The UN Information Centre, in partnership with the South African High Commission in Tanzania, has commemorated the International Nelson Mandela Day on 18 July 2018 at the Buguruni School for the Deaf in Buguruni Malapa in Dar es Salaam
Hafez Ghanem is World Bank's vice-president for Africa

Hafez Ghanem is World Banks vice-president for Africa. (Image source: World Bank Photo Collection/Flickr)
The World Bank has appointed Hafez Ghanem as the new World Bank vice-president for Africa
GE to boost Nigeria’s power sector

The company will also provide financing support for the power projects including funding for the refurbishment of distribution and transmission infrastructure. (Image source: Oran Viriyincy/ Flickr)
As part of its efforts to help boost power supply in Nigeria, GE has announced its intention to collaborate with the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) to develop an end-to-end Power Intervention (EEIP)
Africa representatives reach UNCTAD’s Women in Business Awards finale

The awards celebrate exceptional businesswomen who have benefitted from UNCTADs global entrepreneurship training network. (Image source: World Investment Forum)
Representatives from Uganda, Mozambique, Gambia and Zambia have been selected as the finalists at the sixth Empretec Women in Business Awards, as announced by UNCTAD
Remittance’s Africa Expo is all set to open in October
Image cap: The conference will host leading thought leaders in the remittance ecosystem in Africa and beyond. (Image source: Remitance Africa)
The seventh Remittance Africa Expo will take place from 23-24 October 2018 in Nigeria, aiming to create a more competitive market place to foster and deepen the ecosystem of Africa’s remittance market