World Trade Centers Association And World Trade Center Bengaluru To Bring Newly Rebranded Global Business Forum To India For The First Time
Taking place in Bengaluru — the “Silicon Valley of India” — the GBF will focus on investment opportunities in the state of Karnataka and position India as an investment destination World Trade Centers Association® (WTCA®) — an international trade organization connecting more than 300 World Trade Center® (WTC®) locations in nearly 100 countries — and World Trade Center Bengaluru will host the 54th annual WTCA […]
Lloyd’s And Sherbro Alliance Partners Announce Partnership To Support Long-Term Economic Resilience For Sierra Leone
Lloyd’s, the world’s leading marketplace for insurance and reinsurance, has announced it will partner with Sherbro Alliance Partners (SAP) to support economic resilience and growth opportunities on Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone, as part of a landmark sustainable development initiative that aims to put nature and renewable energy at the centre. Signed on Tuesday, 06 February […]
Africa Travel Week Unveils 10th Anniversary WTM Africa Show Programme
Marking a decade of top B2B travel events, Africa Travel Week has revealed a packed schedule for its 2024 milestone edition of WTM Africa. Running from 07-12 April in Cape Town, the newly-announced programme spotlights real business-building opportunities. “The tourism landscape in 2024 is characterised by growth and optimism, setting the tone for Africa Travel […]
Data Management Can Give Businesses In Kenya The Edge By Improving Organisational Agility And Decision Making
By Saul Wamalwa, Regional Manager for West, East and Central Africa at Commvault Since data is considered to be the new oil, good data management is key for businesses operating in Kenya as it enables improved organisational agility, better and faster decision making and quicker problem-solving based on accurate, up-to-date information. There are very few […]
EV Forum At Africa Energy Indaba Places Spotlight On Electric Vehicles In Africa
The upcoming Africa Energy Indaba is set to showcase the pivotal role of electric vehicles (EVs) in shaping the future of sustainable transportation across the continent. As part of the event’s comprehensive agenda, the Electric Vehicle Forum will bring together industry leaders, experts, and enthusiasts to discuss and accelerate the adoption of electric mobility solutions […]
How Has The African Growth And Opportunity Act (AGOA) Benefited African Countries?
To what extent has the Agoa goal been achieved? The duty- and quota-free access to the US market granted by Agoa has helped in boosting trade and investment between sub-Saharan Africa and the US. Many of the qualifying African countries have recorded specific successes in goods exported under Agoa to the US. These include textiles and apparel from Kenya, […]
Kenya: African Development Bank Adopts New 5-yr Plan to boost growth and human development
NAIROBI, Kenya, 7 February 2024, /African Media Agency/-The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on 14th December 2023 approved a new five-year Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Kenya. The 2024-2028 CSP focuses on boosting private sector-driven growth through infrastructure development, strategic reforms, and human capital development. African Development Bank to support Kenya in […]
Implementing a Migration Policy has never been more Pressing for South Africa
Legal grievances against the South African Department of Home Affairs, including contempt of court cases, are depressingly common. Too frequently the minister has to apologise to a court, or to ask for more time, on behalf of the department. Most of the court cases involve the operations of the department regarding visas and permits for […]
Suitcase Smugglers Feeding Europe’s Hunger for Bushmeat
Millions of people around the world rely on bushmeat as a source of local protein. However, it is increasingly being funnelled into a lucrative organised trade, providing luxury goods to an international market which pushes prices up. The scale of the illegal bushmeat trade is unknown, but scientific reviews suggest it is becoming increasingly commercialised, […]
Senegalese Lawmakers Vote to Delay Elections till December
Plateau, the downtown Dakar neighbourhood that is home to the country’s National Assembly, was tense but quiet on Monday morning. Inside parliament, the assembly was anything but. Lawmakers were debating on President Macky Sall’s announcement to postpone general elections – originally scheduled for February 25 – for an additional six months. The decision to delay […]
