Angola Drills Down on Investment Incentives, Local Content Support
Angola is leveraging industry-wide reform to not only attract new investments across its oil and gas industry but to unlock…
Ghana legend Asamoah Gyan meets Zanzibar president, set for sports collaboration
The meeting between Gyan and President Mwinyi is seen as a significant step towards leveraging sports as a tool for…
South Africa’s Standard Bank to fund $5 billion Uganda-Tanzania oil pipeline despite environmental concerns
South Africa’s Standard Bank, the largest African lender by assets, will fund the controversial Uganda-Tanzania oil pipeline, Bloomberg reported on…
AfDB approves $8.6 million grant to boost non-oil revenue mobilization in South Sudan
The African Development Fund (ADF), the Bank Group’s concessional window, will provide $6.62 million, while $1.98 million will come from…
MultiChoice reports resilient performance while expanding its platform
MultiChoice Group demonstrated resilient operational performance for the year ended March 2024 (FY24), delivering a 26% trading profit margin in…
African Development Bank Appoints Dr. Léandre Bassole as Deputy Director General for East African Region
The Bank’s engagement in Guinea increased from $240 million in 2017 to $728 million in 2023 The African Development Bank…
AfDB strengthens transition states’ capacity for more productive, effective and transparent debt management
The African Development Bank Group has launched a series of training programmes to support 22 Transition or fragile states in…
Digital Earth Africa announces major advancement in the observation and monitoring of Africa’s waterbodies
Digital Earth Africa announces the launch of its innovative Waterbodies Monitoring Service. This service is a world-first developed in –…
AfDB, Ethiopia launch $94 million project to boost Climate Resilient Wheat Value Chain Development
The African Development Bank Group and the government of Ethiopia, in partnership with the Netherlands, fertilizer company OCP-Africa, and the…
Google to Construct Subsea Fiber Optic Cable Connecting Africa and Australia
Google is set to construct the first subsea fiber optic cable linking the continents of Africa and Australia, in a…
DR Congo’s first female PM sworn in, with ambitious 93-bln-USD action plan
Judith Suminwa Tuluka was sworn in early Wednesday as the first female prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the…
Malawi announces 21-day mourning for vice president Chilima
Malawi has announced a 21-day mourning period for Vice President Saulos Chilima, who died in a plane crash Monday along…
Stress and loneliness dog African workers, finds Gallup
The survey found significant regional differences in how mental health issues are experienced across Africa. Nearly half of sub-Saharan Africa…
AU extends condolences over deaths of Malawi’s vice president, nine others
African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat on Tuesday extended condolences over the deaths of Malawi’s vice president and…
Tanzania to host East African petroleum conference, exhibition
Tanzania will host the 11th East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition in the port city of Dar es Salaam from…
Payroll integration is a business advantage. How do you make it happen?
Business silos have their purpose, but they are not effective. Connect the dots, and the results pay handsomely. This wisdom…
Bilioni 12 kutumika kukijanisha jiji la Dodoma
Serikali imesema kiasi cha shilingi Bilioni 12 kitatumika katika utekelezaji wa mradi wa kukijanisha jjiji la Dodoma ikiwemo kupanda miti…
How Dangote refinery is flipping the script on Africa’s oil
The recent export of jet fuel to Europe marks a monumental moment for Dangote refinery igniting hope for Nigeria and…
African MPs unite in Kampala to tackle illicit arms trade
Some Members of Parliament from across Africa met in Kampala over the weekend to discuss mechanisms for enhancing the prevention…
Malawi Vice President Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima Died in Plane Crash, says Chakwera
Chilima had traveled for the funeral of a former cabinet minister Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has revealed there were no…
Clear and present danger: Extractive exploitation in Africa
Should Africa welcome Russian overtures to get involved in developing the continent’s mineral resources? Dr Hannah Muthoni Macharia gives her…
AfriLabs, KAF Sign MoU to Foster Cross-Continental Startup Growth
AfriLabs’ parterneship with the Korea-Africa Foundation (KAF) will bridge the gap between Korean and African startups by leveraging each other’s…
Access Bank acquires ABCT Bank in Tanzania as it deepens East African presence
Access Bank has acquired African Banking Corporation of Tanzania (ABCT) Limited, deepening its roots in East Africa and continuing a…
Plane carrying Malawi Vice President Chilima goes missing
The military aircraft carrying Malawi Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima is missing after it did not make a landing Monday…
Airtel Africa taps Network International for payments processing
Airtel Africa, a provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries in Africa, announced today…
First Korea-Africa summit focuses on critical minerals
The inaugural Korea-Africa summit took place in Seoul this week as the Asian country seeks to develop stronger ties with…
Nominations For The 2024 AWIEF Awards Are Open
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has officially opened nominations for its 2024 AWIEF Awards. This prestigious event…
Somalia joins UN Security Council after more than 50 years
The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday elected Somalia to the 15-member UN Security Council for a two-year term starting…
VIDEO: Kiira Motors unveils the 2024 8-Meter Kayoola EVS Model
Ugandan Company Kiira Motors Corporation Thursday delivered a batch of eight 8-Meter Kayoola EVS buses produced at Luweero Industries Limited…
Kenya sets up campaign team to lead Odinga’s bid for AU Commission chairmanship
Kenya on Wednesday set up a campaign secretariat to work with former Prime Minister Raila Odinga in his bid for…
African AI pioneer InstaDeep ready for future after €500m takeover
When Karim Beguir and Zohra Slim co-founded artificial intelligence pioneer InstaDeep a decade ago, the idea of an Africa-founded AI…
Kenya holds interest rates at 13% as the exchange rate stabilises
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has maintained interest rates at 13%, the same as in April 2013, in a…
South Korea signs 48 minerals, export agreements with African countries
Nearly 50 deals and agreements have been signed during South Korea’s first summit with leaders from 48 African countries to…