their bid to win the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup 2024 and qualify for WXV...

Changes to Springbok Women team for Kenya

Springbok Women head coach Louis Koen made nine changes to his starting team and 11 overall when he named his squad to play Kenya...

CCTV captured moment gunman raided church to shoot pastor [Video]

A Pennsylvania church service was horribly interrupted on Sunday when authorities say a man pulled a gun on a pastor and allegedly tried to...

Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Celebrates a Decade of Women’s Entrepreneurship at the 2024 Conference and Awards in Cape Town

November 2024 — Celebrating a decade of impact, the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (https://www.AWIEForum.org) proudly announces the AWIEF2024 Conference and Awards. This...

Fostering Inclusive Growth: African Development Bank and Invest in Africa unveil MicroGREEN Project to Empower Marginalized Groups

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and Invest in Africa have jointly launched the MicroGREEN project to provide livelihood opportunities for marginalized and vulnerable groups...

Resolution of the 86th Congress of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) Centenary Celebration and 86th Congress

After 100 years of existence, our association enters its new century with some new professional challenges to face. Our founders saw clearly into the...

Canon Central & North Africa Announces New Leadership Appointments in its B2B And B2B Business Units

Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA) (Canon-CNA.com), a global leader in imaging solutions, is pleased to announce two strategic leadership appointments in its Business-to-Business...

Collaboration between Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) and Capital Markets Authority of Kuwait in Areas of Mutual Interest

The Capital Markets Authority of Kuwait, represented by Prof. Ahmed Abdel Rahman Al Melhem, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners and Executive Director, agreed...

Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) Agricultural Development Fund Collaborate to Strengthen Agricultural...

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) (http://ICIEC.IsDB.org), a Shariah-based multilateral insurer and esteemed member of the Islamic Development...

Mass burial held for 44 Botswana church goers who perished in accident

At least 44 people who died in a horrific bus crash during Easter weekend in South Africa have been laid to rest on Saturday. About 5,000...

Johannesburg city blamed for deadly SA building fire

An inquiry into a fire that killed 77 people in the South African city of Johannesburg last year has blamed it on neglect by...

Who Wins All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) Hosting Rights?: African Union writes Nigeria, South Africa to Bid

The African Union Commission (AUC) has officially invited the governments of Nigeria and South Africa to take advantage of the hosting rights benefits of...

US court jails Ghanaian couple 25 years to life for beating their son to death

A Queens couple was sentenced to 25 years to life for beating a 5-year-old boy to death. The boy’s mom Valerie Owusu, 28, along with her boyfriend Emmanuel Addae,...

Africa’s Business Heroes Takes 40 Entrepreneurs to China and Extends 2024 Application Deadline

Between April 20-27, the Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition (www.AfricaBusinessHeroes.org), a philanthropic initiative sponsored by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, hosted...

Azule Energy Joins African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy 2024 Amid Bold Upstream Plans

Aiming to increase production above 1.1 million barrels of oil per day (bopd) – while diversifying into gas monetization and value-added activities – Angola...

Cigna Vitality Study finds that Kenyans have the greatest vitality in the world but also suffer most from burnout

Study Aims to Provide a Holistic Look at Health and Wellbeing; Kenyans exhibit high vitality and a positive outlook on life. Download document: https://apo-opa.co/4dAMkWr The Cigna Healthcare...

Enhancing African Oil Production: Grupo Simples Oil Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2024 as Bronze Sponsor

Oil and gas company Grupo Simples Oil will participate at African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy – taking place 4-8 November in...

Beauty queen fatally shot after Instagram post leads assassins to restaurant

An Ecuadorian beauty queen was assassinated after her Instagram post of a plate of octopus ceviche led gunmen to the restaurant where she was...

Famous South African actor passes on

Actor Mpho Sebeng who is best known for his television roles in Zero Tolerance, Soul Buddyz and Savage Beauty has died. Rhythm City actor Zola Hashatsi, who was friends with...

Photos of Aboakyer Festival 2024

The Aboakyer Festival is a prominent cultural event celebrated yearly on the first Saturday of May by the people of Winneba, a town in...