L’Afrique bénéficie d’un nouveau service par satellite au détail, Jola, d’iWay Africa
Le fournisseur panafricain de télécommunications, iWayAfrica, une division en propriété exclusive de Gondwana International Networks, a lancé Jola, un service par satellite de détail panafricain très en demande qui est géré par Ku-Band en Afrique subsaharienne. Jola, qui veut dire ‘celui qui apporte le bonheur’, fournit un accès à Internet par satellite à des prix […]
Societe Generale partners with American Express in Africa
Societe Generale announces that it has signed a merchant acquiring partnership with American Express in eight countries in Sub-Saharan Africa where the Bank operates. These countries include Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Madagascar and Senegal. The agreement involves both online sales and POS payments through electronic payment terminals. This means that any […]
Video News Release: Al Sumait Awards Ceremony in Malabo Equatorial Guinea
A one million dollar prize for pioneers in research and grass root initiatives to effect positive change for African Development in Categories of Health, Food Security and Education (www.AlSumaitPrize.org). Content and organization Al-Sumait prize For African Development Board of Trustee Members Explain the vision and mission of the awards – the 2015 health prize category […]
11 Supercars Worth More than $8 Million Seized from Dictator’s Son in Geneva
Some of the rarest supercars on the planet were seized from the son of a notorious African dictator in a police raid in Geneva on Wednesday, according to authorities and social media accounts. The cars belong to Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, vice-president of Equatorial Guinea, a Swiss prosecutor told LeDauphine.com. The vehicles were reportedly seized […]
A Cure For AIDS? New Drug Gammora Is ‘The Death Of HIV Cells,’ Israel Doctor Says
A new drug could soon lead to a cure for AIDS, according to evidence gleaned from recent experiments in Israel. The drug, which is named Gammora, has been effectively killing high amounts of the cells that cause the debilitating disease that breaks down the body’s immune system, the Jewish Press reported Tuesday. Gammora was credited […]
Equatorial Guinea Launches 2016 Oil and Gas Licensing Round
Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Mines, Industry and Energy (MMIE) (www.MMIE.gob.gq) today launched the country’s latest oil and gas blocks licensing round, EG Ronda 2016, at the Africa Oil & Power conference. Companies are now able to submit letters of interest to the Ministry, and to view the official map of available blocks. The MMIE intends […]
Incidents of Female Genital Mutilation Increasing in Guinea, Including On Infants – UN
Despite being forbidden by national and international law, according to a new United Nations report, female genital mutilation shows no sign of abating in Guinea – with more infants and very young girls undergoing the excisions than before. “Although female genital mutilation appears to be decreasing worldwide, this is not the case in Guinea, where […]
It’s Time for Africa To Stand On Its Own: African Leaders Meet to Promote African Ties
Sharm el-Sheikh — Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el Sisi is calling on African leaders to invest in education so that the continent’s peoples can acquire the skills to contribute to the region’s economic growth. “Africa needs to concentrate on transforming societies .. using innovation and research as a basis for future success,” he said . […]
Forum on Developing the Central African Financial Market to be held in Equatorial Guinea on 24 Feb 2016
The Forum on Developing the Central African Financial Market (FODEMAF) will be held in Equatorial Guinea on 24- 25 February 2016. A key purpose of the Forum on Developing the Central African Financial Market (FODEMAF) is to share the results of the study on the potential of the regional financial market conducted by the firm […]
Building the Capacities for Guinea’s SRs Will Be Challenging
The lack of capacity of sub-recipients is a long-standing problem in Guinea. In September 2015, the Global Fund signed a $62.7 million HIV grant with Guinea. When the Guinea country coordinating mechanism submitted the concept note for the HIV grant in August 2014, the SRs had not yet been identified. The CCM oversight committee started […]
