Month: November 2023

TTH-Pace4life Join Hands for Historic Pacemaker Insertion Surgery in Northern Ghana

Mr Mohammed

A team of cardiologists from Columbus, Ohio. in the United States of America and their Ghanaian counterparts at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH),in Ghana’s Northern region, have performed three successful pacemaker insertion surgeries at the hospital. A pacemaker insertion is the implantation of a small electronic device that is usually placed in the chest – just below the collarbone – to help regulate slow electrical problems with the heart. The historic surgery is a partnership between the Tamale Teaching Hospital and Pace4life The team comprised of Cardiologists, Anaesthestics, Radiology technicians and scrub nurses. Leader of…

Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security: Zambian Vice President underscores role of grey matter infrastructure development

Mr Mohammed

LUSAKA, Zambia, November 7, 2023/ — African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN), a platform for high-level political engagement to advance nutrition in Africa, has joined two crucial forums for advancing policy dialogue on agriculture and nutrition in Africa. ALN representatives attended the commemoration the 14th Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security (ADFNS) and 19th Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Partnership Platform (PP). These platforms are crucial forums for advancing policy dialogue on agriculture and nutrition in Africa. The African Union Commission and its economic development agency AUDA-NEPAD jointly convened the 19th CAADP event to emphasize…

Climate Justice and Just Societal Transition to Green Economy gets Major Boost

Mr Mohammed

Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke has been elected Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (UNESCO-TWAS) in recognition of his outstanding contribution to science and its promotion in the developing world. The Nigeria born Okereke is a Professor in Global Governance and Public Policy in the School for Policy Studies, Bristol University, UK, and Director for the Centre for Climate Change and Development, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Nigeria. He is a globally recognised leading scholar on global climate governance and international development with…

Africa Investment Forum welcomes Rugby Africa President to discuss the business of sport

Mr Mohammed

MARRAKECH, Morocco, November 6, 2023/ — The newly elected President of Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com), the continental governing body for rugby in Africa, Mr Herbert Mensah, will discuss the business of sport in a one-to-one fireside chat at the 2023 Africa Investment Forum (AIF) (www.AfricaInvestmentForum.com) on Thursday, November 9 in Marrakech, Morocco. Championed by the African Development Bank and seven other founding partners (Africa50, Africa Finance Corporation, Afreximbank, Development Bank of Southern Africa, European Investment Bank, Islamic Development Bank and Trade and Development Bank), the Africa Investment Forum is Africa’s investment marketplace…

Seismic Development Integral to Africa’s Energy Future, African Energy Chamber (AEC) Underscores during Houston Working Visit

Mr Mohammed

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, November 2, 2023/ — Accurate and up-to-date seismic data is the cornerstone of a thriving oil and gas industry. In Africa, geoscience companies take on a pivotal role, driving the success and efficiency of oil and gas projects by equipping countries and corporations with the precise tools needed to locate hydrocarbon deposits. Without the vital contributions of geoscience firms, Africa would be unable to fully unleash the vast potential of its oil and gas resources. The African Energy Chamber’s (AEC) working visit to Houston – currently underway…

Zanzibar to Scale Up MPA Conservation Management

Mr Mohammed

Mohammed A. Abu Makame O. Makame, a Director of Marine Conservation Department of the Zanzibar Ministry of Blue Economy & Fisheries, has lauded the Self-Assessment Tool(SAT) a component of Marine Mammals Management Toolkit, for having made the country to understand their current capabilities and limitations in Marine Protected Area(MPA) management. Supported by the factsheets, the Self-Assessment Tool (SAT) enables MPA managers to assess the extent to which marine mammals are included in their respective management plans. To this end, Mr. Makame disclosed that, the Ministry has planned various activities that…

Africa Finance Corporation exits stake in Ghana’s Takoradi Port to Yilport Holding

Mr Mohammed

LAGOS, Nigeria, November 2, 2023/ — Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has exited its 35% equity investment in Atlantic Terminal Services Limited (ATSL), the concessionaire for the expansion of Ghana’s Takoradi Port, to the global ports and container terminals operator Yilport Holding. This is testament to the Corporation’s ability to attract international 3rd party capital and exit strategic infrastructure assets built by derisking through AFC’s unique project development and construction offering. In 2019, AFC committed to invest up to US$138 million in equity and debt…

Guyana Deserves to Develop its Oil and Gas, and so does Africa

Mr Mohammed

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, November 2, 2023/ — At a time when both African and Caribbean nations are making great strides towards developing recently discovered oil and gas reserves, countries whose development was driven by hydrocarbons are accelerating efforts to transition to a renewable energy future. This transition has seen wealthy nations establish a ‘green agenda,’ one which does not take into consideration Africa’s economic needs. The African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org), therefore, strongly calls for an end to the demonization of oil and gas, encouraging African and Caribbean nations to collaborate towards…

Empowering voices – Africa Tech Festival fields a strong and successful line-up of women speakers and women-focused features in 2023 to put the spotlight on female trailblazers who are leading the tech revolution on the continent

Mr Mohammed

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, November 1, 2023/ — Africa Tech Festival (https://apo-opa.info/3myppVu) in 2023, (Cape Town, 13 – 16 November), will field an impressive line-up of strong African women in technology, as a catalyst to shift the power dynamics in the industry, redressing their historic underrepresentation, funding restrictions, and other barriers to entry that have to date, prevented the technology sector from being fully inclusive. In a March 2023 study, conducted by the organisers of the festival, key highlights reflected that women are still facing stereotypical attitudes preventing them from moving up…

Agility Warehouses in Cote d’Ivoire are First in West Africa to Earn International Finance Corp (IFC) ‘Green Building’ Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE) Advanced Status

Mr Mohammed

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, November 1, 2023/ — Agility (www.Agility.com), a supply chain services, infrastructure and innovation company, announced that the warehouses at its Agility Logistics Park in Abidjan are the first in Cote d’Ivoire and West Africa to receive EDGE Advanced certification as green buildings. EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) is the global standard for energy-efficient buildings, a certification system overseen by the International Finance Corp. (IFC), an arm of the World Bank. Basic EDGE certification requires a minimum projected reduction of 20% energy use, water use and “embodied…