insert_link Business / Economics NIPDB hosts annual TechNovation social The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board, in collaboration with FNB Namibia, hosted the third annual TechNovation Social-themed “Bringing creators and customers together.” This year's event featured an exhibition by 21 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in the creative and culture industry. Here is Dino Ballotti, Executive Director for MSME Innovation and Acceleration at the NIPDB. todayJune 20, 2024 29
insert_link Namibia More than 300 thousand Namibians register to vote The Electoral Commission of Namibia has announced that since the commencement of the general voter registration, a cumulative total number of 366,036 eligible Namibians registered as voters inside the country and at all diplomatic missions abroad. This figure represents an average of 29,918 registered voters per day during the period 10 to 15 June 2024. ECN spokesperson De Wet Siluka. todayJune 20, 2024 21
insert_link APO International CORRECTION: Africa Data Centres positions for growth with ZAR2 billion funding arranged by Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) [[{"value":"Africa Data Centres (https://www.AfricaDataCentres.com/), a business of the Cassava Technologies group, has unlocked funding that will allow them to expand data centre capacity and meet the growing demand for cloud computing services in South Africa. This was facilitated through a bespoke financing solution arranged by RMB. The financing agreement demonstrates the strong financial position of Africa Data Centres and its commitment to investing in the digital transformation of South Africa […] todayJune 20, 2024 6
insert_link APO International CLG Launches New Office in Congo [[{"value":"Pan-African legal and business advisory group has opened an office in Pointe Noire, in the Republic of the Congo. The firm will provide direct legal support for current and upcoming hydrocarbon projects. The launch ceremony took place at the Atlantic Hotel on June 19 and was attended by Zion Adeoye, CEO of CLG; Strayson Vermeulen – Group (CFO)&COO; Yves Olivier, Director of CLG Congo; and Oneyka Ojogbo, Deputy Managing Director […] todayJune 20, 2024 6
insert_link APO International Afreximbank signs term sheet to finance new terminal at Cameroon’s Douala Port [[{"value":"African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has signed an indicative term sheet with APD-Cameroon for the financing of the development and operation of a new port terminal in Douala, Cameroon, estimated to cost EUR210 million. According to the term sheet, the proposed facility will be in two tranches in Euro and Central African Francs (XAF) of up to EUR147 million, with a proposed Afreximbank participation of EUR80 million. The new terminal […] todayJune 20, 2024 5
insert_link APO International President Boakai Nominates and Appoints Additional Members of Government [[{"value":"His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., President of the Republic of Liberia, has nominated and appointed additional members of Government affecting the Ministry of Information Cultural Affairs&Tourism, the Office of War Crimes Court, National Disaster Management Agency, and Lofa County University. These appointments, where applicable, are subject to confirmation by the Liberian Senate. The institutions and those nominated and appointed are: I. Ministry of Information Cultural Affairs&Tourism 1. Mr. Daniel […] todayJune 20, 2024 5
insert_link APO International Somalia Expects 3.1 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth, Rebounding from Drought and Commodity Price Shocks [[{"value":"Somalia’s economy is expected to grow at 3.1 percent in 2023 up from 2.4 percent in 2022. This rebound in growth was driven by improved weather conditions and policy reforms instituted by the government to reach the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Completion Point. The latest Somalia Economic Update notes that the medium-term growth outlook will remain modest, with growth projected at 3.7 percent in 2024 and 3.9 percent in 2025. […] todayJune 20, 2024 4
insert_link APO International Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Officially Launches its Gender Programmes in The Republic of Cote D’Ivoire [[{"value":"Within the framework of the ECOWAS Gender Strategy and Action Plan 2020-2030 for gender-sensitive disaster risk reduction, the ECOWAS Centre for Gender Development (ECGD) is organising the official launch of the implementation of its gender programmes in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire on 21 June 2024 at the auditorium of the Office of the Prime Minister in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The event is being held under the patronage and in […] todayJune 20, 2024 5
insert_link APO International Towards a More Dynamic Cooperation Relationship Between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and The United States of America [[{"value":"Strengthening cooperation between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United States of America was the main topic of discussion on 19 June 2024 in Abuja, Nigeria, between the Vice-President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mrs Damtien Larbli Tchintchibidja, and an American delegation led by congresswomen French Hill and Chrissy Houlahan. On behalf of the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, Mrs Tchintchibidja expressed her […] todayJune 20, 2024 12
