(Posted 17th August 2023)
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Pfizer therapy for hard-to-treat blood cancer granted FDA accelerated approval
WIO News
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval to Pfizer’s therapy for the treatment of a challenging form of blood cancer, the company announced on Monday… Read More>>
Ethiopian Airlines Resumes Services to Madrid, Boosts Accra Flights
Air Space-Africa
From December 9, 2023, Ethiopian Airlines will once again connect its passengers to the vibrant city of Madrid, Spain. After a temporary suspension of its Madrid flights in March 2020, the airline is ready to soar back into the Spanish market, which temporarily suspended due to unprecedented global circumstances.The airline has meticulously planned its comeback to the Spanish capital, offering an Addis Ababa – Rome Fiumicino – Madrid route… Read More>>
The Star
A trade and investment partnership in July 2022. Talks have been progressing on the way forward in nine areas, including agriculture, anti-corruption, digital trade, environment and climate change action, and workers’ rights and protections… Read More>>South Africa likely to keep preferential US trade access, envoy says
Engineering News
South Africa has asked the US to consider an early extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which expires in 2025…Read More>>
Capital FM
Speaking to Spice FM on Tuesday, Kenya Power Chief Executive Officer Joseph Siror said power costs would have been lower if the grid and factors related to distribution remained unchanged.“If we were to retain the investment as they were in ten years ago without investing on anything more, indeed the cost of power would be quite cheap because the capital investment/addition is not coming in,” he said.“… Read More>>Innovative grass charcoal fuels opportunity in Ghana
African Business
“The idea of grass charcoal had never crossed my mind!” exclaims Mary Tiekor, Handi Women’s Group member and charcoal producer, as she holds a freshly made organic briquette in her hands. “And yet, here it is – and the process is so quick!”Like Mary, over six million people in Ghana’s savannah ecological zone depend on wood fuel and tree charcoal for daily use, and this represents just a fraction of the more than 2.4 billion people worldwide that rely on firewood and charcoal for cooking, energy and income… Read More>>
Mozambique Expects to Earn U.S.$100 Million From Natural Gas Exports This Year
All Africa
The Mozambican State expects to earn US$100 million this year in taxes on the exploitation of natural gas in the Rovuma Basin, off the coast of the northern province of Cabo Delgado, according to the Minister of Economy and Finance, Max Tonela.Tonela, who on 2 August was addressing the Plan and Budget Commission of the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, said that so far this year US$40 million has been collected in taxes, and a further US$60 million is expected by the end of the year… Read More>>
Capital FM
Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha said Monday when she presided over the launch of the exercise in Nairobi that the assessment will provide evidence for policy formulation, planning, and programming within the health sector.Nakhumicha stated that the two-week initiative is a partnership between the National and County governments, the private sector, faith-based organizations and is supported by luminaries of the healthcare sector… Read More>>Nigeria Health Watch Announces Primary Health Care Policy Dialogue
Nigeria Health Watch
In 2020, Nigeria accounted for over a quarter (28.5%) of global maternal deaths, totalling about 82,000. These avoidable deaths are especially concentrated in hard-to-reach rural communities and peri-urban areas, where access to healthcare is limited.Niger State, like other northern Nigerian states, grapples with preventable maternal and child deaths. Shockingly, approximately 1 in 95 women still succumb to death during pregnancy or childbirth in the state…Read More>>
AGRIBUSINESS
AGRA’s Rwanda Strategy Offers Agribusiness Opportunities for Youth
All Africa
Agra’s new five-year Rwanda Strategic Plan was, on August 14, launched with a commitment to create 132,000 dignifying and fulfilling work opportunities for the youth within its five-year lifespan, among other expected outcomes from its implementation, according to its developers… Read More>>
ICT
Uganda Airlines Launches Mobile App
Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
Uganda Airlines has today announced the launch of the Uganda Airlines Mobile App, introducing a convenient way for travelers to consume the carrier’s services. This launch is a key milestone as the airline strives to improve its service delivery, ensuring a convenient and user-friendly booking and ticketing process and an overall delightful buyer experience for its customers… Read More>>
7900 Public Schools
Wazoplus
Information and Digitalization Minister Moses Kunkuyu declared in Parliament that the government had modified the Connect a Constituency Project to the Connect a School Project with a goal of connecting the internet to 7962 public schools… Read More>>
bond auction
News24
The New Development Bank, a financial institution created by the BRICS bloc of emerging markets, raised R1.5 billion at its first-ever South African bond auction… Read More>>
