APO Announces an Alliance with NewsBank, one of the world’s premier information providers DAKAR, Senegal, March 3, 2015/ — APO (African Press Organization) (http://www.apo-opa.com), the sole press release newswire in Africa and the global leader in media relations relating to Africa,  announced today an alliance with NewsBank (http://www.newsbank.com), one of the world’s premier information providers for more than 40 years, to provide…

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•          14% increase in passenger numbers between 2013 and 2014 in Africa  •          100% increase in number of routes in Africa  •          Schedule increased to 63 flights a week across 12 points in North and East Africa   Dubai, UAE, March 3, 2015/ — flydubai (http://www.flydubai.com), in its fifth year of operation, today announced its Annual Results for 2014 and reported a…

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Morogoro, Tanzania, 17 February. Policy -makers, researchers, and development practitioners are developing scenarios for the future in socio-economics, food security, and climate to help to review the new Environmental Policy of Tanzania to ensure it is resilient to climate change. The scenarios created will help to identify and address any gaps in the new policy. This is at a…

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      HOTUBA YA MAOMBOLEZO Na Ndugu Elly Kimbwereza   KIFO CHA MSANII MKONGWE  HODI MAME SIKU YA MAZISHI YAKE IJUMAA TAREHE 6-2-2015 MBAGA   Nasimama mbele yenu, kama mwakilishi wa Tona Lodge na mratibu wa utalii wa kiutamaduni na asili milima ya upare nikiungana nanyi nyote kwa majonzi ya msiba uliotupata. Kijiji kinaombeleza na dunia nzima imeguswa. Tumeunganishwa…

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Europe making progress, but needs structural reforms and fiscal stimulus US economy strengthening, but room for rate hikes is limited Spain is a model for structural reforms Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 22 January 2015 – Business leaders and policy-makers gathered for the 45th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters told participants that Europe needs quantitative easing but that monetary policy…

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Johannesburg, South Africa – ARC Insurance Company Limited (ARC Ltd) will pay US $25 million in drought insurance claims to three countries in the Sahel this month. Mauritania, Niger and Senegal, which paid a combined premium of US $8 million, will use the payout to mobilize early interventions in response to drought based on pre-approved contingency plans. The catastrophe…

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Dar es salaam, 8 January, 2014 Building on his longstanding initiatives of encouraging an entrepreneurial spirit amongst ordinary Tanzanians, the Executive Chairman of IPP Limited, Dr Reginald Mengi, has once again, launched a business idea competition, where about 6 winners will collectively take home 60 million Tanzanian shillings as capital grant to start a business of their choice. The…

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Dar es Salaam: Katika kuendeleza jitihada zake za miaka mingi za kuwashawishi na kuwahamasisha Watanzania kujiamini kuwa kwa kutumia nguvu na maarifa wanaweza kujikwamua na umaskini kwa kubuni na kuendesha wenyewe miradi ya ujasiriamali, Mwenyekiti Mtendaji wa IPP, Dk Reginald Mengi, kwa mara nyingine amezindua Shindano la kubuni Wazo la Biashara ambapo jumla ya shilingi milioni 60 zitashindaniwa ….

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By Vivek Wadhwa Changes in technology are happening at a scale which was unimaginable before and will cause disruption in industry after industry. This has really begun to worry me, because we are not ready for this change and most of our leading companies won’t exist 15–20 years from now. Here are five sectors to keep an eye on:…

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Investors are seeking opportunities in new sectors and geographic locations with Dubai and the UAE a well-placed hub to drive and facilitate growth DUBAI- Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries are placing more attention on new markets in east, west and southern Africa as their trade flows with the continent expand, according to a report released by the Economist Intelligence…

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