Uganda, Ghana and Botswana have highest percentage of women business owners...
Third edition of Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs profiles the progress and achievement of women entrepreneurs across 58 societies around the world
KAMPALA, Uganda, December...
ECOWAS Council of Ministers hold 83rd Ordinary Session in Abuja
ABUJA, Nigeria, December 18, 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Council of Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened its 83rd...
Cold storage startup Gricd wins GreenHouse Lab demo day
Cold storage startup Gricd has been named winner of the GreenHouse Lab demo day after taking part in the second edition of the Lagos-based...
AFC Invests US$150 million in the Eritrean Colluli Potash Project
LAGOS, Nigeria--(BUSINESS WIRE/AETOSWire)-- Africa Finance Corporation ("AFC" or the “Corporation"), the leading infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, announces a US$150 million strategic investment in...
EXX Africa: Benin as a Paradigm for Improving Country Risk
Specialist risk intelligence firm EXX Africa publishes a new report that assesses that the West African country of Benin has set one of the...
Ethiopia Hacks! 7.0 | African Media Agency
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 18, 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa conducted its latest hackathon: “Digital Solutions to Elections-related Technology.” This...
2nd Annual Nigeria Food Processing and Leadership Forum Reveals Progress Fortifying...
LAGOS, Nigeria, December 17th, 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Significant progress has been made in fortifying Nigerian staple foods with micronutrients, critical for improving the...
West Africa ‘shaken by unprecedented violence’, UN envoy tells Security Council
In areas under their control, extremists provide safety, protection and social services, further exploiting State weaknesses.
And some of the most violent local conflicts in...
African countries commit to roadmap to shape the future of work...
The ILO’s 14th Africa Regional Meeting in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, concludes with a Declaration reaffirming the need for a human-centered strategy to boost equitable...
President Brou Reaffirms Commission’s Cooperation with ECOWAS Parliament to Advance the...
ABUJA, Nigeria, December 12, 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) H.E Jean-Claude Kassi...
Sub-Saharan African Solar Companies To Gain From Shell & FMO’s Newly...
In cahoots with the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, FMO, UK-registered charity, Shell Foundation, has unveiled a USD 120 Mn fund to provide financing for...
SA startup 3X4 Genetics lands $2.5m VC deal to market offering...
The SA founders of biotech startup 3X4 Genetics have landed $2.5-million in investment from US venture capital (VC) fund Alethea Capital Management.
Founded by Jason Haddock, the former...
