The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) and the Republic of Cameroon have signed on […]
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Africa’s largest inter-university hackathon brings students together on Zindi for data science, for good
UmojaHack Africa 2021 was an unprecedented success, bringing more than 1000 students from 126 universities across Africa to compete on Zindi in a virtual machine […]
Vertis Aviation adds Africa-based Challenger 604 to portfolio
Switzerland-based Vertis Aviation, is expanding its footprint in Africa with the addition of a Bombardier Challenger 604 to the Vertis Charter Management Programme, VCMP. This […]
Challenges remain for Industrials, but calculus shifts
Disruption arising from COVID-19 has accelerated trends already apparent in the industrials market –– particularly digitalisation and trade volatility –– and transformation has gone from […]
Africa needs Pragmatic Free Market policies to attract capital into Gas markets
Speaking at the International Petroleum (IP) Week on February 25, 2021, I commended Nigeria for its efforts in driving gas monetization, but we have to […]
Cisco Small Business Partner Summit to Explore Growth Opportunities Across MEA
Changing Market Conditions and Strategic Priorities for the Sector to be Showcased During Regional Event Cisco’s Small Business Partner Summit is taking place virtually this […]
N’Gunu Tiny on Why social entrepreneurship supports local communities throughout Africa
Transformative tech and social innovation expert N’Gunu Tiny talks about how social entrepreneurship helps communities in Africa. N’Gunu Tiny, Founder and Executive Chairman of the […]
The New Creative Sector Workspace – Adapt, Innovate and Thrive Creative Africa Nexus Virtual Event
The Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX), a programme put in place by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to support Africa’s creative and cultural industries, announces a […]
African dealmaking decreases, the Africa’s Free Trade Agreement expected to boost recovery
Dealmaking activity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) dropped in the second half of 2020 (H2 2020), when compared to the second half of 2019 (H2 2019) […]
Leading financial firms call on governments to step up action on climate risk reporting, boost adaptation finance
UNEP’s Adaptation Gap 2020 report released last week found that with annual adaptation costs in developing countries alone estimated to reach $130-300 billion per year […]