Energy Invest: Equatorial Guinea 2023 Book Reveals Promise Of Central African Nation
During Year Of Organization Of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Presidency Energy, Capital & Power is proud to announce the launch of the fourth edition of Energy Invest: Equatorial Guinea and invites stakeholders to participate in the upcoming book Energy Capital & Power (ECP) (https://EnergyCapitalPower.com/) is proud to announce the production […]
Ken Sharpe speaks on PropTech Innovation in Africa
Over the past few years, the real estate sector in Africa has begun to get a face-lift through the technological wave which is termed, PropTech era. Not only is this new wave impacting Africa, PropTech is attracting serious attention worldwide with billions being poured in as investment and property companies are being compelled to innovate […]
Lessons For Launching An African Fintech In 2023
By Justin Asher, Head of Strategy & Marketing at upnup Anyone looking to launch an African startup in 2023 must be sorely tempted to do so in the fintech space (provided they have the relevant background and expertise). After all, fintech has been on something of a streak on the continent. Most of the continent’s […]
A Medical First to Deal with Africa’s Growing Cancer Rates
The first Moroccan-produced tests to diagnose breast cancer and leukaemia will become commercially available within months, cutting costs and waiting times for patients in the country and across Africa. Most of the diagnostic kits for cancer and other diseases in Africa are expensive imports from outside the continent, usually from Europe and the US. Breast […]
China’s New FM on a Meet and Greet in Africa
Foreign Minister Qin Gang is starting his term with a weeklong trip to five African countries, the Foreign Ministry announced Monday. Qin, who until recently was ambassador to the United States, will visit Ethiopia, Gabon, Angola, Benin and Egypt from Jan. 9-16, spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a daily media briefing. In Egypt, Qin will […]
Cameroon’s Second Largest Employer Pleads with Ex Workers to Return
The state-run Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC), is calling for thousands of plantation workers who fled the country’s separatist conflict to return to work. About half the company’s 20,000 workers left more than four years ago over unpaid wages and after deadly and brutal attacks. The company last week said it was safe to return, but […]
A Hero’s Welcome for Ivorian Soldiers
Forty-six Ivorian soldiers accused by Mali of being mercenaries have returned home after six months in captivity. The troops arrived at Ivory Coast’s Abidjan airport late on Saturday, a day after receiving a pardon from Mali’s military ruler. Emerging from their plane home on Saturday, each soldier held a small Ivorian flag and smiled as […]
Two Things Are Stalling An Ambitious Land Restoration Project across Africa
Escalating conflict and climate change threaten the implementation of the Great Green Wall Initiative. Promoters of the Great Green Wall have called for strong political will in engendering peace and increasing investment in environmental preservation, which the project launched 16 years ago seeks to enhance. Competition over natural resources that are affected by climate change […]
Suez Canal Officials Have Flashbacks after Cargo Ship Gets Stuck
A cargo vessel carrying Ukrainian grain briefly ran aground in the Suez Canal before being refloated and towed away, according to the Egyptian authority running the vital waterway. The incident involving the 225-metre Marshall Islands-registered M/V Glory had sparked fears of a repeat of a blockage in 2021, when the large container ship Ever Given […]
Senegal Announces Three Days of National Mourning after Horrific Crash
“I am deeply saddened by today’s tragic road accident in Gniby, where 39 people died and many were seriously injured. I send my heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and wish the injured a speedy recovery,” President Macky Sall said in a tweet. The incident involved two buses that collided with one another, […]
