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African Development Bank’s AgriPitch competition awards $120,000 in prizes to African youth “agripreneurs”
The founder of a cassava processing business in Kenya, a co-founder of a novel food processing technology start-up, and the owner of a smallholder...
Accelerex Holdings Secures $20m Investment from Africa Capital Alliance (ACA)
Accelerex Holdings, Mauritius (“Accelerex”), today announced that it has signed an investment agreement with regional private equity firm, Africa Capital Alliance (“ACA”), for the...
As the African Energy Chamber sets for litigation, BEAC postpones implementation of new Forex Regulation towards 2021
BEAC postpones the implementation of the Forex Regulation following litigation sought by the African Energy Chamber. The Chamber remains determined in its commitment to...
Making access to credit and loan repayment available to anyone, anywhere
Over the past few years, there has been a proliferation of new fintech models, offering alternative financial solutions to the conventional set-ups, more so...
Could china be intentionally choking Africa with debt ?
For a few years now, the Chinese government have been lending billions of US dollars to help African countries in their infrastructure building projects....
INNOVEOX gets Charles Rosier as new Partner and TOTAL EP as first client
In July 2011, Afrik-News announced the launch of a new, innovative company whose patented anti-pollution process - through Supercritical Hydrothermal Oxidation - promised a...
Africa, a “myriad” of markets
Africa is consuming, but not enough. The products arriving on African markets do not necessarily match demand. It is all happening too slowly. These...
NYF Africa 2013: “We are not beggars,” says Ali Bongo
The Gabonese president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, speaking on Friday at the 2nd edition of the New York Forum Africa, invited Africans to work for...
New-York Forum Africa: going forward
From 14 to 16 June, Libreville moves to the beat of the second New-York Forum Africa. The success of the first forum, in June...
MONTREAL WILL HOST ITS FIRST EVER BLACK FASHION WEEK
Montréal – After the success of Paris Black Fashion Week, the event created by Adama Paris is gonna happen in Montreal from May 15...
A move set to redefine the digital pay-TV space in emerging markets, including across Africa
LONDON, United-Kingdom, January 14, 2013/ -- In a move set to redefine digital migration in India and the digital pay-TV space in the other...
Innovation Prize for Africa Announces Deadline Extension to Promote African-Led Innovation
DAKAR, Sénégal, October 25, 2012/ -- Due to the high demand from African innovators, The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) ) and the United Nations...
African leaders, academics to debate economic transformation and empowerment at African Economic Conference 2012
KIGALI, Rwanda, October 25, 2012/ -- Hundreds of leaders and scholars from Africa and around the world will gather in Kigali, Rwanda, from October...
2013 African Cup of Nation’s calendar
The secret ballot of the 29 th edition of the African Cup of Nations 2013 took place in Durban, South Africa on Wednesdays night,...
AfDB Joins Development Partners in Support of Agricultural Cooperatives on World Food Day 2012
TUNIS, Tunisia, October 16, 2012/ -- The African Development Bank ) joins its development partners and member countries today in celebrating World Food Day...
GSK announces further initiatives to advance openness and collaboration to help tackle global health challenges
- Tuberculosis (TB) ‘compound library’ to be made available to help stimulate research into TB
Investment in GSK’s Tres Cantos Open Lab to...
On World Sight Day, MSD and Partners Mark 25 Years of Successful Collaboration To Help Eliminate River Blindness
Partnership efforts result in interruption of disease transmission in nine regions within five countries in Africa
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Global Fund Appoints Sylvie Billion As Treasurer, Deputy CFO
EVA – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria today announced the appointment of Sylvie Billion, an executive with more than 30...
African countries faced with food Insecurity
According to analysis published on Wednesday three-quarters of African countries and other Arab nations are at an extreme risk of a food crisis.
On a...
Nigeria qualify for 2013 African U-20 finals
Nigeria beats South Africa 3-1 on Sunday giving her a total of 4-2 in order to qualify for the 2013 African under-20 championship in...
The 40th anniversary of monetary cooperation between France and countries of the CFA franc
The fifteen members of the African French zone celebrate the 40th anniversary of monetary cooperation with France on October 5 in Paris.
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EU agencies promote Aquaculture to fight against hunger in poor countries
An international initiative to create awareness on the role of aquaculture in food security in poor countries has been launched; the program will bring...
END AIDS, TB and MALARIA
NEW YORK – As Heads of State, celebrities and CEO’s gathered in New York City for a dinner focused on “Every Women, Every Child”...
Global Fund-Supported Programs Effective in Preventing and Treating Disease
Geneva – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria today announced the release of a results report that shows a dramatic increase...
African economies capture world attention
Young men and women chat along the glittering corridors of the sprawling shopping complex. With state-of-the-art mobile communication gadgets in hand, they go in...
Harnessing African stock exchanges to promote growth
Days before Facebook became a public company on 18 May, the hype behind the social network giant went into overdrive. Investors salivated over a...
GAIN Convenes Pan-African Meeting on Food Fortification
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, September 19, 2012/ -- The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) ) today convened a workshop in Addis Abeba among key...
The performance of africans on european champions league day 1
The European Champions league resumed on tuesday with his first day. As usual many African were concerned . Afrik-news.com...
The weekend of Africans in Europe
In the five major European championships, Africans in Europe performs differently. If Thierry Dubai and Alain Traoré ensured the show in Ligue...
FELIX ELIA JUMBE – SACAU PRESIDENT ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT OF PAFO
Mr. Felix Elia Jumbe, the President of SACAU was elected to the position of Vice President of the Pan-African Farmers’ Organization (PAFO). The elections...