Hong Kong Rolls Out Red Carpet To African Businesses
Hong Kong, Asia’s leading business destination and the gateway to Mainland China and Asia, is stepping up its efforts to attract African business, with the opening of an InvestHK representative office in Africa. InvestHK, the department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government…
7th Edition Connected Banking Summit East Africa – Innovation & Excellence Awards 2023 Concludes
POSTED ON MARCH 28, 2023 BY AFRICA BUSINESS The Summit brought together the best and brightest minds in the banking, financial services, fintechs and techfin sectors. The event, which took place on 7th March 2023, featured insightful speakers, award-winning companies, and top-notch sponsors. Attendees were treated to a range…
Rare Pink Diamond Goes To Auction For More Than $35m
An extremely rare diamond called The Eternal Pink is expected to fetch more than $35-million at a Sotheby’s auction, potentially breaking records as the most expensive price per carat ever to come to market. The 10.57 ct diamond will go on show in Hong Kong…
BW Energy Completes First Hibiscus Well
– Ed Reed The BW Adolo FPSO will process oil from this development phase alongside the Tortue production. Tankers will offload oil from the FPSO for export. BW Energy has completed the first production well on its ongoing development campaign at the Dussafu licence, offshore…
Africa’s Cannabis Market To Hit U.S.$7.1 Billion By 2023
– Joseph Kangethe | The Exchange Africa Africa’s medicinal cannabis market will be worth $7.1 billion by 2023. Morocco legalized the product last year with the “illegal” cannabis industry exporting US$13 billion worth of pot to Europe annually. Discussions about cannabis as a cure of…
Zimbabwe Teachers Decry Their Salary Rate, Refuse To Teach
– Columbus Mavhunga | VOA A 20% salary increase and some incentives announced by Zimbabwe’s government on Tuesday February 8, 2022 night did not change teachers’ minds about their strike. As a result, students in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe read on their own on February 10, 2022….
Teachers Fail To Show Up As Schools Reopen In Zimbabwe
– All Africa A pay strike by teachers disrupted learning on February 7, 2022 as schools opened for the first time in 2022 following Covid-19 delays. All the teachers’ unions have declared “incapacitation” in anger over salaries that have been eroded by inflation and a…
Nigerian Monarch Commends The D-G’s Initiative On The NYSC Museum
-NYSC PPRU The Emir of Nasarawa in Nasarawa State In Nigeria, His Royal Highness Ibrahim Usman Jibril has commended the initiative of NYSC Director-General on the establishment of NYSC Museum of National History. He said the museum would serve as a good reference on past…
Nigerian Senate Approves The Establishment Of Six Additional Law School Campuses
– Culled The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday passed a Bill that seeks to increase the number Law School campuses in the Country from 6 to 12. The Bill, titled: “A Bill for an Act to amend the Legal Education (Consolidation, etc) Act by establishing the…
What To Know About Knowledge – Philip Asuquo
– Philip Asuquo | Asuquotes, Brand Strategy Mastermind Knowledge- It increases as we share it. As we pour it into others, we increase in it. At some point, we need to tune down and apply it more than we. say it. I have enjoyed a…
Nigeria’s Former Jonathan Tells African Leaders To Put Humanity First
Joke Falaju, Abuja Bags African Heritage awardFormer President Goodluck Jonathan has urged African leaders privilege to hold public offices to become servants of the people, and not turn themselves into the “bosses of the people”.Jonathan stated this while receiving the African Democracy and Peace Icon…
7th Edition Connected Banking Summit East Africa – Innovation & Excellence Awards 2023 Concludes
POSTED ON MARCH 28, 2023 BY AFRICA BUSINESS The Summit brought together the best and brightest minds in the banking, financial services, fintechs and techfin sectors. The event, which took place on 7th March 2023, featured insightful speakers, award-winning companies, and top-notch sponsors. Attendees were treated to a range…
2020 Awards | Social Media For Social Good Award Announces 100 Micro & Macro Social Media Influencers For Good
Social Media For Social Good Award Announces 100 Micro & Macro Social Media Influencers For Good and Set To Award 25 Of Them On The 13th Of June 2020. The most anticipated list of Nigerians using social media for social good which is curated by…
Ergonomic Furniture Dealer Formfunc Studio Awarded SA’s First 6-Star Green Star Award
-African Independent The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) has awarded Cape Town-based Formfunc Studio, a leading ergonomic furniture supplier, a 6-star Green Star rating following the recent fit-out of their office, showroom and DC in Johannesburg. The project, led by specialist sustainability and…
The Risk And Reward Of ChatGPT In Cybersecurity
Juan is an experienced CTO with a demonstrated history of working in the computer and network security industry. He is an information technology professional skilled in SAP and Oracle applications, computer forensics, vulnerabilities research, IPS/IDS and information security. Unless you’ve been on a retreat in…
Explained – History Of Money From Fiat To Crypto
What is money? Money as a concept has been a cornerstone of human civilization and economic development. To start with the latter, money is a method of storing value and worth, and it also functions as a medium of exchange that allows individuals to exchange…
Studies Show That Nigerian Crypto Foreign Investment Is At A Record Low
Foreign direct investment in Nigeria fell by 33% last year due to a severe shortage of dollars, which discouraged crypto companies from expanding into the country. The largest economy in Africa has a foreign investment problem despite exponential growth in crypto adoption. The National Bureau…
Growing The Bitcoin Development Ecosystem In Africa
– Abubakar Nur Khalil | Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin development in Africa, with a proper regulatory environment, could equally accelerate the continent and the technology. In this piece, we’ll be analyzing the current state of the Bitcoin developer ecosystem in Africa, ways to improve it and…
