Niasse Aissatou Cissoko, President and Founder of Senegal Oil & Gas Academy to Speak at MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2021

Niasse Aissatou Cissoko, President and Founder of Senegal Oil & Gas Academy, will speak at the upcoming MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2021 Conference and Exhibition; organized by Energy Capital & Power (www.EnergyCapitalPower.com), the conference will take place in Dakar on December 13-14, 2021. Niasse Aissatou Cissoko, President and Founder of the Senegal Oil & Gas […]

37th Annual AUHF Conference Sets the Housing Agenda

Taking place in-person and virtually live from Kigali from 02-04 November, the 37th annual African Union for Housing Finance (AUHF) Conference & Annual General Meeting (AGM) is a globally attended event designed to accelerate access to affordable housing across Africa. Broadcasted live from the Marriott Hotel, Kigali, the 2021 AUHF Conference provides a platform for […]

Problem Hotels Provide Growth for Barrows Hotel Enterprises

Barrows (www.BarrowsHotels.com), the provider of hotel investments and advisory services for hotels in the Middle East, sees a boost in turnover due to hotels that are increasingly experiencing continuity problems. Every day the company receives many requests from 4- and 5-star hotels within its Hotel Advisory department. Sometimes located in beautiful and unique locations and […]

Conference on Land Policy in Africa opens with calls for pro-poor land policies, equal access, and ownership of land

Download logo The 2021 Conference on Land Policy in Africa opened Monday with a resounding call for African countries to develop pro-poor land policies and inclusive land tenure rights, particularly for women and youth. The theme of this year's conference is “Land governance for safeguarding art, culture, and heritage towards the Africa we want.” This […]

PropTech Solution Sets a New Benchmark in the Real-estate Industry

Leading Pan-African professional real-estate services provider Broll Property Group (www.Broll.com) is a PropTech technology creator and arguably the continent’s leader in this regard. It has achieved this pre-eminence through in-house software development and collaborating with other technology houses. Software development has been core to Broll’s business for over two decades, giving its clients and the […]

African Energy Awards 2021: Celebrating Industry Pioneers

African Energy Week (AEW) 2021 not only provides the platform for advanced conversations on Africa’s energy future but aims to celebrate the significant accomplishments made by African energy professionals and organizations as they lead the continent into a new era of energy and economic success. This year, AEW 2021 is proud to host the first […]

South African Businesses Prepare for New Era of Public Scrutiny as 77% Expect Investigations in Next 12 Months

Companies Anticipate Investigations into Three Key Areas: Business Conduct and Treatment of Customers, Sustainability/ESG Practices, and Relationship with Public Bodies or Procurement of Government Contracts; 78% Believe Their Business Model Needs to Fundamentally Change to Maintain or Restore Competitiveness; 98% of Companies Are Actively Investing in Preparation for Future Crises, Including Use of Tools Such […]

The Countdown Begins: One week to go Until Africa's Premier Energy Event Kicks Off

African Energy Week (AEW) 2021 represents the continent’s premier energy event organized by the African Energy Chamber (AEC) (EnergyChamber.org), in partnership with South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy. With only one week to go, the Africa-focused, Cape Town-based event will see the continent’s leaders, energy sector key players and stakeholders from across the […]

Moody's Affirms African Development Bank AAA Rating, Stable Outlook

Download logo Moody's Investors Service (“Moody's”) has affirmed the African Development Bank's (www.AfDB.org) Aaa long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings. The outlook remains stable. In a rating action note dated 28 October 2021, Moody’s said the key factors underpinning the affirmation include robust capital buffers, combined with superior risk management which contain the challenges associated […]

Worsening drought and conflict drives extreme food needs in Horn of Africa, warns IRC

Download logo The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is concerned that multiple seasons of drought plus ongoing conflict in parts of Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia and Sudan will likely result in extreme hunger in the coming months, similar to the drought of 2016. Kurt Tjossem, IRC Regional Vice President for East Africa said: “We’re extremely worried about […]