[[{"value":"The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved the Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Zambia for 2024-2029, which sets out two priority intervention areas: Boosting the development of the private sector through investments in infrastructure and developing the country’s agricultural value chain. “The aim of this new CSP is to support Zambia’s vision of speeding up its socioeconomic transformation to improve livelihoods,” comments Raubil Durowoju, […]

[[{"value":"Orange Digital Center (www.Orange.com) is launching a free high-level certification training program in partnership with Coursera, the world leader in online learning. This partnership aims to offer young people in Africa and the Middle East the opportunity to acquire essential skills in digital professions, free of charge and at their own pace. The Orange Digital Center (ODC) network is driving digital inclusion for young people and entrepreneurs across Africa and […]

[[{"value":"The Association of Service Providers of the Angolan Oil&Gas Industry (AECIPA) has partnered with the African Energy Chamber (AEC) (http://EnergyChamber.org) in a bid to promote investment opportunities in Angola as well as partnerships with Angolan services companies. As such, AECIPA will lead a delegation of Angolan companies to this year’s edition of African Energy Week; Invest in African Energy conference – scheduled for November 4-8 in Cape Town. Through the […]

[[{"value":"The MSGBC Oil, Gas&Power 2024 conference and exhibition – a regionally-focused event dedicated to the energy success of Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry – returns to Dakar for its fourth edition on December 3-4 this year. In collaboration with the MSGBC member-countries’ respective energy ministries, this year’s edition is held in official partnership Senegalese petroleum company Petrosen; oil and gas strategy committee COS Petrogaz; and energy advocacy group […]

[[{"value":"The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the Central African Republic (CAR) have reinforced their partnership during an official visit by Marie Laure Akin-Olugbade, Vice President for Regional Development and Business Delivery, from 25-27 March. Akin-Olugbade engaged with key stakeholders and government leaders, including President Faustin-Archange Touadera and Prime Minister Felix Moloua, reaffirming the Bank’s commitment to advancing the Central African Republic’s development agenda. She also met with development partners and […]

[[{"value":"The joint project will kick off with a first phase in Africa focused on strengthening education with technology schools in Kenya; The strategic collaboration aims to effectively improve knowledge of the need of vulnerable schools to promote innovative practices and strengthen their digital educational transformation in the coming years. American Tower and ProFuturo, the technology-enabled education innovation program of Fundación Telefónica and Fundación "la Caixa", announced their partnership to continue […]

[[{"value":"EFC (Extreme Fighting Championship), Africa's premier mixed martial arts organisation, is delighted to announce its exciting new partnership with Mukuru (www.Mukuru.com), a leading next-generation financial services platform for Africa's emerging consumers. This partnership marks a significant step in the growth and development of the combat sports industry and its athletes across the African continent. The collaboration with Mukuru is yet another step in EFC's explosive continental growth and its expanding […]

[[{"value":"Ian Cloke, COO of Afentra – one of Africa’s leading oil and gas independents – will speak on upstream opportunities within Africa’s growth markets at Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2024 in Paris, as the company seeks to optimize, redevelop and extend the lifespan of mature assets. In Angola, Afentra is currently expanding its non-operated interests in Blocks 3/05 and 3/05A and recently gained approval for the acquisition of Block […]

[[{"value":"IDEMIA Smart Identity (www.IDEMIA.com) has renewed its commitment to Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) by implementing an upgrade of the entire biometric identification system, which will accommodate 250 million records. This project, supported by the World Bank through its ID4D initiative, will ensure that each citizen’s identity in the civil database remains unique. On February 28, 2024, IDEMIA Smart Identity and NIMC agreed to renew their long-standing collaboration and upgrade […]