(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – MKETag, the first ever African American-owned renowned portable laser tag event production company based in Chicago, IL, has been in the news lately for reasons. The company, jointly founded by Jermaine Young and his son, Terriquee, secured the approval of The Chicago Park District to launch the LaserTag in the Park AfterDark […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As a build up to the forthcoming African Energy Week (AEW) holding in Cape Town, South Africa, from October 18 to October 21, Africa Energy Chamber (AEC) in collaboration with Rystad Energy will on Tuesday host an interactive webinar. The webinar which will be held under the theme, “Energy Addition in Africa”, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the Eighth edition of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8), African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced that it will host High-Level Policy Dialogue on sustainable development in Africa. AfDB said the virtual policy dialogue scheduled for Tuesday 23 August will be convened as a side event to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) project has promised to ensure the facilitation of continuous capture of biometric data of those living with disability in Nigeria. ID4D is a Nigerian project, jointly funded by the World Bank, European Investment Bank and French Development Agency. Project Coordinator of ID4D, Musa Odole Solomon […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kenya Government has been applauded for its decision not to shut down the internet and also ensure the media continues to operate freely before, during and after upcoming elections in the East African nation. The commendation is coming from a coalition of Pan-African digital rights and inclusion organizations on the continent, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has called for the scaling up of startup investments across Africa in order to grow tech entrepreneurs and enhance financial inclusion in the continent. AfDB’s Director General for East Africa, Nenna Nwabufo gave the charge while speaking at the 9th World Financial Innovation Series in Nairobi, Kenya. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International Press Centre (IPC), has decried the N5 million fine imposed on Trust TV by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over the broadcast of a documentary on the state of insecurity in the country entitled, “Nigeria’s Banditry: The Inside Story”. IPC said the imposition of the arbitrary fine was contained in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has appointed Mrs. Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, née Ndongo-Seh, as Acting Vice-President of its Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Complex, with effect from 1st August Akin-Olugbade, a Cameroonian national, is currently the Director General of the Business Development and Delivery Office for the West Africa Region of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – America Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard has harped on the need to adopt a multi-stakeholder approach in the fight against human trafficking. Leonard made the observation in her remarks during the event organized in Abuja to mark this year’s edition of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, which was celebrated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The European Commission has expressed its worry over imminent escalation in the energy crisis as the European Union (EU) continues its stand-off with Russia over the invasion of Ukraine. Russia had recently suspended gas deliveries to several EU countries, including Poland, Bulgaria, and on Saturday, Latvia, for their refusal to pay for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Government of Côte d’Ivoire has commended the African Development Bank (AfDB) for its support for the development of the agricultural sector. of its economy. Ivorian Prime Minister, Patrick Achi gave the commendation during the launch of the agro-industrial project in northern Côte d’Ivoire supported by the AfDB. The project which is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Thinkzilla Consulting, one of America’s fastest-growing diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting firms, Dr. Velma Trayham made history recently when she was awarded the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award by President Joe Biden. The African American CEO, a native of Houston, Texas became one of the few […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, has announced a new $25 million catalytic seed funding to roll out a first-ever Multi-Year Resilience Programme in Cameroon. ECW supports quality education outcomes for refugee, internally displaced and other crisis-affected girls and boys, so no […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation, Dr. Rania Al-Mashat has expressed optimism and applauded her country’s New Strategy Paper for the 2022-2026 fiscal year. The new strategy for the north African nation, builds on results and lessons from the preceding 2015-2021 strategy paper, which helped develop the country’s infrastructure and improve the business […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Innovative Entrepreneurs Hub, Rashunda Rene recently launched a retail store called ‘Our Culture Hub’. Innovative Entrepreneurs Hub is a hybrid shared workspace and business development and management company based in Los Angeles, which helps entrepreneurs and small businesses start, develop and grow. They have a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has signed a commitment letter for a $280 million loan in financing for Access Bank Plc to boost small businesses in Nigeria. DFC partners with the private sector to finance solutions to the most critical challenges facing the developing world today. The corporation invest […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – AfDB Approves Over $20m Grant To Raise Food Production In Malawi The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, has approved a $20.2 million grant to raise food production in Malawi. Part of the Bank Group’s African Emergency Food Production Facility, the project is premised […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Force Indy, a formidable African American-owned race team is demonstrably proving to be incredibly on a winning streak and breaking new ground. During its inaugural season in the 2021 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship, Force Indy made history as the first African American-owned race team to win an INDYCAR-sanctioned race. The race team […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Participants at a Panel Dialogue on the African Development Bank’s African Economic Outlook 2022 said on Wednesday that Africa deserves the highest priority attention it can get at the United Nations climate conference, COP 27 holding in November this year in Egypt. The event which was hosted by the Atlantic Council in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Heads of State of the East Africa Community (EAC) have officially launched the 42.4km Arusha Bypass Road which seeks to decongest traffic in the towns of Arusha and Moshi and to promote intra-regional trade. The road project was commissioned during the EAC Heads of State summit, which took place in Arusha, Tanzania. […]
