Dar es Salaam REPOA’s Board of Directors announces the appointment of Dr. Donald Mmari as the new Executive Director for the organisation with effect from 1st January 2016. Dr. Mmari takes over from Prof. Samuel Wangwe, whose tenure of office ends on the 31st December 2015. “We are very pleased to announce this appointment,” reported Prof. Yadon Kohi, Chairperson…
Arrow Electronics, Close the Gap and Hoops of Hope turned used cargo containers into fully equipped digital classrooms and health clinics in remote areas of Africa CENTENNIAL, United States, Arrow Electronics and the nonprofit organizations Close the Gap and Hoops of Hope collaborate to turn used cargo containers into fully equipped digital classrooms and health clinics that can be…
NEW YORK, NY (18 November 2015)—Aspirations for a new global climate agreement in Paris next month hinge on commitments made by national governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions known as Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs). However, Indigenous Peoples—who own, occupy or manage up to 65 percent of the Earth’s land surface—have been largely excluded from these national plans, according…
More than 300 participants attended the 47th General Assembly of African Airlines Association (AFRAA) BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (Republic of the), November 11, 2015/ — Fatima Beyina-Moussa, CEO of ECAir, Equatorial Congo Airlines, (www.flyecair.com), the national airline of the Republic of Congo, chaired the proceedings of the 47th General Assembly of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA). The event, under the high…
Home kit maker International Green Structures Kenya Limited (IGS Kenya) and K-Rep Development Agency have announced a partnership to provide housing finance for affordable, high quality, prefabricated houses, ranging in price, for complete homes, from Sh800,000 to several million shillings. By last year, high interest rates had seen more than 7m families locked out of home loans and only…
In one of the fastest rates of growth, bank has set up 25 branches since 2013 and is amassing a forest of 100,000 trees with each of the branched it is setting up Nairobi Kenya, 12th November, 2015: Kenya’s First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has lauded the National Bank (NBK-NSE) – Kenya’s fastest growing listed bank- for “contributing a great…
Nairobi, Kenya: October 29th, 2015: Verve International (‘Verve’), the leading African payment card brand, has announced its official entry into the Kenya market at a launch in Nairobi. The launch included the announcement of a strategic partnership with Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) to expand card acceptance and payment services in six key East African markets. Verve, which is also…
Davis & Shirtliff provides water to Baringo residents Major African supplier of water and energy equipment Davis & Shirtliff, has partnered with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to provide water to Baringo County residents who have been facing acute water shortages. Drought and famine remain a challenge in most parts of Baringo where locals are frequently forced to rely…
Nairobi, Kenya: October 27, 2015: Interswitch, a leading integrated digital payments and commerce provider focused on Africa has today launched its brand new corporate identity in Kenya. This marks a new phase in Interswitch’s expansion across Africa and follows the completion of merger with leading East African e-payments provider Paynet Group. Effectively, Paynet Group – East Africa’s leading multi-institutional…
WASHINGTON, October 27, 2015 – Developing economies quickened the pace of their business reforms during the last 12 months to make it easier for local businesses to start and operate, says the World Bank Group’s annual ease of doing business measurement. Doing Business 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency finds that 85 developing economies implemented 169 business reforms during…