Korea has announced a US$5bn bilateral financial assistance package for Africa after the conclusion of the Ministerial Roundtable of the Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) Conference during AfDB’s 53rd Annual Meetings
SAMENA Summit 2018 focuses on building Middle East's digital economy
The South Asia-Middle East-North Africa (SAMENA) region’s annual leadership event, the SAMENA Telecommunications Councils Leaders Summit 2018, has discussed the importance of enabling telecom operators and regulatory authorities to collaborate and co-operate with each other to achieve mutual successes
Africa should speed up actions to foster job-relevant digital skills for the youth
The African Forum on Youth Skills and Enterprises in the Digital Age in April has made a major recommendation to ensure that Africa’s youth have the relevant, appropriate digital skills from a very early age as they prepare for the jobs of the future
The Africa Road Builders 2018 names Kenya’s president winner of Trophée Babacar Ndiaye

Uhuru Kenyatta is the president of the Republic of Kenya. (Image source: World Trade Organisation/Flickr)
The annual nomination meeting of the Selection Committee of The Africa Road Builders, Trophée Babacar NDIAYE was held on 2 May 2018 in Dakar, Senegal, focusing on the transformation of road network across the continent
Africa's Big 7 to be held in South Africa at the end of June

Africas Big 7 will be held at the Gallagher Convention Centre and is expected to be visited by more than 12,000 people. (Image source: DMGT)
Event management company DMGT said that Africas Big 7, a food and beverage exhibition, will be held between 24-26 June at the Gallagher Convention Centre in South Africa