Month: August 2025

 PAC Capital Limited (www.PACCapitalLtd.com), a premier investment banking and financial advisory firm, successfully hosted a high-impact side event on “Bridging Funding Gaps Through Strategic Partnerships” during the Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF 2025) at the Grenada Room, Radisson Conference Centre, St. George’s. The event convened over 100 industry leaders, project sponsors, institutional investors, development finance institutions, and policymakers from across Africa and the Caribbean. It featured a dynamic lineup […]

 The Delta Social Media Summit's 3rd edition is scheduled for August 28, 2024, at the Mariam Babangida Leisure Park in Asaba. Alexa News Nigeria (www.Alexa.ng) joined forces for the awareness and promotion of Delta social media summit where great intellectuals, entrepreneurs and influencers will gather. According to the host, the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Delta State Governor Mr. Ossai Ovie Success, the summit promised to be a […]

 By Laila Bastati, Chief Commercial Officer, APO Group (www.APO-opa.com). Strategic communications is in a pressure phase. Regulation is moving faster. Investors are watching harder. And public backlash arrives in hours, not days. Across industries, communications is no longer just about visibility – it’s about viability. For leaders in Africa’s most dynamic sectors, comms has become a frontline function for managing regulatory complexity, investor expectations, and social trust. It’s no longer […]

 Zambia’s Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development has outlined the vast critical mineral opportunities available across the country in a report released in collaboration with the British Geological Survey. Covering strategic minerals such as copper, cobalt, manganese and more, the report underscores the instrumental role the country already plays in global supply chains.  The report comes ahead of African Mining Week (AMW) – Africa’s premier gathering for mining stakeholders. Taking […]

 Ambassador Zemede Tekle, Commissioner of Culture and Sports, indicated that preparations for the National Festival 2025 have been finalized. The festival is scheduled to take place from 9 to 17 August at the Expo Grounds in Asmara. Noting that “displays depicting our cultural diversity and unity have been prepared,” Ambassador Zemede said the festival will feature cultural and musical performances, traditional villages representing the cultures and traditions of the various […]

 World Breastfeeding Week is being observed from 1 to 7 August with various activities under the theme “Prioritize Breastfeeding – Create Sustainable Support System.” At a national-level ceremony organized today in Asmara, Sister Amleset Hagos from the Ministry of Health stated that breastfeeding protects against various diseases, supports physical and mental development, contains all essential nutrients, and ensures the future health of infants. Sister Amleset also called on all institutions to […]

 Ethiopia has successfully concluded its 2025 nationwide integrated measles campaign, reaching 18,570,244 children—99% of the targeted population. The ten-day campaign began on 14 May 2025 across 12 regions, with Somali Region and Addis Ababa City Administration launching on 21 May and 26 May, respectively. The national launch event, organized by WHO, was held in Bishoftu, Oromia Region, under the leadership of the Ministry of Health and supported by partners, community […]

 Ethiopia has successfully concluded the second round of its nationwide novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) campaign, reaching more than 16.8 million children across ten regions. Led by the Ministry of Health and the Ethiopian Public Health Institute and supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, Rotary International, and other immunization partners, the campaign was conducted from 30 May to 2 June 2025. With an administrative coverage of […]