Egis Will Act As The Consulting Engineer To The Guinean Government For The Simandou Mega-Project
Egis, an international company specialized in consulting, engineering, construction, and mobility services, announced the signature of a contract with the Guinean government to act as technical advisor for the construction of the Simandou mega mining project’s infrastructure. Located 550 kilometers southeast of Conakry, the project includes the construction of a 650km railway line (the Transguinean) […]
OPEC Fund Supports Critical Infrastructure In Africa With $50M Loan To Africa Finance Corporation
The proceeds of the 10-year loan will be used to improve connectivity, transport, logistics, trade and to boost access to energy across the African continent The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org) have signed a US$50 million loan agreement to finance the development of infrastructure critical to […]
Goodbye Malaria Receive US$24 Million Grant From The Global Fund To Fight Malaria In South Africa, Eswatini And Mozambique
The governments of Mozambique, South Africa and Eswatini, in partnership with The Global Fund, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Goodbye Malaria, recently received the third MOSASWA regional grant following the successful completion of two previous grants. MOSASWA is a trilateral agreement between the governments of Mozambique, South Africa and Eswatini, with the aim […]
Focusing On 4T Technologies, Helping Thousands Of Industries Transform From Energy Consumers To Energy Producers
Huawei today demonstrated its commitment to Africa’s energy transition, while also showcasing the full range of its latest solar PV and green home and business solutions, at the Solar Power Africa Conference, currently underway in Cape Town, South Africa. In his keynote address to the conference attendees, Xia Hesheng, President of Huawei Digital Power Sub-Saharan […]
Women And Girls In STEM Fields Can Promote And Support A Sustainable Economy
In recent weeks, global headlines have frequently focused on advancements in technology and the implications of this for industries, organisations and individuals alike. More particularly, the rise of innovative solutions in Artificial Intelligence has sparked debate on the role of technology versus human nuance. That said, the burgeoning opportunities technology brings also speak directly to […]
CNN Announces Larry Madowo As New African Voices Changemakers Host
CNN International Correspondent Larry Madowo will be the new host of long-running series African Voices Changemakers, which profiles outstanding individuals from across the continent. Based in Nairobi, Madowo has covered stories around the globe since joining the network in 2021. He has highlighted coronavirus vaccine inequality, reported on flooding in Nigeria, broadcast from Expo 2020 in Dubai and […]
A Revival of Africa’s Super Grains
They included the presidents of Ethiopia, South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Burundi and Gambia. Also the AU chairperson Moussa Faki-Mahamat in a tweet welcomed the “global outpouring of support and solidarity”. Their condolences come as dozens of nations and organizations offered to help with rescue efforts in southern Turkey and northern Syria after Monday’s earthquakes […]
Electricity Crisis Dominates South Africa’s State of the Nation Address
President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a state of disaster to address the energy crisis stifling economic growth and job creation efforts, saying the move would help government extend a helping hand to businesses and households and exempt critical infrastructure, including hospitals, from the rolling blackouts. In his state of the nation address (Sona) in the […]
It’s Nigeria’s Executive vs its Judiciary
Nigeria’s government is challenging a Supreme Court order that suspended Friday’s deadline for the phaseout of old currency notes, saying it lacks jurisdiction. The issue of when the old currency becomes invalid has turned into a significant issue as Nigeria prepares for elections a little more than two weeks away. On Wednesday, a seven-member panel […]
Egypt Joins the Elite Club of African States with Unicorns
Fintech startup MNT-Halan raked in an impressive $400 million in a hybrid equity-debt financing round, propelling its post-money valuation to much-coveted billion-dollar unicorn status. Africa’s unicorn landscape had remained fallow since Nigeria’s Chipper Cash achieved a similar feat in November 2021, through a Series C extension led by FTX and totaling $150 million. The latest […]
