Several African nations' government and business leaders gathered in Dubai for the third annual Africa Global Business Forum (AGBF-2015) to address the continent’s economic climate and growth prospects, as well as examine the future of Africa-Gulf relations. Read More »

A key branch of the United Nations will partner with two China-based global organizations to collaborate on building equitable, enduring socio-economic and industrial growth for the African continent, the entities said on Friday. Read More »

Ghana, Malawi and Rwanda are the latest African nations to sign on to the Energy Africa campaign, U.K. International Development Minister Nick Hurd said on Wednesday. Read More »

Cotton producers from around the world met late last week at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva to discuss cotton trade policies and to look for a way to prop up the industry amid a trend of falling prices, a trend that could affect African nations Burkina Faso, Benin and Chad especially hard, as cotton exports are a big part of their economic output. Read More »

Officials from the African Union Border Program (AUBP) held a meeting recently in Lusaka, Zambia, with the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) to coordinate border-management efforts. Read More »

The latest DiscoPro, a forum that brings together film and TV producers, recently was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, drawing record attendance, as well as 426 producers from 31 African nations. Read More »

In an effort to promote awareness of Africa's growing industrialization and the challenges the continent is facing in that regard, the African Union Commission partnered with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the government of Egypt to hold the commission's 21st annual Africa Industrialization Day recently in Cairo, Egypt. Read More »

Nine African projects based throughout the continent focused on education, human and women's rights, crime prevention, environmental concerns and other issues will receive portions of over $164 million in funding pledged by the European Commission. Read More »

Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney began a week-long trade mission for Irish companies on Sunday in West Africa. Read More »

Two of Africa's major service organizations, the African Union Commission (AUC) and the ONE Campaign, have teamed up to improve the continent's food security through the agriculture sector and nutrition programs. Read More »

In the past several years, there has been a major push for sustainability among businesses in Africa. Read More »

The broadcasting industry in Ghana is continually growing and evolving, with broadcasters wanting the newest features and most up-to-date technology to gauge consumers' viewing and listening habits, and to bring them the programming that they desire. Read More »

In an effort to produce workers skilled in the operation and maintenance of hydropower systems, the third in a series of five-day workshops took place recently in Cairo, Egypt. Read More »

For its commitment to serving the needs of younger customers, Samsung Nigeria was honored at the recent Nigeria Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards 2015 as Best Company in Youth-Focused CSR. Read More »

With the recent completion of the sixth and seventh reviews of its Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement by the executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Niger recently received more than $53 million in funding. This brings the total the nation has received under the economic-performance program to just more than $131 million. Read More »

Global information technology solutions firm Tecnotree of Finland has been chosen to provide $3.5 million worth of services to an undisclosed telecommunications company in West Africa. Read More »

London-based Genesis Energy said on Tuesday that it plans to build a $190 million power project in the Republic of Benin. Read More »

Burkina Faso's elections on Sunday were enhanced with technology provided by Paris, France-based satellite operations company SES S.A. Read More »

The Abidjan-Lagos Corridor, a flagship project of the Program for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) initiative, was visited by many who participated in PIDA Week recently. Read More »

Tigo Ghana Chief Executive Officer Roshi Motman was recently honored as CEO of the Year at the 2015 COM World Series AfricaCom Awards. The award honors leaders who have made significant contributions to the telecom and information technology sectors in Africa. Read More »