Accra, October 23, 2017//-Deputy Minister of Energy Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam is leading a Ghanaian delegation including Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Hassan Tampuli, to the 2017 Oil Trading and Logistics conference in Lagos, Nigeria.
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PwC Report Puts Spotlight on Africa’s E&M Industry
Johannesburg, South Africa, September 21, 2017//-Amid shifting consumer preferences, rapid advances in technology and ongoing disruption to business models, the new strategic imperative for entertainment and media (E&M) companies is to turn customers into fans – by innovating to create the most compelling, engaging, and intuitive user experiences.
African Union Moves to End AIDS by 2030
New York, USA, July 5//-African heads of state have endorsed two major new initiatives to help end AIDS by 2030. One of the initiatives-the community health workers initiative aims to recruit, train and deploy 2 million community health workers across Africa by 2020.
Africa’s Top Civil Servants Build Capacity on Industry Policy
Dakar, Senegal, June 10, 2017//– The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) hosted senior civil servants from 20 African countries for a course on Industrial Policy in Africa aimed at strengthening their capacity in designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating appropriate strategies to facilitate the structural transformation of the continent’s economies.
IAEA Project Shows Significant Reserves of Groundwater
New York, USA, May 29, 2017//- An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) project shows that significant reserves of good quality water are available in Africa’s drought-prone Sahel region.
World Bank Unveils XL Africa to Support Africa’s Top Digital Start-ups
Washington D.C., U.S, April 20, 2017, The World Bank Group launched XL Africa , a five-month business acceleration program designed to support the 20 most promising digital start-ups from Sub-Saharan Africa.
Why Sub-Saharan Africa Needs to Close the Infrastructure Gap
Accra, April 20, 2017—Sub-Saharan Africa experienced a slowdown in investment growth from nearly 8% in 2014 to 0.6%in 2015,according to the new Africa’s Pulse, a biannual analysis of the state of African economies conducted by the World Bank.
UBA Reinforces Its Customer Focus, Honours Staff Integrity
The United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) once again demonstrated its commitment to excellence in customer service, by celebrating staff who have strived to implement the Bank’s core values of Enterprise, Excellence and Execution.
How Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Changing Lives in Ghana
Julius Dorsese, 44, was thinking of hanging his boots from farming three years ago before he was persuaded by a local agric extension officer to try his hands on Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP) which is being piloted in Ghana, Nigeria, and Burkina Faso, all in West Africa.
Women’s Voice Crucial to Building Successful Brands
You cannot build products and services and expect them to successfully sell globally, or go ‘viral’, without including the needs and concerns of women.