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African Energy Chamber

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    • Industry Leaders Call for Stronger Local Business Integration at the Namibia International Energy Conference (NIEC) 2025
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Industry Leaders Call for Stronger Local Business Integration at the Namibia International Energy Conference (NIEC) 2025

At the Namibia International Energy Conference, industry leaders spotlighted urgent efforts to strengthen local business capacity and ensure Namibian enterprises benefit from the country’s growing energy sector

As Namibia’s energy sector gains momentum, attention is increasingly turning toward ensuring that the nation’s resource wealth delivers long-term economic empowerment. At a panel session held at the Namibia International Energy Conference (NIEC) on April 25 – Building Local Business Capacity for Energy Sector Participation – industry stakeholders explored how…

Revna Biosciences

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AstraZeneca Partners with Revna Biosciences to Enhance Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Biomarker Testing in Ghana

This partnership goes beyond diagnostics and research, extending towards targeted therapies for patients tailored to their unique genetic makeup

AstraZeneca, a global biopharmaceutical company is in collaboration with Revna Biosciences (www.RevnaBio.com), a precision medicine research and advanced diagnostics company to provide EGFR (Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) biomarker testing in Ghana. This partnership goes beyond diagnostics and research, extending towards targeted therapies for patients tailored to their unique genetic makeup.…

Forest Stewardship Council

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    • Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Congo Basin celebrates Exploitation Gabonaise de Grumes (EGG) Forest Management Certification
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Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Congo Basin celebrates Exploitation Gabonaise de Grumes (EGG) Forest Management Certification

This certification underscores EGG's strong commitment to sustainable forestry practices and further reinforces the growing and crucial movement towards responsible forest management within the Congo Basin

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) (www.Africa.FSC.org) Congo Basin office is delighted to announce that Exploitation Gabonaise de Grumes (EGG), a significant and long-standing player in Gabon's forestry sector, has achieved FSC Forest Management (FM) certification. This significant milestone, attained on December 5, 2024, covers EGG's 256,683 hectares of forest across its…

VillageReach
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VillageReach Names Dr. Ahmed Ogwell as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to Drive its 2030 Strategy

Dr. Ogwell’s leadership is marked by his commitment to improving health outcomes through innovative strategies and collaborative efforts with governments, private sector and partners

Dr. Ahmed Ogwell, a dynamic leader in global health, will join VillageReach (http://www.VillageReach.org) as our incoming CEO in May, 2025. He will bring his vast expertise, advocating for and implementing systemic health reforms across Africa. Dr. Ogwell’s leadership is marked by his commitment to improving health outcomes through innovative strategies and…

Marriott International, Inc.

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    • Render of Mapito Safari Camp, Serengeti, Autograph Collection – Aerial view of central facilities, pool and watering hole
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Marriott International Announces Plans to Debut First Autograph Collection Safari Camp in Serengeti, Tanzania

Mapito Safari Camp, Serengeti, Autograph Collection is set in the heart of the Serengeti ecosystem, near the Fort Ikoma gate of Serengeti National Park

Marriott International (www.Marriott.com), Inc. has signed an agreement to open the first Autograph Collection safari camp globally. Expected to debut in Q3 2025, Mapito Safari Camp, Serengeti, Autograph Collection will deliver a distinctive and immersive safari experience in Tanzania’s world-renowned Serengeti wilderness, marking a milestone expansion for the brand into…

TECNO Mobile

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    • Nyehoth, 12 years refugee at Dadaab refugee camp, Kenya. She likes drawing and wishes to be an artist in the future. © UNHCR/Mohamed Maalim
    • In Kenya, three DAFI scholars—Monica, Mabil and Stephen—stand outside TECNO’s Nairobi office, where they completed internships across various departments. © UNHCR/Charity Kamene Nzomo
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and TECNO Expand Global Partnership to Empower Refugee Children and Youth Through Education

New three-year commitment to advance access to education and self-reliance for displaced communities in Africa

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today announced an expanded three-year global partnership with TECNO (www.TECNO-Mobile.com), a leading innovative technology brand, to address critical education gaps for refugee children and youth across Africa. Building on five years of successful collaboration, the two parties launched the special project “Together We Can Bring…

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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The Internation Monetary Fund (IMF) to Hold the Inaugural Annual Economic Research Conference on Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

The IMF-MENA Annual Research Conference is another step forward to further strengthen that partnership and engagement with the region and its people

Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department and Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a statement today: “Global shocks are adding to regional factors resulting in exceptionally uncertain economic environment for Middle East and North…

World Health Organization (WHO) - Angola
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Measles and rubella vaccination campaign protects children in Lunda Norte

The initiative by the province of Lunda-Norte resonates deeply as a call to collective action, at a time when the African continent is celebrating African Vaccination Week, under the theme “Vaccination for all is humanly possible”

Maria da Graça, who lives in the municipality of Chitato, remembers with sadness one of the most difficult moments in her life. In 2024, her eldest daughter, then four years old, fell ill with measles. "It started with a fever, then the spots appeared. She became very weak. I was…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi Adesina and Inter-American Development Bank President Ilan Goldfajn sign $3.2 billion Exposure Exchange
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African Development Bank signs $3.2 billion Exposure Exchange with Inter-American Development Bank

Since 2015, the African Development Bank has used these agreements to diversify lending within its sovereign portfolio and deploy capital effectively while preserving a resilient financial base

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has signed a $3.2 billion Exposure Exchange Agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), renewing a prior agreement originally executed between the two institutions in 2015. The agreement was signed in Washington DC, on the sidelines of the World Bank Group and International Monetary…

Afreximbank
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Afreximbank announces specialized African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) training to empower African businesses

Scheduled to take place in Abuja, Nigeria, from June 30 to July 2, 2025, the training program is designed to provide businesses with practical policy-relevant insights into the AfCFTA’s evolving regulatory and institutional landscape

To enable African businesses to fully capitalise on the opportunities presented by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has announced a specialized training program designed to equip enterprises with a deep understanding of the agreement’s commercial implications and transformative potential. Scheduled to take place…