Civil strife and unfavourable rains have further reduced crop production in South Sudan, contributing to a cereal deficit of 381,000 metric tons – 53 percent greater than in 2015 – and aggravating the already severe food shortages, two UN agencies warned today. Cereal prices have shot up nearly five-fold since early last year, making it […]
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Orange invests in African e-commerce leader Africa Internet Group
Orange (www.Orange.com) announces the acquisition of a 75 million-euro equity interest in Africa Internet Group, joining AXA, Goldman Sachs and longstanding investors MTN Group, Millicom and Rocket Internet. Through this investment, which will be accompanied by a series of strategic partnerships between the subsidiaries of the two groups, Orange will help Jumia and other websites […]
New Calculator Shows How Much You Can Earn Per Tweet
Ten years after the first tweet appeared on Twitter (https://twitter.com/jack/status/20), a new, free online calculator tool (https://Webfluential.com/influence-estimator) allows you to see how much money you could earn for every tweet you post. If you dream of becoming the next Dj Joe Mfalme (http://www.apo.af/3ycKF1), Arther Mandela (https://webfluential.com/xtiandela) or Ameyaw Debrah (https://webfluential.com/ameyaw112) or would like to earn […]
UK Export Finance unlocks African markets for UK Exporters
UK Export Finance (UKEF) has today announced that it has joined ATI, the pan-African export credit agency (ECA). The move comes as the UK government looks to encourage more UK businesses to trade with African countries as part of the nation-wide Exporting is GREAT campaign. As an ATI member, UKEF will gain access to information […]
Anti-poaching aircraft reports for duty in Tanzania’s Selous
Today, Dr. Gerd Müller, Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany handed over a Husky aircraft to Prof. Jumanne Maghembe, the Tanzanian Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism. The aircraft will be deployed by Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) in close cooperation with the Tanzanian Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) for surveillance of wildlife in the […]
On the HR/VP Federica Mogherini's phone's conversation with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al Sarraj and UN Special Representative for Libya, Martin Kobler
Today the HRVP Federica Mogherini spoke with the Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al Sarraj and the UNSRSG for Libya, Martin Kobler. They discussed the recent encouraging developments in the country and the support that the EU can provide for the next steps in the implementation of the Libya Political Agreement. The HRVP congratulated Prime Minister […]
African leaders open Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Integration with encouraging messages on economic transformation
“Our future rests in our hands,” declared Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Mr. Haile Mariam Desalegn on Monday in his keynote speech at the opening of the Conference of the African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Integration, holding today 4 April 2016 at the Conference Center of the Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia . […]
Commissioner Fatima Haram Acyl chairs high level panel on financing Africa’s Pharmaceutical industry
On the fringe of the African Development Week, the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) jointly organized, on 3 April 2016 in Addis Ababa, a high-level panel discussion on the theme “unleashing the potential of pharmaceuticals in the socio-economic transformation of Africa” under the chairmanship of Mrs. Fatima Haram Acyl, […]
Experts to engage ministers on development agendas, statistics and migration
The Expert's segment of the Conference of Ministers concluded late Sunday with a range of recommendations around priority issues to be tabled on Monday and Tuesday at the Ministerial session. The event took place in the presence of high level officials from the African Union Commission (AUC) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). […]
Africa's media and arts contributing to continent’s Development
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Sunday convened a conversation with some of Africa’s best thought leaders in the arts and media sectors to discuss their perspectives on the continent’s transformation agenda. The event took place at the sidelines of the 9TH Annual Joint Meetings of the AU […]