Africa Oil Week (AOW) (www.Africa-OilWeek.com) and Lean In Energy (LIEN) join forces to host AOW Accelerates Diversity & Inclusion at AOW 2021with the aim of driving greater equity practices at workplaces of the future, particularly…
Download logoThe game developer turned Dubai’s iconic landmark into a portal to a new world as hundreds gather around to watch the spectacle; Arcane will premiere across the Middle East and North Africa on November…
Download logoThe UN climate summit in Glasgow (COP26) kicked off, on October 31, 2021, with two weeks of intensive diplomatic negotiations on the agenda and nearly 200 nations in attendance to discuss how to address…
Pan-African financial institution African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has officially been confirmed as one of the diamond sponsors at African Energy Week (AEW) 2021. As a leading financial services provider in Africa’s energy and trade landscape,…
Download logoToday, November 1st 2021, I join Africans on the continent and in the diaspora to celebrate celebration of Africa Youth Day. This date is commemorated every year and was proclaimed on the adoption of the…
“My desire to be a military doctor originates from the civil war in my country, Sri Lanka, when I heard stories of wounded soldiers being treated by them,” reveals Dr Roshan Jayamanna, a colonel serving…
By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber Ahead of the global climate conference in Glasgow, Uganda’s President Yoweri K. Museveni wrote in an October 25 Wall Street Journal editorial that Africa cannot sacrifice its…
Download logoThe international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been forced to temporarily suspend activities in the health zone of Bambu in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province after unidentified gunmen fired…
Download logoTo counter the low level of people living with HIV in Central African Republic (CAR) on treatment, the country has been testing new treatment approaches. One is distributing up to 6 months of medicine,…
Download logoThe United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is closely following ongoing efforts to finalize the legal framework for Libya’s national elections under consideration by the House of Representatives (HoR). On the eve of…
12 new cases out of 3,458 tests (0.3% positivity); 14 recoveries; and 0 new deaths (MTSRIP) Vaccinated Dose 1: 388 Fully Vaccinated: 2,223 Covid-19 Deaths: 0 Covid-19 Associated Deaths: 0 Active Cases: Currently Hospitalised: 13 Community…
Download logoEleven soldiers serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have concluded a training course on the mechanics of operating drones, which are important to modern military operations. The two-week Training of Trainers…
Download logoH.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has received at Expo 2020 Dubai, Matšepo Ramakoae, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations of the Kingdom of Lesotho….
The U.S Embassy welcomed the arrival of the third shipment in three weeks of Pfizer’s Coronavirus vaccines to Cairo on October 30. This shipment of an additional 3.6 million Pfizer doses, part of 8.25 million…
The welcome lifting of a years-long state of emergency in Egypt is marred by ongoing trials of dozens of arbitrarily detained human rights defenders, activists, opposition politicians and peaceful protesters by emergency courts where proceedings…
Download logoPresident Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met with President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Chair of the African Union (AU) on the margins of the G20. The Leaders discussed the…
Download logoHis Excellency Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga, AU Higher Representative on Infrastructure Development in Africa spoke at the opening of the Spotlight on Africa – Infrastructure Development held at the Dubai Exhibition Centre at Expo…
Download logoThe Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $57.67 million loan to Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd, South Africa’s public electricity utility—and Africa’s largest— to harness battery storage technology that…
Download logoAfrican Development Bank Group President, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina (www.AfDB.org), said on Friday that the Bank will integrate the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) into its country and regional integration strategies. Receiving AfCTA…
Download logoSince the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, media practitioners across the world have faced unprecedented challenges in engaging and informing the citizens and public about the ongoing global health crisis. There has been increased…