Africa Fintech Summit Washington D.C. 2022 — Where African and Global Fintech Stakeholders Met in April
WASHINGTON DC, United States of America, 16 May 2022, /African Media Agency/- On April 21, 2022, African and global fintech stakeholders gathered at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center for the seventh edition of the Africa Fintech Summit. The bi-annual event returned to Washington D.C. for the first time in three years following a virtual […]
Two African Women Named Among 2022 Global Citizen Prize Winners
Awards Celebrate Remarkable Changemakers Taking Exceptional Actions to End Extreme Poverty NOW, While Fostering Social Change Across the Globe International advocacy organization Global Citizen, today, announced the winners of the Global Citizen Prize 2022. Frontline Nigerian activist and Executive Director of Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE), Yemi Adamolekun, and South African humanitarian and Founder of […]
Youths’ Strident Voices Demand An End To Child Labour
By Fawzia Moodley Children’s voices took centre stage at the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, which kicked off in Durban, South Africa, on May 15, 2022. Their voices resonated with the saying: “Nothing about us without us.” The conference takes place at a time when child labour has increased worldwide since 2016 and amid […]
Despite Our Levels Of Inequality, We Have The Potential To Succeed
By Bongumusa Makhathini, Anton Bauman and Mark Fitzjohn For the first time in a generation, and largely due to the global coronavirus pandemic, poverty levels have increased, disproportionately impacting countries with large low-income populations, like South Africa. And with the current global political volatility and uncertainty, we may feel as though the light at the end […]
Underwritten And Non-Underwritten Insurance Cover – What’s The Difference?
By: Clyde Parsons, Chief Innovation Officer at BrightRock Underwriting is all about measuring risks You’ve most likely heard the term ‘underwriting’ mentioned in insurance ads and weren’t sure what it meant and why it’s important. Underwriting is a key element of life, critical illness, and disability insurance. It forms the basis of what premiums you […]
TDB Wins Best Development Bank At 2022 GTR Leaders In Trade Awards
TDB was announced as this year’s winner of the Best Development Bank at the Global Trade Review (GTR) Leaders in Trade Awards ceremony held in London this past 4th of May 2022. GTR awards “highlight excellence in the trade, commodity, supply chain, export finance and fintech markets. Each year GTR recognises the market’s pioneering institutions and top performers […]
How Customer Experience Leaders Can Reduce Service Costs
By Greg Gatherer, Account Manager, Liferay Africa As a result of the pandemic, today’s client expects ease and easy access to products and services via digital platforms, and will abandon a company or brand after a bad experience. Indeed, according to a Zendesk customer experience trends study, more than 60% of customers will deflect after […]
Take The Long View
By Debra Slabber, Portfolio Specialist at Morningstar Investment Management SA It is fair to say that 2021 was an extraordinary year in so many ways. Ex-US president Donald Trump refused to admit defeat in the US presidential election, the US finally withdrew its forces from Afghanistan, the Olympics took place in Tokyo two years later […]
Media Advisory: Report: Global Smokers Exceed 1.1 Billion
May 16, 2022 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. ET1:00 – 1:30 p.m. GMT REGISTER HERE Ahead of the release of a new Tobacco Atlas, health leaders will discuss latest findings on the current status of tobacco use worldwide CHICAGO, USA, 12 May, 2022,/African Media Agency(AMA)/- On Monday, May 16 at 9 a.m. ET global health organization Vital Strategies and the Tobacconomics team at the University […]
African Development Bank Group Seeks US Support For $1.5 Billion Emergency Food Plan For Africa
WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, May 13, 2022/APO Group/ — The president of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, made a compelling case, on Wednesday, for the United States to back the institution’s $1.5 billion emergency food production plan. The plan seeks to avert a looming food crisis in Africa caused by […]
