Category: Africa News

While a peace deal is celebrated in South Sudan, the transitional government must address the extreme hunger facing the South Sudanese people

Download logoToday, thousands will gather in Juba to celebrate the signing of a peace deal and the hopeful end to…

7 years ago

Remarks at 2nd Annual U.S.-African Union Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Week

Download logoAs prepared Good morning, everyone. I would like to thank the African Union and the U.S. Mission to the…

7 years ago

The Second Annual U.S.-AU Countering Violent Extremism Week

Download logoThe U.S. Mission to the African Union and the African Union opened their joint Countering Violent Extremism Week in…

7 years ago

Seychelles Ambassador Nominated to the Board of the World’s Largest Climate Fund

Download logoSeychelles’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, Ambassador Ronny Jumeau, has been nominated to represent Small…

7 years ago

U.S. Ambassador Michael Raynor to visit Jimma, Oromia Region

Download logoAmbassador Mike Raynor, U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, will visit Jimma, Oromia region from November 1-3, 2018. Ambassador Mike will…

7 years ago

Somalia attending International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference

Download logoA delegation led by Somalia’s Post, Telecom and Technology minister is attending the 20th Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18) of the…

7 years ago

Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Scheme (by Iain Walker)

Download logoAttributed to Iain Walker British High Commissioner to Ghana:  This week, Accra hosts the Global Forum for the Duke of…

7 years ago

Boston Marathon Sports Envoys Develop Sports Tourism, Mentor Young Athletes

Egyptian and American athletes rallied around their shared love for running and promoting health and fitness this past week as…

7 years ago

Committee says legislation must be drafted to regulate Churches

Download logoThe Portfolio Committee on Women in the Presidency has suggested that legislation is needed to regulate those churches operating…

7 years ago

USA Joins Partners and Representatives from 12 Countries for Nutrition and Sick Child Conference in Accra

Download logoIn 2017, a staggering 5.4 million children under five years died around the world-- many from preventable causes. Though…

7 years ago

Africa Internship Academy (AIA) Graduate Internship Program November 2018 in Accra, Ghana

Applications are open for the Africa Internship Academy (https://www.AfricaInternshipAcademy.com/) Graduate Internship Program November 2018. The Graduate Internship Program is specially…

7 years ago

Marriott International and Eagle Hills to debut the St. Regis Tamuda Bay

Marriott International (www.Marriott.com) and Eagle Hills today announced the signing of The St. Regis Tamuda Bay, marking the debut of…

7 years ago

First Bank of Nigeria and Clickatell Drive Financial Inclusion in Nigeria using WhatsApp

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBPbVR_3_xw&w=854&h=480] Clickatell (www.Clickatell.com) promotes Financial Inclusion in Nigeria by enabling FirstBank to launch Chat Banking on WhatsApp, unlocking the…

7 years ago

agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa 2018: The 5th edition on 20 to 22 November for the first time in Abidjan

80+ exhibitors from 18 countries and a high-profile conference programme; HortiFresh Fruit and Vegetable Programme for Côte d'Ivoire to be launched…

7 years ago

Oranto Petroleum inks Agreement, Prepares to Enter Niger Republic

Download logoThe Ministry of Petroleum of Niger to Grant Blocks R5, R6, Dibella and Dallol to Oranto; The blocks are…

7 years ago

African Development Bank rolls out programme to boost climate risk financing and insurance for African countries

Download logoThe African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved the Africa Disaster Risks Financing (ADRiFi) Programme, the institution’s first climate risk…

7 years ago

Angola’s Story of Politically Exposed Persons and Debt Traps (by Fadi A. Haddadin)

In its financing attempts that brought the resource-rich country to become indefinitely indebted (https://bit.ly/2OfGvAF) for a long time, the Government of Angola…

7 years ago

Women Shine at the 2018 Anzisha Prize Awards

The Mastercard Foundation and African Leadership Academy (http://AfricanLeadershipAcademy.org) are thrilled to announce that 22-year-old healthcare entrepreneur Melissa Bime has won…

7 years ago

Running without charging: Hanergy Offers New Solar-powered Express Delivery Cars to China’s Top Delivery Companies

The world’s largest thin-film power solution company, Hanergy Mobile Energy Holdings Group (www.Hanergy.com), today (Oct.25) announced that its subsidiary, Hanergy Glory…

7 years ago

Funding the key to unlocking Nigerian Hotel Pipeline

The rapid expansion in the number of hotel rooms, or keys as it’s known in the business, in Nigeria is…

7 years ago



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