USAID boss urges donors to help flood-affected in Africa
BY YANET FANTAYE WOGAYEHU – Stressing that the United States has been providing humanitarian assistance to the population…
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Djibouti set to transform economy moving beyond port services
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Djibouti- Djibouti Forum, international business conference aiming to engage private and institutional investors…
Radisson Hotel Group eyes 50 percent expansion in Africa
Radisson Hotel Group says it is targeting a 50 percent expansion of its West and Central African portfolio,…
UNAIDS, Expertise France set to fight HIV stigma in Africa
The French public international cooperation agency ‘Expertise France’ and UNAIDS have signed a new partnership agreement to fight…
West Africa meeting focuses on informal sector
West African experts met in in Lomé, Togo this week to review the draft study report on the…
Africa’s economic growth to outpace global forecast
Africa is set to outperform the rest of the world in economic growth over the next two years,…
57 million kids unable to attend school in Central, West Africa
Fifty-seven million children, adolescents and youth are barred from attending school in the Central and West Africa region,…
Ethiopia, most African nations offtrack of achieving SDGs
Ethiopia and most African countries are not on track of attaining any of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals…
Ethiopia tourist arrival up 255 % in 2021 3rd quarter
The number of tourists and business travelers arriving Ethiopia during the third quarter of the year 2021 (July…
Small businesses attend continental trade fair
Over thirty Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) participated in the Intra-Africa Trade Fair (IATF), which took place in…
Burkina Faso releases its first pearl millet hybrid
Burkina Faso recently approved the commercial use of its first pearl millet hybrid called Nafagnon.
IFC supports fuel imports in West Africa
To support imports of crucial energy products into several West African countries, International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested…
Gozem App launches in Libreville, Gabon
Gozem, the super app already operational in several West African cities, today launches a taxi booking service in…
Digital pan-African platform to support West, North Africa entrepreneurs
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Accenture announced the launch of YAS! (Youth for Africa and Sustainable…
Global hotel chains to expand in Francophone Africa
The facts and figures behind an unprecedented hotel expansion in Francophone Africa are revealed in the latest research…
Central, West Africa police forces partner to fight organised crimes
With the aim of boosting efforts to fight transnational threats across these regions, the police chiefs of Central…
FDI to West Africa fell 11% to $11.3 billion
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to West Africa fell by 11% to $11.3 billion in 2017 as compared to…