NJ Ayuk Listed Among 100 Most Reputable Africans In 2023
By Boris Esono Nwenfor & Sonita Ngunyi Nwohtazie NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber spared no efforts in the quest for solutions to sustain and keep the African energy sector ticking Author, Founder, and CEO of Centurion Law Group, and Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber NJ Ayuk, has been placed […]
Registration And Entries For The 5th Africa Youth In Tourism Innovation Summit And Challenge 2023 Start On A High Note
Africa Tourism Partners wish all its partners, stakeholders and the entire global travel and tourism community Happy and fulfilling New Year ahead. This year’s edition of Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit (www.youthtourismsummit.com) is scheduled for 31 May to 2 June 2023 in Namibia. Registration and entries for the Summit as well as Tourism Innovation […]
Tigrayan Forces Hand Over Weapons as Part of Peace Deal
Ethiopia’s federal defense force in a statement Wednesday confirmed Tigray forces have started handing over heavy weapons— the latest progress in line with a November peace deal. The statement said the “first round” of weapons were transported on Tuesday in Agula camp, 36 kilometers from Tigray’s capital, Mekelle. Ethiopian Army Commander Lieutenant Colonel Aleme Tadele […]
Kampala Declared Ebola Free
Ugandan authorities have officially declared the end of a recent Ebola outbreak after 42 consecutive days with no new cases. A formal declaration was made during a televised ceremony held in the central Mubende district, the epicenter of the outbreak, on Wednesday. According to the World Health Organisation, an Ebola outbreak is over if there […]
First Call Of Duty for New China FM in Africa
The China-funded and headquarters for the African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has been inaugurated in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. The newly appointed Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who’s visiting Ethiopia as part of a week-long tour of the continent, was joined by the chairperson of African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, […]
The World Bank Projects an Impressive 2023 for Senegal’s Economy
Senegal’s rise is attributable to a stronger export portfolio due to a pick-up in private investment in the mining sector with the first gas project coming onstream by the end of 2023. The west African nation projects to earn $1.4 billion in oil and gas revenue by 2025, with its Greater Tortue Ahmeyim gas project […]
Whose Troops Should be in Africa?
The United States has accused Kremlin-backed Russian military contractors of interfering in the internal affairs of African countries and “increasing the likelihood that violent extremism will grow” in the Sahel region, which is facing increasing attacks, an allegation Russia denied. US Deputy Ambassador Richard Mills lashed out at the Wagner Group at a UN Security […]
Three People Arrested after Trying to Steal a 10-ton Statue of Pharaoh Ramses II
According to the statement, police reported that “three people were arrested in possession of manual digging tools and heavy equipment, a crane,” which they had used in an attempt to “lift the statue and excavate the antiquities in the area.” The Aswan Antiquities Authority proved “the antiquity (of the statue) and attributed it to Ramses […]
Big News for Tunisia-founded Enterprise AI Startup
Tunisia-founded enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) startup InstaDeep has been acquired by Nasdaq-listed German biotech company BioNTech SE in a deal that could eventually be worth $684m to its shareholders. Founded in Tunisia in 2014 but now headquartered in London having gone global, InstaDeep delivers AI products and solutions for the enterprise sector, and also has […]
Church of England Does Some Introspection on Its Colonial Past
The Church of England’s decision to set up a £100m fund for communities adversely affected by historic slavery is the latest – and biggest – step it has taken over the past few years to “address past wrongs” relating to its links to the slave trade. The report on the origins of the C of […]
