Eritrea: Fenkil Operation commemoration commences
The 33rd anniversary of Fenkil Operation commemoration commenced yesterday, 10 February with Eastern Africa Half Marathon Championship 2023.
At the competition athletes from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda took part, Eritrean Olympian Athlete Nazareth Woldu...
Final three nominees for The Best FIFA Women’s Player, The Best FIFA Men’s Player...
FIFA (www.FIFA.com) has announced the final nominees in the women’s and men’s player category; Finalists for The FIFA Puskás Award have been revealed; Final nominees for all award categories now announced and the winners will...
National Basketball Association (NBA) Africa Donates Indoor Basketball Court to Rwanda Basketball Federation
NBA Africa (www.NBA.com) today donated a newly-refurbished indoor basketball court in Kigali, Rwanda to the Rwanda Basketball Federation (FERWABA).
The court, which will benefit more than 4,000 youth from Kigali and the surrounding communities, was unveiled at...
African Development Bank appoints Omar Sefiani Acting Director of the Treasury Department
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has appointed Omar Sefiani as Acting Director of the Treasury Department, effective 1st November 2022.
Sefiani is a Moroccan national and finance expert with over 17 years of experience in international...
African Development Bank Appoints Abdourahmane Diaw as Country Manager for Egypt
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has appointed Abdourahmane Diaw as Country Manager for its Egypt Country Office, effective 1st November 2022.
Diaw, a Senegalese national, brings more than 28 years of experience in the implementation...
African Development Bank Group Appoints Ahmed Rashad Attout as Acting Director of the Financial...
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has appointed Ahmed Rashad Attout as Acting Director, Financial Sector Development Department, effective 1st December 2022.
A seasoned and results-oriented banker, Attout, an Egyptian citizen, has over 23 years of...
Merck Foundation together with African First Ladies mark International Day of Girls and Women...
Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com) launch “MARS Best African Woman Researchers Awards” annually to empower and acknowledge women in science; Merck Foundation empowers African Women in the areas of Science and Technology through providing 650 scholarships to female...
The Winners of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon Get $370,000 and Qualify for...
East African athletes from Kenya and Ethiopia once again dominated the 2023 Access Bank (www.AccessBankPLC.com) Lagos City Marathon. Edwin Kibet Koech of Kenya won the $50,000 first-place prize for the men's category, and Guta...
World Food Programme (WFP) delivers nutrition assistance to people cut off by conflict in...
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has for the first time in four months, delivered life-saving food and nutrition assistance to Rutshuru Territory, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where over 28,000 malnourished children,...
Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Health leads the 71st Health Ministers Conference in Lesotho with...
The 71st Health Ministers Conference was held in Lesotho on the 8th and 9th of February 2023, and it was a gathering of some of the most influential voices in healthcare from Eastern and...
Joint Special Mobile Court Resuming Work on Cases Related to Cross-Border Cattle Migration
Cattle raids and conflicts between cattle keepers and farmers along the border dividing the states of Warrap and Western Bahr El Ghazal are common during the seasonal migration of the animals as they search...
Lesotho: Her Majesty Presents Medical Equipment to Hospitals
Her Majesty Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso presented CHAL hospitals and LANFOD with medical and disability equipment at the event held at Royal Palace in Maseru on Thursday.
The medical equipment was given by Queen’s National...
Outgoing African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) Djiboutian troops commended for fostering peace...
An outgoing contingent of Djiboutian troops serving under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has been commended for advancing peace and stability in south-central Somalia.
The battalion, which was based at the Jalalaqsi...
Gas, Private Sector and Free Market Investments Crucial for South Africa to Address Electricity...
South African President H.E Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a National State of Disaster over the Southern African country’s electricity crisis during the State of the Nation Address held in Cape Town on February 9.
Measures...
Orange and the German Development Cooperation inaugurate in Sierra Leone the 14th Orange Digital...
Today, Orange (www.Orange.com) and the German Development Cooperation inaugurate the 14th “Orange Digital Center (ODC)”, in Sierra Leone, a digital ecosystem entirely dedicated to the development of digital skills and innovation. The inauguration was attended...
President Ruto: We will Ensure Counties get Funds on Time
President William Ruto has committed to timely disbursement of funds to County Governments.
He said this will hasten devolution and smoothen service delivery.
The President noted that the devolved units of administration are at the centre...
