Source: The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business | May 17, 2021

The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business welcomes Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard to its Senior Advisory Board

The Franco-Gabonese self-made entrepreneur Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard is the Founder and Chairman of APO Group, the leading Pan-African communication consultancy and press release distribution service

The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business (https://CanadaAfrica.ca) is delighted to announce Mr. Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard’s ascendancy to the organization’s Senior Advisory Board, after unanimous approval of the by Board of Directors. The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business is an independent, not-for-profit organization with strong working links with both Canadian and African businesses and…

Source: African Energy Chamber | May 17, 2021

Hamburg’s German African Energy Forum to jumpstart Africa’s Economic Transformation

The 14th German African Energy Forum is set to provide key market insights, trends and opportunities over the next decade

The African energy sector continues to solidify partnerships with German investors and technology with the aim of leading energy businesses from Germany, Europe and across the African continent. From upstream to downstream, Africa’s energy sector must accelerate its transition to net-zero, continue to adopt new technologies and start to embrace…

Source: Rugby Africa | May 17, 2021

Photo News Release: Call For Entries - Rugby Africa’s Inaugural Media & Photography Awards

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Source: National Basketball Association (NBA) | May 17, 2021

Patriots rally to defeat Rivers Hoopers in Opener of Basketball Africa League

The historic game belonged to host Patriots Basketball Club of Rwanda who defeated Nigeria’s Rivers Hoopers 83-60 on Sunday at Kigali Arena

Former NBA player Ben Uzoh became the first player to score in the newly-created Basketball Africa League (BAL) (www.theBAL.com), but the historic game belonged to host Patriots Basketball Club of Rwanda who defeated Nigeria’s Rivers Hoopers 83-60 on Sunday at Kigali Arena. Although the Hoopers had a promising start, they…

Source: Rugby Africa | May 17, 2021

Call For Entries: Rugby Africa’s Inaugural Media & Photography Awards

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Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com) presents the Inaugural Media & Photography Awards this season. According to Coralie van Den Berg, General Manager at Rugby Africa, two creatives, will have the opportunity to walk away with a whooping US$1500. For the love of the game, we are inviting submissions from Cape Town to…

Source: MyOffice | May 17, 2021

Ministry of Primary Education of the Republic of Cameroon will receive 1 mln licenses of Russian MyOffice software

The memorandum was signed during a business mission held in the country, which entailed a series of meetings at the highest state level

MyOffice (https://MyOffice.ru/en/), the Russian developer of office software for joint work on documents and communications, announced that a memorandum has been signed with the Ministry of Primary Education of the Republic of Cameroon for the supply of 1 million licenses of MyOffice software to all schools around the country over…

Source: Merck Foundation | May 17, 2021

Merck Foundation marks “World Hypertension Day 2021” in partnership with African First Ladies and Ministries of Health via training future cardiovascular, Diabetes, and endocrinology experts in Africa

Merck Foundation has so far enrolled and trained 628 doctors for these scholarships from 42 countries

Merck Foundation (https://Merck-Foundation.com) in partnership with African First Ladies and Ministries of Health continues to provide their scholarship of one-year Post-Graduate Diploma and two-year Master degree in both Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology and Diabetes for 628 doctors from more than 42 African, Asian and Latin American countries. Merck Foundation, the…

Source: Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) | May 17, 2021

Private Infrastructure Development Group’s (PIDG) company Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund’s 2020 review shows loan book topped US$1 billion for the first time

19% year-on-year committed loan portfolio growth

8 projects with an EAIF loan commitment value of USD 243m; 19% year-on-year committed loan portfolio growth; Local capital markets strengthened with EAIF anchor support for two local currency bond issues; Zimbabwe becomes 18th African country in current portfolio. The Private Infrastructure Development Group’s (PIDG) (www.PIDG.org) long-term infrastructure debt business, the Emerging Africa…

Source: Ministry of Health, Republic of Rwanda | May 16, 2021

Coronavirus - Rwanda: COVID-19 update (15 May 2021)

Total cases: 26,099 (+66) Recovered: 24,694 (+102) | 94.6% Active cases: 1,062 In critical condition: 2 Tests: 1,367,795 (+5,312) Test positivity rate: 1.2% Vaccinated: 350,400 Deaths: 343 (+0) | 1.3%

Source: Ministry of Health, Ethiopia | May 16, 2021

Coronavirus – Ethiopia: COVID-19 reported cases in Ethiopia (15 May 2021)

Daily: Laboratory Test: 3,922 Cases: 419 Severe Cases: 596 New Deaths: 12 Recovery: 1,496 Total: Laboratory Test: 2,648,487 Active Cases: 42,988 Total Cases: 265,832 Total Deaths: 3,976 Total Recovery: 218,866 Total Vaccinated: 1,454,503