Meet the Three African Start-ups Pitching for $1m Venture Funding
The Chivas Venture, the search to identify the most promising social entrepreneurs globally has unveiled 30 start-ups, among them three from Africa, as finalists...
Zambia announces $272million Mobile Phone Tower Plan
The Zambian government has announced plans to build 469 mobile phone communication towers at a cost of $272 million. Government-owned telecommunications company Zamtel (Zambia Telecommunication...
Africa50 raises USD 830 million for infrastructure in Africa
The new and innovative infrastructure investment platform promoted by the African Development Bank held its Constitutive General Assembly on the 29th of July 2015
Africa50...
PRINCE WILLIAM: I DREAM OF AFRICA
CNN - Dreaming of Africa is one way that Prince William escapes from the stresses he faces as the future king of Britain.
"I regularly...
MENINGITIS VACCINE A “STUNNING SUCCESS”
IRIN – Humanitarian News Analysis, Developement diaries:
A new meningitis vaccine being rolled out in Chad has resulted in an astonishing 94 percent drop in the incidence...
WORLD BANK TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR MOTHERS AND...
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved US$ 18 million today to help Sierra Leone continue to expand improved health services to...
CALL FOR APPLICATION, MASTER RESEARCH PROGRAM IN CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY
Energy is a major issue in the world. More than 80% of the energy comes from fossil fuels, a finite resource unevenly distributed beneath...
MERCY JOHNSON WANTS KIDS OFF THE NIGERIAN STREETS
Development Diaries: Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson, who had her birthday on August 28, has decided to use her non-governmental organization, Mercy Johnson Foundation, to assist...