Ndi Anambra In Lagos To Meet Governor Soludo For Socio-economic Growth Of Home State
LAGOS, Nigeria, 20 June 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Anambra indigenes living in Lagos have concluded plans for a Town Hall with the Executive Governor of Anambra State, His Excellency, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo CFR, on Thursday June 22,2023 at the Collonades Hotel, Ikoyi Lagos. The interactive session scheduled to begin at 5pm local time is organized […]
Working Together, Refugees And Ugandan Nationals Are Thriving
It is estimated that 117.2-million people will be forcibly displaced or stateless in 20231. Yet there are organisations that provide hope. African humanitarian assistance organisation ForAfrika, is involved in a programme in Uganda that has refugees living peacefully and in active collaboration with local communities, says the organisation’s CEO Isak Pretorius. “Too often there is […]
Climate Induced Stranded Assets
Giovanna Valverde and Ioannis Tsipouridis The invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, apart from the humanitarian crisis it created, it led to an unprecedented energy crisis as Russia weaponised gas supplies. This was followed by a rally in energy prices that caused a global panic and pushed nations around the globe, to attempt to alleviate […]
Director General, Elyas Abdi Jillaow, From The Kenya Ministry Of Education, Launches A Major International Initiative Headed By Education.org.
Elyas Abdi Jillaow, Director General of the Ministry of Education, today (June 14) launched the International Working Group (IWG), an important new international initiative bringing together leading education policymakers, academics and practitioners from Kenya, Africa, and the rest of the world. The IWG is the initiative of Education.org, an independent non-profit foundation dedicated to improving […]
Visa Announces Launch Of Africa Fintech Accelerator Program
New Visa initiative to support Africa’s Fintech start-ups and entrepreneurs, providing training, connections, technology, and investment opportunities for up to 40 fintechs each year Visa (NYSE: V) today announced the launch of the new Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator program to help enable Africa’s expanding start-up community through expertise, connections, technology, and investment funding. The initiative […]
I&M Bank Collaborates With Mastercard To Launch A Suite Of Premium World Debit Card And Multicurrency Prepaid Cards
I&M Bank Tanzania, a leading bank with customer-centric digital solutions, has partnered with Mastercard, a technology leader in the global payment industry, to launch a suite of Debit and Multicurrency Prepaid Cards. These cards will enable customers to make seamless transactions in both domestic and international markets. The bank will be launching the I&M Debit […]
Conference In Lagos, Nigeria, Aims To Propose Solutions For Social Protection For Informal Economy Workers
StreetNet International, a global alliance of street vendors and informal traders, along with Women In Informal Employment – Globalizing and Organizing, will organize a regional conference in Lagos, Nigeria, on 21-22 June 2023 to propose solutions to ensure social protection for informal economy workers. Specifically, the conference aims to develop an African regional position on […]
Accelerating Progress Towards Gender Equality In Food Systems Could Help Reverse Recent Spikes In Hunger And Poverty, Finds New Report
Experts highlight policies needed to position women as changemakers in Africa’s food systems after recent setbacks in efforts to address gender inequality and eliminate hunger and malnutrition African governments must “urgently redouble” efforts to achieve gender equality in agrifood systems, which is critical to improving women’s nutrition, health, and economic empowerment, according to a new report. The continent […]
Taking Stock of Africa’s Peace Mission
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed as “historic” last week’s trip of African leaders to Ukraine and Russia, describing it as “the first time African leaders have embarked on a peace mission beyond” the continent. An African contingent including leaders and representatives from seven countries met Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia’s President Vladimir […]
African States are Asking More Loudly, Why they have a Weak Voice at the IMF and the World Bank
There will be no shortage of bigwigs in Paris on June 22nd at a development finance pow-wow hosted by Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, to discuss pressing global issues including World Bank reform, climate finance and debt distress. Among those attending the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact will be no fewer than 16 African […]
