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Shaping Retails Future - Trends Recap 2023 (By Mike Smollan)

Leading retailers and brands will have to have disciplined, measured, and innovative programs that allow for business strategies that sense, vet and experiment to reimagine and transform themselves

By Mike Smollan, Chief Growth and Innovation Officer, Smollan (https://Smollan.com). As per the Edge Global Insights Report 2023 - overall, the retail industry this year has navigated the lingering effects of the pandemic, embraced digital transformation, addressed sustainability concerns, and tackled supply chain challenges. Coupled with the disentanglement of major market…

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Navigating Opportunities: Europe’s Role in Africa’s Oil and Gas Industry

The Invest in African Energy 2024 forum in Paris will connect European players with African energy opportunities, with a focus on sustainable development and local content

Since early discoveries of oil and gas in Africa, European operators and service providers have made substantial investments in unlocking the continent's hydrocarbon resources. Amid global market changes – whereby energy demand outweighs supply and efforts to diversify value chains pinpoint new producers – Africa’s oil and gas landscape has…

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Global leaders call for increased resources to provide 1 billion people with clean cooking solutions in Africa

Close to one billion people in Africa do not have access to clean cooking and rely on biomass or kerosene, which cause high levels of indoor air pollution

“Every woman, every mother must be able to turn on the gas cooker and cook a decent meal like anywhere else in the world”—Adesina; African Development Bank to scale up contribution to clean cooking solutions; “Lack of access to clean cooking is a stain on humanity”—Birol. Africa requires $4 billion in…

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Conference of the Parties (COP28): Africa could lose $25 billion per year as new European Union (EU) carbon tax comes into effect, warns African Development Bank’s Adesina

With Africa’s energy deficit and reliance mainly on fossil fuels, especially diesel, the implication is that Africa will be forced to export raw commodities again into Europe

African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina (www.AfDB.org) has warned that a new EU carbon border tax could significantly constrain Africa’s trade and industrialization progress by penalizing value-added exports including steel, cement, iron, aluminium and fertilizers. Adesina said, “With Africa’s energy deficit and reliance mainly on fossil fuels, especially diesel,…

Helmsman Quality and Technology Services Company Ltd. (HQTS)

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Helmsman Quality and Technology Services Company Ltd. (HQTS) Secures Contract for Pre-Export Verification of Conformity Assessments on Specialised Equipment and Materials for Uganda Oil and Gas Projects

To obtain an PVoC certification, businesses must engage an approved service agent to perform conformity assessment activities in the country of origin, inspecting goods before loading

Helmsman Quality and Technology Services Company Ltd. (HQTS) (www.HQTS.com), a leading provider of third-party quality assurance services, has entered into an agreement with the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) and the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) to perform Pre-Export Verification of Conformity Assessments on specialised equipment and materials for…

First National Bank Eswatini (FNB)
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Emaswati to Benefit as FirstRand Lists Substantial Shares of First National Bank (FNB) Eswatini

The listing of FNB Eswatini on the Eswatini Stock Exchange shows strong support for the local capital market and the potential for Emaswati to continue developing the Eswatini economy

Emaswati get to own 24.99% of FNB Eswatini (www.FNBSwaziland.co.sz) through the sale of shares by the FirstRand Group. The listing of FNB Eswatini on the Eswatini Stock Exchange shows strong support for the local capital market and the potential for Emaswati to continue developing the Eswatini economy. The Group has…

World Food Programme (WFP)
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Sahel: Major European Union (EU) funding to World Food Programme (WFP) helps crisis-affected people during hunger crisis

Food insecurity has reached a 10-year high in West and Central Africa with over 47 million women, men and children unable to meet their basic food and nutrition needs

With a Euro 48.5 million contribution from the European Union (EU) received through its Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO), WFP was able to respond to the severe food crisis in eight countries of West and Central Africa during the 2023 hunger gap and beyond. Food insecurity has reached a 10-year high…

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    • Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Simao Dialogues with Young People on the 8th Anniversary of United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 2250 (2015) On Youth, Peace and Security
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Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Simao Dialogues with Young People on the 8th Anniversary of United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 2250 (2015) On Youth, Peace and Security

This gathering facilitated the creation of a platform for young people to express their concerns and views, and to exchange on the implementation of the Youth, Peace and Security agenda

On December 4, 2023, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão, engaged in a regional dialogue with young women and men from West African and Sahelian countries to mark the commemoration of the 8th anniversary of United Nations Security…

WHO Regional Office for Africa
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Scaling up country support for neglected tropical diseases (NTD) eradication

NTDs impose a constant and heavy burden on the poorest, most marginalized, and isolated communities worldwide

In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) unveiled the neglected tropical diseases (NTD) roadmap 2021-2030, initiating a decade dedicated on controlling, eliminating, and eradicating NTDs. The WHO Regional Office for Africa is stepping up support for countries on the implementation of the roadmap to bolster the fight against NTDs and…

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Official squads unveiled for the FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™

The tournament is set to kick off on 12 December with Al-Ittihad facing Auckland City, leading up to the final on 22 December

The squad lists for the FIFA Club World Cup (www.FIFA.com) Saudi Arabia 2023™ have been released; Tournament set to kick off in Jeddah on 12 December. The seven contenders for the FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™ have named their 23-man squads for the tournament. The tournament is set to kick…