Summit concludes with a call for action to reinvent the response to the HIV pandemic and end AIDS in Western and Central Africa

Download logo A three-day regional summit on HIV/AIDS held in Dakar, Senegal, has concluded with a call to action that urges stronger support for community-led responses, policies driven by science and data, increased investment in the HIV response and putting HIV at the centre of pandemic preparedness and response. In his closing remarks, the President of Senegal, […]

Tigray conflict: Report calls for accountability for violations and abuses by all parties

Download logo A joint investigation by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the UN Human Rights Office has found that there are reasonable grounds to believe that all parties to the conflict in Tigray have, to varying degrees, committed violations of international human rights, humanitarian and refugee law, some of which may amount to […]

Strong Growth Figures Hotel Industry good for investors

Barrows (www.BarrowsHotels.com), the provider of hotel investment and advisory services for hotels in the Middle East, is very positive for the global hotel industry and sees huge opportunities for investors and developers. Last year, the company noticed lower sales due to restrictions imposed by travel restrictions and declining demand for global hotel bookings. The turnover […]

PICHA launches visual project to champion authentic representation of people with disabilities in the media

With over 15% of the world's population living with some form of disability, the portrayal of people with disabilities in the media and marketing has been limiting, stereotypical and an afterthought.    In order to change the trajectory of this problem, PICHA Stock – a catalyst for change that offers diverse imagery and equal financial rewards […]

Soci?t? Africaine de Raffinage (SAR) Director General Confirmed as Speaker at MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2021 Conference and Exhibition

SAR Director General, Marième Ndoye Decraene, will provide important insights on the company’s role in Senegal’s booming energy industry; MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2021 Conference and Exhibition will be the first of its kind in Senegal in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic; organized by Energy Capital & Power (www.EnergyCapitalPower.com) under the auspices of the […]

The 2nd edition of the Choiseul Africa Business Forum will take place in Nice on 24th and 25th of November 2021

Download logo After a first edition which reunited 600 participants, the 2nd Choiseul Africa Business Forum will take place in Nice (Méridien hotel) in a hybrid format, face-to-face and by videoconference to give the floor to the best experts of the African economic world. An Essential Meeting For The African Business World A platform dedicated […]

Centurion Law Group, SONIDEP Confirm as Silver Plus Sponsors at African Energy Week in Cape Town

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (EnergyChamber.org) is proud to announce that Centurion Law Group and Nigerien Petroleum Products Company SONIDEP have been confirmed as African Energy Week (AEW) 2021 silver plus sponsors. Representing the only silver plus sponsors at Africa’s premier energy event, both Centurion and SONIDEP are not only considered key drivers of Africa’s […]

Canon celebrates the first phase of 'Women Who Empower' program with ten lucky winners from May to September 2021

Canon Middle East, Central and North Africa (Canon-CNA.com) celebrated the first phase of its exceptional ‘Women Who Empower’ program with ten lucky winners for the months of May, June, July, August and September 2021. Launched back in the beginning of the year 2021, the program invited women from different creative industries in the Middle-East, Central […]

Ethiopian Airlines commits ongoing lead support of the Canada-Africa Chamber of Business

Ethiopian Airlines is the sole airline connecting Canada directly to the African continent, and onward to over 120 destinations from the dynamic capital of Addis Ababa. The global leader in aviation renewed its support for The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business, following the 3-day Africa Accelerating conference, addressed by its Managing Director for Canada, Mr. Samson […]

African Governments Must Act to Protect Their Countries' Oil and Gas Industries after COP26 (By NJ Ayuk)

By NJ Ayuk, Chairman, African Energy Chamber As we approach the end of 2021 and COP26, the African oil and gas industry is in a precarious position.  As if the economic devastation of the pandemic weren’t enough, we’re also faced with increasing pressure to reduce our production of fossil fuels and move toward renewables.  Many […]