(Posted 05th October 2023)
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Pfizer and GSK’s New RSV Vaccines On Track For $2 Billion in Sales
Bloomberg
GSK Plc and Pfizer are on pace to sell a combined $2 billion of their new RSV vaccines for older adults this year, more than five times what analysts had expected, according to Bloomberg Intelligence…Read More>>
Ethiopian Airlines Expands Djibouti Flight Service
Ethiopian Monitor
Ethiopian Airlines is set to expand its services to Djibouti city with the addition of three weekly flights.The national flag carrier has announced today that the additional flights will start as of November 1, 2023…Read More>>
U.S.-AFRICA RELATIONS
US-Africa Municipal and Sub-Sovereign Investors Forum: Paving the Way for Sustainable African Development
In the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, UCLG Africa, the umbrella organization representing the voice of African subnational and local governments on the African continent, organized the very first US-Africa Municipal and Sub-Sovereign Investors Forum at the Wall Street Hotel in New York City….Read More>>
The New Times
Minister of Infrastructure, Jimmy Gasore, has assured Rwandans that an additional 27 MW of electricity will be supplied to the national grid by the end of 2023. This power will be generated from the regional Rusumo hydroelectric power plant…Read More>>
Solar Energy for Education and Jobs in Tanzania
My Climate
2.5 billion people worldwide live without a reliable electricity source to fill their daily energy needs. They use inefficient and costly fuel-based lighting sources such as kerosene lamps, which greatly curtail their activities once darkness sets in….Read More>>
All On, Auxano inaugurate Nigeria’s first private 100MW solar panel assembly factory in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos
Energy day Nigeria
All On, a Shell-funded impact investment company, and Auxano Solar Nigeria Limited have commissioned Nigeria’s biggest fully automated 100MW solar photovoltaic (PV) module assembly factory located in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos, targeted at reducing Nigeria’s dependence on imported solar panels, thereby driving down forex costs and creating economies of scale in the use of climate-smart alternative energy sources…Read More>>
All Africa
Harare — The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new, inexpensive malaria vaccine to prevent malaria in children that can be produced on a massive scale….Read More>>
Africa Health 2023: Connecting Africa healthcare community to a sustainable future
Omnia Health
In a world characterised by a seemingly unending series of crises — health pandemics, political unrest, the escalating cost of living, and climate change — one thing remains abundantly clear: We will adapt.The process of adaptation is a dynamic dance of fight, flight, focus, and freeze responses. At the very heart of this dance is healthcare…Read More>>
SA News
Africa should accelerate investment in critical infrastructure and digital solutions for smart mobility to succeed on the continent, says Deputy President Paul Mashatile.“For example, investment [must be made] towards building charging stations for electric vehicles, expanding broadband connectivity, and developing intelligent transportation systems…Read More>>
DBSA highlights its contribution to infrastructure development in Africa
Energy Central
Development finance institution (DFI) the Development Bank of Southern Africa(DBSA) head of energy, environment and information and communications technology (ICT) Mathapelo Malao has emphasised that the DFIs energy, environment and ICT division holds strategic value for infrastructure development in Africa…Read More>>
All Africa
Given that the Blue Economy is centered on trade and actions around large bodies of water ranging from rivers to oceans, Chiemelie Ezeobi writes on the import of hydrography in optimising it and efforts by the Nigerian Hydrographic Society, as well as the Nigerian Navy Hydrography unit…Read More>>
Govt To Set Aside Sh4bn To Purchase Maize From Farmers
Capital FM
The move is aimed at mitigating price fluctuations as maize farmers across the country expect a bumper harvest in the current season set to hit its peak.With timely access to subsidized fertilizer, farmers in the North Rift and parts of Western Kenya attribute good crop development to government-subsidized fertiliser programmes…Read More>>
Daily News
TANZANIA is poised to become a digital hub within the East Africa Community (EAC) following the inauguration of the Centre of Competence in Digital Education (C-CoDE).Hosted by the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), the centre is established within the framework of the Excellence in Africa initiative…Read More>>
GCB Introduces New Mobile Banking Application
All Africa
GCB Bank PLC (GCB) has released its new mobile banking application (App) which delivers superior customer experience through its superbly enhanced features and great benefits.The enhanced App, which replaces the current one, comes with more exciting features….Read More>>
Yahoo Finance
Casablanca Finance City (CFC), the leading Moroccan pan-African financial center, has maintained its position as the leading African financial center in the half-yearly rankings of the Global Financial Centers Index (GFCI 34), published on 28 September. Regionally, CFC increased its rating and ranked third in the top 3 of all Middle East and Africa centers…Read More>>
