May 9, 2018//-On Saturday 19 May 2018 DStv and GOtv viewers will have front-row seats to see Prince Harry walking alongside his brother the Duke of Cambridge as he gets ready to say I do.
Category: Economy
New UN Report: East African Nations Can Harness Trade policies to Help Empower Women
Nairobi, Kenya, May 9, 2018// – East African nations can harness their trade policies to help empower women economically in the region, thanks to improvements in education, employment and other key areas, according to new research released by the United Nations and funded by The Netherlands through TradeMark East Africa.
Africa Investment Forum Endorsed as Game Changer for Financing Africa’s Infrastructure
Johannesburg, South Africa, May 8, 2018/ — By 2050, just 32 short years from now, Africa’s growing population will tip the scales at a whopping 2 billion, with a youth of 840 million. In the process, the continent will overtake the populations of China and India combined.
Merck Foundation Deepens Training of Oncologists in Africa
Nairobi, Kenya, May 8, 2018//-Twenty scientists from Uganda, Zambia, Ethiopia, Namibia, Ghana, South Africa, Botswana, Liberia, Tanzania, and Kenya have enrolled in the Merck Africa Oncology Fellowship Program this year.
Diaspora Flows Hit Fresh Highs
May 8, 2018//-Kenyans abroad sent home a record $641.5 million (Sh64.3 billion) in the first three months of the year, in part reflecting the impact of growing investment products targeting the diaspora.
Ghana: Aviation Minister to Open Accra Weizo Event
The Minister of Aviation for Ghana, Mrs. Cecilia Abena Dapaah, would declare open the fourth Accra Weizo event, which is slated for June 22 and 23, 2018 in the former Gold Coast.
Ethiopian Airlines Emerges Winner of 2018 Outstanding Food Services Award
May 8, 2018//-Ethiopian Airlines has been named the winner of the ‘Africa’s Outstanding Food Services by a Carrier’ Award at this year’s event held in Germany.
WHO: Largest Cholera Vaccine Drive Targets Spike in Outbreaks
Brazzaville , Congo, May 7, 2018/ — A spate of cholera outbreaks across Africa has prompted the largest cholera vaccination drive in history, with more than two million people across the continent set to receive oral cholera vaccine (OCV).
SA: Sustainable Economic Growth, Key to Increasing Participation of Black Industrialists
Pretoria, South Africa, May 7, 2018/ — Promoting industrialisation, sustainable economic growth and transformation are key to increasing participation of black industrialists in the main stream economy of South Africa (SA).
How Artistic Expression is Being Stifled in East Africa
May 7, 2018//-In today’s world, bloggers, artists, designers, techies, hacktivists, writers, musicians, and citizen journalists all use modern tools of digital technology to speak truth to power.