Month: September 2024

 Guinea’s only public dental school celebrated the grand opening of its state-of-the-art training facility, which more than doubles capacity for dental students to learn, practice and treat patients while addressing the critical gap in accessing dental care. The new 1500m sq plus expansion at Université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry (UGANC) marks the end of 20 months of construction and builds on an already thriving program which is paving the […]

 Alzheimer’s disease is an illness that affects millions of people worldwide, with the number of people living with dementia across the world expected to increase up to 139 million in 2050, according to the World Health Organization (https://apo-opa.co/4gATdbB). For World Alzheimer’s Month, Dr. Gabrielle Walcott-Bedeau, Assistant Provost, Academic&Student Affairs Associate Professor from the Department of Physiology, Neuroscience, and Behavioral Science at St. George’s University (SGU) (www.SGU.edu), shares the importance of understanding this […]

 In a major development for the African energy sector, Sankofa Events, led by respected energy executive Paul Sinclair – has acquired the AOW (apo-opa.co/3XCeclL) industry event – previously known as Africa Oil Week.  With the AOW acquisition, Sinclair returns to take the helm of the summit that he helped build into Africa’s leading oil, gas and energy event and a crucial deal-making environment for governments and energy businesses alike.   “I […]

 Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, today announced that it has received an uplift to its credit ratings outlook from Moody’s Investors Service, with the assignment of a “stable” outlook. This decision further solidifies AFC’s position as one of the highest investment-grade African institutions, with Moody’s affirming the Corporation’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings at A3, as well as AFC's short-term issuer rating at […]

 2024 Finalists were selected from nearly 2,500 nominations spanning 139 countries, the largest-ever nomination pool; First Earthshot Finalists from France, Ghana, Indonesia, Kazakhstan and Nepal in 2024 cohort. At the third-annual Earthshot Innovation Summit, held in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies, The Earthshot Prize unveiled its fourth cohort of Prize Finalists, an inspiring group of global innovators, entrepreneurs, community leaders and advocates pioneering solutions to our most pressing climate and environmental […]

 The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) (http://ICIEC.IsDB.org), a Shariah-based multilateral insurer and member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Korea Overseas Infrastructure and Urban Development Corporation (KIND). This significant agreement, signed in Korea by Eng. Yasser Alaki, Director, Business Development Department at ICIEC, and by Mr. Byung Chul Won, Executive Vice President at KIND, […]

 The European Union in Partnership with ECOWAS shares the achievements of the EU-ECOWAS Scholarship for Sustainable Energy programme from scholars in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana during a visit on 19th September 2024.   As part of effort to ensure sustainable access for the people of West Africa to clean electricity and other forms of sustainable energy, the European Union in partnership with the Economic Community of […]

 World leaders from business, government, finance, sports, and the creative arts convened in New York for the third annual “Unstoppable Africa” event today. Organized by the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) (https://GABI.UNGlobalCompact.org/), this summit aims to establish the continent as the premier destination for business, trade, and investment. Under the theme “Unstoppable Africa: Shaping Global Ambitions for Agenda 2063,” the event emphasizes inclusive participation, focused dialogue, and actionable solutions. This […]