Month: March 2024

Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has called on the leadership of the Catholic Church in Uganda to join government in its effort to improve wealth creation at the household level. Tayebwa said this was a sure way for the African church and society to preserve its values and defend itself from external pressures. “We can no longer rely on foreign aid, if we do they will say start preaching homosexuality. They […]

A workshop on the Fundamentals of Media Relations and News Reporting has been organised by The Catholic Standard (https://CatholicStandardGhana.com), the only Catholic Weekly in Ghana for its Reporters, Stringers and Diocesan Communications staff in Ghana at the Society of African Missions Conference and Retreat Centre, Oshuiman-Amamoley, Accra from March 8 - 10, 2024. During the workshop, the main facilitator, Mr. Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Chairman and Founder of APO Group, took participants […]

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil) Heineken Lokpobiri will speak at Africa’s premier event for the oil and gas sector - the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference – this November. Committed to developing Nigeria’s oil resources, the Minister’s keynote at AEW: Invest in African Energy will showcase investment prospects across the entire oil value chain. Nigeria aims to increase oil production to 2.6 million […]

At a time of renewed geopolitical interest in Africa, and an increasing questioning of traditional development finance models, Harvard Business School today released a case study examining the role and impact of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) (https://www.TonyElumeluFoundation.org), and its unique approach to catalysing entrepreneurship in Africa. The Foundation, Africa’s leading funder of young entrepreneurs, has pioneered an innovative approach to seeding, capacitising and networking young entrepreneurs across Africa.  Drawing […]