APO Group appoints Bas Wijne as Chief Operating Officer
APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the premier award-winning Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, is delighted to announce the appointment…
Deel is Acquiring PaySpace, solidifying Deel as market leader in global payroll
Global HR company Deel (www.Deel.com) announced today that it is acquiring African-based payroll and HR solution company PaySpace (www.PaySpace.com) for…
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Investee Dynamic Mining Shines with Sustainability Award at 2024 Mining Indaba
Africa Finance Corporation’s (www.AfricaFC.org) investee company Dynamic Mining SAS has received the award for Community Engagement at the Responsible Resourcing…
In the race to digital wallets, don’t forget cash (By Juan Seco)
Success in the digital payment space will hinge on the ability of new players and incumbents to converge the physical…
Invest in African Energy (IAE 2024): East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Spokesperson to Share Project Updates
Representing one of the most transformative projects on the continent, Cheick Omar Diallo, TotalEnergies Spokesperson for the Tilenga – East…
EcoFlow Launches PowerStream, Helping Home Stay Powered During Load Shedding
EcoFlow (za.EcoFlow.com), a leading eco-friendly energy solutions company, has reached a new milestone with the launch of its latest innovation,…
Women to Lead Next Generation of South Sudanese Energy
South Sudan plans to increase oil production to 230,000 barrels per day (bpd) by 2026 and develop a 60,000-bpd refinery…
Africa’s ‘female firsts’ get a KFC shoutout on International Women’s Day
“While I may be the first, I don’t want to be the last.” This comment from Akhona Qengqe launches an…
Somalia to Deposit Her Instrument of Ratification on the Treaty of Accession to the East African Community today
The Federal Republic of Somalia will this morning deposit her instrument of ratification of the Treaty of Accession with the…
Afreximbank tops the loan market rankings in Bloomberg’s 2023 Capital Markets league tables for Sub-Saharan Africa
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has been ranked number one in all three categories in the Bloomberg Capital Markets League…
International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) Signs Multiple Agreements with Uzbekistan Totaling US$715 Million
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has signed several…
Six Hindu pilgrims killed in Mauritius fire
Six people died in Mauritius in a fire that broke out during a Hindu pilgrimage. Seven others were injured in…
Nigeria tightens security as food theft continues
Nigerian authorities have heightened security at government food stores around the country amid a crisis. With people struggling to afford…
Ghanaian chef fails to break cooking marathon world record
Guinness World Records (GWR) has dismissed a Ghanaian chef’s attempt to break the world record for the longest cooking marathon…
Rwanda flights bill begins tricky House of Lords stage
The government’s attempts to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda will be voted on by the House of Lords later.…
CAR authorities arrest opposition politician at airport
The authorities in the Central African Republic (CAR) have detained a prominent government critic as he attempted to travel outside…
Somalia becomes full member of East African Community
Somalia has become a full member of the East African Community (EAC) after completing all the steps required to gain…
Algeria pledges to help Mozambique fight jihadists
The Algerian government has pledged to support Mozambique in the fight against kidnapping and the jihadist insurgency primarily affecting the…
Ghana’s finance ministry warns against anti-LGBT bill
Ghana’s ministry of finance has advised against the controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill, saying it could see the West African country lose…
SA province issues alert over pinkeye outbreak
South African health officials in the KwaZulu-Natal province have issued an alert over the outbreak of pinkeye disease and called…