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Despite rising food and fuel costs, weakening currencies, climate change effects, security threats, political instability, rolling power cuts, infrastructure limitations, and several economic and social challenges, Africa will be one of the fastest-growing regions in 2024. That’s one of the key findings in the 2024 edition of the Top 100 Business Opportunities in Africa to […]

Dangote Cement Inducts Graduate Trainees To Boost Employment …Awards Outstanding Staff   Dangote Cement Plc, last weekend, inducted 81 trainees in its Graduate Trainee programme to boost employment in the country. The company, it would be recalled, since the beginning of the programme, has inducted hundreds of such trainees into its service, across its African

OPINION: As COP28 Wraps Up, We Must Remember, Aid to Africa Still Not the Answer  By NJ Ayuk There was an era when Africa and Western pop music were closely linked. Western entertainers spearheaded a number of internationally renowned events to raise awareness about the plight of starving Africans and generate funds for famine relief.

Burundi: Construction begins on agri-food training centre, with funding by African Development Bank   On 26 October 2023 in Gitega, the East African Community, the Burundian government and the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) Country Office in Burundi officially launched the Agropastoral Entrepreneurship and Professional Development Project for Youth and Women. The initiative will involve the

EcoFlow (https://apo-opa.co/47Nemde) (www.EcoFlow.com), a leading company of eco-friendly and sustainable energy solutions, achieved remarkable success during the 2023 Black Friday sales. On Takealot (https://apo-opa.co/3QXcqIn), South Africa’s leading online store, EcoFlow secured its top position in the portable power station category, and cemented its place among the top ten brands in overall sales, affirming its leadership

Afreximbank announces $1-billion African Film Fund   The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) is working on the establishment of a $1-billion African Film Fund to be launched in 2024 to support the continent’s film industry, Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade Bank, at Afreximbank, announced in Cairo today. Addressing the opening of the 2023

IN THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA IN THE LAGOS JUDICIAL DIVISION HOLDEN AT LAGOS   IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW SUIT NO: FHC/L/CS/2334/2023 BETWEEN THE INCORPORATED TRUSTEES OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC APPLICANT RIGHTS AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT [SERAP] AND 1. THE PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA RESPONDENTS 2. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE