Germany is hosting an investors’ conference in Berlin under the G20’s Compact with Africa initiative. The gathering is part of the German government’s commitment to supporting African countries in making economic gains. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday will host a meeting of African and G20 nations in Berlin. The gathering is part of the […]
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By Roopa Dhatt and Susannah Schaefer WASHINGTON DC / NEW YORK, Apr 7 2023 (IPS) – As World Health Worker Week draws to a close on April 7, health organizations from around the world have been celebrating women’s vital role in the health workforce and sharing stories about the enormous value they bring to all […]
Namibia has quickly risen to become a highly attractive E&P market, with three major discoveries made in 2022 and 2023 incentivizing a strong slate of regional and global players to the country’s offshore basins. Eager to maintain this exploratory momentum, Maggy Shino, Petroleum Commissioner at Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy, recently stated that during […]
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis left the country on Sunday, leaving behind yet another mark that Tanzania continues to extend its wings of trade and investment in Eastern Europe. On Friday, President Samia and her Romanian counterpart, Iohannis agreed to continue taking collaborative measures to deepen ties in strategic areas for mutual benefit of both nations. […]
“We’d probably very early in the year close out another segment of the market, an off-take for South Africa,” David Ige, the CEO of the Lagos-based energy firm, said. Nigeria will kick off the delivery of gas to South Africa for the first in the history of trade relations between the two nations if talks […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved to assure investors that government is addressing the challenges facing the country to ensure that South Africa reaches its full mining potential. The President was speaking at the Investing in African Mining Indaba held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Tuesday. “We have a responsibility as government, industry, […]
While the target of reaching R1.2 trillion worth of investments has been successfully reached at the fifth South African Investment Conference (SAIC), currently underway, President Cyril Ramaphosa this morning set a new target for the country for the next five years. “We are now setting a new target to mobilise approximately R2 trillion in new […]
Luanda, Angola — The Southern African Development Community remains largely peaceful and significant progress has been made in the past year in “silencing the guns” although some challenges remain. The chairperson of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, President Hage G. Geingob of Namibia, said this at a Summit of the Organ […]
Four years ago, Israel opened an embassy in Rwanda which furthered bilateral relations between the two countries, focusing on development elements for improving people’s livelihood. The cooperation revolves around areas of mutual interest, such as technology and innovation, modernizing precision agriculture, education, healthcare, tourism promotion, investment, and more. On August 29, the new Israeli Ambassador […]
The State House Investors Protection Unit Head, Col Edith Nakalema has urged policymakers and other economy stakeholders to support each other in promoting investments in Uganda. “We should keep on engaging ourselves to deal with challenges and get solutions to the resistance we face to ensure that we all move well,” she said. Col Nakalema […]
There is immense potential for Zambia’s maritime ambitions to bolster the country’s sustainable development. The maritime industry is commonly associated with coastal states, but the maritime domain includes inland waterways such as lakes, rivers and dams. That means landlocked countries such as Zambia can actively advance their interests in the sector. They can do so […]