Founder and CEO of TheBoardroom Africa (TBR Africa), Marcia Ashong, has been recognised as one of the 100 Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) in the 100Under40Edition of #Class2022. Â
MIPAD was set up as part of the International Decade for People of African Descent, proclaimed by the United Nations...
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has so far committed a total of XOF 294 billion (equivalent of about US$450million) into the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire’s economy to finance projects in various areas such as infrastructure, health, industry and agriculture.
The President of EBID, Dr. George Agyekum Donkor,...
About fourteen (14) bilateral trade deals and memorandums of understanding (MoUs) aimed at deepening economic ties between Africa and the Caribbean have been signed at the just-ended three-day AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum 2022 (ACTIF2022) hosted in Bridgetown, Barbados, in the Caribbean.
The agreements - expected to form the foundation...
Political parties rely heavily on financial assistance to sustain their activities. This has led to a situation where financiers of a party can unduly influence the outcome of elections and the policies of political parties.
The question we ponder over is whether the state should sponsor political parties or whether...
Ten talented pan-Africanist writers and visual artists will help the African Union mark 20 years of leading the continent’s development, unity and peace.
A partnership between the African Union (AU) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a call for applications to ensure creative voices find a space in...
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced its audited financial results for the half-year ended June 30, 2022 - recording double-digit growth across key income lines as well as significant progress in contributions from its subsidiaries.
At the end of the year’s first two quarters, the...
African leaders have pledged to identify, define and develop local solutions to challenges facing local agricultural production to build effective and sustainable food systems for the people of Africa, and deliver zero hunger by 2030.
The leaders, who included sitting and former Heads of State and Governments as well as heads...
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa has designated Mozambican geologist Antonio Pedro to the post of Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) effective from the first of September.
Ms. Vera Songwe has stepped down after five years of dedicated service to ECA and its Member...
The Senegalese President and current Chairman of the African Union, Macky Sall, regretted that the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), which opened on Saturday in Tunis, was marked by the absence of Morocco, a "prominent member of the African Union".
"Senegal regrets that this meeting of the...
