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AMEA Power launches 50MW Solar Power Plant in Togo – the country’s fir...

June 24, 2021 no comments

The solar plant was delivered in record time, reaching commercial operations within 18 months of signing the Power Purchase Agreement, in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, J...

Tricked and uninformed: why so many young girls in Kenya are getting p...

May 30, 2021 no comments

Anthony Idowu Ajayi, African Population and Health Research Center The rate of early unintended pregnancy in Kenya is shockingly high. About one in five girls between the ages of 15 and 19 have begun...

‘Staggering’ scale of acute hunger in the Democratic Repub...

April 8, 2021 no comments

NEW YORK – PRN Africa — According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), 27.3 million people face “acute” food insecurity – some se...

Canon commits to the Next Generation of Creative Storytellers with its...

April 6, 2021 no comments

Unrivalled access to inspirational lectures, talks and speakers, all taking place digitally for the second year in a row DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — World-class advice, portfolio reviews and ...

Introducing one of Africa’s biggest Entertainment star – T...

March 29, 2021 no comments

To be a singer is one thing but to have the natural gift to sing and get the attention of your country’s top political and social elite is a different order altogether. The East African country...

African Development Bank President Adesina calls for African Financial...

March 27, 2021 no comments

Africa’s collective debt now stands at 70% of the continent’s gross domestic product (GDP) ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, March 16, 2021/ — African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) President Akinwumi Ade...

How different property classes coped with the pandemic

March 27, 2021 no comments

A look at how different asset classes have been affected and what lies ahead for them in the New Year JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, — The property market has undergone huge changes during 2020 as...

African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): Free trade bloc can be a...

March 27, 2021 no comments

The African Development Bank is actively supporting or looking to support initiatives to boost trade and improve livelihoods for Africans ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, March 27, 2021/ — Exploring strat...

Vera Songwe commends G7 Finance Ministers decision to back SDRs for de...

March 25, 2021 no comments

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 19, 2021 (ECA) – The meeting of the committee of experts of the Conference of African Ministers ended Friday ahead of the African Finance Ministers Meeting next week and ...

Why it’s a big surprise that the African leadership prize went t...

March 25, 2021 no comments

Sebastian Elischer, University of Florida The president of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, has been awarded the 2020 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. The annual prize is granted by the...