Lion’s Den, a “Shark Tank” pitch style, competition Johannesburg, South Africa, May 23, 2020 – / Join Lion’s Den on 27 May to vote for your favorite African entrepreneur innovating against COVID-19. The session is part of Africa.com’s ongoing webinar series, Crisis Management for African Business Leaders, developed with faculty from Harvard Business School. Brilliant…
What’s the Real Story Behind Africa’s COVID-19 Figures? Crisis Management for African Business Leaders Wednesday Webinar Series Working with Harvard Business School faculty and our partners across Africa, Africa.com is pleased to offer this timely and valuable virtual conference series. Session 6: May 20, 2020 Back by popular demand… Led by Teresa Clarke, Chair…
The African Sovereign Wealth and Pension Fund Leaders Forum has today issued a Call to Action to build resilient African economies. Noting the potential for devastating economic impacts on the African continent by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic The Forum, comprised of leaders of Africa’s pre-eminent sovereign wealth and pension funds, are determined to form new…
The African Sovereign Wealth and Pension Fund Leaders Forum has today issued a Call to Action to build resilient African economies. Noting the potential for devastating economic impacts on the African continent by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic The Forum, comprised of leaders of Africa’s pre-eminent sovereign wealth and pension funds, are determined to form new…
What’s the Real story Behind Africa’s COVID-19 Figures? Crisis Management for African Business Leaders Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa; Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, and David Kaye, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression.…
What’s the Real story Behind Africa’s COVID-19 Figures? Crisis Management for African Business Leaders Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa; Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, and David Kaye, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression.…
Johannesburg, South Africa, May 15, 2020 – / In a live poll conducted by Africa.com on May 13 as part of its webinar series, Crisis Management for African Business Leaders, 47% of webinar participants do not think that African governments are taking women’s issues into consideration as they develop policies to address COVID-19. 28% think…
By Alonso Soto May 15, 2020, 2:34 PM GMT+2 Updated on May 15, 2020, 6:16 PM GMT+2 Private creditors representing more than $9 trillion of assets under management formed a group to negotiate debt relief for African nations, warning of the risks of a blanket approach to the process. The so-called Africa Private Creditor Working Group will…
$4.7 Billion Loan Will Now Support 16,700 American Jobs and Nearly Double Number of Identified U.S. Suppliers Media Contact Name/Phone: Office of Communications (202) 565-3204 WASHINGTON – The Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) today unanimously voted to amend the agency’s previously approved September 2019 direct loan supporting U.S. exports for…
What’s the Real Story Behind Africa’s COVID-19 Figures? Crisis Management for African Business Leaders Wednesday Webinar Series Working with Harvard Business School faculty and our partners across Africa, Africa.com is pleased to offer this timely and valuable virtual conference series. Session 5: May 13, 2020 Women are Proving to Be Great Leaders During COVID-19.…