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Download logoThe U.S. Embassy in partnership Humanity Plus and iCog Labs will launch the second SolveIT, a nationwide innovation competition for Ethiopian youths,   on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at the American Center. SolveIT encourages young…

Download logoThe Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, and Africell Holdings Limited today signed a commitment letter for $100 million to expand access to telecommunications in Africa. The project is…

Download logoThe UK welcomes the inaugural session of the Special Criminal Court on 22 October 2018. This represents a key milestone in CAR’s efforts to develop a national capacity for investigation and prosecution, and to…

Download logoThe focal point of the three-day working visit of the European Union (EU) delegation to Seychelles was the Sixth Political Dialogue that was held at the Eden Bleu Hotel yesterday where representatives from fifteen…

Download logoThe Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) (www.TBDGroup.org) and USAID’s Power Africa initiative (https://www.USAID.gov/PowerAfrica) have today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will finance power projects in 22 African countries….

Download logoLusophone countries have identified a pipeline of more than US$5 billion in private sector and private-public partnership (PPP) projects to accelerate growth in their economies. The projects form part of a development finance compact…

Download logoNational Energy Services Reunited Corp. (“NESR”) (NASDAQ: NESR; NASDAQ: NESRW), a national, industry-leading provider of integrated energy services in the Middle East and North Africa (“MENA”) and Asia Pacific region, today reported results for…

Africa as a continent has reported a significant rate in agriculture; Agriculture is one of the sectors on the continents with a reasonably high level of revenue from export activities. Export commodities such as Cocoa,…

Africa Oil Week (www.Africa-OilWeek.com) – the leading event dedicated to the African oil and gas industry hosted a live broadcast by CNBC Africa focusing on the Global Funding Strategies and M&A for the African Upstream…

A new study of mid-size businesses and consumers reveals that many are confused and lack trust when it comes to the privacy and security of their online data and behaviour. The research, which covered six…

Download logoSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa will today, Thursday, 08 November 2018, officially open the inaugural session of the African Development Bank’s Africa Investment Forum.    The Africa Investment Forum is currently taking place at…

Download logoTemenos (SIX: TEMN) (www.Temenos.com), the banking software company today announced the launch of its South African “Bank of the Future” Think-Tank. The venture, which involves a quarterly gathering of some of the brightest minds…

Download logoThe African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) alongside Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) (www.ICIEC.com), African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) (www.ATI-ACA.org) and GuarantCo, on Wednesday entered into a Memorandum of Understanding…

Download logoThe African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) President Akinwumi Adesina on Tuesday made an impassioned call for investors to join the partnership platform offered by the Africa Investment Forum and “grab the chance to fast track…

Download logoDeputy Minister for Higher Education and Training, Mr Buti Manamela, will launch the National Skills Fund (NSF) youth outreach programme in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga Province. The outreach is aimed at out-of-school youth in townships and…

As one of the keynote speakers at the 4th annual West Africa Property Investment Summit (www.WAPISummit.com), Dr. Andrew Nevin, Partner and Chief Economist for PwC Nigeria shared high level insights ahead of the region’s leading…

Greenpeace Africa (www.Greenpeace.org) blew the whistle today on the Republic of Congo's most recent greenwashing campaign by exposing its plans to tender three oil blocks in the heart of newly-discovered peatlands that Environment Minister Arlette…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has conformed with the order of Nigeria’s High Court, directing the removal of the name of the Executive Vice Chairman of Aiteo Group (http://www.AiteoGroup.com), Benedict Peters, from its…

Africa Oil Week (​www.Africa-OilWeek.com) kicked off with a strong start for its 25th anniversary as delegates converged at the Welcome Reception to celebrate the spectacular opening of Africa Oil Week 2018 and today the conference…