Dambe Warriors League (DWL) (www.DambeLeague.com) is proud to announce their much-anticipated SuperFight 01, scheduled to take place at the Kano Pillars Stadium in Nigeria on November 26th. This thrilling event, conducted with the support of the Kano State Government, is expected to draw the largest crowd in Dambe history with an anticipated 15,000 spectators. The event features a 3,000,000 Naira prize purse for the champions, the largest in Dambe history. DWL […]

Liquid Intelligent Technologies (https://www.Liquid.Tech), a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, will receive R450 million in funding from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) each for its South African operations. The total investment of R900 million will support universal and affordable broadband access in the Eastern Cape Fibre Project.  “The support and investment we have received from IFC and RMB underscores our collective commitment […]

Members of Parliament have urged government through the Ministry of Works and Transport to ensure that ongoing works to improve road infrastructure cover all areas of the country. This follows a call by Speaker, Anita Among, who commended Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) for patching up roads in the city but advised that this be pushed across all city roads. “KCCA is doing a good job but they are only […]

President Isaias returned back home at mid-day, today, 15 November, concluding fruitful visit to Riyadh where he attended the Saudi Arabia-Africa Summit which was convened on 10 November in Riyadh under the theme “Productive Partnership”. During his stay in Saudi Arabia, President Isaias met and held talks with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of the Republic of Egypt, […]

HE President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Dennis Francis met with HE the Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani, HE the Permanent Representative of Libya as Chairman of the Arab League Group, and HE the Permanent Representative of Mauritania as Chairman of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Group.  The three delegates formally submitted, on behalf of […]

“Let me reiterate that the call for reparations is not a plea for alms, but a valid demand for justice. If reparations can rightfully be paid to victims and descendants of the victims of the Holocaust, so can reparations also be paid to the descendants of the victims of the Slave Trade. It has been four hundred (400) years, and we want closure to this tragedy.” These were the words […]

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) today in Cairo launched a new initiative that will open doors, allowing African contractors to capitalise on various infrastructure investments available across the continent.  Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, joined by Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of International Cooperation of Egypt, launched the Afreximbank Intra-African Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contract Promotion Programme during the Presidential Summit of […]

Parliament has passed the Petroleum Supply (Amendment), Bill 2023, giving the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) exclusivity to import and supply all petroleum products destined for Ugandan Market. The Petroleum Supply (Amendment), Bill 2023 is aimed at eliminating the middlemen in the oil supply chain that are said to be the cause of fluctuations in oil pump prices.   UNOC is a government owned company established to handle government’s commercial […]

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://theBAL.com/) and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (https://apo-opa.co/47po8Cm) yesterday celebrated their collaboration during a ceremonial signing event in conjunction with the third Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) in Cairo, Egypt. #BAL (https://apo-opa.co/3MJnNCK) and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (https://apo-opa.co/47po8Cm) will work together on the implementation of capacity building initiatives as well as investment promotion activities for the advancement of sports and related industries in Africa. As an official partner of the #BAL (https://apo-opa.co/3MJnNCK), African Export-Import Bank […]