News from across Africa covering business, markets, policy and development in North, West, East, Central and Southern Africa.
The practice manager for the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP) spoke to Vincent Owino on how Africa can leverage private finance and mini-grid technology to bridge the …
The theme for International Women’s Day, 2023, aptly chosen by the United Nations, is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. Within this domain, digital entrepreneurship can be a powerful …
Key stakeholders across Africa from various ministries, civil society organizations and the United Nations reiterated strong commitment to advancing Sustainable Development Goal 4 objectives during post-Transforming Education Summit (TES) consultations …
South Africa’s economy shrank more than expected in the fourth quarter when the state-owned power utility intensified rolling blackouts that continue to put a dampener on output. Gross domestic product …
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi expressed the country’s readiness to share its technical achievements with the African states, calling for plans to facilitate the Iranian private sector’s engagement in various projects …
A group of Congolese Tutsis were guarded by armed police as they registered to vote in the eastern town of Nyangezi in February, with one of the groups describing a …
Climate-related health challenges are at the top of the agenda during the fifth edition of the Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) 2023. The four-day event began on March 5, …
Former Central African Republic President François Bozizé has gone into exile in Guinea-Bissau, President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has confirmed. Bozizé, 76, landed in the host capital Bissau on Thursday aboard …
The Russian government has donated 20,000 tons of fertilizer to Malawi as part of its efforts to garner diplomatic support from various African nations. Russia will give 260,000 tons of …
Since its foundation in 2012, KR Group Africa, the American cooperative established three fast-growing tech companies in Africa namely; Thorke East Africa, Kawey Reku Company Limited, and Haikka Niche to …
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