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Africa advised to stamp out witchcraft accusations against children

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 NBE Africa, African Child Policy Forum, African children, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, violence against children, Witchcraft accusations, Zimbabwe

Witchcraft accusations and ritual attacks against African children are hidden and ignored, yet are one of the most gruesome forms

Tragedy

Experts discuss effects of Russia-Ukraine crisis on Africa

May 16, 2022 NBE Africa, Angola, Russia-Ukraine crisis

Experts from different African countries gathered in Angola exchange of ideas and experiences on the actual and potential impacts of

Economy

UN agency launches AfCFTA Country Business Index Report

March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 Business News ACBI Report, AfCFTA, Africa Regional Forum, African FTA knowledge, Angola, Commercial environment, costs, Cote d’Ivoire, Country Business Index, European Union, Gabon, Goods restrictiveness, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, sustainable development, UN-DCO, UNECA

The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) unveiled today the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Country Business Index (ACBI)

Culture & Tourism

Ethiopia to build Mandela museum where he trained

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 Business News Angola, apartheid, Captain Guta Dinka, colonialism, Emperor Haile Selassie I, Ethiopia, Madiba, military training, Mozambique, Nelson Mandela, South Africa, South Sudan, Zimbabwe

The Government of Ethiopia is set to build a museum named after the late President Nelson Mandela of South Africa,

Economy

Report unveils key factors for successful job creation in Africa

July 2, 2021 BEHAK Africa, Algeria, Angola, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, ECA, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, job creation, Kenya, Mauritania, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia

The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and NKC African Economics (an Oxford Economics company) launched today a joint report

Education

SAP extends digital skills build to Lusophone Africa

June 17, 2021 BEHAK Angola, digital skills, Lusophone Africa, SAP, Young Professionals Program

SAP’s flagship digital skills build initiative the Young Professionals Program is celebrating its first-ever graduates from Lusophone Africa.

Energy

Angola secures $530 million for energy project

March 18, 2021March 18, 2021 BEHAK African Development Bank, Angola, electricity, energy, transmission line

The African Development Bank has committed $530 million to finance the construction of a 343 km, 400 kV central-south transmission

Energy

Conducive energy regulatory environment to attract investment in Africa

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 BEHAK Africa, Angola, energy, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritania, Morocco, private sector, Rwanda, South Africa, Zambia

The energy sector experts from the government of Seychelles, the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the RES4Africa Foundation held

Travel

Ethiopian Airlines may lose $260 million

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 NBE African countries, African economy, Algeria, Angola, coronavirus, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Airlines, international trade, Nigerian economy, oil exporting countries, UNECA, Vera Songwe

Ethiopian Airlines, the major contributor to the economy of Ethiopia, is said may loss up to $260 million if the

Investment

Portuguese speaking countries set sight on $5 billion projects

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 Africa, Angola, Cabo Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lusophone Africa, Mozambique, Portuguese speaking, São Tomé and Príncipe

Portuguese speaking have identified a pipeline of more than $5 billion in private sector and private-public partnership (PPP) projects to

Economy

Angola sink deeper into debt

October 30, 2018October 30, 2018 Angola, debt, Economy

Angola’s is failing to control its foreign and domestic debt which is estimated at nearly $80 billion despite being the

Investment

FDI flow to Africa declines, UN report

June 7, 2018June 7, 2018 Africa FDI, Angola, Chinese investment, Egypt, FDI into Algeria, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, the Congo, The Sudan, Tunisia, UNCTAD report 2018, United States sanctions on the Sudan, World Investment Report 2018

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to Africa slumped to $42 billion in 2017, a 21% decline from 2016, says World

Investment

Quantum Global named Best Investment Company Angola 2016

February 7, 2017September 13, 2018 NBE Africa, Angola, Investment, Quantum Global

African focused investment firm Quantum Global Group were announced as the winners of the Global Banking and Finance Review award