“The Experiencing Public Relations Book Is Our Contribution To The Body Of Knowledge In Public Relations” Says Olorundero
… as Nigerian Women in PR concludes plans to host participants at its annual conference Public relations as a profession has been misunderstood and largely unappreciated over the years, especially as many are unable to identify distinguishing features from its sister professions: advertising and marketing. This, Nigerian Women in Public Relations has said, is the […]
Young African Leaders Programme
The Young African Leaders Programme of the School of Transnational Governance provides a unique opportunity for policy experts from Africa to further develop their policy work and professional skills amidst international experts. In the dynamic academic environment of the European University Institute in Florence, selected participants will take part in workshops, training and skills development […]
Logistics Startups Bid on Tech in Enabling Africa’s Largest Free-trade Area
African logistics startups are positioning themselves to play a key role in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA), the largest free-trade area in the world by the number of participating countries, which launched on Jan. 1.As businesses that tend to think about being in multiple markets from the onset, startups can help tackle some […]
New Rules for Africa’s Oil Producing Nations
Oil prices have surged by around 5% to $68 a barrel after global oil cartel OPEC+ agreed to rollover its current production quotas for all members except Russia and Kazakhstan. The improving price recovery offers hope of future rises to OPEC’s African member states, whose economies have been battered by a sustained period of low oil prices […]
Nigeria’s Mixed Messages about OMO Bills Creates Confusion
Nigeria’s central bank has denied it’s planning to freeze foreigners out of its lucrative short-term bills market, backtracking on comments made by a director of the institution earlier this week. The central bank’s director of monetary policy, Hassan Mahmud, said Tuesday that offerings to non-residents of Open Market Operation bills would “ultimately” be phased out, […]
Gold Is Leaving these African States by the Cases
The US and the EU must work with African governments to harmonize gold export taxes to reduce smuggling and promote conflict-free gold, says the investigative and policy group The Sentry. Uganda, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Central African Republic (CAR) and Cameroon are the states that most urgently need to tackle the […]
Steinhoff Executives Face Possible Prison Time
Three years and three months after Steinhoff auditor Deloitte refused to sign off on the company’s accounts, triggering the resignation of the CEO and implosion of the share price, German authorities have reportedly indicted four people on charges of balance sheet manipulation. German publication Manager Magazin has reported that the German prosecutors have completed their criminal investigation […]
