Category: Africa News

Comprehensive study of satellite television reception places Eutelsat as market leader across Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast

A far-reaching in-depth study, led by Nielsen, of television reception throughout Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast, has positioned Eutelsat (www.Eutelsat.com)…

7 years ago

HP partners with authorities in Uganda for double raid on counterfeit print supplies

HP (www.HP.com) and Ugandan authorities have conducted a highly successful operation to halt the trade of counterfeit HP branded print…

7 years ago

A Call For Compassion: An Open Letter To Mrs. Chantal Biya

It is with greatest concern and respect for the future of women, children and people of Southern Cameroons (Ambazonia) that…

7 years ago

Nokia connects Africa through collaboration and innovation

AfricaCom 2018 (https://tmt.knect365.com/AfricaCom/) will be another landmark event for Nokia (www.Nokia.com). This  year, the company will again showcase how it…

7 years ago

World Pneumonia Day: Pneumonia accounts for 16% of all deaths of children under the age of 5 years, despite being preventable and treatable!

To mark the World Pneumonia Day, civil society organizations from Africa and Haiti are asking their governments to step-up to…

7 years ago

Sheraton Cairo celebrates its Legendary City by Paying Tribute to Iconic Landmarks

A weekend of celebration kicked off on November 7 at the Sheraton Cairo Hotel & Casino (www.Sheraton.com) as it brought…

7 years ago

Ecobank partners with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to strengthen local communities in Africa

Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) (www.IFRC.org) have signed an agreement to…

7 years ago

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Amsterdam Appoints Nigerian Sustainability Expert, Bekeme Olowola, As Board Member

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) (www.GlobalReporting.org), the world’s leading sustainability impact measurement and reporting standards body, based in Amsterdam, has appointed…

7 years ago

African Princess Became a Wealthy Owner (by Elizabeth Ofosuah Johnson)

by Elizabeth Ofosuah Johnson: In many African traditional cultures, it is believed that an African never strays too far from…

7 years ago

Update on the UN Biodiversity Conference (17– 29 November 2018, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt)

Download logo Media accreditation remains open; Press conferences available for booking; Live and on demand webcasting of conference available; Online press…

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Multi-Party Women’s Caucus focusses on co-operatives to empower local women

Download logoThe Multi-Party Women’s Caucus (MPWC) was briefed by the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development, Ms…

7 years ago

Africa Risk-Reward Index November 2018: investment climate strengthens as continent’s growth revives despite the drag from its biggest economies

Download logoAfrica’s investment environment for both businesses and financial investors is now reviving, with a continuing and steady improvement in…

7 years ago

Steering Committee commends the African Land Policy Centre for building synergies of partner initiatives on land governance in Africa

Download logoThe second Steering Committee Meeting for the AU-ECA-AfDB African Land Policy Centre (ALPC) for 2018 was held at the…

7 years ago

Proptech to drive Residential Growth in Nigeria

The deployment of technology to make Nigeria’s real estate sector more investable, increase liquidity to drive greater home ownership, will…

7 years ago

Honoris United Universities adds a leading health sciences school and pioneering medical simulation centre to its pan-African network

Honoris United Universities (www.Honoris.net), the first private pan-African higher education network announces two major developments, with Tunisia’s leading health sciences…

7 years ago

Remembrance Day 2018 luncheon in Ghana to mark the 100th anniversary of the Armistice

Download logoLast Sunday, exactly 100 years on, the British High Commission hosted a special centenary luncheon, alongside the Government of…

7 years ago

Northeast Nigeria: Urgent need for improved hygiene facilities to combat deadly cholera outbreaks

Download logo“One of the major causes of the outbreak is the congestion in the camps that makes it difficult to…

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Vantage-backed companies win prestigious awards from the South African private equity industry association

Download logoVumatel and Tsebo, two companies funded by Vantage Capital (www.VantageCapital.co.za), were recognised as the best medium-size and large-size private…

7 years ago

Electrifying the Deserts of Africa

During last week’s Unlocking Solar Capital Africa conference, Solarplaza (www.Solarplaza.com) unveiled ‘The Solar Future: Deserts of Africa’, a new platform…

7 years ago

Debt-distressed African countries again look to International Monetary Fund (IMF) (by Akani Chauke)

Download logoby Akani Chauke By the International Monetary Fund (IMF’s) own admission, there are circumstances where African governments’ debt levels are…

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