The Coca-Cola Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Bruno Pietracci as Africa & Middle East President and Matrona Filippou as the Business Unit President for the Southern & East Africa region with effect from 1 May 2020. Pietracci said: “While this is an extremely challenging time from a global economic perspective, Africa and […]
Nespresso’s Reviving Origins program celebrates second year by introducing new coffee, AMAHA awe UGANDA, from the Rwenzori Mountains Investment, training and resources provides Rwenzori coffee farmers with the tools to improve their livelihoods through the increase of the quality of their crop Reviving Origins program drove productivity boost of 9% in Eastern Zimbabwe for 2018/2019. […]
The Chamber reiterates its support to inclusive dialogues that take into account the realities of African economies and of energy poverty The African Energy Chamber takes notes of recent initiatives taken by the International Energy Agency (IEA) to support Africa’s energy transition and salutes the leadership of the IEA in this dialogue. Such conversations notably […]
Global Technology Network to Double Engineering Talent Pool as it Transitions to Fully-Remote Model Nairobi, Kenya. Wednesday 1 July 2020. Andela, the global talent company that helps companies build remote engineering teams, will now accept engineers from all African countries, in a bid to double its global talent pool and connect an even greater number […]
In Africa, the twin challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent drop in oil prices are affecting countries in different ways: net energy exporters are braced for headwinds, but net importers have some relief from current account pressures. Globally, lockdown and social distancing measures resulted in a sharp drop in demand for oil, particularly in […]
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 30 June 2020 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) have approved grants totaling $9.52 million to strengthen responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in East Africa and the Horn, and in the Comoros. The grant, approved on 26 June, is part of the $10 billion COVID-19 Rapid Response […]
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina assured the Sudanese government of the Bank’s continued support in the country’s transformation journey Three leading international financial institutions, the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Thursday pledged multi-pronged support to Sudan as it opens a new chapter to overcome political […]
Mark Lynas HAY-ON-WYE – COVID-19 has killed more than 500,000 people worldwide, made millions more ill, and continues to wreak havoc. But as the saying goes – and without wishing to downplay this human tragedy in any way – it’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good. If we make the right choices as lockdowns ease, […]
By George Ferreira, Senior Sales Director: Applications at Oracle South Africa and SADC Business resilience remains one of the most important and relevant ways for organisations to bypass legacy challenges and to explore new opportunities The recent months have likely been the biggest challenge for all organisations across the continent. With almost no warning, millions […]
The Opportunity Fund will invest only in companies led by people of color, and is the first such fund to be created in response to growing protests Earlier this month and following the death of George Floyd, SoftBank announced a $100m investment fund for minority-owned businesses. The Opportunity Fund will invest only in companies led […]
Tuesday 30 June 2020 – The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) was due to implemented this week, 1 July 2020, before the impact of COVID-19 caused its inevitable delay. However, AfCFTA Secretary General Wamkele Mene confirmed recently at a Bloomberg Invest Global virtual conference that the pandemic would not impact the agreement and […]
Sustainable Energy for All sets out clear, practical steps for African countries to recover better from COVID-19 and close energy access gaps. As countries continue to rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic, a new guide by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) shows how clean energy investment can support countries to ‘Recover Better’, and use this unique […]
Ethiopia’s ‘One’ model, under which the government runs its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene ( WASH ) National Program, has steadily improved the well-being of the country’s rural and urban communities, top local officials say. “The ‘One’ here means we have one account, one budget and one report in one consolidated WASH Account,” says Tadesse Masresha, […]