South Africa: Premier Alan Winde on State of the Nation Address
Premier Alan Winde said, “Load shedding is a major disaster for the citizens of the Western Cape and South Africa. We need the enabling effects in place to urgently fix the energy system to...
Mozambique launches habitat programme document
UN-Habitat Mozambique has launched the new Habitat Country Programme Document (HCPD) for Mozambique for the 2022-2026 period with a total funding of USD 25 million.
“The national ownership during design of the HCPD demonstrates a...
Unlock the impact potential of agricultural Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Africa, experts...
Global experts meeting during a panel session at the second international summit on food production in Dakar (https://apo-opa.info/3DS5k2j) called for accelerated avenues to close the financial gap in agriculture and address barriers to the...
President Ramkalawan to Attend World Government Summit 2023
The President of the Republic, Mr Wavel Ramkalawan will join various Heads of State and Government for the upcoming World Government Summit in Dubai from 13 to 15th February 2023 under the banner theme...
Federal Government and African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) highlight progress in restoring...
The AU Special Representative to Somalia and Head of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef and Somalia’s Federal Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Daud Aweis have expressed...
Level up your content with Canon’s newest EOS R System mirrorless camera
Canon Europe today announces the new EOS R50 – the perfect gateway into the EOS R range for content creators looking to step up from their smartphone. With the ability to shoot 4K video,...
LEAP23 Becomes World’s Most Attended Global Tech Event
Second edition welcomes 172,000-plus attendees to become world’s largest technology event by visits. Year-on-year visitor growth and more than US$9 billion in on-show announcements see Saudi event rewrite history books. LEAP24 (www.OneGiantLEAP.com) will run from...
South Africa: Presidential Golf Challenge rallies support for Adopt-A-School Foundation
Following his delivery of the State of the Nation Address to a Joint Sitting of Parliament on Thursday, 9 February 2023, President Cyril Ramaphosa will champion the cause of dignity for learners by teeing...
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Burkina Faso on Rapid Credit Facility...
IMF staff and the Burkinabé authorities have reached a staff-level agreement for about US$ 80 million (50 percent of Burkina Faso’s IMF quota) in emergency financing through the IMF’s Food Shock Window of the...
World Health Organization (WHO) reports exponential rise in cholera cases in Africa
Across the continent, cases in January were 30 per cent higher than for the whole of last year.
Most new infections and deaths have occurred in Malawi, which is facing its worst outbreak in 20 years.
10 countries...
World Health Organization (WHO) supports new regions with vehicles and office equipment
The World Health Organization (WHO) with support from the Governments of the United States and Canada has presented vehicles and office equipment worth about 2.4 million Ghana Cedis to the regional health directorates of...
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) condemns the brutal and deliberate killing of two staff in...
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) condemns in the strongest terms the murder of two of our staff members in the Boucle du Mouhoun region, in northwestern Burkina Faso. MSF is suspending medical activities in the Boucle...
National Social Security Fund (NSSF) loan to Uganda Clays illegal-Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority...
Officials from the Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (URBRA) have informed the select committee probing the alleged mismanagement of National Social Security Fund (NSSF) that the Shs11 billion unsecured loan extended to Uganda Clays...
Kenya-Eritrea Permanently Abolish Visa Requirements for their Citizens
Kenya and Eritrea have agreed to permanently scrap visa requirements for their citizens.
The move, they explained, will catalyse the countries economic transformation.
The announcement was made on Thursday at State House, Nairobi, when President Ruto...
Uganda: Inadequate funds slowing Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Project
The Ministry of Works and Transport has attributed slow progress in the implementation of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project to inadequate funds.
This, according to the ministry, has affected pre-construction activities such as land...
Lesotho Strategic Prioritisation Exercise (LSPE) Comes at an Opportune Time- Dr Matlanyane
The Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Dr Retšelisitsoe Matlanyane said the Lesotho Strategic Prioritisation Exercise comes at an opportune time when the government has extended the NSDP II, giving an opportunity to work towards economic...
Uganda: ‘Address loan acquisition delays’
Experts in the water and sanitation sector have called on Parliament to enact legislation that will address the lengthy process of obtaining government loans.
The Experts are concerned that the process of obtaining loans is...
New cholera cases in Africa surging fast, reach a third of 2022 total in...
Africa is witnessing an exponential rise in cholera cases amid a global surge. Cases recorded on the continent in the first month of 2023 alone have already risen by more than 30% of the...
