AfDB urges power sector to capitalize on women’s capabilities
Women represent only 20 percent of employees in the African power sector and less than ten percent of engineers ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – The African...
Category : African News
7 years after Boko Haram attack, ‘UN House’ opens for business
-Diplomats in Abuja hail UN on return to ‘UN House’ Abuja-The Diplomatic Community in Abuja has congratulated the United Nations System in Nigeria for its...
AfDB launches US$500M landmark insurance credit deal in Africa
This transaction is expected to have an important demonstration effect to encourage similar institutions to invest more on the continent in the future LONDON, United...
In Senegal: Teen Girls Sexually Exploited, Harassed in Schools
-HRW calls for end to Culture of Silence; Act Against Abusive Teachers (Dakar, October 18, 2018) – Abusive teachers and other staff sexually exploit, harass,...
ECONEC advocating cost-effective but credible elections in West Africa
By Paul Ejime The ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) has called on electoral management bodies (EMBs) in the region to reappraise election funding towards...
More journalists killed in first 9 months of 2018 than in all 2017- RFS
More professional journalists were killed worldwide in connection with their work in the first nine months of 2018 than in all of 2017, according to...
World Bank: If countries act now, children born today could be healthier
-And wealthier, more productive BALI, Indonesia -A New World Bank Human Capital Index measures how much countries lose in economic productivity by under-investing in their...
IFC: US$6.2Bn new investment commitment for Sub-Saharan Africa
-Record Regional Engagement Helps Private Investment Drive Infrastructure, Jobs and Growth in Africa Nairobi, Kenya – IFC, a member of the World Bank...
Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa slower than expected- World Bank
Investments in Non-Resource Sectors, Jobs, and Efficient Firms and Workers are Needed WASHINGTON – Sub-Saharan African economies are still recovering from the slowdown in 2015-16,...
Nigeria: Flawed Trials of Boko Haram Suspects-says HRW
-Ensure Due Process, Victim Participation (Abuja, September 17, 2018) – Nigeria’s prosecution of suspected Boko Haram members has been characterized by serious legal shortcomings, and the...