Canon’s (www.Canon-CNA.com) Miraisha Programme focuses on delivering job opportunities and future livelihoods to young people across Africa through skills workshops, training programmes and enterprise support; The programme has educated more than 7000+ future professionals across the continent, helping them to gain qualifications, secure employment and set up their own businesses. Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA), the leading printing and imaging solutions provider, is pleased to announce a collaboration with Kings and […]

The Orange Basin – extending South Africa and Namibia – has emerged a highly lucrative offshore play owing to a string of high-profile oil and gas discoveries made by global energy majors and independents in recent years. Following exploratory success on the Namibian side of the basin between 2022 and 2024, players are turning to the South African waters. Ahead of the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy […]

The Mandela Rhodes Foundation (MRF) Scholarship (www.MandelaRhodes.org) is in its 21st year, with applications for the 2025 academic year opening on 14 March 2024. Mandela Rhodes Scholar cohorts consist of a diverse group of graduates from nearly 40 countries across the African continent. The programme has grown over the years and to date almost 700 students have received MRF scholarships. Many MRF alumni have gone on to have impactful careers, advancing the […]

In its continued drive for financial inclusion across Nigerian communities, Africa-focused fintech platform PalmPay (https://www.PalmPay.com/) has unveiled two cost-saving financial products - Unlimited Free Transfer and Target Savings - for users of its app. With the new financial products, users of the PalmPay app can now enjoy unlimited free transfers to all banks in the country and also customize their savings plan to suit their preferred savings amount, duration and frequency. […]

Scheduled for April 3, 2024, the second annual live debate encourages discussion on how the planet will accommodate the mobility needs of eight billion people in the coming decades; International panel of five experts selected to fiercely defend their views on the topic leveraging their various disciplines: society, tech&AI, environment, economy, and business; To register for the live digital debate, visit: FreedomofMobilityForum.org (https://apo-opa.co/3HZJoUx).  Conceived by Stellantis as an open forum for the public […]

The African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) Japan Africa Dream Scholarship program invests in promising African students from Bank member countries at partner universities in Africa and Japan, financing their tuition, travel, and upkeep for post-graduate studies. The program aligns with the goal of the Bank’s Skills for Employability and Productivity in Africa, which is to increase innovation connected to industrialization and development needs. Scholarship program alumna Mary Yeboah Asantewaa earned her Master […]

On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2024, The Business Executive Group, a leading Pan African Media Firm honored Merck Foundation CEO (www.Merck-Foundation.com), Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej at their Global She Achievers Awards for spearheading Merck Foundation’s programs in the Healthcare and Women&Girls Empowerment; Under the leadership of Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation was also awarded the “Best Health Sector Philanthropy of the year 2023” at the Ghana Philanthropy Awards by […]

Nationals residing in various countries enthusiastically celebrated International Women’s Day under the theme “Equality: Our Core Principle”. In Riyadh and its surroundings, at the celebratory event, Ms. Elsa Kidane, head of the union branch, and Mr. Abdurahman Imam, chairman of the Eritrean community, delivered speeches focusing on the pivotal role of Eritrean women in various stages of Eritrea’s history. Ms. Weini Gerezghier, Charge d’Affaires at the Eritrean Embassy, highlighted the […]

Continuing his good offices efforts, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, concluded yesterday a three-day working and solidarity visit to Burkina Faso. During his visit, the Special Representative was able to learn about the political, security and humanitarian situation in Burkina Faso.  He met with the transitional authorities, including H.E. Mr. Apollinaire Joachimson […]