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Category: Africa
CHRAJ Boss Accused Of Spending $180,000 On Rent
The head of Ghana’s Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Lauretta Vivian Lamptey, is in the news for spending $180,000 on rent.
Ebola Outbreak: ECOWAS Chair Assesses Embark
The Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President John Dramani Mahama, will today visit three West African countries – Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea – which have been affected by the outbreak of the Ebola virus disease.
Ghana, 14 Others At Risk Of Ebola Exposure
OXFORD University in United Kingdom has predicted that Ghana and 14 other countries in Africa are at risk of animal-to-human transmission of Ebola by virtue of their geography.
African CEOs Optimistic About growth Despite Challenges
Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in Africa are optimistic about their company’s prospects for revenue growth over the medium term, according to PwC’s ‘Africa Business Agenda, 2014’ report issued today.
Dangote Group Struggles Huge Debt Burden
THE company might rate among the top conglomerates in the world and the biggest in the continent, but Dangote Nigeria Plc is currently grappling with huge debt burden, it has emerged. A legal battle is presently raging on between Union Bank Plc and two subsidiaries of the company, Dansa Foods Limited and Bulk Pack Services […]
Entico Corp, AU Commission to hold Africa Climate Summit
The African Union Commission in collaboration with the Entico Corporation announced the Africa Climate Resilient Infrastructure Summit (ACRIS), to take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, between 17-19th of November, 2014. All African ministers responsible for ICT, energy, transport infrastructure and agriculture, food security and water, from across the continent have been invited to meet with […]
Ambitious Effort To Confront Africa’s Soil Health Crisis
With the steady drain of essential nutrients from African soils looming as a major threat to food security across the continent, a new report released today finds that over the last five years, 1.7 million African farmers in 13 countries have embraced farming practices that have rejuvenated 1.6 million hectares and helped them double or […]
DRC Mining Awards Set for October
THE mining industry in the Democratic Republic of Congo will in October celebrate top individuals in the sector following the introduction of the DRC Mining Industry Awards. The awards are scheduled for Kinshasa on October 22. “To celebrate the success and the loyalty of our event participants during the past 10 years, we are proud to […]
Tullow Provides Local Oil and Gas Update
TULLOW Oil announced the successful results from a series of exploration, appraisal and testing activities conducted in Blocks 10BB and 13T onshore Kenya. The company said the Etom-1 well in Block 13T encountered approximately 10 metres of net oil pay, extending the proven oil basin significantly northwards. Based on this result the ongoing 550 square […]