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Facebook and Instagram down: What we know so far about both Meta apps

It is not your imagination, all three major Meta apps are down. Thousands of reports started flooding the internet as Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram users reported they...

Mr Ibu – The man who made Africa laugh

Such was the comic genius of Nigerian actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, that he often didn't even need to open his...

Kenya mid-air collision kills student pilot and trainer

A student pilot and trainer have been killed after their aircraft collided with a passenger plane over Kenya's capital, Nairobi, police say. The aircraft, belonging...

Super Tuesday: Four things to watch out for as Americans vote

US voters head to the polls in 15 states spanning the breadth of the continent on Tuesday, from Maine to California and Alaska to...

Bitcoin price surges past $69,000 to new all-time high

The price of the world's largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has hit a new all-time high of more than $69,000. It surpasses the previous record set in...

GE Vernova Committed to Support Sustainable Energy Transition in Nigeria

GE Vernova (www.GEVernova.com), a purpose-built company driving electrification and decarbonization, has highlighted its commitment to accelerating Nigeria’s sustainable energy transition journey through its key...

Seven men arrested in India for alleged gang-rape of tourist

Seven men are now in custody in India for the alleged gang-rape of a tourist and assault on her husband, authorities said, in a...

Connecting United States Investors to Angola: Angola Oil & Gas 2024 to Host Networking Event in Houston

Angola Oil&Gas (AOG) 2024 (www.AngolaOilandGas.com) will host a networking event on March 19 in Houston in collaboration with Angola’s national concessionaire and industry regulator,...

Connecting United States Investors to Angola: Angola Oil & Gas 2024 to Host Networking Event in Houston

Angola Oil&Gas (AOG) 2024 (www.AngolaOilandGas.com) will host a networking event on March 19 in Houston in collaboration with Angola’s national concessionaire and industry regulator,...

Connecting United States Investors to Angola: Angola Oil & Gas 2024 to Host Networking Event in Houston

Angola Oil&Gas (AOG) 2024 (www.AngolaOilandGas.com) will host a networking event on March 19 in Houston in collaboration with Angola’s national concessionaire and industry regulator,...

Connecting United States Investors to Angola: Angola Oil & Gas 2024 to Host Networking Event in Houston

Angola Oil&Gas (AOG) 2024 (www.AngolaOilandGas.com) will host a networking event on March 19 in Houston in collaboration with Angola’s national concessionaire and industry regulator,...

Namibia Charts Parth Toward Diversified Energy Investments

The prospects for offshore oil and gas exploration have resulted in Namibia becoming a hotspot for hydrocarbon investment in recent years. Meanwhile, the country’s...

Namibia Charts Parth Toward Diversified Energy Investments

The prospects for offshore oil and gas exploration have resulted in Namibia becoming a hotspot for hydrocarbon investment in recent years. Meanwhile, the country’s...

Namibia Charts Parth Toward Diversified Energy Investments

The prospects for offshore oil and gas exploration have resulted in Namibia becoming a hotspot for hydrocarbon investment in recent years. Meanwhile, the country’s...

Namibia Charts Parth Toward Diversified Energy Investments

The prospects for offshore oil and gas exploration have resulted in Namibia becoming a hotspot for hydrocarbon investment in recent years. Meanwhile, the country’s...

Reassuring Investor Confidence in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) Region

In a bid to safeguard foreign exchange reserves in the region, the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) imposed stricter rules on currency transfers...

Reassuring Investor Confidence in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) Region

In a bid to safeguard foreign exchange reserves in the region, the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) imposed stricter rules on currency transfers...

Reassuring Investor Confidence in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) Region

In a bid to safeguard foreign exchange reserves in the region, the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) imposed stricter rules on currency transfers...

Reassuring Investor Confidence in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) Region

In a bid to safeguard foreign exchange reserves in the region, the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) imposed stricter rules on currency transfers...

Who Pressed Pause? How Stalled Negotiations Can Keep Equatorial Guinea from Being a Gas Mega Hub (By NJ Ayuk)

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org). Will Equatorial Guinea fulfill its promise as a gas “mega hub,” or will stalled negotiations turn...

