Angola and Senegal to champion SDG7 Initiative

On the margins of the United Nations Climate Action Summit convened by the Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres to drum up support for climate action, a group of like-minded countries, financiers, project developers and... Read more »

Marriot International reinforces its commitment to Africa

From the Africa Hotel Investment Forum in Addis, Marriott International reinforced its commitment to Africa by announcing it expects to add 40 properties and over 8,000 rooms across the continent by the... Read more »

Dangote Foundation stewards to empower women

Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has reiterated its readiness to empower additional 106,000 women across four states in Northern Nigeria, with a sum of N1.1 billion before the end of 2019. This initiative... Read more »

UK lauds Ethiopia on acceptance of Universal Periodic review

The UK welcomed acceptance of the recommendations on human trafficking, truth and reconciliation, and commitment for impartial investigations into violations and abuses, whilst noting concern at continued internal displacement in Ethiopia, so... Read more »

Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea gives thumps up to Bioko Malaria Program Award

ADDIS ABABA — The Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea applauds the work of all parties who contributed to the resounding success of the Bioko Island Malaria Elimination Program (BIMEP).... Read more »

Africa, Europe share on disaster risk reduction mechanisms

Disaster risk managers from Africa have been participating in a five-day study tour in Europe last week organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and CIMA Research Foundation,... Read more »

‘Health Media Training’ provides to break stigma on infertility in Zimbabwe and rest of Africa

the first time in Zimbabwe for local media representatives and media students. Auxillia Mnangagwa, The First Lady of Zimbabwe and Ambassador of Merck More Than a Mother emphasized, “We welcome this important... Read more »

Diversifying risks vital to sustain hotel projects

A new report from Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL), the world’s largest professional services firm specializing in real estate, has revealed that people seeking to finance a new hotel project in Africa... Read more »

UK launches economic partnership with SACU+M

The UK has initialed an Economic Partnership Agreement with the Southern African Customs Union and Mozambique (SACU+M) that will allow business to keep trading freely after Brexit, disclosed by Department for International... Read more »

International organizations center on famine in Somalia

With the latest analysis showing that Somalia’s main harvest was the worst since the famine in 2011, Under-Secretary- General (USG) for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock called for sustained... Read more »