World Rugby elects Mr Alexander from South Africa on its executive committee, adopts Burkina Faso as a new associate member and welcomes back Nigeria as a full member
SA Rugby president Mr. Mark Alexander was elected to the World Rugby’s Executive Council in elections held in Dublin on Wednesday.
"It is a huge honour to be named on the executive body...
Merck Foundation to provide One Year on-line Post-graduate Diploma in Diabetes Management from UK to the winners of the Merck Diabetes Award 2017
Merck Foundation marked the “World Diabetes Day” themed ‘The Family and Diabetes’ on 14th November 2018. Merck Foundation to provide One Year on-line Post-graduate Diploma in Diabetes Management from UK to the winners of the Merck Diabetes...
Company seeks to stimulate the collection of PET bottles in Kenya
The Kenya PET Recycling Company Ltd (PETCO Kenya) has today entered into a partnership with Mr. Green Africa to provide funding in a bid to increase collection of PET bottles.
Though the funding, PETCO Kenya will be supporting infrastructure for waste collectors and pickers that service Mr. Green Africa’s trading...
DP World Kigali is a secure, bonded facility spread over 13 hectares
DP World (www.DPWorld.com/) and the government of Rwanda have setup a state-of-the-art logistics hub, located 20 kilometers from the capital city Kigali, close to the international airport. The facility is East Africa’s first ever Inland Dry Port developed by DP World.
DP World Kigali is a secure,...
The Forum highlighted a solid pipeline of projects and wealth of opportunities ready for investors
“Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others,” a saying goes. When African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) President Akinwumi Adesina laid out his vision to tilt the flow of capital into Africa by convening the first transaction-based investment forum, many did not...
Lipa Na M-PESA Customers to Also Benefit From Increased Privacy and Accuracy When Making Payments
Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) has today announced the deployment of faster and more private cashless payments at over 2,500 Lipa Na M-PESA merchants. The move is set to benefit more than 21 million monthly active M-PESA customers with faster transactions and increased privacy by eliminating...
The selected Next Einstein Forum (NEF) Fellows will present their research and breakthroughs at the next NEF Global Gathering to be held in Nairobi, Kenya in March 2020
Today, the Next Einstein Forum (NEF) (www.NEF.org), Africa’s global forum for science, launches the search for its third Class of NEF Fellows. Once selected, the new class will join 35 of Africa’s...
From cybercriminals to their own government, employers and even family, people worry about who could access their online life
A new study of mid-size businesses and consumers reveals that many are confused and lack trust when it comes to the privacy and security of their online data and behaviour. The research, which covered six countries in Europe and North America,...
Prominent foreign envoys in attendance at the Forum, signaled growing interest in trade and partnership deals in Africa from Europe and overseas
Heads of State, presidents of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), global and regional investors, business moguls and other A-list attendees are lauding the recently concluded inaugural Africa Investment Forum (AfricaInvestmentForum.com) as an unprecedented game changer for Africa.
South Africa’s President...
At the launch ceremony, the top three winners from the SolveIt! 2018 competition shared their experiences and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs
The U.S. government is committed to promoting entrepreneurship in Ethiopia as a means to stimulate local economic growth, open new markets for U.S. companies, and increase global prosperity. The annual Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), taking place November 12-18,...
