Addis Ababa, — President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina called for the USA to increase its investment in Africa. The U.S.-Africa Business Summit is underway in Luanda, Angola’s capital. Organized by the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) in collaboration with the Angolan government, the U.S.-Africa summit will cover opportunities for expanding U.S.-Africa…
Authorities say that rescue workers continue to search for the missing and assist residents in town outside of Medellin. At least 11 people have been killed and 15 remain missing after a landslide in the city of Bello in Colombia’s northwest, according to authorities. Evacuation orders and rescue efforts continue a day after the landslide,…
Home affairs minister Dr Leon Schreiber and TymeBank co-founder Coenraad Jonker. The home affairs minister and TymeBank’s co-founder are involved in a public squabble over the price of a biometric check increasing from 15c to R10. TymeBank argues that the poor will bear the brunt of the hike, as it cannot afford to absorb the…
Addis Ababa, — At the USA-Africa Summit 2025 in Luanda, African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said the AU views U.S.-Africa private sector collaboration as a game changer in the quest for shared prosperity. African presidents, heads of state, ministers, and senior USA and African government officials and business leaders are attending the summit…
Esperance coach Maher Kanzari says his side achieved what they came for at the FIFA Club World Cup – experience and growth – despite their campaign ending in a 3-0 defeat to Chelsea. Speaking after the Group D loss at Lincoln Financial Field, the Tunisian coach highlighted a lack of concentration during key moments as…
Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell speaks alongside Michelle Bowman (L), Board Vice Chair for Supervision, Lisa Cook (2nd R), Board Governor, and Adriana Kugler (R), Board Governor, as he chairs a Federal Reserve Board open meeting discussing proposed revisions to the board’s supplementary leverage ratio standards at the Federal Reserve Board building…
Capitec Bank has voiced its support for Leon Schreiber’s efforts to modernise South Africa’s population registration database after TymeBank on Tuesday excoriated the home affairs minister’s decision to impose big price increases for online identity verification. “Capitec supports the department of home affairs’ initiative to upgrade the National Population Register and enhance the stability and…
Tunisian giants Esperance saw their FIFA Club World Cup journey come to an end after a clinical 3-0 defeat to English side Chelsea on Tuesday night. In a match where the North Africans needed a win to advance from Group D, two goals in first-half stoppage time by the Premier League side dismantled their hopes,…
Monrovia, Liberia — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), through its West Africa Regional Coordinating Centre, in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing public health capacity across the region. The pledge was made at the conclusion of a three-day workshop held…
A federal vaccine advisory committee plans to review the childhood vaccination schedule and scrutinize vaccines that have been approved for decades, fueling concerns that the panel may consider changes to long-standing vaccine recommendations. On Wednesday, the newly appointed Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices convened for the first time. Earlier this month, Health Secretary Robert F….
