African leaders to address UN delegates this week in New York
World leaders are gathering this week for the annual United Nations General Assembly, which this year opened in the United States with a whole lot […]
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World’s most dangerous, unfriendly places through expatriates’ eyes
A recent research published by InterNations has named Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Egypt among the world’s most dangerous places to live and work in, […]
Morocco’s OCP, AUC & AUDA-NEPAD pool efforts to promote Agriculture in Africa
The African Union Commission (AUC), AUDA-NEPAD and Morocco’s OCP Group have just formed a tripartite partnership to support the development of the agricultural sector in […]
For Africa, ‘winds of hope are blowing ever stronger,’ Guterres says
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres who attended the opening of the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VII) in Yokohama, Japan, on Wednesday […]
Don’t expect debt relief, US warns Africa
Tibor Peter Nagy, the US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, has warned African countries running up debt that they should not expect to […]
Africa’s free trade zone on the rails
The African free-trade zone came into effect on Thursday after the 22nd member country of the AU ratified the treaty last month, thus paving the […]
Cisco to train 1 million additional students by 2025 in Africa through its NetAcad program
Cisco has announced that it will train an additional one million students over the next five years in Africa through its Networking Academy Program (NetAcad). […]
Microsoft launches $100m Development Centers in Africa
Tech giant Microsoft has launched a $100 million Africa Development Centre (ADC) with offices in Kenya and Nigeria. The program will support the recruitment of […]
AfDB, World Bank commit more funds for renewable energies in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will soon launch ‘Green Baseload’ Facility to provide concessional finance to support reliable and affordable renewable energy, the bank’s president […]
Africa Energy Indaba conference Kicks Off in South Africa
The Africa Energy Indaba conference held in collaboration with strategic partners, the World Energy Council, NEPAD Agency and SANEA, will kick-off on Tuesday, February 19, […]