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Small businesses attend continental trade fair

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021BEHAK

Over thirty Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) participated in the Intra-Africa Trade Fair (IATF), which took place in Durban, South Africa, this week.

Intentional investment in girls’ education vital

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021BEHAK

The British Council in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) supported by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Government of Canada and the South Africa Commission for Gender Equality (CGE), calls for significant investment in education of girls.

Ethiopia PM urges African leaders to cooperate

September 2, 2021BEHAK

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia urges African leaders mainly Uganda, Rwanda, South Africa, and Nigeria to cooperate pooling together their resources and knowledge to get out of poverty.

Ethiopia urges diaspora to use formal money transfer

August 20, 2021October 6, 2021BEHAK

BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – The Government of Ethiopia urged its diaspora community to use the formal and legal banking and money transfer system while sending remittances to their families.

Report unveils key factors for successful job creation in Africa

July 2, 2021BEHAK

The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and NKC African Economics (an Oxford Economics company) launched today a joint report on “Best Practices in Job Creation, lessons from Africa.”

Aspen Pharmacare secures €600 million to make vaccines

July 1, 2021BEHAK

U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), IFC of the World Bank Group, the French Development institution Proparco, and DEG – the German development finance institution, today announced a joint financing package for Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited, a leading pharmaceutical company in South Africa.

Panafrican Energy Services Group partners with Petroci CI-11

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021BEHAK

Panafrican Energy Services Group today announced it has signed a contract with Petroci CI-11 to provide 5 Wells intervention services in the Block CI-11 in Côte d’Ivoire.

Is South Africa to excel at coding, robotics?

May 26, 2021BEHAK

In February, the Department of Basic Education confirmed that it would officially get going with the introduction of Coding and Robotics in South African schools.

Africa Travel Week shines spotlight on animal welfare, tourism

May 19, 2021BEHAK

Africa Travel Week has thrown its full support behind the recent announcement by South Africa Environmental Affairs Minister Barbara Creecy putting an end to captive lion breeding.

IFC, Eris support student housing in South Africa

May 11, 2021May 11, 2021BEHAK

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank IFC today announced financing for a new investment platform managed by South Africa’s Eris Property Group.

African development Bank set to fund women entrepreneurs

May 11, 2021May 11, 2021BEHAK

This May, the African Development Bank Group is launching a call for proposals for projects enhancing the viability and sustainability of women entrepreneurship enablers.

Sandvik to acquire screens and feeders manufacturer Kwatani

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021BEHAK

Sandvik has signed a deal to acquire the South African based company Kwatani, a leading supplier of screens and feeders for the mining industry.

Lundbeck South Africa ranked as best place to work

May 6, 2021BEHAK

Lundbeck South Africa, an affiliate of the global biopharmaceutical company committed to researching, developing and delivering transformative therapies for brain diseases, has recently been recognized as one of the best places to work in South Africa for 2021.

Why old industrialization pathways won’t work for Africa

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021BEHAK

As the world is embracing new technologies such as 3D printing, Africa is likely to lose hundreds of thousands of jobs in the manufacturing sector. Unless the continent embraces these new technologies and diversify its economies, it will lose many jobs like witnessed in countries like China and other developed nations, according to issue paper […]

Nium payments platform remits funds into four African markets

March 9, 2021BEHAK

Nium, an advanced global payments platform, announced today that its clients are now able to send funds to their business partners located in Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania, with more countries in the pipeline.