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Ministry of Education to Ensure Access to Higher Education in Al Hoceima

Ministry of Education to Ensure Access to Higher Education in Al Hoceima

The Minister of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research, Saïd Amzazi, signed a partnership agreement with the Governor of Al Hoceima P…...

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Nunya Lab, a new tech incubator, is officially launched in Togo

Nunya Lab, a new tech incubator, is officially launched in Togo

(Togo First) - The Ministry of grassroots development has launched a new incubator for local startups, through the Youth Economic Initiatives Support Fund (FAIEJ).Named Nunya Lab, t…...

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African Export-Import Bank delays IPO over unfavourable markets

African Export-Import Bank delays IPO over unfavourable markets

The bank is waiting for equity markets to improve.Vernon Wessels, Bloomberg / 29 October 2019 11:09 Afreximbank plans to use funds raised from the IPO to help finance rapidly i…...

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Uganda, Equatorial Guinea pave way for Africa’s oil future

Uganda, Equatorial Guinea pave way for Africa’s oil future

Over 200 senior executives from IOC and NOCs along with ministerial delegations from leading African nations joined to look for solutions to Africa’s energy challenges.Amongst the …...

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Kenya aims to eliminate import of cotton raw materials in next five years

Kenya aims to eliminate import of cotton raw materials in next five years

NAIROBI, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Kenya plans to revive the cotton industry in order to boost the overall performance of the textile sector, aiming to eliminate the import of cotton raw m…...

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Barclays Ghana marks 2019 World Savings Day with 25,000 basic school pupils

Barclays Ghana marks 2019 World Savings Day with 25,000 basic school pupils

Barclays Bank Ghana, part of the Absa Group, has marked the 2019 World Savings Day with students of some selected basic schools across the regions of Ghana.Employees of the bank, nu…...

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Ethiopia takes hi-tech route to agribusiness

Ethiopia takes hi-tech route to agribusiness

Former Wall Street banker deploys drone and satellite technology to increase exports and profitsAbidjan — A former JPMorgan Chase analyst is using drones and satellites to boost Et…...

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Cement: Algeria ambitions to export 6 million tonnes by 2020

Cement: Algeria ambitions to export 6 million tonnes by 2020

ALGIERS - Algeria ambitions to export nearly 6 million tonnes of cement by 2020, said Tuesday in Algiers Minister of Industry and Mines, Djamila Tamazirt. The minister told a study …...

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South African banks continue to dominate Top 10 Africa lenders

South African banks continue to dominate Top 10 Africa lenders

The Top 100 Banks survey ranks lenders in terms of Tier 1 capital, made up of their capital + reserves + retained earnings + minority interests. The figures in local currencies are …...

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Welding students tap oil country to help build Ghana's booming oil industry

Welding students tap oil country to help build Ghana's booming oil industry

My number one dream is to go back and train my other fellow students back in Ghana’Enduring Edmontons winter is a small price to pay for five men from the west African country of G…...

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