Uganda: Tayebwa asks Church to champion wealth creation
Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has called on the leadership of the Catholic Church in Uganda to join government in its…
Catholic Standard Organises Media Workshop for Catholic Practitioners
A workshop on the Fundamentals of Media Relations and News Reporting has been organised by The Catholic Standard (https://CatholicStandardGhana.com), the…
Harvard Business School Launches Tony Elumelu Foundation Case Study
At a time of renewed geopolitical interest in Africa, and an increasing questioning of traditional development finance models, Harvard Business…
Nigerian Oil Minister Heineken Lokpobiri Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2024 as Reforms Strengthen the O&G Market
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil) Heineken Lokpobiri will speak at Africa’s premier event for the oil and…
New film “The Renewable Charge” shines a light on grassroots renewable energy advocacy in Ghana
350 Ghana Reducing Our Carbon (350 G-ROC) and 350Africa.org (www.350.org) have released a documentary shedding light on the remarkable journey…
Canon Miraisha and Kings and Queens Art Academy partner to spark photographic excellence and skills development in Nigerian youth
Canon’s (www.Canon-CNA.com) Miraisha Programme focuses on delivering job opportunities and future livelihoods to young people across Africa through skills workshops,…
Libyan leaders agree to form unified government to supervise elections
Libyan leaders agreed Sunday on the necessity to form a unified government that would supervise the country’s long-delayed elections. The…
Namibia Continues to Yield Excitement, says Eco Atlantic Ahead of African Energy Week (AEW) 2024
The Orange Basin – extending South Africa and Namibia – has emerged a highly lucrative offshore play owing to a…
IS belatedly claims Burkina Faso church attack
The so-called Islamic State group (IS) has belatedly said it carried out the 25 February attack on a Catholic church…
Zambia braces for power rationing as drought bites
Zambia has announced it will start rationing its electricity, as the effects of the drought that’s hitting much of southern…
Iconic African athlete honoured on postage stamps
Africa’s first black female athlete to win gold at the Olympics, Derartu Tulu, will now be featured on postage stamps…
Call for 20 years in jail for Congolese journalist
The trial of a prominent journalist in the Democratic Republic of Congo has resumed in the capital Kinshasa, with the…
When girls win, guys win too – trailblazing female banker
Men should not feel threatened as women stride forward in the world of work, says the first woman to lead…
Zimbabwe: US condemns deportation of aid workers
The US has accused Zimbabwe of harassing, detaining and deporting several of its nationals who were in the country as…
Empowering the gems in Africa – for Africa
The Mandela Rhodes Foundation (MRF) Scholarship (www.MandelaRhodes.org) is in its 21st year, with applications for the 2025 academic year opening…
PalmPay Drives Financial Inclusion with Cost-Saving Benefits for Users
In its continued drive for financial inclusion across Nigerian communities, Africa-focused fintech platform PalmPay (https://www.PalmPay.com/) has unveiled two cost-saving financial…
South Africa builds concrete wall to keep out Mozambicans
Concrete barriers are being built along a stretch of the South Africa-Mozambique border to prevent people crossing over to steal…
Freedom of Mobility Forum Gathers Experts with Divergent Views to Debate Future of Mobility
Scheduled for April 3, 2024, the second annual live debate encourages discussion on how the planet will accommodate the mobility…
#IWD2024: Impactful investment: African Development Bank support shapes scholarship graduate career in drone-enabled public health
The African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) Japan Africa Dream Scholarship program invests in promising African students from Bank member countries at…
Merck Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej awarded on International Women’s Day for her efforts towards women empowerment and supporting girl education
On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2024, The Business Executive Group, a leading Pan African Media Firm honored Merck…