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The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) Germany e.V. will launch a series of formal conversations on how the diaspora could have a more impactful effect on homeland development in December. The first edition of the ‘Development Roundtable’, as the series is called, will hold virtually on 4 December 2021, with the theme “Driving diaspora engagement towards the realisation of the …
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Winners of the 2021 Africa Tech Festival Awards announced
Tobi Lafinhan, a Nigerian, has a background in civil engineering combined with over 4 years of experience working in leading organisations in West Africa across a variety of industries, including tech. He is currently the Co-founder of Venture for Africa, a fellowship program designed to fill talent gaps in Africa’s startup ecosystem by enabling top local and global fellows to …
Read More »G-PAD 2021 to hold fully virtually, Lead Africa International announces
The 2021 G-PAD Forum, taking place on 25-26 November and which was initially planned to be a hybrid event, will now hold only virtually. The organisers of the annual conference, Lead Africa International, a global non-governmental organization dealing with development issues, announced the change of format on Thursday, explaining that the rising coronavirus infection figures and the need to protect …
Read More »Brussels Airlines keeps focus on Africa as it launches new brand identity
BRUSSELS, Belgium, 18 November, 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Today, Brussels Airlines presents a new brand identity, confirming its position in the market as Belgium’s home carrier and the Africa expert of the Lufthansa Group. Updated colours, a new logo and aircraft livery are the visual token of the airline’s new chapter, stating its readiness for future challenges and reemphasizing on …
Read More »FLASHBACK! Rawlings on the root cause of Africa’s problems
Former President John Jerry Rawlings of Ghana was in Germany on 21 October 2006 to launch the African Forum, an organisation dedicated to the democratic transformation of the African continent. Rawlings, who ruled his country for 19 years, identified what he considered as the core problem facing Africa. We bring you back the report in memory of a great African …
Read More »Survey reveals African youth’s attitudes to other Africans and the continent
Johannesburg, Lagos, Nairobi, 10 November 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Young people in North Africa are unlikely to befriend, date or marry someone from sub-Saharan Africa. This revelation was made in the ‘One Africa?’ report which unpacks narratives about Pan-Africanism and continental integration. The research polled 4500 people aged 18 to 35 in Egypt, Morocco, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, …
Read More »Angola launches new services for foreign investors
Angola’s Special Economic Zone, provides new services to national and foreign investors with the inauguration of the GAI – Investor Support Office The Luanda-Bengo Special Economic Zone (ZEE) launched a useful new tool for investors, the GAI (Guiché de Apoio ao Investidor), or Investor Support Office, which in addition to supporting the presidential directive to facilitate access for national and …
Read More »Nigerian president woos French investors in Paris
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Paris, France, says outlook on Nigerian economy remains bright, with sustained investments in infrastructure, particularly ICT, that favour global businesses and a friendly regulatory environment that supports Foreign Direct Investments (FDI). In a keynote remark at the Nigeria International Partnership Forum, with focus on “Beyond the Pandemic”, President Buhari said the Nigerian economy was being …
Read More »Nigerians in Europe gather in Aberdeen, Scotland, for Summit
Nigerians from across Europe will gather on 11-13 November in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland, for the 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Europe (NIDOE). NIDOE is the European zone of the NIDO Worldwide, the body recognised by the Nigerian government as representing Nigerians living outside of their home country. The other zones of NIDO …
Read More »Joy Wanjiru Zenz honoured with the Global African Award 2021
The founder and CEO of African Women in Europe, Joy Wanjiru Zenz, will be honoured with the Global African Award on 14 November. The Kenyan-born, Germany-based entrepreneur will be bestowed with the honour at the annual Global African Award (GAA) Gala Dinner to be held at the Southern Sun Elangeni, Durban, in South Africa. Ms Zenz, who is also the …
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