Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 30, 2018//-A Dubai based global firm specialising in business strategy for diverse industries and Grammy award winner, Tanvi Shah, signed a MoU yesterday to collaborate in a campaign that seeks to increase awareness of human trafficking and illegal organ harvesting with the objective of eradicating it.
Category: Economy
22-year-old Cameroonian Wins Grand Prize at 8th Anzisha Prize Awards
Johannesburg, South Africa, October 30, 2018/ — The Mastercard Foundation and African Leadership Academy announced that a 22-year-old healthcare entrepreneur Melissa Bime has won the US$25,000 Grand Prize at the 8th annual Anzisha Prize awards gala.
Funding the Key to Unlocking Nigerian Hotel Pipeline
Lagos, Nigeria, October 30, 2018/ — The rapid expansion in the number of hotel rooms, or keys as it is known in the business, in Nigeria is an indication of a growing economy and favourable investment climate says the host of the West African Property Investment (WAPI) Summit & Expo, Kfir Rusin.
Virginia McKenna Award for Compassionate Conservation 2018 Goes to GRACE Director
October 29, 2018//-Born Free Foundation’s Co-Founder, Virginia McKenna OBE, announced that Jackson Mbeke, Director of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (GRACE), has been awarded the sixth Virginia McKenna Award for Compassionate Conservation.
thyssenkrupp Enables Best Arrivals Experience for Passengers at KIA Terminal 3
Accra, Ghana, October 29, 2018 – thyssenkrupp, in partnership with its local distributor ARG1 Africa Ltd., is bringing its superior airport mobility expertise to Kotoka International Airport’s brand-new Terminal 3, including seven passenger boarding bridges, three escalators, 16 elevators, and over 40 auxiliary equipment units.
thyssenkrupp Enhances Ghana’s New Terminal 3 with Advanced Mobility Solutions
Accra, Ghana, October 29, 2018//-In a defining gesture of the leadership’s focus on enhancing the country’s infrastructure, the Kotoka International Airport Terminal 3 marks a milestone with its facilities on par with the best in the world.
Part Worn Africa Calls for Regulation of Second-hand Tyres Across Africa
Cape Town, South Africa, October 29, 2018 //- Newly launched advocacy organisation Part Worn Africa is calling for governments and regulatory bodies across the African continent to develop and enforce stronger regulations governing the sale of part-worn and second-hand tyres.
Report: Morocco Joins South Africa as Leading FDI Destinations in Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa, October 29, 2018/ — South Africa shares the title of largest African foreign direct investment (FDI) hub with Morocco; Southern, West, East and North Africa all receive more or less equal FDI (measured in project numbers).
Ghana: KNUST Vice-Chancellor Sacked
October 29, 2018//-The embattled Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Prof. Obiri Danso has been asked to step aside following violent protests last week Monday.
Finalists of Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport Out
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 28, 2018//- Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), announced that the participation in the Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport has exceeded the target by 30%, by the end of registration phase.