African Development Bank Hosts Forum on Indigenous Peoples' Development
The African Development Bank (AfDB) convened international experts, indigenous peoples
groups, ministers, African Development Bank staff, and key stakeholders at
th…
World Bank Vice President for Africa, Makhtar
Diop will make his first official visit to Ghana later this week for
development talks with President John Dramani Mahama, senior government
officials, as well as women, business, and civil …
With the football season serving as a backdrop, footballers in Takoradi hijacked the frenzy with their own football abilities when the Tigo Community Soccer fiesta stopped over.
The Sulele Park played host to 16 community teams in the Tak…
For the past two years, February 14, has been observed as 'United Way Ghana' and Tigo, Ghana's premier telecommunication company, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility has been partnering United Way Ghana to put smiles on the face…
South African Singing Sensation, Lira, Visits Samsung Fan Zone And Announces Ambassador Agreement
Lira to be the face of Samsung across Africa
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a global leader in digital media and digital convergence techn…
Building on its Kenyan experience in the East African Rift Valley with the Menengai geothermal project, the African Development Bank (http://www.afdb.org) is working on an ambitious geothermal development program for Africa.
Logo: http://…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) will host a forum on February 11-12, 2013 to set the tone for the Bank’s future engagement with indigenous peoples in Africa to ensure they benefit from economic growth as detaile…
This partnership will allow APO customers to reach Acquire Media users worldwide
The African Press Organization (APO) (http://www.apo-opa.org), the leading press release wire in Africa and Acquire Media (http://www.acquiremedia.com), a l…
At the ibis Dakar inauguration ceremony, Accor took the opportunity to unveil its expansion objectives in sub-Saharan Africa and also launched PLANET 21, its sustainable development strategy, on this continent
Accor (http://www.accor.com)…
Study shows that internationally-focused SMEs are twice as likely to be successful as those only operating domestically
Growing focus on promoting Africa?€?s international trade
20th century infrastructure, high customs duties and an i…
Delta has rolled out its new Fly Delta app for iPad and iPhone, adding new and enhanced functionality including a unique feature that lets passengers see through the bottom of the plane with their iPads.
The iPad "Glass Bottom Jet" feat…
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has approved a US $1 million grant to finalize pre-investment activities for a hybrid renewable energy project in Nosy Be Island in Madagascar. The grant will be used to finance feasibility stu…
Tigo And Reach For Change Awards Us$ 75,000 To Each Of Two Winners Of The 3rd Edition Of Reach For Change Social Entrepreneurship Initiative
Tigo Ghana's Corporate Social Responsibility entrepreneurship initiative, which started months ag…
ABN Productions successfully hosted a panel discussion in Davos, Switzerland at the recent World Economic Forum (WEF), in partnership with Forbes Africa magazine, CNBC Africa and Brand South Africa, gathering senior business and government…
Airtel Ghana's national consumer promotion, Deedew, continues to reward winners. Latest to be presented with the weekly GHC5,000 prize is 20 year old Stefan Gustav Lamptey, a student of Holy Trinity Senior High School in Accra. So far ther…
Launched today, The eLearning Africa 2013 Survey will monitor African opinion on how the Continent's learning landscape is changing under the influence of new technologies. Under the overarching theme of 'Mobility and the MDGs in Africa be…
The fertilizer plant will serve markets in Benin, Brazil, Ghana, India, Nigeria, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States of America
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) has ap…
Broadband Internet speeds of up to 8Mbps and retail prices starting from $30 per month
K-NET (http://www.knetgh.com), a leading African telecommunications company offering triple-play voice, data and video services across sub-Saharan Afri…
Ghana, Accra, 1 February 2013: Samsung Ghana has officially announced four internationally recognised coaches for its ongoing 'Dream the Blues' campaign. The Coaches, Dean Challis, Steve Winnet, Olly Woodall and Zack Wooster are all UEFA '…
When Tigo Cash was introduced in Ghana Tigo was confident that this innovative product would change the lives of mobile users as well as Tigo Cash Agents who work in the business. Within two years Tigo Cash has created successful business …
Tigo Community Soccer fever gripped the Sekondi environs when Ghana's premier inter- communal football tournament made a stop this past weekend.
In keeping with Tigo Community Soccer tradition, 16 teams from Sekondi participated in the to…
Tigo Ghana, in recognition of the passion and obsession for football in Ghana and the world at large has set platforms nationwide to generate unprecedented excitement and fun for all football lovers.
Ghana has been thrown into a euphoric…
Airtel Ghana is poised to strengthen its hold on Ghana's mobile commerce industry. To this end, Airtel Ghana has completed the first phase of what it calls an Agent Rationalization Project. The project which is aimed at pruning Airtel Mone…
Preparation for AABLA West Africa is underway and ABN Productions has finalised the panel of judges that will short list candidates for each of the categories within the region.
