Tag: africa
Angola’s Energy Sector Opens Up Opportunities for Local Content
Angola, Africa's second largest producer of oil, standing at 1.4 million barrels per day pre-COVID-19, has revealed that, in the face of the COVID-19...
EMQ Expands Global Reach into Africa
EMQ, a global financial settlement network, today announced its footprint expansion into Africa, offering customers from around the world secure, affordable and real-time cross-border...
Africa’s $12.4 Billion Safari Industry Devastated by the Coronavirus Pandemic
SafariBookings.com, an online marketplace for African safari tours, has conducted a second survey which involved 443 safari tour operators to ascertain the impact that the coronavirus...
United Bank For Africa(UBA) provides U$14 million COVID-19 Relief Support
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) today announced a donation of over 5 billion Naira (USD14 million), through the UBA Foundation, to catalyse a...
Former Ugandan security minister nabbed, charged with treason
Ugandan security agencies have arrested former Security Minister Lt.-Gen. Henry Tumukunde and charged him with treason, police said on Friday.
Police spokesperson Fred Enanga said...
World Bank urges Africa to embrace global value chains
The World Bank, on Wednesday, urged African countries to embrace global value chains to boost their national incomes.
The Vice President of development economics and...
Ethiopia launches first-ever satellite into space, china helps
Ethiopia launched its first satellite into space on Friday, as more sub-Saharan African nations strive to develop space programmes to advance their development goals...
Facebook celebrates key milestones for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2019
Facebook today released its ‘2019 Year in Review’ infographic, showcasing just some of its investments across Sub-Saharan in 2019. Committed to giving people the...
Nigeria qualifies for 2020 World Ultra Runners Championship
South African, Nigerian and Zimbabwean teams have qualified for the 2020 World Ultra Runners Championship at the Valuejet Remo 50 kilometers Ultra Race held...
Two Nigerians nominated for Caine Prize 2015.
Two Nigerians made the shortlist for the prestigious Caine Prize for African Writing 2015 among three other nominees from South Africa and Zambia ....
Italy rescues 1,500 migrants at sea in less than 24 hours
Italian navy and coast guard ships rescued around 1,500 migrants aboard five boats in the southern Mediterranean in less than 24 hours, officials said...
AU expresses alarm over Africa’s loss of 34 million hectares of...
An adviser on Land Policy to the African Union (AU) and Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Professor Manadivamba Rukuni has said Africa may lose...
RiskMap 2015: Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth has outpaced political reform
The global business risk consultancy, today launched its annual RiskMap report at an event for East Africa’s business leaders in Nairobi. RiskMap is an...
Africa Debt and Capital markets summit to hold during IMF World...
The 5th Africa Debt and Capital Markets (ADCM) Summit will take place for the first time in Washington D.C. during the IMF and World...
Moneygram reaches 25000 locations across Africa
MoneyGram (MGI), a leading global money transfer company, announces today that its agent network in Africa has now reached 25,000 locations, following a strategic...
Tony Elumelu Foundation Announces New Chief Executive
The board of Trustees of the Tony Elumelu Foundation announces the appointment of Professor Reid E. Whitlock as Chief Executive of the Foundation, commencing 15th February...
Nigeria Says It Has Budget Plans for Oil Price as Low...
Nigeria’s Finance Ministry isn’t wedded to an oil benchmark price of $65 per barrel estimated in this year’s budget and has plans on how...
