Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) deploys a Regional Animal Health Information System (RAHIS) to improve animal health surveillance and management in West...
The ECOWAS Regional Animal Health Center (RAHC) successfully deployed the Regional Animal Health Information System (RAHIS) in Assinie, Côte d’Ivoire. This initiative marks a...
Warriors shock Bulls to clinch Vodacom United Rugby Championship (URC) crown
The Glasgow Warriors delivered an impressive, polished second-half performance to clinch the Vodacom United Rugby Championship with a pulsating 21-16 triumph over the Vodacom...
Blitzboks to face Uganda in repechage quarter-final
The Springbok Sevens team completed a successful pool stage of their World Rugby Sevens Repechage tournament in Monaco on Saturday, finishing top of Pool...
CORRECTION – A Model for African Producers: Wing Wah’s $2B Integrated Energy Project to Bolster Resource Monetization in the Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo has a goal of increasing hydrocarbon production to 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) and projects such as Wing Wah...
Africa Offers Attractive Investment Opportunities for Japanese Firms, Say African Development Bank Leaders
Africa presents a compelling investment destination for Japanese firms, with high growth potential and the African Development Bank's strong support to manage risks, African...
CORRECTION – Nigeria: African Development Bank and Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Limited sign $15 million agreement to enhance infrastructure financing
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Limited (InfraCredit) have signed an agreement for a $15 million subordinated loan facility to strengthen...
A Model for African Producers: Wing Wah’s $2B Integrated Energy Project to Bolster Resource Monetization in the Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo has a goal of increasing hydrocarbon production to 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) and projects such as Wing Wah...
The Arab Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Program Partners with Tunisia Africa Business Meeting to Drive Economic Growth and Food Security
The 4th Meeting of the Arab-Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Board of Governors (BoG) alongside the 11th Meeting of the AATB Executive Committee (EC) will...
South Africa’s apex court turns down the Minister of Home Affairs’ request to appeal the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) judgment
The decision by South Africa’s highest court to refuse the Minister of Home Affairs’ leave to an appeal, cements a landmark ruling for The...
Chevron, GEPetrol and Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons Ink Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) for Equatorial Guinea Blocks as Focus Shifts to New Discoveries
Multinational energy corporation Chevron (apo-opa.co/4bdXTAl) and Equatorial Guinea’s state-owned oil company GEPetrol (apo-opa.co/4evFXUB) have signed two production sharing contracts (PSC) for offshore blocks EG-06 and EG-11...
Malawi President names new deputy after plane crash kills predecessor
do Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera appointed Michael Usi as his vice president on Thursday after the previous vice president was killed in an airplane...
Burkina Faso junta leader denies reports of army mutiny
Burkina Faso's military leader Ibrahim Traore appeared on national TV on Thursday to deny reports of mutiny within the army following an attack by...
Basketball Africa League To Participate in Quai 54 Streetball Tournament in Paris
For the second consecutive year, the Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://TheBAL.com/) will participate in the prestigious Quai 54 (https://apo-opa.co/3RBcBdH), the world’s biggest streetball tournament, which...
Afreximbank and Banque De Dévelopement des Etats de L’Afrique Centrale (BDEAC) sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) strengthening their cooperation
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) and Banque De Dévelopement des Etats de L’Afrique Centrale (BDEAC), the regional development finance institution established to promote the...
Merck Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CE0) and Africa First Ladies launch annually, the Awards for Media, Fashion Designers, to raise awareness about Diabetes and...
Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com) in partnership with African First Ladies and Ministries of Health and Medical societies provided more than 760 scholarships of one-year Post-Graduate...
African Energy Week (AEW) 2024 to Drive Investment in African Energy, Announces Second Speaker Lineup
With over 125 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, 620 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and abundant opportunities in solar, wind and green...
Nigeria: African Development Bank and Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Limited sign $15 million agreement to enhance infrastructure financing
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Limited (InfraCredit) have signed an agreement for a $15 million subordinated loan facility to...
Fitch reaffirms Long-Term Issuer Default Rating for Afreximbank at ‘BBB’, with Stable Outlook
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) for African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) at ‘BBB’ (www.Afreximbank.com), with a Stable Outlook. The agency...
East African Community (EAC) tests activation of regional rapid response mechanism to infectious disease outbreaks
The EAC table-top simulation exercise (TTX) organized by the EAC Secretariat together with Partner States and other technical partners has successful tested the activation of...
Chad eliminates human African trypanosomiasis as a public health problem
The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Chad for having eliminated the gambiense form of human African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness, as a public...
