Nigeria ratifies WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
The Government of Nigeria has ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), becoming the 107th World Trade Organisation (WTO)…
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AlertEnterprise expands operations in Middle East
Responding to growing business in the Middle East and North Africa, AlertEnterprise, the leading Silicon Valley based provider…
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…
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),…
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…
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%…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
UAE receives funding for rain enhancement
Three research groups from USA, Finland, and UK were selected as awardees of the 5 million US dollar…
USAID support saved lives in Ethiopia
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and its partners Pathfinder and John Snow, Inc., marked the…
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…
Global partners support financial inclusion expansion in Congo
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, together with The MasterCard Foundation, today…
Gondar, Queen’s Universities join MasterCard Foundation scholars program
Ethiopia’s University of Gondar and Canada’s Queen’s University today announced a 10-year, $24.2 million partnership. The partnership aims…
Unleashing Africa’s full potential
By Ambassador Amina Mohamed – Africa, the cradle of mankind and home to the youngest population in the…
AU welcomes lifting of United States sanctions on Sudan
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma welcomes the lifting of economic sanctions by…
Investor launches entrepreneurship award for five university graduates in Ethiopia
Engineer Behailu Assefa, founder of Terra Global Energy Developers and ASC Engineering Service donated the 1,100,000.00 birr for…
PwC announces new global corporate tax services team
Today, PwC announced an innovative agreement with GE to provide integrated, enterprise managed tax services to GE on…
Panasonic experiments autonomous delivery robot
Panasonic Corporation today announced that it will begin its demonstration experiments with the Autonomous Delivery Robot, “HOSPI(R),” from…
Mauritania secures $21 million grant to boost food security
A total of 285,600 farmers, particularly women and young people in six regions in southern Mauritania will benefit…
European Union strengthens African human rights system
The African Union – European Union (AU-EU) Human Rights Dialogue, the EU signed a €1.8 million grant contract…
Six technology trends for small businesses in 2017
Sage, the market leader in Cloud accounting software, has predicted that chatbots, collective intelligence and blockchain are some…
IBM receives over 8,000 U.S. patents in 2016
IBM today announced that it broke the U.S. patent record with 8,088 patents granted to its inventors in…
UAE cybersecurity company launches threat advisory service
Managed FZ LLC, a leading provider of Brand Risk Monitoring, Cybersecurity, and Managed Security Products and Services, announced…
Uganda’s economy performs well – IMF
Uganda’s economy has performed reasonably well in a complex environment, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said.
Early moments matter for children’s brain development – UNICEF
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) today launched #EarlyMomentsMatter, a new campaign supported by the LEGO Foundation to…
Hilton Addis Ababa celebrates 2016 elevate 1 graduates
Hilton Addis Ababa has celebrated the graduates of its 2016 Elevate 1, program. The 12 participants of the…
Quantum Global’s Hotel Fund acquires Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel Accra
Quantum Global (QG) Africa Hotel LP, a Mauritius based investment fund managed by Quantum Global Investments Africa Management…