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Mercy Ships announces its second hospital ship: the Global Mercy
Mercy Ships (https://MercyShips.Africa) unveils its new hospital ship, the Global Mercy, which will join the Africa Mercy, in service in Africa since 2007. Dr. Pierre M'Pelé, Director of the Mercy Ships Africa Bureau, announces that the Global...
Coronavirus - Africa: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Governments must lead fight against coronavirus misinformation and disinformation
Download logo Governments must step up to lead the fight against a growing tide of false, inflammatory and misleading information that threatens to worsen the already severe impacts of the virus, according to the United Nations Development...
US-based Outsource Monetic(TM), 1st Independent ATM Deployer (IAD) to operate in West and Central Africa (UEMOA and CEMAC)
Outsource Monetic™ (www.Outsource-Monetic.com), an Atlanta GA based startup, officially started its commercial and technical operations in West and Central Africa region on March 15th 2021. Outsource Monetic™ is the 1st Independent ATM Deployer...
Greenpeace ship My Esperanza sails into West Africa waters
The Greenpeace (www.Greenpeace.org/Africa/en) ship My Esperanza has today docked at the port of Praia in Cape Verde. For eleven weeks the Esperanza will sail the waters of six West Africa States - Cape Verde, Mauritania, Guinea Bissau, Guinea,...
Ecobank Group wins Awards from EMEA Finance, The Banker and Global Finance
Leading pan-African banking group, Ecobank (https://www.Ecobank.com/), has won awards from EMEA Finance, The Banker and Global Finance. Ecobank’s awards in the EMEA Finance African Banking Awards 2020 includes the pan-African award for Financial...
PIDG company the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund supports local currency bond issue as Senegal’s national port of Dakar begins move to new enterprise zone location
2nd Senegal bond this year for EAIF; New deep water port to increase efficiency and reduce city centre congestion; “Green port” strategy includes large scale tree planting programme. Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company...
ASECNA, in conjunction with NIGCOMSAT and Thales Alenia Space to accelerate SBAS development for aviation in Africa
The Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar, ASECNA, the Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd, NIGCOMSAT and Thales Alenia Space (www.ThalesAleniaSpace.com), joint venture between Thales (67 %) and Leonardo (33 %) joint efforts...
Co2Bitcoin (Co2B) Combatting Global Warming at Coinsbit Exchange
NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A decentralized group of innovators and visionaries, focused on mitigating the causes and potentially cataclysmic effects of climate change, has introduced a new financial instrument. A cryptocurrency,...
African Development Bank Group Approves EUR400 million Lusophone Compact Guarantee program to boost private sector development
Download logo The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) Group on Wednesday approved the Lusophone Compact Guarantee Program (LCGP or the Compact), with a maximum risk exposure of up to EUR400 million. The new Compact...
Orange improves access to mobile internet in Africa supported by Google
Affordability of devices remains one of the most significant barriers to smartphone adoption in Africa. The average cost of an entry level smartphone in Africa still exceeds 60% of average monthly income (https://bit.ly/36hb2e2) making smartphones...
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, eighth President of the African Development Bank, sworn in for second term
“Today, a rainbow stretches from the 81 member countries of the African Development Bank across the deep blue skies of Africa...The future beckons us for a more developed Africa and a much stronger and resilient African Development Bank.” With...
IMF Executive Board Approves Immediate Debt Relief for 25 Countries
April 13, 2020 Washington, DC – Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued the following statement: “Today, I am pleased to say that our Executive Board approved immediate debt service relief to 25...
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Coronavirus - Africa: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Global Epidemic – 31 March 2020
Outbreak Update: Globally, a total of 693,839 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) confirmed cases and 33,214 (CFR 5%) related deaths have been reported to date. Since the last brief (24 March 2020), 360,141 new COVID-19 cases and 18,706 new deaths...
Fraser Institute News Release: New report finds more than 50 countries increased restrictions on women’s economic rights from 2016 to 2018
TORONTO, March 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite improvements worldwide, fifty-four countries imposed greater restrictions on the economic rights of women over a recent two-year period, finds a new study released by the Fraser Institute, an...
African leaders reaffirm support for African Development Bank as President Adesina begins second term
Download logo African leaders on Tuesday reaffirmed their support for the African Development Bank Group (https://www.AfDB.org/) and its leadership under Dr. Akinwumi Adesina as he begins his second five-year term with a renewed mandate to foster...
Nestlé Central and West Africa Region appoints new Chief Executive Officer
Nestlé (www.Nestle.com) has appointed Mauricio Alarcon as new Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Central and West Africa Ltd, effective September 1, 2020. Mr. Alarcon has a robust and in-depth understanding of Central and West Africa. In 2014, he...
RevoluGROUP Canada Inc. Comprehensive RevoluPAY Future Strategy
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RevoluGROUP Canada Inc. (TSX-V: REVO), (Frankfurt:IJA2) (the “Company”) is pleased to provide shareholders with a comprehensive outlook and short term projection concerning management...
African countries making headway in tackling tax evasion and money laundering, 2020 Tax Transparency report says
African countries made great strides in strengthening commitments and capacity to achieve tax transparency and exchange information on illicit fund flows in 2019, the latest Tax Transparency in Africa report, launched Thursday, revealed. Tax...
Landmark 22nd Africa Oil Week: building the oil and gas-LNG industry
With the most senior-level executives and state oil officials CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, July 28, 2015 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Global Pacific & Partners hosts the 22nd Africa Oil Week/Africa Upstream Conference 2015, in JV with ITE Group plc, 26th–...
Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) study on satellite navigation services provision in the Africa and Indian Ocean region takes a major step forward
Download logo The definition study for the satellite-based augmentation system “SBAS for Africa and Indian Ocean” took a major step forward, with validation of the system’s architecture and geographic coverage. This marked a major milestone in the...