Airtel Africa To Host Ground-Breaking Event For New Nxtra Data Centre In Lagos
Airtel Africa is set to host a ground-breaking ceremony to kick off the construction of its first Nxtra Data Center. The event, scheduled to hold on the 12th of March 2024 at Eko Atlantic, Victoria Island, Lagos is expected to have in attendance distinguished guests, including the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; his Ogun […]
Empowering Rural African Women In Health: A Pathway To Health For All
By Dr. Socé Fall, Director of the World Health Organization Neglected Tropical Diseases Program and Dr. Ebere Okereke, CEO of Africa Public Health Foundation As we commemorate International Women’s Day, it’s crucial to recognize the central role that women play in African health and development. Their contributions, often unsung, are vital to the wellbeing of […]
Breaking The Gender Divide: How Business Can Build Future Career Paths For Women In AI And Emerging Tech
This week marks International Women in Tech Week. Despite progress being made in gender equality and equity over the last decade, the underrepresentation of women in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields continues to persist. According to the latest UNESCO report on gender-responsive education, too many girls and women are held back by biases, […]
TDP Group, JICA, Citibank, And SMBC Group Announce Euro 240 Million Agreement To Promote Inclusive Economic Growth & Sustainable Development In African LDCs
The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank Group (TDB Group), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Citibank, and SMBC Group (SMBC) are pleased to announce a EUR 240 million facility agreement aiming to foster and facilitate private sector development initiatives, to improve inclusive economic growth in less developed countries (LDCs). The signing ceremony took place on February 26th, 2024, at […]
Women’s Health – The African Story
By Merilynn Steenkamp – General Manager, South Africa Multi-Country Network at Roche Diagnostics President Sahle-Work Zewde, the first woman president of Ethiopia, said, “If the history of Africa was written by Africans and by women, I think we would find many unsung heroes.” History cannot be rewritten, but we can write a new chapter; one in which […]
African Countries are Leading the Charge for Gender Equality in Politics
Even as we celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) today, the reality is that women and men still don’t enjoy equal rights globally, including in many African countries. A recent report even revealed that no country in the world offers women the same opportunities as men in the workforce. In commemoration of International Women’s Day, here’s […]
Africa Fintech Summit is back in Washington, DC for the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings on the 17th April, 2024 at the Halcyon House.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, 7 March 2024/African Media Agency/-Africa’s financial technology leaders are gathering in Washington DC, US, on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings on April 17, 2024. The Africa Fintech Summit, Africa’s most influential bi-annual confluence of regulators, policymakers, founders, investors, and entrepreneurs from across the globe, is excited to be back in […]
Search and Rescue Teams Deployed to Find Young Children Missing in Nigeria
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Friday directed security and intelligence agencies to “immediately rescue the victims and ensure that justice is served against the perpetrators of these abominable acts”, his office said. Parents from a village in northern Nigeria have been protesting after gunmen abducted more than 280 children from the local school. UNICEF, the […]
Mauritania and the European Union Sign Migration Deal
The country is struggling to contain a surge in migrants embarking on the dangerous journey across the Atlantic Ocean to Spain’s Canary Islands. Speaking in the capital, Nouakchott, European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson praised the deal which includes $230 million for Mauritania to manage migration and crack down on people smugglers. “The route […]
Key Interventions Needed to Enhance African Women’s Access to Climate Justice
Across domestic courts in Africa, climate cases have been decided in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya, with some cases pending in Uganda. However, climate litigation is still fairly new. Climate lawsuits are an important way to access justice. This is particularly true for African women because, as research has shown, climate change affects women more […]
