November 17, 2022
Africa: Uk Dit Report Highlights Potential For Digital Growth In Africa Through Affordable Mobile Access
A report from the United Kingdom’s Department for International Trade (DIT) highlights the potential of mobile and digital services to grow African economies and deliver an… Read more »
November 15, 2022
Africa: Family Vacations in Africa More Popular as Destination Post-Corona
Now that the Corona virus is making a lesser impact on society, many tourists dare to travel again and are also looking to intercontinental options. For Africa this means more… Read more »
November 10, 2022
Africa: COP27 - Signing Of The Largest Carbon Credit Transaction For Electric Mobility In Africa
MAUTO, the leading electric two-wheeler in Africa, announces the first closing of a $5 million transaction in the voluntary carbon offset market. Read more »
October 14, 2022
Africa: Facing The Elephant In The Room: How Disinformation Is Standing In The Way Of Tobacco Harm Reduction
The American Centre for Disease Control (CDC) defines harm reduction as any behaviour or strategy that helps reduce risk or harm to yourself or others. For almost every societal… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Djibouti: A Summit For Addressing Climate Issues
Under the patronage of the President of the Republic H.E. Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, Djibouti will host, from October 23 to 25, 2022 an international summit entitled: Climate Change… Read more »
October 03, 2022
Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction - Health Education And Prohibition. Are They Incompatible?
The 5th Scientific Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction took place on the 21st and 22nd of September 2022. This year’s theme was Novel products, research and Policy. By… Read more »
Africa: Smoking Rates Declining Among High Income People In Low Smoking Prevalence Countries
Data from the just ended 5th Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction in Greece indicates that disparities exist to smoking trends in countries where smoking prevalence is low, with… Read more »
October 02, 2022
Africa: Algene Sajery Departs Biden-Harris Administration, Development Finance Corportion (DFC)
Former Colleagues Laud Algene's Successful Tenure as Vice President of External Affairs and Head of Global Gender Equity Initiatives at the U.S. International Development Finance… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction - Do policy makers lack pragmatism?
The 5th Tobacco Harm Reduction Summit was held in Athens, Greece, and online on September 21st and 22nd 2022. On the second day of the conference, a panel addressing… Read more »
Africa: Calls to effect proper legislation of alternative Tobacco products get louder at 5th Tobacco Harm Reduction Summit
The 5Tth Scientific Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction that took place in Athens Greece, has amplified calls for justifiable and proper legislation of non-combustible tobacco… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Africa: Philip Morris International, tobacco control and scientific integrity
Philip Morris International (PMI) held a panel discussion on « Scientific integrity and why it matters for public health » on September 20th. The event was… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction Scientific Summit - How to protect the youth from Novel products?
The 5th Scientific Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction opened in Athens on September 21st, 2022, for two days with attendance―physical and virtual―of over 240 participants from 41… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Africa: ZINDI to discuss how data science can solve Africa's problems at UNGA77
Proudly Pan-African, the start-up Zindi , is the biggest network for professional data scientists in Africa and will be holding a session at the 8th edition… Read more »
September 13, 2022
Africa: Expo Rome 2030 - Candidacy dossier delivered to the BIE
The Expo Roma 2030 Promoting Committee delivered today in Paris to the Secretary General of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) Dimitri Kerkentzes the candidacy… Read more »
July 12, 2022
Africa: Delphos Appoints Angela Rodell As Chair Of The Delphos International Advisory Board
Delphos continues expanding its footprint across major impact projects with a focus on sustainable infrastructure and climate transition Read more »
July 06, 2022
Africa: Toggle Market Scales Its B2B 'Buy Now Pay Later' Offering To Hotels And Restaurants Across The Middle East, Europe, And Africa
Toggle Market enables access to supply chain financing through its SaaS enabled marketplace www.togglehospitality.com with a range of payable financing and cargo transport… Read more »
Africa: More Efforts Needed To Lower Nicotine Levels In Cigarettes (Experts)
Participants at the Global Forum on Nicotine 2022 which took place from 16 to 18 June in Warsaw, Poland observed that nicotine seems doomed to suffer from its association with… Read more »
July 05, 2022
Africa: Switching To Affordable Safer Nicotine Products, Key To Tobacco Harm Reduction In Africa - Experts
Tobacco control activists and experts are convinced that the key to tobacco harm reduction in low- and middle-income countries is about not only to keep away from smoking, but… Read more »
July 04, 2022
Africa: Prohibition Of New Nicotine Products - For Or Against Public Health?
The challenges of regulation and prohibition of new nicotine products was at the center of discussions during the ninth Global Forum on Nicotine, which took place in Warsaw,… Read more »
July 02, 2022
Africa: Safer Nicotine Products - Challenges And Opportunities In Low And Middle-Income Countries
The Global Forum on Nicotine took place in Warsaw, Poland from June 16th to 18th, 2022. The aim of this international conference was to focus on the role of nicotine… Read more »
July 03, 2022
Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction - Could Africa Afford Alternatives To Combustible Cigarettes?
A number of Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) experts and researchers were invited to share their perspective on Tobacco Harm reduction (THR) in their respective country… Read more »
June 08, 2023
Africa: What is Carnival and Where Can You Celebrate It?
Carnival is a Catholic holiday celebrated worldwide. In February there are multiple countries and cities that turn into one big party with parades and brass bands. But what are we… Read more »
May 19, 2022
Africa: Interglobe IEG and Turk Ilac Join Forces to Invest in Pharmaceutical Production in Africa
Following the 3rd Africa-Turkey Summit held in Istanbul in December 2021, Turk Ilac, a leading Turkish company in the production of medicines and vaccines, has set up a joint… Read more »
April 01, 2022
Africa: The Africa Ceo Forum 2022 Edition Will Be Held In Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire From June 13-14
The 2022 edition of the AFRICA CEO FORUM, the largest annual event dedicated to private sector development in Africa, will be held on June 13-14, 2022, in Abidjan,… Read more »
February 24, 2022
Africa: Joseph Sassoon Group Extends Its Operations In Africa
Michel Lobe Ewane has been appointed as a board member of Joseph Sassoon Group, a New York global financial services group Read more »