Dubai, UAE, March 5, 2024: His Excellency Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah, president and CEO of Dubai Chambers, inaugurated the 20th edition of Dubai International Wood and Wood Machinery Exhibition (Dubai WoodShow) which will continue for 3 days until March 7, with the participation of 682 local and international exhibitors from 52 countries, to exchange experiences and showcase industry trends and the most promising investment opportunities offered by the wood sector. Dawood Al Shezawi, President of Dubai WoodShow, said: “Dubai WoodShow is the leading platform for wood and wood machinery in…
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Addressing the Cost of Africa’s greater bulk of raw Minerals Exports to her Economic Growth
,,,,,,,,,,As Maiden Virtual Africa-Caribbean Achievers Summit Takes Off Story: Mohammed A.Abu Mr. Kwesi Abeasi, Chairmin, Non-Executive Director, InvestCorp has called on African governments to take endeavor to take seriously factoring of value addition into international agreements in relation to resource seeking investments, within the context of their Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) drives. Lack of this most important singular act on the part of African governments Mr.Abeasi intimated, has led to host countries being short-changed by foreign investors as host countries earn a pittance from the exploitation of their rich natural resources…
Breaking News !!!!!!!!-Daniel Kontie Resigns from Adom Group to Focus on Growing ACECN
Mohammed A. Abu Daniel Kontie, the General Manager, Sales and Marketing of Ghana’s Construction industry giant, the Adom Group, has resigned his position. This was disclosed by Engr. Samuel Worwui, the CEO of GM Bamboo Eco-City Ltd in Accra, Saturday. The resignation of Mr. Kontie who also doubles as the CEO/Chief Administrator of Africa’s biggest Construction Industry Professionals Network, the Africa Continental Engineering & Construction Network(ACECN), Egnr. Worwui said, is to, enable him dedicate more time to serve the wider construction industry in order to rapidly transition the Conventional Construction…
African Energy Week (AEW) Launches African Energy Finance Summit in Partnership with Afreximbank and S&P Global Commodity Insights
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, February 28, 2024/ — Africa’s largest energy event – the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference – will feature the African Energy Finance Summit during this year’s edition in Cape Town. The summit, hosted in partnership with multilateral financial institution the African Export-Import Bank and S&P Global Commodity Insights, offers a platform for project developers and financiers to sign deals and is poised to unlock a new era of growth across Africa’s oil, gas, critical mineral and renewable energy sectors. Africa requires over $200 billion in annual…
Africa needs China for its digital development – but at what price?
Author: Stephanie PhD Candidate, University di Bologna First Published: February 27, 2024 4.08pm SAST Digital technologies have many potential benefits for people in African countries. They can support the delivery of healthcare services, promote access to education and lifelong learning, and enhance financial inclusion. But there are obstacles to realizing these benefits. The backbone infrastructure needed to connect communities is missing in places. Technology and finance are lacking too. In 2023, only 83% of the population of sub-Saharan Africa was covered by at least a 3G mobile network. In all other regions…
Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS) 2024 to Prepare Youth for Excellence, Leadership Roles
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, February 23, 2024/ — Empowering youth with strong leadership skills is paramount to cultivating a generation of leaders who are capable of driving change and fostering inclusivity. In the midst of a rapidly shifting global economy – characterized by evolving consumer preferences and an embrace of digital innovations – there is a need to prioritize access to education, skill development and competency building in a way that accounts for a dynamic future. The upcoming Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS) – taking place on Tuesday, February 27…
Desperation to lure African youth into the evil LGBT Agenda
Story: Abubakar Sadik Mohammed The government of Zimbabwe through the office of the country’s Vice President has not only strongly and firmly rejected an LGBT Scholarship offer, but also, denounced it as unlawful, anti-Christian, anti-Zimbabwean and unAfrican insidious attempts by foreign interests to entice, lure and recruit Zimbabwean less privileged but able students into Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender activities and malpractices through offers of educational scholarships. Zimbabwe, the government re-emphasized, has legislated against all such deviances making any offers predicated on the same aberrations unlawful and criminal and a…
President Ramkalawan pledges the commitment of Seychelles to ensure Sustainable Tourism
Dubai, 13th February 2024: The President of the Republic, Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan joined several other world leaders at the World Governments Summit (WGS) 2024 currently being held in Dubai where he delivered his main address focussing on Seychelles’ Initiatives and Approaches to Ensure Sustainable Tourism and Balancing Preservation. In his address to world leaders at the event, the Head of State underlined the pivotal role that Seychelles is playing in conservation, implementing various initiatives to promote sustainable tourism and safeguarding the nation’s ecological balance and economic well-being. He touched upon…
Championing Sustainable Mining Solutions in Africa
First Published,February 8, 2024 Story by: Mohammed A. Abu Under identical conditions at a plant owned by a company in Burkina Faso, eco-friendly alternative gold leaching reagent SEYCHEM and Cyanide were compared and at the conclusion of the process 350g of gold was recovered using SEYCHEM while 330g was obtained via Cyanide extraction. The laboratory personnel attested to SEYCHEM’s non-reactive nature on their bodies in comparison to Cyanide which caused eye irritation. They were also able to submerge their hands freely into the prepared solution containing SEYCHEM, an action not…
Addressing Ethnic Laced hateful messages in Social Media Sites
Mohammed A. Abu The Northern Regional Secretariat of the National Peace Council of Ghana, the Northern Regional Peace Council(NRPC), has called upon the national security apparatus to arrest and prosecute faceless individuals engaged in hateful audio-visual messages amid press releases circulating in social media platforms pitching ethnic groups against each other. This is in view of the fact that, such acts seek to undermine the peace and security of the region through false publications. The Council while condemning the press releases and all ethnocentric text, audio and video materials circulating…