The management of Dangote Industries Ltd. (DIL) says it owns Obajana Cement 100 per cent and its acquisition in 2002 followed due process. The company said this in a statement issued by Mr Anthony Chiejina, Group Head Branding and Communications, DIL,…
Polio eradication: delegates recommit to step up efforts at the 69th Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean
With several countries in the Region facing complex, multi-layered emergencies – natural disasters and conflict alongside health crises – for many children vaccines have moved further out of reach Members of the Regional Subcommittee for Polio Eradication and Outbreaks in…
Award-Winning Broadcaster Gugulethu Mfuphi to Moderate African Energy Week (AEW) 2022 Panel Discussions
Award-winning broadcaster and financial journalist, Gugulethu Mfuphi, will be moderating several sessions during the event, driving market-driven discussions and ensuring dialogue is both productive and transformative for the continent’s overall economy.
STAKEHOLDERS HAVE CANVASSED ON THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO TACKLE FLOODING
Stakeholders have canvassed on the use of technology in tackling flooding in Nigeria, through innovations such as flood mapping, web-based flood early warning systems as well as water purification technology. This was part of the consensus of stakeholders at an…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sees deadly surge in intercommunal violence
More than 140 people have been killed in horrific intercommunal violence in the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), reportedly sparked by a dispute over customary land taxes.
The Cable News Network (CNN) Correspondent Eleni Giokos to Chair African Energy Week (AEW) 2022 Discussions
Eleni Giokos, CNN Correspondent for Africa, to drive top-notch energy security, energy investment and energy poverty discussions at African Energy Week 2022 in Cape Town The African Energy Chamber (AEC), as the voice of the African energy sector, is devoted…
LASG, NCF partner to host 2022 ‘Walk for Nature “
Lagos State Government in partnership with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) to host the 2022 “Walk for Nature” to promote environmental protection, conservation and sustainability.
Official Launch of the ‘’HACKERlab 2022’’ Final: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) YOUTH ENGAGED AGAINST CYBER THREATS
This ECOWAS Regional Cybersecurity Competition has the main objective of identifying talent and supporting young people in the field of technology The ECOWAS Commission through the Organised Crime: West African Response on Cybersecurity and Fight against Cybercrime (OCWAR-C,) project funded…
Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) promotes locally led climate action in Mozambique
Annual LoCAL Board meeting brings together more than 100 public servants to discuss adaptation to climate change in Mozambique. More than 100 civil servants and administrators from Gaza and Inhambane Provinces gathered in Marracuene, Maputo, for the annual assessment…
The African Land Policy Center launches an anthology of short stories and a magazine about land in Africa
The African Land Policy Centre (ALPC) has today launched an anthology of short stories on land governance in Africa. The anthology carries 17 stories from authors drawn from across the continent. The authors include Thakhani RayofAfrica (South Africa), Temitayo Olofinlua…