ZIMBABWE is poised to reap significant tourism benefits as it prepares to host the African Skills Week (ASW) later this year. African Skills Week is an annual African Union (AU) initiative aimed at transforming skills development, strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), and promoting employment opportunities across the continent. The initiative seeks to…
Nairobi — Nairobi is hosting a regional high-level training workshop on the Animal Resources Information System (ARIS), bringing together experts from Eastern, Southern and selected West African countries to strengthen animal health information management across the continent. Te training, taking place from May 11 to 14, is being implemented under the European Union-funded Pan-African Programme…
President William Ruto of Kenya and President Emmanuel Macron of France will be joint hosts as about 4,000 African and French delegates converge in Nairobi for the Africa Forward Summit 2026 scheduled to take place from 10 to 12 May 2026. The Africa Forward Summit will bring together Heads of State, senior government officials, business…
The Senegalese capital Dakar is hosting the 10th International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa on Monday and Tuesday – an anniversary edition taking place against a backdrop of major geopolitical shifts across the continent and competition over the continent’s resources. Thirteen years after its launch, the forum is being held in what organisers…
The African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) has announced the return of its prestigious CEOs’ Golf Tournament to the Golf Section of Ikoyi Club 1938 in Lagos. Now in its third edition, the event continues to serve as a platform for high-level networking, strategic engagement, and healthy competition among leading executives across various industries. Following the…
Djibouti is a country of fewer than a million people with no significant natural resources. It also hosts the densest cluster of foreign military bases in the world, with bases from the United States, China, France, Japan and Italy operating within miles of each other along its coastline. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of…
Pretoria, South Africa — Ahead of their crucial tie against 2024 champions Petro de Luanda in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) Kalahari Conference, the Nairobi City Thunder were hosted to a luncheon by the High Commission of the Republic of Kenya in Pretoria, South Africa, on Monday afternoon. Led by Elizabeth Choge, Minister II at…
Uganda, through the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, has officially opened the Africa Region Training on Preventing Illicit Transfer of Chemicals in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations. The three-day training, organized in collaboration with the Uganda Revenue Authority and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), brings together participants from 20 African…
Washington — The United States has this week invited senior officials from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda to participate in discussions aimed at easing violence in eastern DR Congo, diplomatic sources said. Bilateral meetings between the United States and each delegation were scheduled for March 17, with a trilateral session expected on…
Preparations for the 2026 Bonaqua Africa Triathlon Cup and Multisport Festival which will take place on 14 March at Troutbeck Resort in Nyanga are at an advanced stage. Organisers say the event is shaping up to be one of the biggest on Zimbabwe’s sporting calendar with more than 20 elite athletes from 14 countries already…
