Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 12, 2017—The first African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology (AMCOMET)-Africa Hydromet Forum today opened its doors to over 500 African leaders from governments, public and private sector representatives, civil society, and development partners who agree that improved weather, water, and climate services, known collectively as hydromet, can ease disaster-related losses and boost their […]
London, United Kingdom, April 26, 2017/ — Large scale datacentre investment opportunities are increasing in Sub-Saharan Africa as key commercial hubs benefit from the critical combination of high quality international backbone infrastructure (subsea cable) connectivity and mushrooming local demand for data, say investment leaders. Michael Tobin OBE, former chief executive of data center operator Telecity, who […]
The World Bank is forecasting strong gains for industrial commodities such as energy and metals in 2017, due to tightening supply and strengthening demand.
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stepped in to provide a total of $130 million of emergency financial assistance to Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, the three West African countries at the centre of the Ebola epidemic .
