diplomacy&development

The hybrid launch event also reached a large online audience of professors, researchers and students from different African countries. The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana and the European Union, has launched an initiative for UNCITRAL Days in Africa at an event in Accra. UNCITRAL Days are a series of events co-organized with institutions of higher learning to raise awareness of the work of UNCITRAL amongst the next generations of legal thinkers and policymakers, thereby furthering the work of UNCITRAL in promoting the progressive harmonization and modernization of international trade and commercial law. Following the success of UNCITRAL Days in Asia-Pacific and in Latin American and Caribbean region, the concept is now being expanded to Africa. The inaugural series in Africa will focus on the modernization and harmonization of international commercial law framework in ...

  By Mark Venables and PJ Conroy   This month the world’s largest hydrogen fuelled mining trucks were unveiled in South Africa, marking a significant milestone in the continent’s shift towards renewable green energy. Mining giant, Anglo American, says the trucks can carry 315 tonnes of ore each, and will use power harnessed from a solar plant to extract hydrogen from water. Hydrogen does not emit climate-warming gases. Using solar power also means there are no carbon emissions.   “Because hydrogen is light, storable, and energy-dense, and produces no direct emissions of pollutants or greenhouse gases, it is a viable energy source for the future” says Paul Sinclair, vice-president of Green Energy Africa Summit (GEAS). “There are encouraging signs that it is on the cusp of significant cost declines and widespread global growth, according to the IEA’s Global Hydrogen Review 2021” he says. “We expect hydrogen to be a key topic of discussion and potential investm...

Les actionnaires du Groupe ont pris connaissance, du rapport de gestion du Conseil d'Administration concernant les activités du Groupe au cours de l'exercice 2021. Sous la présidence de Monsieur Henri-Claude OYIMA, Président Directeur Général du Groupe BGFIBank ( www.GroupeBGFIBank.com ), les actionnaires de BGFI Holding Corporation se sont réunis, sur convocation du Conseil d'Administration, en vue de statuer sur la clôture des comptes au 31 décembre 2021. Au cours de cette session qui s'est tenue dans la salle conférence de l'immeuble ATLAS, siège social du Groupe BGFIBank, les actionnaires du Groupe ont pris connaissance, du rapport de gestion du Conseil d'Administration concernant les activités du Groupe au cours de l'exercice 2021, de l’ensemble des rapports des Commissaires aux Comptes pour ledit exercice ainsi que des textes de résolution. Au 31 décembre 2021, les comptes du Groupe font ressortir : Un total bilan de 3 906 milliards de francs CFA en ha...

A Gender-Lens Investor, ShEquity Aims to Close the Gender Funding Gap in Africa by Providing Smart Investment to African Female-owned and Led Businesses. With a $1.2 million co-investment grant from the USAID-funded West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (Trade Hub) ( https://WestAfricaTradeHub.com ), ShEquity Partners (ShEquity) ( https://ShEquity.com ), an investment firm that promotes women’s entrepreneurship in Africa, will invest in and support more than 100 high-potential women-owned or led businesses. According to Pauline Koelbl, Founder and Managing Director of ShEquity, women entrepreneurs are integral for Africa’s success, as they operate more than 40 percent of small and medium-sized businesses on the continent. However, African women entrepreneurs face the hurdle of collectively growing these businesses due to $42 billion less in financing than their male counterparts. “If Africa is to reach its full economic potential, smart investment for African women entrepreneurs needs...

Investisseur soucieux de l'égalité des sexes, ShEquity vise à combler l'écart de financement entre les sexes en Afrique en proposant des investissements intelligent aux entreprises africaines détenues et dirigées par des femmes. Grâce à une subvention de co-investissement de 1,2 million de dollars du West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (Trade Hub) ( https://WestAfricaTradeHub.com ) financé par l'USAID, ShEquity Partners (ShEquity) ( https://ShEquity.com ), une société d'investissement qui promeut l'entreprenariat féminin en Afrique, va investir et soutenir plus de 100 entreprises à fort potentiel détenues ou dirigées par des femmes. Selon Pauline Koelbl, fondatrice et directrice générale de ShEquity, les femmes entrepreneurs font partie intégrante de la réussite de l'Afrique, puisqu'elles gèrent plus de 40 % des petites et moyennes entreprises du continent. Cependant, les femmes entrepreneurs africaines sont confrontées à l'obstacle de la croissance c...

Joaquim Chissano, Former President of Mozambique The main topic of the conversation was “Thriving the way for the future of Africa in a world of turmoil”. The fourth day of the Africities summit started with the official opening of the political segment which was marked by a conversation between two former African heads of State namely, His Excellency Joaquim Chissano, former President of Mozambique and His Excellency Danny Faure former President of Seychelles. The main topic of the conversation was “Thriving the way for the future of Africa in a world of turmoil”. The young elected officials invited the former heads of State to reflect and advise them around the unbalanced  share of public financial and human resources between the national level and the local  level; on the centrality of cities and territories as places hit by the consequences of climate change and paradoxically their absence at the table when discussing climate action; on the proposal to devise a program for...

Joaquim Chissano , Ancien Président du Mozambique Le sujet principal de la conversation était «Prospérer pour l'avenir de l'Afrique dans un monde en ébullition » La quatrième journée du sommet Africités a débuté par l'ouverture officielle du segment politique qui a été marqué par une conversation entre deux anciens chefs d'Etat africains, à savoir Son Excellence Joaquim Chissano , ancien Président du Mozambique,  et Son Excellence Danny Faure ancien Président des Seychelles. Le sujet principal de la conversation était «Prospérer pour l'avenir de l'Afrique dans un monde en ébullition ». Les jeunes élus ont invité les anciens chefs d'Etat à réfléchir et à les conseiller au sujet du partage déséquilibré des ressources publiques financières et humaines entre le niveau national et le niveau local ; à réfléchir  à la centralité des villes et des territoires en tant que lieux frappés par les conséquences du changement climatique et paradoxalement brillant par leur ...

Phu mla Williams, Director-General of the GCIS (Government Communication and Information System and Cabinet) and Government Spokesperson of South Africa delivering remarks at the Opening of the  Africa Communications Week The Minister in the Presidency Programme Director; Fellow Communicators;   Distinguished guests; Ladies and gentlemen. Greetings to everyone. It is my honor to welcome you all to this year’s Africa Communications Week. We gather this year under an exciting theme “Ahead of the Curve: What’s Next for Comms in Africa?”  The theme challenges us as communicators to be ahead on how we inform, educate and entertain our respective constituencies.  We gather at this venue to allow us to remind ourselves of our sad and painful history in our struggle to bring about the freedom we enjoy today.  Some of our peace-loving South Africans such as   Mama  Albertina Sisulu, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, and Fatima Meer, were incarcerated here at...