Why Attend AFSIC – Investing in Africa 2024
Investing in Africa is the leading Africa focused investment conference and is held annually inLondon. AFSIC – Investing in Africa 2024 takes place 7th-9th October 2024 at Park Plaza Westminster.At the heart of AFSIC is dialogue focusing on nurturing investment and collaboration across the investment value chain and driving sustainable growth in Africa.
AFSIC prides itself on being so much...
Merck Foundation Recognizes Pioneering Women and Young Researchers in Africa
CEO of Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej and Scientific Committee announced and recognized the winners of Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit – MARS Awards 2023 winners, 6 Researchers from 6 different African Countries awarded in two categories - Best African Women Researchers and Best African young Researchers; MARS Awards Ceremony was attended by African Ministers of Health,...
Africa enters epic global Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation race, joining world’s tech capitals as an epicentre for digital advancement
The AI mania that’s transforming business, government and society globally is also igniting waves of innovation across Africa, with the shape-shifting tech’s existential prospects powering a cross-continental investment surge at the AI Everything Expo by GITEX AFRICA (www.GITEXAfrica.com) in Morocco next month.
Africa’s epic AI opportunity is already disrupting digital advancements in diverse sectors from finance and agriculture, to healthcare...
ICIEC Partners with Huawei Technologies to Promote Telecom Advancements in ICIEC Member States
The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) (https://ICIEC.IsDB.org/), a Shariah-based multilateral insurer and a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, is thrilled to announce a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. This strategic memorandum was signed on the sidelines of the IsDB Group Annual Meeting 2024 in...
Africa: $4 Trillion is New Annual Financial Target to Save Sustainable Development Goals, says AfDB’s Adesina
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina has emphasized the critical need for significantly increased financing to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Speaking at the Islamic Development Bank’s 50th anniversary celebrations in Riyadh, he highlighted a growing annual financial shortfall of $4 trillion, a gap that threatens to derail efforts to achieve the SDGs by 2030.
Adesina addressed a...
Professor Naana Opoku-Agyemang: 2024 Election Vital for Ghana’s Healing and Renewal
Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the vice-presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) alongside flagbearer John Dramani Mahama, has underscored the significance of the upcoming 2024 general election as a pivotal moment for Ghana's healing and resurgence from the brink of decline and deep-seated despair.
Speaking at her official unveiling ceremony at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Professor...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Spousal Salaries for President and Vice Presidentpen_spark
The Ghanaian Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in two separate judgments that the payment of salaries to the spouses of the President and Vice President is unconstitutional.
These cases stemmed from recommendations by the presidential emolument committee that sparked controversy. The committee proposed that the First and Second Ladies be compensated with wages and emoluments.
Lawsuits Challenge Committee's Authority and Parliamentary...
Guinness Accravaganza Honors DJ Lord OTB in Spectacular Fashion
The 3rd edition of the Guinness Accravaganza, an eclectic outdoor event blending food, games, fashion, and music, dazzled attendees on April 20, 2024, at the Untamed Empire. Among the star-studded lineup of performers, DJ Lord OTB stole the spotlight with his electrifying set.
Renowned for his exceptional talent behind the decks, DJ Lord OTB, the reigning Best DJ of the Year...
N-Soft Continues Empowering African Economies with Guinea Bissau being the latest adopter of its Revenue Collection System
N-Soft, the world’s leading revenue mobilization provider, is thrilled to announce a major partnership with the Ministry of Finance in Guinea-Bissau. The governance technology provider will supervise transactional data from across the digital sector, including operators in mobile money, gambling, telecom, and banking, with an eye to expand further. With a history of increasing revenue mobilization by upwards of...
Nigeria army vows revenge after soldiers killed in ambush
The Nigerian army has vowed revenge for the killing of six soldiers who were ambushed while on a peace mission in the central state of Niger last week.
The troops were on a "fighting patrol" in Karaga village in the Shiroro area last Friday when they were attacked by what the army called "terrorists".
An army statement said a number of...
