Nigeria still in the crosshairs of Boko Haram terror group – HRW
Armed militiamen in Nigeria have persist with terror campaign after they unleashed horror on civilians during which they abducted hundreds of schoolboys in the country’s north-western Niger State. Human Rights Watch, an international rights civil society, reports that the attackers, suspected to be related to the dreaded Al Qaeda-leaning Boko...
African jobs agency Careerbox awarded for 2021 Global Impact Sourcing
Leading non-profit company, Careerbox, has been recognised for its influence in promoting the benefits of Impact Sourcing by the global association. The association represents stakeholders in the outsourcing value chain, International Academic Orientation Programme (IAOP). The company has to date placed over 35,000 previously disadvantaged and unemployed youth and women...
Helpless African frontline health workers die as rich countries stock up vaccines
On January 6, gastroenterologist Leolin Katsidzira received a troubling message from his colleague James Gita Hakim, a heart specialist and noted HIV/Aids researcher. Hakim, chair of the department of medicine at the University of Zimbabwe, had fallen sick and had tested positive for Covid-19. He was admitted to a hospital...
Kenya’s Global Interjapan Ltd joins league of 2,297 AfDB blacklisted firms
A Kenya registered civil engineering company Global Interjapan (Kenya) Limited has been slapped with a 36-month debarment by the African Development Bank Group o for involvement in fraud. The announcement by the African bank means Global Interjapan will be on the dishonourable league of more than 2,297 companies and at...
Lessons from Mexico: How Africa can push for better oil, gas project execution
Mexico’s constitutional reform that injected impetus in the oil and gas industry was swift and it benefited from the support of the major political parties in the country following the Pacto por Mexico (Pact for Mexico) agreed right after the election and signed the day after by President Peña Nieto...
African researchers want more say in genomics data
Many human genome studies ask participants to sign a form that gives them little direct control over how their data will be used. But a panel of researchers in Africa says that this can fuel distrust between researchers and participants, and needs to change. This stark message comes in a...
Decarbonisation: Why Africa is investing more and faster in gas, renewable energy
The power sector accounts for up to 41 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions today, with Africa contributing about 2-3 per cent. In parallel, there are still over 580 million people on the continent who do not have access to reliable energy and the demand for electricity is expected...
African energy stakeholders sign partnerships to spur growth in the sector
Future Energy Series Africa (FESA) has signed an agreement with the African Forum for Utility Regulators (AFUR) for strategic partnership. FESA is a project origination platform that targets the continent’s most influential low-carbon energy stakeholders. As part of the agreement, AFUR will contribute to the development of the inaugural FESA...
Angola’s oil and gas industry can thrive alongside its rich biodiversity
Angola was last month said to be drafting legislation to permit prospection of oil, gas and mining activities in 14 national conservation areas. These are the Luengue-Luiana National Park, which represents part of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area that stretches from Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia to Zimbabwe. The announcement led...
Ecobank Nigeria announces pricing of its senior unsecured $300m bond
Ecobank Nigeria, a wholly owned subsidiary of leading pan-African banking giant, Ecobank Transnational Inc (ETI), has declared it has successfully priced its $300 million bond issuance that will mature in February 2026. The fixed-rate, US dollar-denominated bond, with a tenor of five years, carries a coupon rate of 7.125 per...
