September 4

• Uganda: Cervical Cancer Vaccination Program Launched in Uganda [press release]

  The Republic of Uganda through the Ministry of Health (MoH), supported by MSD known as Merck in the United States and Canada, today announced the launch of a national vaccination... Read more »

• Africa: Tigo and Reach for Change to Boost Social Entrepreneurship in Africa [press release]

  Millicom International Cellular S.A. ("Millicom"), operating under the Tigo brand, and non-profit organization Reach for Change are joining forces to improve the lives of children... Read more »

August 30

• Africa: Eaton Targets South African Mining Industry in Growth Drive [press release]

  Eaton Corporation today hosted a Technology Day in Johannesburg for its African customers, kick-starting a sales and marketing campaign targeting its portfolio of products and... Read more »

August 21

• Namibia: Telecom Cable Ship Salvage Underway [press release]

  TThe operation to salvage France Telecom-Orange's cable ship, the Chamarel, which ran aground following a fire on 8 August, is now underway. The ship is currently located on sand... Read more »

August 17

• Africa: Lubanga Case - Trial Chamber I Issues First ICC Decision On Reparations for Victims [press release]

  Today, 7 August 2012, Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) (http://www.icc-cpi.int) decided, for the first time in proceedings at the ICC, on the principles... Read more »

August 13

• Namibia: Major Fire on France Telecom-Orange Cable Ship [press release]

  France Telecom-Orange has suffered a major incident on its cable-ship, the Chamarel. A fire broke out on the ship late afternoon on 8 August while returning from a repair operation... Read more »

June 26

• Africa: Experts Join Forces to Help Local Communities Tackle Malaria [press release]

  Today, more than 35 countries from across Africa are represented at this year's National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) Best Practice Sharing Workshop, entitled 'Empowering... Read more »

• Africa: Western Union, USAID Invest in Entrepreneurs [press release]

  At the second African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM II), 17 U.S.-based entrepreneurs were awarded matching grants to fund innovative business plans and promote economic growth in seven... Read more »

June 25

• Africa: Invest in Africa et le Club de football de Sunderland annoncent la formation d'un partenariat inédit [press release]

  L'annonce faite ce matin par Invest in Africa et Sunderland AFC au Stadium of Light constitue une première pour le championnat d'Angleterre Read more »

June 8

• Africa: New York Forum AFRICA to Host Investors, Leaders in Libreville [press release]

  Founder Richard Attias: "New York Forum AFRICA recognizes the new African dynamism and the role it will play in finding paths to global economic growth." Read more »

June 6

• Africa: Top Bankers Honoured During the African Development Annual Meetings [press release]

  Africa's Top Bankers gathered in Arusha, Tanzania, to celebrate the 6th edition of the African Banker Awards, under the patronage of the African Development Bank. They reward... Read more »

• Ghana: Health Ministry Receives Mobile Lab to Detect Counterfeit Medicines [press release]

  Today, the Global Pharma Health Fund (GPHF) donated a compact mobile laboratory for identifying counterfeit medicines to the Ghanaian Ministry of Health. It was the 500th lab that... Read more »

May 24

• Africa: Airtel Ranked Amongst Top 100 Global Brands [press release]

  NAIROBI, Kenya, May 24, 2012/ -- Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, today said that Airtel has... Read more »

• East Africa: Airtel Harmonizes Calling Rates to all African Destinations [press release]

  Airtel Uganda has today announced new harmonized calling rates to all African destinations, cutting costs for Ugandans who communicate with family, friends and business associates... Read more »

May 16

• Mozambique: Viettel Announces Launch of Mobile Network [press release]

  On May 15, 2012, Viettel announced in in Maputo, Mozambique, the official launch of Movitel - the group's first mobile network in Africa to join its already flourishing networks in... Read more »

May 11

• Mozambique: Completion of 2-D Seismic Data Acquisition in Juan De Nova and Belo Profond Assets [press release]

  South Atlantic Petroleum (SAPETRO) is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the 12,256 km 2-D seismic data acquisition program in its two Mozambique Channel assets -... Read more »

May 3

• Africa: Ernst & Young Survey Shows Investors' Perceptions are Shifting [press release]

  Growing optimism and confidence among international and African investors has lead to significant inward investment into Africa over the last decade according to Ernst &... Read more »

February 27

• Tanzania: Boost to Fight Against Schistosomiasis [press release]

  The German pharmaceutical, chemical and life science company Merck plans to intensify its efforts to combat the tropical disease schistosomiasis in Tanzania. Read more »

February 17

• Africa: New Service Makes Facebook Accessible on Every Mobile [press release]

  Orange is launching an innovative service making Facebook accessible on any phone across the Orange footprint in Africa. Read more »

November 22, 2011

• Africa: Ozwald Boateng Sets up New Charity to Fund African Infrastructure Projects [press release]

  African visionary and international designer, Ozwald Boateng, in collaboration with Nigerian businessman, Kola Aluko, and Nigerian oil and gas company, Atlantic Energy Drilling... Read more »