Following the inaugural regional awards last year, ABN Produ…
4Q consolidated operating profit reaches 8.84 trillion won on revenues of 56.06 trillion won
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has announced revenues of 56.06 trillion Korean won on a consolidated basis for the fourth quarter ended December 3…
Remittances to Africa are the worlds most expensive. Reducing remittance prices to 5% could mean US$4 billion more in the pockets of Africas migrants. African Migrants Could Save US$4 Billion Annually On Remittance Fees, Finds World Ba…
The South African Biogas Industry Association (SABIA)will be launched at the Africa Energy Indaba in February 2013 by experts who believe that biogas should no longer be lumped together with other alternative energy sources, but holds enou…
President Sirleaf: World loses $260 billion from poor water and sanitation
Nobel Peace Prize winner and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf issued a stark warning in Monrovia on Wednesday to the UN Secretary-General's High-level Pane…
Two Ghanaian youth footballers evicted from the Glo Soccer Academy in Nigeria, Samuel Opoku Mensah, a native of Offinso Mpehi and Charles Addai Danquah, from Kyekyewere near Obuasi, have returned home to rousing receptions by their familie…
International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge visited the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (NYOGOC) today, proclaiming "impressive progress" has been made in preparations for next year's Youth Olympic Games.
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Some customers of telecommunication firm, Airtel Ghana were in London on January 13 to watch the English Premier League game between Arsenal and Manchester City FC played at the Emirates Stadium. The trip which was facilitated by the Londo…
IGN France International (http://www.ignfi.com), the leader of the international consortium engaged in the Design, Supply, Installation, Implementation of the Lands Information System and Securing of Land Records (DeSIILISoR) project in Ug…
Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) joins the PanAvest Partnership and Institute of Operations Management supply chain management professional development Initiative
As part of the ongoing efforts to further assist developing countries an…
After offering life changing opportunities to participants to share their skills, time and energy with selected NGOs and communities around the country, Vodafone Foundation has wrapped up the third edition of its World of difference progra…
"I was hopeful when I joined the Challenge 4; seeing the number on the day of the interviews, I lost a little bit of that hope but today I stand tall with my passport, air ticket and everything I need to join the Master programme in Intern…
I was hopeful when I joined the Challenge 4; seeing the number on the day of the interviews, I lost a little bit of that hope but today I stand tall with my passport, air ticket and everything I need to join the Master programme in Interna…
GOtv Ghana Limited, (a sister company to MultiChoice Ghana Limited), has launched a new and affordable digital television service called GOtv using the latest generation Digital Video Broadcast standard - DVB-T2 in Accra.
GOtv offers …
A PHENOMENAL sum of Ghc12,173.65 was today (Thursday 17 January, 2013) presented to The Children's Heart Foundation Ghana by staff, students and parents of Ghana International School (GIS).
The money, which was raised following GIS succes…
May we remind that only LC2 Media - AFNEX and CCFOOT Ltd is empowered to authorize a television or a radio located on Sub-Saharan African territory (except for South Africa), to broadcast (“via Terrestrial TV and satellite, by free TV"),…
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies and an official sponsor of the Orange African Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013, are creating various platforms and programs for fans to en…
A rich heritage in connecting with consumers
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has sponsored major international sporting events for twenty seven years since the company became a local sponsor of the Seoul 1986 Asian Games. Samsung connects wi…
Share the passion for African football in the 'Samsung Fan Zone'
Samsung, an official sponsor of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013, has launched its 'Samsung Fan Zone' in seven African countries. Under the theme, 'Our Pa…
Providing a once-in-a-lifetime football experience to Samsung Home Appliance consumers
GHANA, Accra - January 16, 2013 - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, has launched th…
In a country where football is the passion of the people, one cannot help but take delight in the game that has united the people to an appreciable extent. The 29th African Cup of Nations promises nothing but fireworks, thrills and a displ…
ABN Productions will host a Forbes Africa and Brand South Africa panel discussion during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. The discussion titled, 'Dynamic Africa: A New Reality' will take place at 7 am (CAT) at the Gris…
Four years after the onset of the global financial crisis, the world economy continues to struggle. Developing economies are still the main driver of global growth, but their output has slowed. To regain pre-crisis growth rates, developing…
Renowned financial journalist and radio personality, Bruce Whitfield, joined CNBC AFRICA, the continent's largest business television news channel, with the introduction of his new show, 'Squawk with Bruce Whitfield’ sponsored by Nedbank…
Orange launches Orange Horizons to seek out new business opportunities outside its operator footprint
The first of these projects has already been launched in South Africa
Orange (http://www.orange.com) has launched a new subsidiary call…
AfDB Approves US $24 million Equity Investment to Boost East African Development Bank’s Balance Sheet
TUNIS, Tunisia, January 16, 2013/ - - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) has a…
One of Ghana's telecommunications giant, Tigo, has feasted several inmates at the children's ward of the Tamale teaching hospital a day before New Year 2013.
Regarding Tigo's current promotion "Smile," the feast was necessitated to bring …