Category: Africa

Vizor, the world leader in SupTech solutions for financial regulatorsannounced today that following a public tender and procurement process the Bank of Ghana has awarded the company a contract to implement a fully integrated financial surveillance system. The new solution will provide a single portal to collect prudential data from banks and deposit taking institutions and manage the […]

Bank of Industry, Nigeria’s oldest development financing institution, was created in 2001 following the merger of 3 separate financial entities. Not only are Bank of Industry recognised as a profitable institution, but they can also boast an agenda that’s ambitious and diverse, including advocating for trustworthy and secure energy solutions, and providing ease of access […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (CENI) has appointed Washington based lobby group, Avenue Strategies, to pressure the US Administration into accepting the use of electronic voting machines in the upcoming general elections. This is despite widespread condemnation from opposition parties. The question needs to be asked why CENI […]

[PRESSWIRE] Zurich, Switzerland – 30.06.15 — The global Business Intelligence company Worldbox now offers complete identification company records for Rwanda, Tanzania, Mauritius, Uganda and Madagascar with extended business records for 25 other African countries. “Risk departments of international businesses are understandably apprehensive about doing business in Africa” Founder and President of Worldbox, Adrian Ashurst Worldbox’s […]

The Butterfly Tree has been given a licence to import two safe new products to use in the prevention of malaria and other vector-borne diseases. Globally malaria is the biggest killer of man. 75% of people who die from malaria are children under 5, mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Ministry of Health and the Malaria […]

On September 11, 2013, legendary Somali educator, Prof. Suleiman  Ahmed Guled, arrives in Dallas to kick off a lecture tour of cities in the United States with the major Somali Diaspora communities, including Houston TX, Atlanta GA, Denver CO, Boston MA, Washington D.C., Columbus OH, and Minneapolis MN.  Prof. Suleiman, founding President of Amoud University,  […]

The Africa Index is by far the most up to date assessment of economic activity in Africa, and provides the only monthly data covering all sectors of the African economy. The Headline Sales Managers’ Index (see chart below) shows that over the past year, economic growth in the African continent has been very vigorous.   […]

Sir Terry Pratchett, fantasy author and Trustee of the Orangutan Foundation, returns to the forests of Borneo to see what hope there is for the endangered orangutan whilst facing his own personal challenges. Terry Pratchett Facing Extinction BBC2 9pm Wednesday 27 March 2013 Sir Terry Pratchett encountered wild orangutans for the first time in 1994 […]