Who Pressed Pause? How Stalled Negotiations Can Keep Equatorial Guinea from Being a Gas Mega Hub (By NJ Ayuk)

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org). Will Equatorial Guinea fulfill its promise as a gas “mega hub,” or will stalled negotiations turn...

Who Pressed Pause? How Stalled Negotiations Can Keep Equatorial Guinea from Being a Gas Mega Hub (By NJ Ayuk)

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org). Will Equatorial Guinea fulfill its promise as a gas “mega hub,” or will stalled negotiations turn...

Who Pressed Pause? How Stalled Negotiations Can Keep Equatorial Guinea from Being a Gas Mega Hub (By NJ Ayuk)

By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org). Will Equatorial Guinea fulfill its promise as a gas “mega hub,” or will stalled negotiations turn...

APO Group appoints Bas Wijne as Chief Operating Officer

APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the premier award-winning Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, is delighted to announce the appointment of Bas Wijne as...

Deel is Acquiring PaySpace, solidifying Deel as market leader in global payroll

Global HR company Deel (www.Deel.com) announced today that it is acquiring African-based payroll and HR solution company PaySpace (www.PaySpace.com) for an undisclosed amount. It is one...

In the race to digital wallets, don’t forget cash (By Juan Seco)

Success in the digital payment space will hinge on the ability of new players and incumbents to converge the physical and digital experience into...

EcoFlow Launches PowerStream, Helping Home Stay Powered During Load Shedding

EcoFlow (za.EcoFlow.com), a leading eco-friendly energy solutions company, has reached a new milestone with the launch of its latest innovation, the PowerStream (https://apo-opa.co/3Tiz7Jv), a...

France makes abortion a constitutional right

France has become the first country in the world to explicitly include the right to abortion in its constitution. Parliamentarians voted to revise the country's...

US Supreme Court rules Colorado cannot ban Trump from presidential ballot

The US Supreme Court has struck down efforts by individual states to disqualify Donald Trump from running for president using an anti-insurrection constitutional clause....

Haiti violence: Gangs demand PM resign after mass jailbreak

Haiti's government declared a 72-hour state of emergency on Sunday after armed gangs stormed a major prison. At least 12 people were killed and...

UN team says Hamas likely carried out sexual violence in Israel on 7 October

A UN team has concluded there are "reasonable grounds to believe" sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, was committed during the Hamas attacks...

US sanctions Zimbabwe president for corruption

The United States government has imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, along with other senior officials, for corruption and human rights abuses. On Monday...

Children starving to death in northern Gaza – WHO

Children are dying of starvation in northern Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief says. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the agency's visits over the...

Afreximbank tops the loan market rankings in Bloomberg’s 2023 Capital Markets league tables for Sub-Saharan Africa

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has been ranked number one in all three categories in the Bloomberg Capital Markets League Tables Report for African Capital...

Magistrate arrested for accepting groceries, microwave as bribe

In a shocking turn of events, a senior magistrate, Terence Mashaire, has found himself in legal turmoil as he is accused of accepting a...

International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) Signs Multiple Agreements with Uzbekistan Totaling US$715 Million

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has signed several agreements with Uzbekistan, amounting...

Rwanda: The African Development Fund commits $12 million to the rapid operationalization of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF)

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund approved, in Abidjan on 27 February 2024, $11.96 million Grant to speed up the establishment...

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Seeks to Unlock Estimated 5 Billion Barrels of Oil

With 180 million barrels of proven oil reserves – and up to 5 billion of estimated oil reserves – the Democratic Republic of the...

Africa Takes Centre Stage as the Gender Hub for Mainstreaming Success

The Gender Mainstreaming Awards, a powerful indicator of progress towards gender mainstreaming in the corporate world, proudly returns for its 12th event across Africa....

Canon to spotlight sustainability champions at Global Good Awards 2024

Canon EMEA (www.Canon-CNA.com), the world’s leading imaging company, continues its sponsorship of the Canon Young Champion of the Year category at the Global Good...