African infrastructure investment top priority for continent, need to rally behind NEPAD says Prof Jeffrey Sachs at Addis Financing Conference

“Africa will only succeed when all public and private sector stakeholders will join their efforts” – AU Commissioner

 Top global and African Chief Executive Officers today launched a Continental Business Network (CBN) to fast-track high-level private sector investment into Africa’s regional infrastructure. 

The launch of the CBN on the side-lines of the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, is the mandated follow-up and implementation of recommendations emanating from...

Africa should be telling its own story

WHAT: Radio 786 (http://www.radio786.co.za), a leading South African broadcaster will be hosting a media symposium under the theme: Bolstering the African Voice. The symposium will bring together international experts from America, the Pacific, Latin America and Africa and offer an exciting opportunity to network, dialogue and collaborate in media development. Stakeholders are also invited to submit papers for presentation at the symposium.

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Naibu Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa, Mhe. Dkt. Mahadhi Juma Maalim (Mb) kulia akiongea na mmoja wa viongozi wa Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje ya Argentina walipokutana jijini Addis Ababa katika Mkutano wa Wakuu wa Nchi na Serikali wa Umoja wa Afrika.

Na Ally Kondo, Addis Ababa
Nchi za Afrika zimehimizwa kuweka mazingira mazuri na wezeshi kwa ajili ya kufanya tiba na chanjo za maribio dhidi ya ugonjwa wa Ebola. Kauli hiyo ilitolewa na Mkuu na Mshauri wa Kituo cha Sayansi,...

Naibu Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa, Mhe. Dkt. Mahadhi Juma Maalim (Mb) kulia akiongea na mmoja wa viongozi wa Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje ya Argentina walipokutana jijini Addis Ababa katika Mkutano wa Wakuu wa Nchi na Serikali wa Umoja wa Afrika.

Na Ally Kondo, Addis Ababa

Nchi za Afrika zimehimizwa kuweka mazingira mazuri na wezeshi kwa ajili ya kufanya tiba na chanjo za maribio dhidi ya ugonjwa wa Ebola. Kauli hiyo ilitolewa na Mkuu na Mshauri wa Kituo cha Sayansi,...

Clamping down on the problem of Nigerians being trafficked to the UK is a top priority, the anti-slavery commissioner says.

>The coalition of four opposition parties, Ukawa, has changed guard on adoption of minimal reforms prior to October General Election, saying under current circumstances the reforms are no longer the number one priority.

President Jakaya Kikwete has unveiled  plans to abolish laws that discriminate against women as part of the implementation of the newly launched Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The seventh East African Petroleum Conference & Exhibition 2015 (EAPCE’15) will be held 4 to 6 March 2015 at the Kigali Serena Hotel in Rwanda. The conference organized by the EAC Secretariat and the EAC Partner States is expected to attract more than 500 participants.
The 2015 edition of the Conference is themed East Africa Region - Proven Destination for Investment in Petroleum Resources for Regional Energy Efficiency and Lasting Socio-Economic Development.
High profile personalities...

There is not one single climate activist in sight here at the climate summit venue in Le Bourget on the outskirts of Paris.