(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Economy and Finance Minister of Mozambique, Ernesto Max Elias Tonela has commended the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the implementation of its development support programmes in his country. The minister gave the commendation while playing host the AfDB Vice-President for Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization, Mr. Solomon Quaynor, during his official visit […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amid growing agitation and clarion call for urgent action to safeguard Africa from climate change, experts and stakeholders in the environment sector converged in Libreville, the Gabonese capital on Monday, to brainstorm on the needs of continent. The meeting which was convened under the auspices of the 2022 Africa Climate Week, took […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The upcoming tenth biennial conference of the International Feuchtwanger Society (IFS) will essentially interrogate the broad range of issues underpinning gender dynamics in exile as it relates to women. This was disclosed in a statement published on the websites of the Libraries of the University of Southern California (USC) and Villa Aurora […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A courageous African American woman from Columbia, South Carolina, Dr. Chanell Dingle-Sermon made history recently by becoming a three-time pageant queen title holder within just one year. Dr. Sermon received her first pageant title, “South Carolina Elite Ms. Heart of the USA” title on December 2021, after entering an online photo contest. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African American siblings and founders of The Prison Reform Project, Clyde Beasley and Kim Gobert are demonstrably committed to helping formerly incarcerated women and veterans who are homeless and mentally ill. Through their non-profit organization, The Prison Reform Project, the two siblings from Southern California, are offering free services to people in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ms. Tshepidi Moremong, the Chief Operating Officer of Africa50, a Pan-African infrastructure investment platform, has expressed optimism over the availability of a number of bankable projects in Africa. Ms. Moremong made the observation during a webinar organized recently by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Amina Mohammed has commended the foresight of the Government of Japan in establishing the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in 1903. TICAD, which takes place every three years, is organized by the government of Japan, the United Nations, the United Nations Development […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The government of Japan and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have pledged $5 billion support package for Africa’s private sector. This is coming as part of the financial cooperation under the fifth phase of the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for Africa initiative (EPSA) from 2023 to 2025. Japan announced the launch of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabri-Erewa has urged the African Development Bank (AfDB) to scale up its initiatives on Diaspora outreach. Dabiri-Erewa gave the charge while speaking at a recent forum organized in Nigeria by the bank, The forum is part of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Community Sport and Educational Development (CSED) Initiative, a frontline Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) in collaboration with the Akwa Ibom State Secondary Education Board (SSEB) has trained additional 46 Physical and Health Education (P.E) teachers and two secondary school students on netball in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. This brings the total number of teachers, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations Peace Ambassadors has reiterated the need to introduce a new orientation that is based on peace initiative to young people in Africa. The representative of the organization, Captain Kafu-Ata Hounakey gave the charge at a press conference held in Abuja on Thursday. The media parley was organized by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the upcoming 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8), there are clear indications that the event will further boost Japanese-Africa economic cooperation. Running from 27 to 28 August, TICAD8 which be held in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, will bring together delegates from across the continent, including the African Development […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fast rising and popular African American Television talk show host, Dr. Macie P. Smith has rolled out the drums to celebrate the third season of her show called ““Just Ask Dr. Macie”, The programme which now airs on Saltbox TV focuses on caregiving for people with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Her show, which […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has taken a swipe at the former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, saying the latter has lost ‘relevance’ politically. African Examiner recalled that Lamido had on Tuesday while speaking on Channel’s Television ‘Politics Today’, stated that there was no need for any reconciliation between Wike […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zimbabwean Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Mthuli Ncube has commended the African Development Bank (AfDB) its continued investment in Zimbabwe’s power sector. The minister gave the commendation at a press conference in Harare, shortly after receiving a delegation from AfDB who undertook a three-day business mission to Zimbabwe last week. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has been awarded Nigeria Global Brand Award of the Year 2021 by Blueprint Newspapers, a national daily print and newspaper in Nigeria. The award is in recognition for what the newspaper describes as Dr Adesina’s pragmatic and purposeful leadership. Often described as “Africa’s Optimist-in-Chief”, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Apex Real Estate Academy based in Powder Springs, Georgia, Lanessa Pettigrew has harped on the need for African Americans to invest in the real estate sector of the American economy. Pettigrew made the observation in a statement distributed on behalf of her company through […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – More than 190 tons of dead fishes have been collected by workers on both sides of the Oder river that runs along parts of the Polish-German border. According to official estimates, this recoveries were made one and a half weeks after the mass die-off was first detected. The Polish fire brigade has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – La Tosha Holmes, a Certified Nurse Practitioner (CPNP-PC) from Webster, has inaugurated iCare Pediatrics, the first ever African American-owned Pediatric practice in Galveston County, Texas, which is just 30 minutes away from Houston. iCare Pediatrics is located at 218 Nasa Parkway, Webster, Texas 77598, and serves patients from birth to 21 years […]
( AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African American female accountant, founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Essential Accounting Consultants based in Cleveland, Ohio, Robin Boyd has been featured in Forbes Magazine twice for helping to grow 1,000 minority-owned businesses in the United States. For more than 20 years, Boyd has been transforming Black-owned businesses into million-dollar […]
