August / September 2015

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Opinion: Making the WTO work for Africa
The contest to succeed Roberto Azevêdo as director-general of the World Trade Organisation has entered a crucial new phase, write Hippolyte Fofack and Pat Utomi. With the first round of voting by WTO members set to end on September 16, two of the remaining five contenders are African: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian finance minister, and Amina Mohamed, a Kenyan former chair of the WTO Gene
SepSeptember 23^rd, 2020
Africa’s Official Ministerial Summit for Education & ICT
Press Release Innovation Africa 2017 Africa’s Official Ministerial Summit for Education & ICT Industry and government are looking forward with anticipation to Innovation Africa 2017 which will see the gathering of ministers and government officials at Africa’s leading annual education and ICT forum taking place 23-25 October, Maputo, Mozambique. More than 40 African countries will be re
JulJuly 25^th, 2017

Opposition cries foul in Ghana’s election
Ghana’s incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo won re-election on Tuesday, securing a second four-year term, according to the country's electoral commission.Akufo-Addo won 51.6% of the votes, while his closest rival and former President John Mahama got 47.4%, Jean Mensa, head of the electoral commission, told journalists in Accra.In a televised address on Thursday, his defeated opponent, op
Shoshana Kedem • DecDecember 9^th, 2020
TECNO provides innovations in line with Africa’s needs
There was a saying in India in the 1990s along the lines that half the population didn’t have a phone and the other half didn’t have a dial tone. There was some truth in the maxim but the Indian telecoms sector has changed out of all recognition as a result of the mobile boom. The same mobile technology is changing the face of African communications and far more people now have mobile phones than
Omar Ben Yedder • NovNovember 27^th, 2020

Young African women in STEM: Hannah Simba – biomedical science
Born in Zimbabwe, Hannah Simba finished her high school studies before completing a BSc in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Kwa-Zulu in South Africa. She then took a degree in chemical pathology and a Master’s in environmental health.She is currently studying the role of genetic and environmental factors in the development of oesophageal cancer for her PhD at Stellenbosch University (
FebFebruary 10^th, 2021
TENDER NUMBER: PRQ20190831 – PROVISION OF MANAGED SECURE SD-WAN AND INTERNET SERVICES FOR TRADEMARK EAST AFRICA OFFICES.
TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) is an organisation funded by a range of development agencies to promote regional trade and economic integration in East Africa. TMEA is seeking proposals from qualified firms/consortiums for the Provision of Managed Secure SD-WAN and Internet Services for Trademark East Africa Offices. Terms of reference for this consultancy and the Request for Proposals (RFP) documen
FebFebruary 7^th, 2020