The Vice President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene has extolled Governor Chukwuma Soludo for renaming Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport after the late literary icon, Professor Chinua Achebe. He described the gesture as an honour to Ndigbo, Africa and entire black race. In a press statement, the Ohaneze Ndigbo Vice President called
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Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has restated its commitment to making the state an investment hub for arts and tourism. Soludo stated this while declaring open the first edition of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition in Awka, organised by Ministry of Culture, Entertainment and Tourism in collaboration with the Society of Nigerian Artists (SNA).
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Under a mandate to make energy poverty history by 2030, African Energy Week hosted a panel discussion that explored the numerous pipeline projects currently underway in Africa CAPE TOWN, South Africa, A number of major pipeline projects are currently underway across the African continent that are set to significantly improve energy security through intra-African connections.
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‘Each year, U.S. Missions across Sub-Saharan Africa select accomplished leaders who have established records of promoting innovation and positive impact in their countries’ U.S. Consul General, Will Stevens has stated that Africa’s future rests in the hands of extraordinary young African leaders who are committed to pursuing and achieving their dreams adding that the U.S.
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‘Ms Creecy Barbara will represent Mr President at the event scheduled tomorrow, 12 October 2022 at the ALPLA Production Plant at Lanseria, Gauteng’ PRETORIA, South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa, due to changes to his programme, will regrettably, no longer address a gathering marking the commissioning of a state-of-the-art plastics production plant by the ALPLA Group, a leading
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‘The meetings, coupled with field visits, enabled them to assess the Bank’s engagements in the north African country and to gain a better understanding of its development prospects’ ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, At the end of a five-day visit to Morocco, Executive Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) lauded the Moroccan government’s vision for
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‘The launch is the culmination of a process of integrating the arts, culture and heritage in the continental agenda on land policy’ ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, The African Land Policy Centre (ALPC) has today launched an anthology of short stories on land governance in Africa. The anthology carries 17 stories from authors drawn from across the
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‘South Africa’s programme of economic diplomacy is a key lever for the realisation of the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan (ERRP) to rebuild the economy’ PRETORIA, South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa is preparing to undertake a number of bilateral and multilateral engagements in coming weeks in which he will advance partnerships for growth and development
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‘The United States has long recognized the importance of helping to provide qualified teachers for Liberian schools’ MONROVIA, Liberia, On World Teachers Day, the United States joins the global community in honoring teachers around the world for the critically important work they do to prepare succeeding generations for their roles in society. The celebration of
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‘As RegTech Africa Conference 2023 is set to explore the nexus between financial inclusion, consumer protection and cybersecurity’ LAGOS, Nigeria, Harnessing the power of big data, artificial intelligence and even blockchain, the regtech sector works to reduce financial risk, increase regulatory compliance and stamp out laundering and fraud — all of which contribute to an
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The Presidential Employment Stimulus was launched by President Ramaphosa in October 2020 PRETORIA, South Africa, The Presidential Employment Stimulus (PES) has – since its launch in October 2020 – created opportunities for over 1 million direct beneficiaries across South Africa. Marking this important milestone, President Cyril Ramaphosa said: “While the work of creating jobs continues,
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The leading marine fuels supplier attending AOW 2022 CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Africa Oil Week (AOW) is proud to welcome Bronze sponsor Monjasa to Africa Oil Week. The company will be well-represented at AOW – held in the heart of Cape Town. Organised by Hyve Group Plc., this unmissable event will bring leading energy stakeholders
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Minister has ordered the Director-General, working with Provincial Heads of Health Departments to finalise the assessment of the impact already in the past week CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla has been concerned for sometimes with this matter of loadshedding with the hope that it improves, but it has gotten worse
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The training session offered the opportunity to renew the governance bodies of the Network of Directors and Heads of Financial Services of African local authorities (Africa FINET) ABIDJAN, The African Development Bank (AfDB) and United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) in collaboration with GiZ and the Sahel and West Africa Club of
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The meeting was convened as part of an effort to strengthen security in the province and respond proactively CAPE TOWN, South Africa, The Deputy Minister in the Presidency Responsible for State Security, Mr. Zizi Kodwa and the Premier of Gauteng, Mr. David Makhura, have today, Friday, 23 September 2022 made a pledge to strengthen ties
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