The Ministry of Mines, Industry and Energy of Equatorial Guinea will host a 1-day forum in New Delhi, India to promote investment opportunities in its energy, hydrocarbons and industrial sectors. The Equatorial Guinea-India Hydrocarbons & Industry Forum will take place on January 22, 2016 at 4 pm at The Leela Palace. The Ministry welcomes the attendance […]

CHARIS Unmanned Aerial Solutions, Rwanda’s first drone company, is set to expand its services. Created in 2014, it provides services in agriculture, aerial photography and construction and plans to complete a new tech lab soon. Rutayisire Eric Muziga, a holder of masters of electrical engineering obtained from the University of Minnesota in the U.S., created CHARIS in […]

“I miss dancing” a friend of mine says sometime in late June. “What?” I reply, thinking I must have misheard him. “I miss dancing”, he hesitates a bit “…and information [independent media]”. I can’t help laughing “Well one is very important for democracy, the other … not so much” I claim. But then again he […]

In spite of the death more than a year ago of key commander Paul Sadala, known as “Morgan”, his Simba militia continue to wreak havoc in Mambasa, a vast territory of more than 35,000 square kilometres in Ituri Province, in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. On the night of 5th and 6th of December, armed […]

The chairman/national coordinator of All Progressives Congress (APC) Scandinavia, Ayoola Lawal, has commended the Nigerian Army for listening to the outcry of Nigerians and walking the path of honor by reviewing the death sentences passed on the 66 soldiers accused of insurrection and mutiny. Mr. Lawal referenced a statement credited to the Nigerian Army spokesman, Col. Usman […]

14 US-based entrepreneurs were awarded grant packages by African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM) III, for their innovative ideas and approaches to promote economic growth in eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa through a collaboration between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID),The Western Union Company and the Western Union Foundation. Awards included grants, technical assistance from […]

The director general of the Regional Transmission Company of the West African Power Pool (TRANSCO-CLSG) has disclosed that the company has launched bids for the transmission line under the World Bank and European Investment Bank Package. Mohammed Sheriff , a Liberian economist, said the governments of Cote d’ivoire, Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone received financing from the […]

Talks aimed at a settlement to Burundi’s violent political divide are due to start in neighbouring Tanzania on Wednesday, but the government is taking a hard line over what it considers interference in its internal affairs. It insists it will not open dialogue with members of the opposition involved in an attempted coup in May, […]

The e-commerce leader in Africa formalizes the appointment of Mrs Juliet Anammah at the head of Jumia Nigeria, Africa Internet Group’s (AIG) biggest company on the continent. Juliet is taking over from former Co-CEOs Jeremy Doutte and Nicolas Martin, who are taking the reins of Jumia Global across the 11 African countries in which the group […]

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the appeal filed by Musa Hassan Bility against the FIFA Ad hoc Electoral Committee’s decision of 12 November 2015 (the FIFA AEC Decision) in which his candidacy for the upcoming FIFA presidential election was refused. The CAS has dismissed the appeal and upheld […]