Top International Prospects to Travel to Salt Lake City for Seventh Annual Basketball Without...
BWB Global Camp During NBA (www.NBA.com) All-Star 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah; Will Bring Together Top 40 High-School-Age Prospects from 27 Countries.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) today announced...
African Energy Chamber Endorses the Namibia International Energy Conference 2023
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org) – the voice of the African energy sector – endorses and supports this year’s edition of the Namibia International Energy Conference, which takes place on 25-27 April in...
Second Dakar Financing Summit for Africa’s Infrastructure: 65 Billion Dollars in Investments Interests and...
From February 2nd to 3rd, 2023, the second Dakar Financing Summit for Africa’s Infrastructure (DFS-2) was held in CICAD: mobilization of States and the private sector and materialization of financing opportunities for 22 projects...
Rystad Energy, African Energy Chamber and Norwegian Energy Sector Advance Cooperation in Oslo
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org) and independent energy research and business intelligence firm Rystad Energy (www.RystadEnergy.com) cemented their cooperation during a private dinner in Oslo on January 31, celebrating their shared partnership and making renewed...
Indonesia Celebrates 100 Days to Go until FIFA Under-20 (U-20) World Cup™ Kick-Off
Today’s event at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta marked 100 days to go until the start of the tournament; Future legends will be discovered in Indonesia at a competition that has previously...
What to Expect from MSGBC’s Gas Industry in 2023
The MSGBC region’s gas industry is primed for accelerated growth in 2023 as countries seek to maximize upstream activities, strengthen production and cash in from resource monetization. On the back of first gas from...
‘Giving Back’: Senegalese Mercy Ships Volunteers Ready to Meet the Need at Home
For Mercy Ships (www.MercyShips.Africa) volunteer David Bies, the upcoming field service in Senegal of the brand-new Global Mercy® holds special meaning.
That’s because for him, this will be a journey home.
David is from Kedougou, Senegal,...
Traditional Leaders in Liberia Make Historic Announcement Declaring Ban on Female Genital Mutilation
Safe Hands for Girls (https://apo-opa.info/3XhnfGj) - represented by the UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Jaha Dukureh - and Equality Now (https://apo-opa.info/3jIWTzk) wish to congratulate Chief Zanzan Karwor, the Chairperson of the National Council of Chiefs...
“Our Africa by Merck Foundation” Sixth Episode on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) now on...
Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany has launched the First Episode of their first-ever TV program – ‘Our Africa by Merck Foundation’. The Sixth episode addressed a sensitive issue to the...
Sharm El Sheikh gets ready for the African Development Bank’s Annual Meetings
After successfully hosting COP27 in November 2022, the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh is preparing for the African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) Annual Meetings in May. A preparatory mission to Cairo and Sharm El Sheikh...
FIFA publishes International Transfer Snapshot (January 2023): new all-time highs
Record-breaking 4,728 international transfers completed across men’s and women’s football; new historic highs, with clubs’ total spending on transfer fees reaching USD 1.57 billion.
FIFA has published its International Transfer Snapshot (January 2023), an analysis of...
Bühler Nigeria and Switzerland cooperate for regional training initiative
Bühler Nigeria (www.BuhlerGroup.com) and the Swiss authorities cooperate to expand the Trainee and Intern Development Program at Bühler’s office in Lagos. The program, which is supported by a grant from the Swiss State Secretariat...
African Economies Remain Upbeat Despite Multiple Shocks, Says African Development Bank Vice President (VP)...
African economies remain resilient despite experiencing multiple shocks, with 53 out of 54 African countries seen maintaining positive growth and a stable outlook for the 2023/24 period, the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has projected.
Prof....
OPEC Fund supports critical infrastructure in Africa with $50m loan to Africa Finance Corporation
The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org) have signed a US$50 million loan agreement to finance the development of infrastructure critical to economic growth and job...
Bamboo secures digital broker license from Nigeria’s Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Bamboo (https://InvestBamboo.com) Systems Technology Limited (“Bamboo”), Africa’s leading online brokerage firm, announced today that it has been granted a digital sub-broker license from Nigeria’s Securities&Exchange Commission (SEC), allowing the company to operate in the...
Positioning the MSGBC Region an Attractive Energy Investment Destination
The MSGBC region – comprising Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry – has emerged as an increasingly attractive destination for global energy investments in recent years. Owing to prolific oil, natural gas and...