Ethiopia, Nigeria foreign ministers met in Niger
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Demeke Mekonnen, met with his…
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African entrepreneurs shortlisted for Africa Prize for engineering
Fifteen talented entrepreneurs shortlisted from Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe…
Nissan holds its first Africa wide communications masterclass
Nissan Africa managing director Mike Whitfield has hailed the company’s inaugural corporate communications masterclass session involving participants from…
Pan-African Crypto Exchange, Yellow Card secures $40 million
The round, led by Polychain Capital, brings Yellow Card to $57 million total raised, more than any crypto…
Global alliance launched to end AIDS in children
Globally, only half (52%) of children living with HIV are on life-saving treatment, far behind adults where three…
African leaders call for financing to protect the world’s biodiversity
At the Africa Nature Finance Forum, held yesterday on the sidelines of the inaugural African Protected Areas Congress…
Attitudes to Islamic wealth management in Africa
By Faizal Bhana – Africa’s private equity landscape is experiencing a fundamental shift. A budding generation of wealthy…
Africa advised to stamp out witchcraft accusations against children
Witchcraft accusations and ritual attacks against African children are hidden and ignored, yet are one of the most…
WHO releases Multi-country monkeypox outbreak update
Since 13 May 2022, monkeypox has been reported to WHO from 23 Member States that are not endemic…
Venture Capital education attracts hundreds of Africans
Dream Venture Capital (Dream VC) latest training on venture capital for Africans has attracted hundreds of applicants from…
U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted Tanzanian President
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today hosted Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania.
Africa’s communication industry set for exciting future
BHM Research & Intelligence has announced that starting this year, its annual report on the public relations and…
Why Africa is the new frontier for venture capital
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse- Studies show that the practice, skills and knowledge of Venture Capital (VC) in Africa…
UN agency launches AfCFTA Country Business Index Report
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) unveiled today the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Country Business…
African AgriTech set to receive $2 million award
The Milken Institute and the Motsepe Foundation today announced the 25 teams receiving finalist prizes for the Milken-Motsepe…
AfDB set to promote decentralized renewable energy in Africa
African Development Bank (AfDB) joins the $800 million program will help spur commercial and local currency investments to…
Nigeria, United States sign cultural property agreement
United States Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard and Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed signed a…
Friday’s TPLF / Egypt, EU / US drama at UN
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – On Friday December 17, United Nations Human Rights Council held a special session…
Africa’s most populous country set to boost agriculture
With the objective of impacting the lives of millions of people in Africa’s most populous country, the African…
Behind desperation of U.S, allies about Africa
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Most of the latest actions and decisions of the United States and its…
Ethiopian Airlines resumes flight to Enugu, Nigeria
Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest pan African airline, has resumed weekly passenger services to Enugu, Nigeria from 09…
Several African leaders attend Ethiopia’s PM inaugural
Several African countries leaders including presidents of Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan, Prime Minister of…
Policy to fortify foods transforms Ethiopia’s health, GDP
Ethiopia’s Government spending of $3.8 million over the next 10 years could save tens of thousands of lives,…
Research Institute wins 2021 Africa Food Prize
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has been awarded the 2021 Africa Food Prize,…
Ethiopia PM urges African leaders to cooperate
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia urges African leaders mainly Uganda, Rwanda, South Africa, and Nigeria to cooperate…
Nigeria to create special agro-industrial processing zones
Nigeria’s Federal and State governments have expressed overwhelming support for an initiative to create Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones…
AFRAA releases African airlines’ performance updates August 2021
In the month of August 2021, air passenger traffic reached 46.8% compared to same month in 2019 while…
Report unveils key factors for successful job creation in Africa
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and NKC African Economics (an Oxford Economics company) launched today a…
Congo tops list of world’s most neglected crisis
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the world’s most neglected displacement crisis according to the Norwegian…
Africa’s Best Brands unaffected by pandemic
African Business today released its June cover story featuring its exclusive ranking of Africa’s Best Brands. This year’s…