In order to make energy poverty history by 2030, Africa needs to develop large-scale infrastructure projects that support the transportation and export of oil and gas. As an advocate for the development of such projects, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) – led by Executive Chairman NJ Ayuk – will participate at the upcoming East […]

Download logo Gianni Infantino reiterated FIFA’s (https://www.FIFA.com) call alongside the World Trade Organization Director-General; FIFA President: “The offers from broadcasters, mainly in the 'Big 5' European countries, are still very disappointing”; revenue from the commercial programme will be reinvested entirely in women's football. FIFA President Gianni Infantino has repeated his call to broadcasters to follow FIFA's […]

Download logo Ethiopian Airlines, the leading and fastest growing Airline in Africa, is celebrating the 50th year of the launch of its service to the UK in April 1973. Ethiopian Airlines’ inaugural flight arrived in London-Heathrow on a Boeing 720-B commencing with two flights a week. The flight was originally operated via Cairo, Rome and […]

Download logo Leading pan-African technology solutions group Liquid Intelligent Technologies (https://www.Liquid.Tech), a business of Cassava Technologies, today announces the extension of Liquid’s net debt:EBITDA covenant threshold in respect of its ZAR term loan and RCF. Earlier this year we engaged with our lending partners on a pre-emptive basis due to the prospect of further exchange […]

Download logo The pre-electoral fact-finding Mission deployed to Guinea Bissau by the President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu TOURAY, rounded up its activities on 30th April 2023. The Mission was deployed from 24th to 30th April 2023 in conformity with the relevant provisions of the Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance to hold consultations […]

Download logo The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (https://apo-opa.info/422cEm8)  has expressed alarm at the overcrowding in Madagascar’s prison facilities, which it observed during its first visit to the country. “The extreme overcrowding we witnessed in prisons, close to 1000% in some of them, needs immediate action from the Malagasy authorities,” said Juan Pablo Vegas, […]

Global Citizen (www.GlobalCitizen.org), the world’s leading international advocacy organization on a mission to end extreme poverty NOW, launched its new global campaign, Power Our Planet: Act Today. Save Tomorrow. Announced during the Global Citizen NOW action summit in New York City, and Co-Chaired by Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados, Power Our Planet is a […]

Download logo Top executives of the Nigerian Army’s (NA) senior think-tank are due to undertake a four-day study tour of the Philippines in early May, the Philippine Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria said on Thursday, 27 April 2023. Major General Stevenson Olugbenga Olabanji, Commander of the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) NA headquartered in Minna, the […]

Kenya and Canada are working on a labour migration framework that will enable more Kenyans to get skilled jobs in the North American country. President William Ruto said Kenya will align the training of health workers at the Kenya Medical Training College and technical and vocational institutions with the Canadian curricula to respond to the […]

Download logo As part of the implementation of the Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP), the ECOWAS Department for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalization is organizing a series of regional capacity building workshops for experts from the states covered by the ROGEAP project on standards for solar home kits up to 350 Wp. The three cities selected to host […]