EAST / CENTRAL AFRICA

More than 2.5 million people living in the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will benefit from faster, cheaper and more reliable digital connectivity thanks to new fibre-optic network investment being rolled out by Bandwidth and Cloud Services Group (BCS) and backed by the European Investment ...

Animal welfare campaign organization, World Animal Protection, is teaming up with artists and young people in Kenya to raise awareness about wildlife protection. The collaboration aims to build a movement of people to protect Africa’s wildlife from being exploited as commodities of trade. This year’s World Wildlife Day, which is ...

The European Investment Bank. the world’s largest multilateral bank and leading global financier of renewable energy, has expressed its determination to  strengthen support for green hydrogen investment in Kenya. European Investment Bank Vice President, Thomas Östros  and  Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury and Economic Planning, Professor Njuguna Ndung’u, signed the Joint ...

First company to introduce a five-year best-in-class standard warranty on its entire commercial vehicle range in Africa The year 2022 marked a milestone in the journey of Tata International as the company reached 60 years since its inception and 45 years on African soil. Tata International Africa (TIA) has become ...

Climate and Resilience at the Centre of Discussions  The 5th East African Banking and Microfinance Forum organised by the Trade and Development Bank Group (TDB Group) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) kicked off  Thursday morning in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. The Forum seeks to enhance investment best-practice across the ...

This is the third TRADE X facility in Africa, following the opening of an import facility in Lagos, Nigeria and Nairobi, Kenya earlier in the year TRADE X, a B2B cross-border automotive trading platform with its headquarters in Ontario, Canada, Monday announced the opening of  a new trade route in Ghana, strengthening the company’s presence in Africa after having ...

International consulting firm, EY, will headline this year’s AOG 2022 Conference and Exhibition in Luanda from 29 November and 1 December International consulting, assurance, tax and transaction services firm, Ernst & Young (EY), will participate at this year’s Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2022 Conference and Exhibition , bringing their ...

More than 2.5 million people living in remote eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo will benefit from transformed digital connectivity under new fibre-optic network investment being rolled out by Bandwidth and Cloud Services (BCS)  and backed by the European Investment Bank. The USD 10 million European Investment ...

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has commended Angola’s outstanding economic and fiscal reforms. AfDB Director General for Southern Africa, Leila Mokaddem,  has commended the Lusophone nation for its ongoing economic reforms. Mokaddem visited Angola from 8 to 9 November 2022 where she met with members of the government in key ...

From Malawi to the world: A new grassroots glossary to improve communications in international development work A new project aims to improve communications between communities and those involved in international development work. Interpretation and translation problems often lead to a breakdown of trust between NGOs and the community, and the subsequent ...