08 May 2014 Kenya has real cause to be proud according to this report from VENTURES AFRICA. The nation recorded 4.7% GDP growth in 2013, slightly higher than the 4.5 percent forecast by the African Development Bank. 2013 also ended with inflation at 5.7 percent, a 3.7 percent decrease from 2012’s 9.4 percent. Nairobi mostly ... Read More
07 May 2014 Protests to bring awareness to the plight of the missing girls of Chibok continued yesterday with a march in Lagos. The march took off from Alausa and featured a strong turnout of people including MD/CEO EbonyLife TV; Mo Abudu, Style Editor ThisDay Style; Ruth Osime, Publisher of Genevieve Magazine Mrs Betty Irabor, ... Read More
07 May 2014 From Ventures Africa, we bring a report that Airports Company South Africa ACSA, has signed a deal with its Ghanaian counterpart to provide advisory and technical consultancy services in all airport-related matters in Ghana. The five-year renewable contract will see ACSA share aviation knowledge around technical, operational, commercial and strategic business development ... Read More
07 May 2014 The World Economic Forum on Africa will hold its 24th edition from the 7th to the 9th of May 2014 in Abuja, Nigeria. The forum has traditionally held in Cape Town, South Africa, its regional headquarters. However, the 2014 edition is moving to Nigeria in recognition of its growing economic status as ... Read More
06 May 2014 As the news of the kidnap of over 200 girls from a secondary school in Borno, Nigeria enters its third week, a campaign to raise awareness of their kidnap continues to raise awareness and support from around the world. #BringBackOurGirls has seen daily rallies from Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Kaduna in Nigeria, with ... Read More
06 May 2014 Cameroun is looking to revolutionise its transport system and ease transportation by building its first tramway. To actualize this, the nation has signed an agreement with Belgian company, Préfarail has for the construction of a tramway in the country’s capital, Yaoundé. Ventures Africa tells us that the agreement was signed by the ... Read More
06 May 2014 The 29th of May marked World Dance Day, a day set aside for dancers and lovers of dance. For the first time, dancers, dance clubs and organizations and supporters of dance in Abuja joined in the celebration, with a dance day cipher, speech and dance-a-thon guest appearances from the American Embassy, The ... Read More
06 May 2014 In green news, Tanzania is preparing to conclude an emission reduction purchase agreement with the World Bank, which allows citizens to get compensation for climate friendly actions including conservation of forests. World Bank Senior Communication Officer for Climate Change and Finance Department, Ms Isabel Hagbrink, said negotiations into the deal are at final ... Read More
30 Apr 2014 Tanzania has officially attained MDG’s number 4 and 5 on the reduction of infant mortality, according to a UN report on Child mortality estimates. The country was targeted to reduce theunder 5 mortality rate from 160 per 1000 live births to 54 per 1000 live birth by 2015. However, they have exceeded ... Read More
30 Apr 2014 The Zambian Government has launched the single dosage Antiretroviral Treatment, which will help to increase the eligibility of children and adults to receive treatment. This decision is part of the new guidelines designed to create increased coverage for people living with HIV and AIDS. The guidelines have also set standards of care ... Read More