European Union Showcases Private Sector Finance Opportunities, Signs Grant for Tanzanian Micro-Enterprises
The European Union (EU) held an information session titled “Grow with the European Union Finance” in Tanzania, focusing on financial opportunities for local businesses...
Shakwa Nyambe Appointed President-Elect of the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN)
Shakwa Nyambe, Managing Partner of SNC Incorporated (https://SNCLawGroup.com/), has been appointed as the President-Elect of the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN) for the...
CORRECTION: Africa Data Centres positions for growth with ZAR2 billion funding arranged by Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)
Africa Data Centres (https://www.AfricaDataCentres.com/), a business of the Cassava Technologies group, has unlocked funding that will allow them to expand data centre capacity and...
CLG Launches New Office in Congo
Pan-African legal and business advisory group has opened an office in Pointe Noire, in the Republic of the Congo. The firm will provide direct...
Blitzboks keen to redeem season in Monaco
There can hardly be a better motivation for the Blitzboks and their haphazard season than winning the World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco this...
Scammers can crack almost half of the passwords analysed in less than a minute
In June 2024, Kaspersky (www.Kaspersky.co.za) experts conducted a large-scale study on the resistance of 193 million (M) English passwords, compromised by infostealers and available...
Mercy Ships Welcomes Presidential Visit on board, in Toamasina Harbor
Malagasy president His Excellency Andry Nirina Rajoelina visited patients and volunteers on board Mercy Ships’ hospital vessel (www.MercyShips.org) to see for himself the lives...
Merck Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) announce Liberian Winners of their Media Awards to Break Infertility Stigma, Support Girl Education and Diabetes- Hypertension awareness
Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany announced the Winners of Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition “More Than a Mother” Awards...
Afreximbank and Africa CDC pledge US$2 billion facility in support of Africa Health and Pharmaceutical Products Manufacturing
African Export-Import Bank (“Afreximbank” or “the Bank”) (www.Afreximbank.com) and the Africa Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have renewed their partnership with...
Orange Energies opens up its digital platform, Orange Smart Energies, to enable all energy producers to secure their revenues and further support energy inclusion
Orange Energies announces it is opening up its digital platform Orange Smart Energies to all energy producers in Africa. The goal is to increase energy...
Hydrogen Energy Technologies to Drive Demand for Africa’s Platinum Group Metals (PGMs)
The global market for platinum group metals (PGMs) – which include platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium and ruthenium – will record a 4.47% increase...
Noureddine Naybet: “The FIFA World Cup 2030™ will be a historic moment for international football”
World Cup 2030™ - Bid AmbassadorsNoureddine Naybet is considered one of the best defenders in the history of African football. He began his professional...
On International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, United Nations (UN) Calls for Greater Protection of Health Workers Providing Critical Services...
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the United Nations in Somalia today called for enhanced...
iSON Xperiences announces leadership transition with appointment of Vitul Kwatra as Global Chief Executive Officer
iSON Xperiences (https://iSONXperiences.com/), a global leader in Customer Experience Management (CXM) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) announced the appointment of Vitul Kwatra as its...
Merck Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Launched “More Than a Mother” animation film to mark World Infertility Awareness Month through online World Infertility Awareness...
Watch “More Than a Mother” animation film here: https://apo-opa.co/3Xwtha6.Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KgaA Germany and Africa Reproductive Care society (ARCS) together...
Republic of Congo: Suspension of Metssa Congo’s activities must be followed by urgent investigation
Responding to the Congolese Ministry of the Environment’s total suspension of Metssa Congo’s operations until further notice because of the major risk its recycling plant poses...
Deliveries by drone: The technology making childbirth safer for refugees in Rwanda
Drones delivering blood have revolutionised medical care for women giving birth at Rwanda’s largest refugee camp who no longer need to travel for hours to...
Synergy for the Future: United Nations and Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) united for Sustainable Development in West Africa
The Government of Côte d’Ivoire, through the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development, launched the annual meeting of the Regional Forum of Intergovernmental Organizations...
World Health Organization (WHO) Africa releases groundbreaking guidance to boost fight against sickle cell disease
World Health Organization (WHO) in the African Region today released groundbreaking new guidance to help strengthen efforts to address the growing threat of sickle...
GE Vernova shares solutions to further strengthen the continent’s power sector at Africa Energy Forum 2024
As countries across Africa continue addressing their respective energy challenges, requiring diverse solutions for unique situations, GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) (www.GEVernova.com) remains committed to keep...