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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

Investment

Venture Capital education attracts hundreds of Africans

April 29, 2022 NBE Africa, Cameroon, Dream VC, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, venture capital, Venture Capital education, young African investors, Zimbabwe

Dream Venture Capital (Dream VC) latest training on venture capital for Africans has attracted hundreds of applicants from more than

Trade

U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted Tanzanian President

April 23, 2022 NBE Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S.- Africa Leader’s Summit

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today hosted Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania.

Economy

Accra set to host next African Development Bank annual meeting

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 NBE Accra, AfDB, African Development Bank, annual meeting, climate resilience, energy transition, Ghana

Ghana is set to host the African Development Bank Group’s 2022 Annual Meetings from 23-27 May in its capital, Accra,

Energy

AfDB set to promote decentralized renewable energy in Africa

February 18, 2022 Business News AfDB, African Development Bank, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, renewable energy, Tunisia

African Development Bank (AfDB) joins the $800 million program will help spur commercial and local currency investments to scale up

Environment

Global temperatures spell flood risk for Ethiopia, China, India

January 28, 2022 Business News Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, global temperature, Global Warming, India, River basins

River basins around the world mainly Ethiopia, China, India, Brazil, and Ghana are vulnerable to increased flood danger from rising

Energy

Reports reveiws electricity market regulatory in Ethiopia, South Africa

December 10, 2021 BEHAK electricity, electricity market, Ethiopia, Ghana, Rwanda, South Africa, Zambia

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the RES4Africa Foundation have jointly released a series of country regulatory reviews on

Technology

Ghanaian digital commerce companies secure funding

October 28, 2021 BEHAK digital commerce, digital logistics, digitization, funding, Ghana, OZÉ, Shopa, Swoove, Tendo

Today, the Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator welcomed four Ghanaian digital commerce companies, OZÉ, Shopa, Swoove, and Tendo, as

Agribusiness

Research Institute wins 2021 Africa Food Prize

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 BEHAK 2019 Africa Food Prize, Burkina Faso, chickpea, climate change, Dryland ecosystems, Ethiopia, Ghana, groundnut crop, ICRISAT, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has been awarded the 2021 Africa Food Prize, for work

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

Agribusiness

AGRA launches center for Africa’s agriculture leaders

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 BEHAK Africa, AGRA, agriculture, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, KfW Development Bank, leaders in agriculture, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, USAID

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), with support from the German Development Cooperation through KfW Development Bank,

Health

Malaria vaccine reaches 650,000 children in Kenya, Ghana, Malawi

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 BEHAK Ghana, Kenya, Malaria vaccine, Malawi, UNICEF, WHO

Two years on from the launch of a pilot program, more than 1.7 million doses of the world’s first malaria

Finance

Nium payments platform remits funds into four African markets

March 9, 2021 BEHAK African markets, Ghana, Kenya, Nium, South Africa, Tanzania

Nium, an advanced global payments platform, announced today that its clients are now able to send funds to their business

Energy

Africans discuss energy regulatory environment to attract investment

March 4, 2021 BEHAK ECA, energy, EPRDF, Ethiopia, Ghana, Investment, Kenya, Mauritania, Morocco, private sector, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Zambia

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), RES4Africa & Senegal discuss improving energy regulatory environment to attract investment & private

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

Trade

Center urges Ethiopian businesses to use Africa free trade

October 3, 2020 NBE AfCFTA, CAWEE, economic empowerment, Ethiopia, Ethiopian women, Garden of Coffee, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, SoleRebels, Tomoca Coffee, women businesses

The founder and head of the Center for Accelerated Women’s Economic Empowerment (CAWEE) urges Ethiopian businesses to get prepared to

Health

China donates face masks to Gabon, Ghana, Congo

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Alibaba Group, Burundi, Chinese company, Congo, coronavirus, coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ethiopian Airlines, Gabon, Ghana, Jack Ma, Kenya, Nigeria, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, WHO, Zambia, Zimbabwe

With a the aim of helping African countries combat the coronavirus pandemic, Chinese giant online trading company Alibaba Foundation and

Crime

Ethiopia police captures 3.9 kilograms cocaine

February 16, 2020February 16, 2020 NBE Bole International Airport, Bolivia, Brazil, cocaine, Ethiopia, federal police, Ghana, narcotic drugs, Sao Paulo

The federal Police of Ethiopia captured 3.9 kilograms of cocaine this week from nationals of Brazil, Bolivia and Ghana at

Technology

Ethiopia to launch artificial intelligence development center

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 Business News 4th industrial revolution, Addis Ababa University, Africa, AI, AI entrepreneurs, Artificial intelligence, Betelhem Dessie, Council of ministers of Ethiopia, digital forensics, Ethiopia, Ghana, Google, iCog, Kenya, Nigeria, regulation, research and development, South Africa

The Government of Ethiopia is set to establish artificial intelligence (AI) research and development center that helps startups and regulate

Manufacturing

Addis set to host Africa fashion week

October 7, 2019October 8, 2019 Ethiopia, fashion, Ghana

The 9th annual international fashion by Hub of Africa Addis Fashion Week (HAFW) is set to take place in Addis

Mining

Guinea to host AU’s Africa Mining Development Center

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 Accra, Africa Mining Vision, AU, Conakry, Ghana, Guinea

Conakry, the capital of Guinea is selected to host the headquarters of Africa Union’s specialized agency on minerals development, Africa

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