Category: Africa News

Kenya receives new €235 million loans from African Development Bank to complete Thwake dam

Download logoThe African Development Bank's (www.AfDB.org) Board of Directors has approved two loans worth €235.763 million for the completion of…

6 years ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa to address National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Sitting in Gauteng

Download logoPresident Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday, 22 November 2018, address a formal sitting of the National Council of Provinces…

6 years ago

Marriott International provides exclusive access for Loyalty Members during the Adrenaline Fuelled Grand Prix Race weekend

Marriott International (Marriott.com) will provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to members of its award-winning loyalty programs – Marriott Rewards, The Ritz-Carlton…

6 years ago

Country Director for the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) Ghana Country Director’s speech at Education is GREAT event

Download logoPhilip Smith Speech: Honourable Ministers, British High Commissioner, Director General of Ghana Education Service, Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and…

6 years ago

Constitution Hill to #GoBlue as UNICEF Celebrates World Children’s Day

Download logoToday, on World Children’s Day, activations reached momentum when Constitution Hill’s Women’s Jail was lit in blue and the…

6 years ago

Minister Sisulu arrives in Moscow to strengthen trade and diplomatic relations with the Government of the Russian Federation

Download logoThe Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Lindiwe Sisulu, has arrived in Moscow in the Russian Federation for…

6 years ago

No Silicon Valley for Africa say early stage investors

Cape Town welcomed over 300 active and aspiring investors representing Africa’s early stage investing ecosystem for last week’s two-day Africa…

6 years ago

Africa Loses Billions of Dollars Due to Child Marriage, Says New World Bank Report

Download logoChild marriage will cost African countries tens of billions of dollars in lost earnings and human capital, says a…

6 years ago

National Council of Provinces commends Gauteng Skills Development Programme in the Car Manufacturing Industry

Download logoA Gauteng provincial government skills empowerment programme, in the car manufacturing industry, has been commended by the National Council…

6 years ago

National Assembly Agrees to Four Bills at its Sitting Today

Download logoThree of the Bills are to give effect to revenue proposals. These are the 2018 Rates and Monetary Amounts…

6 years ago

Unlocking Africa’s Earth Observation Potential at the 1st Global Monitoring for Environment and Security and Africa (GMES and Africa) Forum

The 1st Forum of the GMES and Africa (www.au.int/en/GMESAfrica) has kicked off in the Gabonese capital, Libreville. More than 400…

6 years ago

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Briefing Note on Cameroon

Download logo With at least 436,000 people currently internally displaced in Cameroon’s South-West and North-West - and in neighbouring departments…

6 years ago

Committee on transport adopts report that paves way for replacement Of Road Accident Fund (RAF)

Download logoThe Portfolio Committee on Transport has today adopted the final report on the benefit scheme, paving the way for…

6 years ago

Transparency in Military Spending in Sub-Saharan Africa Higher than Expected, New Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Report

The level of transparency in military spending in sub-Saharan Africa is greater than previously thought, according to a new report…

6 years ago

Oradian and new West African partner TAB Finance join forces to boost financial inclusion

TAB Finance, a new microfinance bank licensed by the Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea, joins Oradian’s (www.Oradian.com) global…

6 years ago

Protea Hotels by Marriott to open its Second Hotel in Ghana, first in the Capital City of Accra

Protea Hotels (ProteaHotels.com) by Marriott, part of Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) (www.Marriott.com), announced the signing of Protea Hotel by Marriott…

6 years ago

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated announces closure of USD 200 million syndicated loan facility

Download logoEcobank Transnational Incorporated, ETI, the Lomé-based parent company of the Ecobank Group (www.Ecobank.com), announces today the successful close of…

6 years ago

McKinsey shows Africa is the world’s next big growth market

A new book by McKinsey (https://www.McKinsey.com/) confirms that Africa is poised for economic acceleration, akin to the Asian boom. While…

6 years ago

Public Engagements Diary of the Presidency

Download logoPlease note that entries in this diary are subject to change without prior notice PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA 20 NOVEMBER…

6 years ago

Number of Ghanaians Studying in the United States Increases

Download logoThe 2018 Open Doors report on international education has revealed that the United States hosted 1.09 million international students…

6 years ago



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