BİGA Home Sets its Sights on the Entire African Continent After Establishing 20 Sales Points in Senegal
Since its launch on September 12, BİGA Home (www.BiGAHome.com) has expanded its footprint to encompass 15 operational sales points as of today; BİGA Home’s year-end target is to reach 20 sales points; Doğanlar Furniture Group, through its BİGA Home brand, is set to export its products to nearly 20 countries, with a primary focus on Senegal […]
Rugby Africa President Calls to Maximize the Economic Potential of Rugby Across Africa
In an opinion piece published today by Rugby World, (https://www.RugbyWorld.com), Herbert Mensah, the newly elected President of Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com), the continental governing body for rugby in Africa, highlights the vast economic potential of rugby across Africa. Rugby World, multi-platform rugby union media brand, is the highest selling rugby magazine in the world. The publication, […]
Renewed partnership to boost the skills needed to drive drug discovery and development in Africa
The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) (www.IFPMA.org/) and H3D Foundation (https://H3DFoundation.org/) have today announced a new three-year phase of their partnership, aiming to boost the skills and capacity needed to drive increased research and development of new medicines in Africa. Despite 20% of the global burden of disease impacting people living in […]
Food Aid to Terror Victim Families in Niger
The effects of the political crisis that occurred in Niger on 26 July 2023 still remain. The commodity prices, including basic food products, have increased significantly in the country where there are security and economic problems. Apart from the increase in food prices, the fact that various foreign development agencies and non-governmental organizations have stopped […]
Africa-Europe partnership launches study to evaluate emergency response tools for severe malaria in highly isolated rural settings
The new SEMA ReACT (SEvere MAlaria treatment with Rectal artesunate and Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy [in remote settings]) consortium aims to fill the evidence gap in the use of an intervention used to buy time to seek further care in remote contexts where health facility transfer is not feasible. Download document (EN): https://apo-opa.co/47x0vbh Download document (FR): https://apo-opa.co/47wZMXH Download […]
Accounting and Financial Professionals Must Lead Africa’s Transition to Sustainable Development
Accountants must be fit to lead Africa’s inclusive sustainable growth and economic recovery ensuring the continent’s place in the global arena, says ACCA, (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) (www.ACCAGlobal.com) as it readies for its annual conference held for the first time in South Africa. Hundreds of accounting professionals from across Africa are expected to […]
New France Visa Application Centre inaugurated in Monrovia for the convenience of Liberian nationals
Effective 18 September 2023, applicants in Liberia (except holders of official passports) seeking a France visa can visit the newly opened VFS Global (www.VFSGlobal.com) France Visa Application Centre in Monrovia located at Royal Grand Hotel, 15th Street Tubman Boulevard, Sinkor Monrovia, Liberia. As an exclusive service provider to the Government of France for select locations in […]
Statement by Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Simão on the security situation in Freetown, Sierra Leone
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, condemns the attempted overnight forcible seizure of military installations in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He welcomes steps taken by the Government to maintain peace and security. The Special Representative notes with concern that […]
African Oil & Gas and the Rest of the World: What Changed in 2023? (By NJ Ayuk)
By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org). It’s undeniable that the Russian invasion of Ukraine proved highly disruptive to world energy markets. This geopolitical clash led to the imposition of Western sanctions on the export of Russian oil and fuel and the imposition of a price cap on Russian crude by the G7 […]
Islamic Development Bank Institute Delivers High-Level Islamic Finance Executive Program Sessions
The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (www.IsDBInstitute.org) successfully coordinated and delivered high-level knowledge-sharing sessions under the theme ‘Islamic finance and socioeconomic development’ on 14 November 2023. The sessions were part of the 6th edition of the Saudi-Spanish Center for Islamic Economics and Finance (SCIEF) Islamic Finance Executive Program. IsDBI collaborated with King Abdulaziz University (KSA) […]
