Africa: Advocating for the Accelerated Implementation of the African High-Speed Rail Project

Johannesburg, August 3, 2020 - Participants at the webinar on the African High-Speed Railway Project which was held on 29 July, called on African Union and leaders of the… Read more »

Africa: Huawei Holds Global FSI Summit 2020 online

Today, Huawei held its Global FSI Summit 2020 (online overseas part) with the theme of "Thrive Digitally in a Mobile Future." Financial institutions and enterprises were invited to… Read more »

Africa: AATF and AUDA-NEPAD to promote agricultural research and commercialisation in Africa

The African Agricultural  Technology  Foundation (AATF) and the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD),have signed a collaboration agreement  … Read more »

Africa: "Vaccines' test in Africa" controversy : 35° Nord and Afriques Connectées publish a study revealing the key elements of the bad buzz

35°Nord, a strategic communication consulting agency focused on the African continent, and Afriques Connectées, a laboratory that analyses viral phenomena on social… Read more »

Africa: AUDA-NEPAD Launches Its COVID-19 Response Plan

The coronavirus pandemic is currently putting a lot of strain on Africa’s health systems beyond its limits in curbing the exponential spread of the disease. In the face of… Read more »

Africa: AUDA-NEPAD Launches Its COVID-19 Response Plan

The coronavirus pandemic is currently putting a lot of strain on Africa’s health systems beyond its limits in curbing the exponential spread of the disease. In the face of… Read more »

Africa: The 35°Nord agency is forging a partnership with the n-Covid-19 Africa website and launching its news channels Telegram & WhatsApp

35°Nord, a communications consultancy agency dedicated to the African continent, contributes every day to providing its clients and the media with reliable and quality content… Read more »

Africa: 37th Session of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee

Addis Ababa, February 8, 2020 – The NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC) provides leadership to NEPAD, sets policies, priorities and its… Read more »

Africa: Reporting on Africa's Agenda 2063

Addis Ababa, February 7, 2020 – On the margins of the African Union 33rd Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, African Union Member States convened to deliberate on The… Read more »

Africa: Leading French generic drug company Biogaran continues its development in Africa with the launch of its activities in Gabon

Libreville, Gabon, November 22, 2019 - The pharmaceutical company Biogaran, one of the pioneers of generic drugs in France, has announced the launch of its activities in Gabon.… Read more »

Africa: Grow Africa Signs First set of Term Sheets worth over $200,000,000

05 September 2019, Accra, Ghana – Grow Africa, a programme of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), today announced the signing of 7 term sheets that will… Read more »

Africa: Grow Africa at the AGRF2019 Agribusiness Deal Room

The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) through its Grow Africa Programme would like to invite media to a side event within the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) Read more »

Africa: Huawei's 2018 Sustainability Report Digital Inclusion - Driving Equal Access For All

[Shenzhen, China, July 12, 2019] - Huawei today released its 2018 Sustainability Report. It has published this report for the 11th year in a row. The 2018 report explains Huawei's… Read more »

Africa: NEPAD officially becomes the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)

Niamey, Niger, July 9, 2019 - The Executive Council of the African Union adopted the Statute, Rules of Procedure and Structure of African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD).… Read more »

Africa: Enhancing Trade and Market Access for Accelerated Agriculture Transformation

The 14th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Partnership Platform meeting closing in Libreville last year, brought to the limelight the Biennial Review… Read more »

Africa: Emerging Capital Partners invests in fintech with Inter Africa Transport Forex

Nairobi, June 12, 2019 - Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) announces an investment to acquire a substantial stake in Mauritius-based Inter Africa Transport Forex (IATF). IATF… Read more »

Africa: Making TVET Systems Work for Employment and Entrepreneurship Opportunities

Equipping and empowering young people with requisite skills will be a game changer for Africa’s economic progress, social development and well-being. This aspiration is… Read more »

Africa: Launch of the inaugural Africa Pharma Conference

Johannesburg, South Africa, June 7, 2019 – Africa’s pharmaceutical market is one of the fastest growing in the world and is predicted to reach $60 billion by 2020.… Read more »

Africa: Huawei and the African Union sign a MoU to strengthen their technical partnership on ICT

Addis-Ababa, May 31 2019 - Huawei and the African Union have signed through H.E. Amb. Thomas Kwesi Quartey, the Deputy Chair Person of the African Union Commission and Philippe… Read more »

Africa: Wari enables customers to request its financial services on WhatsApp

Paris, 22 May 2019 - More than 1-billion people in over 180 countries use WhatsApp to stay in touch with friends and family, anytime and anywhere. It is this very reason… Read more »

Africa: Oragroup announces strong 2018 performance increase and Ferdinand Ngon Kemoum to succeed Binta Touré Ndoye as CEO

Lomé, May 20, 2019 – Following its board meeting, Pan-African banking group Oragroup announces a strong performance increase in the 2018 fiscal year. Oragroup has a… Read more »

Africa: Wari signs a strategic partnership with Rwandan smartphone manufacturer Mara Phones accross the African continent

16th May 2019 at Vivatech, Paris, France - Wari and Mara Phones announce the signing of a strategic partnership to enable delivery of financial and commercial services to Wari… Read more »

Africa: Ecobank International posts a strong performance in 2018

Paris, 16 May 2019 - Following its annual general meeting held on April 29 2019, EBI SA, the international subsidiary of pan-African banking group Ecobank Transnational… Read more »

Africa: Kasada Capital Management raises over USD 500m for new hospitality fund dedicated to Sub-Saharan Africa

April 26 2019 - Sub-Saharan hospitality investment platform Kasada Capital Management has reached a first close on its maiden fund Kasada Hospitality Fund LP with equity… Read more »

Africa: Statement on Huawei's Work With the African Union

Huawei has a proud history of delivering world class information and communications technology solutions in Africa. In our 30-year history and work in more than 170 countries and… Read more »