Franck Pliya, Senegal Country Director and Vice President of Business Development in West and Central Africa at Technip Energies has been confirmed as keynote speaker at the upcoming MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2021 Conference and Exhibition, taking place in Dakar, Senegal, on the 16th – 17th of December 2021; organized by Energy Capital & […]
Taraba State flags-off integrated Yellow fever, measles and meningitis vaccination campaign
The National Primary Health Care and Development Agency (NPHCDA), World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, Gavi, the global vaccine alliance, and partners are working to boost population immunity against measles, meningitis, and yellow fever in 13 high-risk states. Along this line, the Taraba State Government, on 17 November 2021, flagged off an integrated vaccination campaign to […]
Drought threatens millions in Somalia as government declares state of emergency
Download logo Nearly a quarter of Somalia’s population is struggling to feed itself due to an ongoing drought with the country declaring a state of emergency and Save the Children calling on donors to urgently respond to the needs of children and their families. The “Deyr” seasonal rains, which normally start in late September and end early […]
The UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg Concludes Visit to Cairo
Download logo The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, concluded today a visit to Cairo where he met the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit. They discussed the importance of a stable Yemen for the region, and the shared responsibility of […]
Nominations Extended to 31 December for IsDB Prize for Impactful Achievement in Islamic Economics
Download logo Nominations for the 2022 IsDB (IsDB.org) Prize for Impactful Achievement in Islamic Economics will now close on 31 December 2021, instead of the initially announced deadline of 1 December, giving prospective nominators more time to finalize and submit their nominations. The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) had announced the call for nominations (https://bit.ly/3r9ekue) back […]
Delivering Happiness to Diepsloot Marks its Tenth Anniversary
The end of November is always a special time of year for the Steyn City Foundation (www.SteynCity.co.za), as it spreads the joy of the festive season with Delivering Happiness to Diepsloot, its flagship initiative. This year promises to be even more memorable, however, as the project celebrates its tenth anniversary. “From the very beginning, Delivering Happiness […]
Women's Empowerment in Creative Industries: Film & Media
Cinema has largely been regarded as a catalyst for social change and a tool of empowerment, the industry is making enormous efforts to equally represent men and women thus closing the gender barrier gap. As opposed to the past, the narrative seems to be changing today with more women coming to the forefront and shining […]
3rd Annual Nigeria Tech Summit Sponsored by the US Embassy of Nigeria Returns to Abuja, Nigeria
Download logo The Global Startup Ecosystem returns with the 3rd annual Nigeria Tech Summit which will take place on December 17, 2021 (10am-5pm EST) at the Abuja Transcorp Hilton with virtual live access to global delegates. The program sponsored by the U.S. Mission in Nigeria will be hosted in partnership with accelerator partners IBM Cloud, AWS, Google […]
Guinea-Conakry Deserves a Just Energy Transition and More Oil and Gas Investment During the MSGBC Oil, Gas and Power Forum in Dakar
Under pressure from climate change and energy transition directives, a growing list of oil and gas majors is shifting from fossil fuels to renewables. As a result, they’re pulling out of or reducing investment in some of the world’s most economically vulnerable hydrocarbon-producing nations, most of them in Africa. Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria are among […]
ITFC Signs a EUR 40 million Agreement with SONACOS to Finance 2021/22 Groundnut Season in Senegal
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (ITFC-idb.org), granted a Euro 40 million financing to Senegal National Groundnut Company (SONACOS). This facility is dedicated to the post-Covid recovery of the Senegalese agriculture sector, the facility is purposed at financing part of the 2021-2022 groundnut campaign. The financing shall cover about 45% of the financing needs […]