Month: February 2024

Orange Middle East and Africa (OMEA) (https://www.Orange.com) joins forces with the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency of the World Bank (MIGA) to ensure the guarantees of its subsidiary including mobile money. OMEA and MIGA deepen their collaboration to secure guarantees aimed at supporting the expansion of its telecommunications infrastructure across the Middle East and Africa (MEA). This collaboration, facilitated through the International Development Association Private Sector Window (IDA-PSW) via the MIGA Guarantee […]

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the President of the Republic, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, met with General Mohamed Zaki, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Minister of Defense and Military Production, Lieutenant General Osama Askar, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, commanders of the main branches and a number of leaders of the Armed Forces, at the headquarters of the Strategic Command in the New Administrative Capital. […]

President Isaias Afwerki returned back home concluding three-day official visit to the Republic of Egypt. President Isaias and President El-Sisi held a meeting, focused on strengthening bilateral relations and regional and international issues of mutual interest. During his official visit, President Isaias Afwerki and his delegation visited Egyptian National Museum and other historical and religious sites in Cairo which includes collection of Pharaonic antiquities, mummies, and ancient artifacts that illustrate […]

Ten years on from the West African Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its infection prevention and control guidelines for Ebola and Marburg disease. The key recommendations are summarized in The BMJ today with an infographic and the full guideline is available on both the WHO website and the web-based MAGICapp platform. Case fatality rates for both Ebola and Marburg disease are high, averaging about 50% (and can range […]

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $150 million Trade Finance Unfunded Risk Participation Agreement facility between the African Development Bank and Trade&Development Bank (TDB). The agreement is expected to boost intra-Africa trade, promote regional integration and contribute to the reduction of the trade finance gap in Africa, in line with the aspirations of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) (www.AU-AfCFTA.org). African […]

The Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS) (https://apo-opa.co/3IzlHCZ) on Tuesday featured panel discussions on Media Representation, Marketing and Storytelling and Nurturing Future Leaders – Empowering Black Youth for Excellence. The sessions provided insight into the role media and education play in advancing inclusivity worldwide. During the media panel, speakers explored the impact representation has on perceptions of the global Black community as well as the various ways to promote positive narratives and […]

The launch of the Republic of the Congo's first LNG carrier, emerging from the nation's premier Congo LNG Project, showcases the country's firm dedication to responsibly harnessing its natural resources and advancing towards a more sustainable and eco-friendly economy. This inaugural LNG delivery stands ready to bolster the local electricity supply and provide essential gas to other countries, marking a significant step forward in the Republic of the Congo's energy […]

Orange Middle East&Africa (https://www.Orange.com/), a major telecom player in the Middle East and Africa, announces a strategic partnership with Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, to enrich the ecosystem and service offering of its super-app Max it for businesses and populations in the region. At Mobile World Congress (MWC), Orange Middle East and Africa (OMEA) announced its collaboration with Tencent Cloud to adopt Tencent Cloud's mobility […]

Pan-African supranational multilateral financial institution African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) will participate at the Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS), taking place on February 27th in Dubai, as a platinum sponsor. The participation of Afreximbank at GBIS 2024 as a platinum sponsor underscores the institution’s commitment to driving diversity and inclusivity in global sustainable development and in empowering Black communities worldwide. GBIS – hosted by the Black Impact Foundation and organized by […]