Ten years after its establishment, the Africa Peer Review Mechanism, has received acclaim for its contribution to sustainable growth and development in the continent. In remarks made at the opening of the APRM’s […]

It starts with your mindset, Amb. Sezibera tells youth.
The Secretary General of the East African Community Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera has challenged students in the region to take advantage of the opportunities […]

World Bank Group President Dr. Jim Yong Kim and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will make an historic joint visit to Africa’s Great Lakes region from May 22nd – 24th in support of a recent landmark […]

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team visited Ouagadougou from April 25-May 8 to carry out discussions with the Burkinabè authorities on the sixth review of their economic and financial program supported by […]

Vital Voices Global Partnership and Women in Management, Business, and Public Service (WIMBIZ) today announced the hosting of the Supporting Public Advocacy for Regional Competitiveness (SPARC) Program and Forum […]

Cape Town – In developing Africa, countries from the North and the South have the unique opportunity to work together to change the lives of millions of Africans, President Jacob Zuma said today.
Briefing […]

John Kerry
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
May 19, 2013

On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the people of Cameroon and offer my best wishes as you celebrate your national […]

Cape Town – The Small Enterprise Finance Agency (Sefa) plans to disburse over R737 million to more than 15 000 small firms – most of these micro enterprises – by the end of the 2013/14 financial year, Sefa […]

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By Wagdy Sahel – SciDev.Net
Iranian scientists have coated a water filter with silver nanoparticles to prevent fungal infections in fish farmed indoors, in a step that they say could […]

President Obama and the First Lady look forward to traveling to Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania from June 26 – July 3. The President will reinforce the importance that the United States places on our deep and […]

By Bernard Appiah – SciDev.Net
A team of international experts has drawn up the Soil Atlas of Africa — the first such book mapping this key natural resource — to help farmers, land managers and policymakers […]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) launched today its Regional Economic Outlook Update for the Middle East North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan region (MENAP). The Outlook was introduced in a press […]

Earthport rolls out fully automated payment service into Morocco to meet the growing demand for cost efficient, low-value payments in the region.
Earthport, the cross-border payments service provider, today […]

Mara Online provides professional, personal and social tools for communicating, networking, innovating and collaborating across borders.
The launch of Mara Online was announced today by Ashish J Thakkar, Founder […]

The first scientific paper based on observations performed with South Africa’s new KAT-7 radio telescope, has been accepted for publication by the prestigious journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomy […]

The month of May will be marked by celebrations to mark 50 years since the establishment of the Organization for African Unity, now the African Union, around the theme: “Pan Africanism and African Renaissance.” To […]

IOM Namibia, in cooperation with the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration, has organized a workshop on migration and development in Walvis Bay, Namibia.
The May 15th-17th event, financed by the IOM […]

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and The MasterCard Foundation today convened key financial industry players to build further momentum for mobile financial services in Cote d’Ivoire. The event recognized the […]

Hopper bands in Israel for the first time in 50 years; adult groups in interior of Saudi Arabia As a result of egg-laying in mid-March and low temperatures, hatching occurred from mid-April onwards in the western […]

By Naimul Haq – SciDev.Net
Islamic countries are failing to cooperate on key development issues and to invest enough in research to drive their development in the face of the global economic downturn, a […]