Nigeria ratifies WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
The Government of Nigeria has ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), becoming the 107th World Trade Organisation (WTO) member state to ratify TFA.
AlertEnterprise expands operations in Middle East
Responding to growing business in the Middle East and North Africa, AlertEnterprise, the leading Silicon Valley based provider of Security Convergence software, has appointed Amid Al-Shanteer as Vice President of Sales for…
Global leaders launch council to help end malaria
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ray Chambers, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Health in Agenda 2030 and for Malaria, today announced the launch of…
United States, Edison Electric Institute collaborate to help Africa
This week, Secretary of State John Kerry and Thomas R. Kuhn, President of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), signed a joint statement of intent for collaborative action in support of the modernization…
Gulf Air set to commence flight to Colombo
The Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, Gulf Air, today commenced its highly anticipated direct operations to Bandaranaike International Airport, in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, with 5 flights per week.
Burundi launches 7.5 MW solar energy project
Thousands of Burundians on Thursday witnessed the ground-breaking for a 7.5 MW solar field that will add 15% to the East African country’s generation capacity.
Institution urges water ministers to combat water scarcity
Associate Vice-President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Perin Saint Ange, urged water ministers of developing countries to combat water scarcity and help farmers access the water they need to…
Kifiya increases “Yene Guzo‟ service providers in Addis Ababa
With the main objective of increasing access to regional bus users in Addis Ababa, Kifiya Financial Technologies, one of the major payment service providers in Ethiopia, added 80 additional e-ticketing agents in all…
African Development Bank assists earthquake victims in Tanzania
The African Development Bank Group provided financial assistance to the people affected by the earthquake which hit the Kagera region, in northwestern Tanzania last September.
Rome to host conference on financing rural development
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), the Brookings Institution and the University of Warwick are set to host an international conference in Rome aimed at advancing global efforts…
JSS Empowerment Mining Fund sponsors African mining indaba conference
JSS Empowerment Mining Fund agreed to sponsor the new Junior Miners Pavilion, including the much anticipated Investment Battlefield Competition at the upcoming Investing in African Mining Indaba conference.
UAE receives funding for rain enhancement
Three research groups from USA, Finland, and UK were selected as awardees of the 5 million US dollar grant awarded for the Second Cycle of the UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement…
USAID support saved lives in Ethiopia
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and its partners Pathfinder and John Snow, Inc., marked the successful completion of the Integrated Family Health Program in Ethiopia, which saved lives of…
Ethiopian Airlines set to add three destinations in Africa
Expanding its service in one of the fastest growing continents in the world, Ethiopian Airlines says it is set to start flying to three more destinations in Africa until June 2017.