Cairo, Egypt, December 5, 2017/ — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi will be hosting six African heads of state at the Africa 2017 Business For Africa Forum that will take place this week in the picturesque beach resort of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
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AfDB Moves to Create 25 Million Jobs for Young Africans
Abidjan, Ivory Coast, November 28, 2017/ — The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has launched the Presidential Youth Advisory Group (PYAG) to provide insights and innovative solutions for job creation for Africa’s youth, as outlined in the Bank’s Jobs for Youth in Africa Strategy (JfYA).
Major Gaming Industry Leaders Storm Gaming Africa Confab
Johannesburg, South Africa, September 21, 2017/ — Clarion has published the Agenda for the inaugural Gaming Africa Conference, which is taking place on 24th to 25th October in Johannesburg.
Nigeria: Transcorp Hilton Marks 30Th Anniversary
Abuja, Nigeria, July 18, 2017//- The award winning Transcorp Hilton Abuja hotel in Nigeria is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, having officially opened its door to its first guest on the 21st of April, 1987.
Philips Partners Kenya, UN to Advance African Healthcare Agenda
Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 2, 2017/–Royal Philips today announced its full support for a new Government of Kenya and United Nations (UN) initiative aimed at strengthening primary and community healthcare in Africa.
Nigeria Seeks to Transform Cassava Production
Nigeria is the largest producer of cassava in the world with a production of about 54 million tons, but its yield per hectare of cassava roots is about 8 tons, less than half of the realizable yields of more than 20 tons per hectare.
London Stock Exchange: West Africa Tops ‘Companies to Inspire Africa’ Report
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has launched its inaugural Companies to Inspire Africa report which showed that West Africa has the highest concentration of companies (31 per cent), closely followed by East Africa with 26 per cent and Southern Africa with 22 per cent.
1,000 Entrepreneurs Selected for Africa’s Largest Entrepreneurship Programme
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced the selection of 1,000 African entrepreneurs, creating the 3rd cohort of the 10-year, $100 million TEF Entrepreneurship Programme.
Ghanaian Entrepreneurs Selected for $100M Tony Elumelu Programme
24 young Ghanaian entrepreneurs have been selected for the third edition of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Programme.
Facebook’s Chief Product Officer Meets Ghanaian Entrepreneurs
Chris Cox, Chief Product Officer at Facebook visited the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) in Accra, Ghana yesterday to meet with Ghanaian entrepreneurs and see how they are working to build sustainable technology businesses.