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Two Weeks Left to Apply for 2021 Africa's Business Heroes (ABH) Competition
Download logo The “Africa’s Business Heroes” (ABH) prize competition (www.AfricaBusinessHeroes.org) will close applications for its third annual edition on June 7. Already, thousands of entrepreneurs from across Africa have already submitted their...

Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 22 May 2021, 9 am EAT
African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (4,741,000), deaths (127,923) and recoveries (4,288,857) by region: Central (171,015 cases; 2,687 deaths; 154,507 recoveries): Burundi (4,451; 6; 3,655), Cameroon (77,429; 1,189; 70,497),...

Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 21 May 2021, 6 pm EAT
African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (4,732,150), deaths (127,612) and recoveries (4,283,745) by region: Central (170,913 cases; 2,687 deaths; 154,288 recoveries): Burundi (4,418; 6; 3,655), Cameroon (77,429; 1,189; 70,497),...

Merck Foundation marks "World Hypertension Day 2021" in partnership with African First Ladies and Ministries of Health via training future cardiovascular, Diabetes, and endocrinology experts in Africa
Merck Foundation (https://Merck-Foundation.com) in partnership with African First Ladies and Ministries of Health continues to provide their scholarship of one-year Post-Graduate Diploma and two-year Master degree in both Preventive Cardiovascular...

Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 15 May 2021, 9 am EAT
African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (4,677,798), deaths (125,890) and recoveries (4,232,974) by region: Central (166,788 cases; 2,640 deaths; 151,994 recoveries): Burundi (4,282; 6; 3,655), Cameroon (74,946; 1,152; 70,497),...

Investment, Diversification Key to Growth—African Ministers
Forestry industry is helping Gabon diversify its economy (photo:Yann Arthus-Bertrand/Getty) April 24, 2017 Boosting private investment and diversifying revenue streams are pivotal to increasing growth in the current environment, African Finance...

Heirs Oil & Gas Announces CEO and Board Appointments
Download logo Heirs Oil & Gas (HHOG) (www.HeirsOilandGas.com), the leading African integrated energy company, has announced the appointment of Osayande Igiehon as Chief Executive Officer, effective May 4, 2021, together with a distinguished...

US-based Outsource Monetic(TM), 1st Independent ATM Deployer (IAD) to operate in West and Central Africa (UEMOA and CEMAC)
Outsource Monetic™ (www.Outsource-Monetic.com), an Atlanta GA based startup, officially started its commercial and technical operations in West and Central Africa region on March 15th 2021. Outsource Monetic™ is the 1st Independent ATM Deployer...

Zambia President and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp inaugurate the 8th edition of Merck Foundation Conference 2021
Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com) annual conference was inaugurated by the President of the Republic of Zambia, H.E. Dr. EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp Chairman of both of Executive Board of E.Merck KG and...

Nine African Ministries to participate at the annual Africa Energy Forum in Copenhagen this June
African Ministries from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Gabon, Madagascar, Morocco, Rwanda and Zimbabwe have confirmed to attend the Africa Energy Forum (AEF) (www.Africa-Energy-Forum.com) to date, which is...

VAALCO Schedules First Quarter 2021 Earnings Release and Conference Call
HOUSTON, April 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY; LSE: EGY) (“VAALCO” or the “Company”) today announced the timing of its first quarter 2021 earnings release and conference call. The Company will issue its first quarter...

Zambia President, H.E. Dr. EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU inaugurates the 8th edition of "Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary" with 13 African First Ladies
Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com) annual conference was inaugurated by the President of the Republic of Zambia, H.E. Dr. EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp Chairman of both of Executive Board of E.Merck KG and...

VAALCO Enters Into Crude Oil Derivative Contracts
HOUSTON, Jan. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY; LSE: EGY) (“VAALCO” or the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into crude oil commodity swap agreements for a total of 709,262 barrels at a Dated Brent weighted...

Manganese Mining and Processing for Investors in Manganese X Energy Explained by CEO Martin Kepman,
Saint-Laurent , March 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- “Future (NMC) Nickel Manganese Lithium-ion Battery for a Green Planet Ecosystem.” CEO Martin Kepman It’s imperative to understand the importance of ethically sourced, high purity Manganese and the...

Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 24 April 2021, 6 pm EAT
African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (4,489,600), deaths (119,667) and recoveries (4,029,903) by region: Central (153,134 cases; 2,430 deaths; 136,967 recoveries): Burundi (3,759; 6; 3,200), Cameroon (65,998; 991; 60,031), CAR...

APO Group reflects on COVID-19 response
One year on from the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, continues to work on many fronts in the battle against the virus. In...

19 African First Ladies to participate in the Merck Foundation Annual Online Conference on 27th April 2021
The 8th edition of Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com) Africa Asia Luminary will be co-chaired by H.E. ESTHER LUNGU, First Lady of the Republic of Zambia and Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation; The President of the Republic...

Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2021, 8th edition to be conducted on 27th to 29th April 2021, with 19 African First Ladies as Guests of Honor
The 8th edition of Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com) Africa Asia Luminary will be co-chaired by H.E. ESTHER LUNGU, First Lady of the Republic of Zambia and Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation; The President of the Republic...

African Ministers of Air Transport adopt Common Position regarding International Travel
Download logo H.E Dr Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy convened an extra ordinary meeting of Ministers of Air Transport and key stakeholders on 15th April 2021 to discuss this issue of green vaccine passport/certificates...

Natural risks cartography project in ECCAS member states : the final validation workshop took place on 29 and 30 March 2021
In October 2019, the IGN FI (www.IGNFI.com) - BRLi consortium was awarded the regional contract to assess hazards, vulnerabilities and risks in the Member States of the Commission of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS). This...