Thousands of global football industry leaders gather in Riyadh in the largest football industry event ever seen in the region. The Summit, in alignment with Vision 2030, aims to define a new vision for football on the global scene and establish itself as a key pillar in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s society, culture, and economy. World Football Summit Asia 2024 (WFS Asia 24) (Asia.WorldFootballSummit.com), launched today at the […]

 The 5th Annual Africa Intellectual Property Rights Summit, themed “Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs): The Catalyst for Sustainable Development Goals in Africa,” took place November 28-30, 2024, at the Serena Hotel in Kigali, Rwanda.   African Newspage (https://apo-opa.co/4f1QNRo) is the Official Media Partner of the 5th Africa IP Summit The Summit brought together policymakers, industry leaders, legal experts, academics, and innovators who explored the critical role of Intellectual Property (IP) in fostering […]

 Nurse Maria Victoria Juan from Philippines, a Consultant at Philippines Army Health Services and Colonel, Reserve Force of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, has been announced as the winner of Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2024 and awarded with USD 250,000 at a prestigious award ceremony held in Bengaluru, India. The winner was announced by Dr. Azad Moopen, Founder Chairman of Aster DM Healthcare (www.AsterDMHealthcare.com), in the esteemed presence […]

 The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved a loan of up to $170 million to support the development of the game-changing 1.1 GW Suez Wind Project, currently Egypt’s largest wind energy initiative. The total project cost is estimated at $1.1 billion. The Bank’s financing is in addition to financing expected from a consortium of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), banks, and financial institutions. The project has been […]

 The parents of a three-year-old boy are rejoicing after volunteers on board a charity hospital ship removed a large, painful growth from the side of his head—a condition that had been developing since before he was born.  Emmanuel’s mother, Manteneh, and father, Yirah, had sought help for most of his life, but doctors at local hospitals in northern Sierra Leone were unable to treat him beyond prescribing pain medication for […]

 Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, today announced its role as Global Coordinator, Lead Co-Arranger, Underwriter, Bookrunner, and Guarantor in the successful syndication of an up to €2 billion facility for Bank of Industry (BOI), Nigeria’s largest and most impactful development finance institution. The transaction is a record global loan syndication for BOI, and marks the largest capital raise in its history, setting a new […]

 By Gbenga Oyebode, Board Chair of the African Philanthropy Forum (www.AfricanPF.org) For decades, Africa has grappled with a legacy of colonialism, political instability, and uneven economic development, leading to perceptions of the continent as one in need of external assistance and causing the label ‘the Dark Continent’ to take on a new connotation.  As the Dark Continent, Africa became an attractive destination for charitable interests, with a significant number of the […]

 Paul van Zijl, Group CEO at Starsight Energy (www.StarsightEnergy.com), believes it is. He maintains that we must apply a contextual lens and move away from all-or-nothing thinking, employing a holistic, phased and sustainable approach to the continent’s energy mix. It’s fair to say that the global imperative to ‘decarbonise’ – the shift from fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas or oil to carbon-free and renewable energy sources – has […]

 Namibia is the current global oil and gas hotspot and is ready to become the energy hub for sub-Saharan Africa, delegates to African Energy Week 2024: Invest in Namibia Energy, heard this week. In opening the session Tom Alweendo Minister of Mines and Energy called on African Nations to safeguard their socio-economic advantages from ongoing oil and gas operations. Namibia was doing this by ensuring its policies were geared to […]