Year: 2023

Driving Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry

In a major stride towards advancing sustainability and ESG integration within the hospitality sector, Omnevue, a leading ESG reporting platform, has launched a partnership with The Energy & Environment Alliance (EEA) and official statement disclosed  in London,Tuesday. To mark the beginning of their partnership, they are inviting members of the hospitality industry to a webinar that offers practical advice and tips regarding ESG reporting and the issues surrounding compliance and disclosure. EEA, the global coalition comprising hospitality and lodging investors, developers, operators, and asset managers, is dedicated to guiding hospitality…

African Medical Centre of Excellence Holds Inaugural Board Meeting

CAIRO, Egypt, October 16, 2023/ — African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE Abuja) established by Afreximbank (https://www.Afreximbank.com/), has held its inaugural board meeting in Cairo, Egypt on October 6, 2023. AMCE Abuja, a landmark and visionary initiative by African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), entails the implementation and operationalization of a 500-bed quaternary level medical facility that will offer a wide range of services and specializations including oncology, cardiology, hematology, and general care capabilities. The AMCE Abuja will also provide a full range of medical services, including diagnostics, treatment, nuclear medicine, surgery…

At the DRC Agribusiness Forum, Democratic Republic of Congo shares its ambition to feed Africa and announces $6.6 billion in investments in agriculture

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, October 15, 2023/ — The Democratic Republic of Congo aims to invest $6.6 billion over ten years in its Agriculture Transformation Programme (PTA) to fulfil its commitment to becoming Africa’s breadbasket. The announcement was made at the “DRC Agribusiness Forum”, held on 4 and 5 October 2023 in Kinshasa. The investment is evidence of the commitment of Congolese President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi to develop the country’s agricultural potential and ease the economy’s dependence on the extractive sector. “With its 80 million hectares of cultivable land, its four million hectares of…

Addressing Africa’s Youth Unemployment Burden

Mohammed A.Abu Canon has recently added a yet another  impressive page to its existing record  of  youth centred initiatives as parts of its   Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) in Africa when it announced its  partnership with Dikan Center, a visionary non-profit institution based in Ghana, committed to providing visual education. This major collaboration marks the official launch of the Canon Young People Programme (YPP) in Ghana, with a mission to enable the next generation of creative young people, using their skills to tackle the sustainability issues that matter to them, using…

Liquid Intelligent Technologies introduces Tanzania’s second Azure Stack, further accelerating the local digital transformation

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, October 10, 2023/ — Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid) (https://www.Liquid.Tech/), a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, has partnered with wingu.africa a pioneer provider of carrier-neutral data center services in Tanzania, and the foremost specialist carrier-neutral data center group in East Africa to introduce the second Azure Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) stack. This investment from Liquid Tanzania will provide a more conducive environment for local businesses to accelerate their digital transformation journeys. “In 2021, we were the first to bring Azure Stack to Tanzanian businesses, helping…

Gbewaa Damba Trophy goes back to Yendi

By: Mohammed A. Abu The highly patronized maiden friendly football match between age-long historical playmates, the people of Savulgu and Kumbungu in Western Dagbon ended on Saturday in a 1:1 draw at the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium in Ghana’s Northern regional capital of Tamale. Held under the auspices of His Royal Majesty, Ndan Yaa Na Abukari II, King of the Dagbon Kingdom, Northern region of Ghana, the event doubled as a fundraiser cum major side attraction within the context of a recent Royal Decree permitting the rebranding of the centuries…

Louvre Abu Dhabi welcomes over 200,000 visitors in summer

Louvre Abu Dhabi received more than 200,000 visitors between June and August 2023, a record peak in summer visitation since the museum’s opening in 2017, reaffirming Abu Dhabi’s position as an internationally renowned cultural hub. The visitor and community experience remains a key priority for the Louvre Abu Dhabi, given its status as one of the UAE’s main cultural attractions. The museum witnessed a surge in attendance numbers compared to previous summers, as individuals and families alike engaged with artworks, explored immersive exhibitions, and sought inspiration from the museum’s architecture.…

Namibia’s Landscape to Shine at the Africa Hospitality Investment Forum 2024

The Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF), which is the premier tourism and hotel investment conference in Africa, attracting many prominent international hotel owners, investors, financiers, management companies and their advisers, will take place on 25 – 27 June 2024, in Namibia. The venue will be the Mövenpick and Mercure hotels in Namibia’s capital city, Windhoek. Both properties are receiving a total makeover after they were acquired in 2021 by a fund managed by Kasada Capital Management, the leading independent real estate private equity platform dedicated to the hospitality industry in…

Inaugural Board Meeting of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Adjustment Fund Corporation holds in the Republic of Rwanda

KIGALI, Rwanda, October 6, 2023/ — Following the mandate by the African Union (AU) Summit of Heads of State and Government and the AfCFTA Council of Ministers responsible for Trade , Afreximbank (www.Afreximbank.com) and the AfCFTA Secretariat were mandated to establish and operationalise the AfCFTA Adjustment Fund through a General Partnership – the AfCFTA Adjustment Fund Corporation – with operations of the Fund domiciled in Rwanda. The Fund will support countries and private entities through financing, technical assistance, grants and compensation funding in their transition to the new trading regime…