July 2020 - Corporate Africa News

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Is the Africa Growth & Opportunity Act a Failure?

Is the Africa Growth & Opportunity Act a Failure? By Toyin Umesiri Chief Executive Officer, Nazaru llc. USA In the year 2000, a bipartisan U.S. policy called The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) was passed into law. AGOA was...

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Afreximbank and Government of St Kitts and Nevis Sign Hosting Agreement for AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF2026)

Download logoAfrican Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has announced the signing of the Hosting Agreement with the Government of St Kitts and Nevis for the fifth [...Read more]

African Energy Chamber: Africa Must ‘Refine, Baby Refine’ as Global Supply Disruptions Expose Need for Downstream Expansion

Download logoAfrica’s downstream sector is back on the radar as global supply disruptions brought about by the Gulf war highlight a need for a strategic [...Read more]

African Mining Week (AMW) to Link Investors to Africa’s Aluminium Prospects Amid Middle East Supply Disruptions

Download logoAs global aluminium prices surge - hitting a four-year high of $3,492 per ton in March 2026 - driven by tensions in the Middle [...Read more]

President Mahama to launch landmark Free Primary Health Care Programme

Download logoPresident John Dramani Mahama is set to officially launch his flagship Free Primary Health Care Programme this Wednesday, aimed at achieving Universal Health Coverage. [...Read more]

Eritrea: Effort to expand health care services

Download logoEffort, in collaboration with the community and Government institutions, is being exerted to expand basic health care services to the public in Kerkebet sub-zone, [...Read more]

Arbaete-Asmara Sub-Zone Declared Free of Female Genital Mutilation

Download logoArbaete-Asmara sub-zone in the Central Region has officially declared free of female genital mutilation (FGM) at a ceremony held under the theme “No to [...Read more]

Senegal Rewrites the Rules of its Hydrocarbon Boom as Minister Birame Soulèye Diop Heads to African Energy Week 2026 in October

Download logoSenegal is reinforcing the policy architecture behind its new hydrocarbons era, with the Ministry of Energy, Petroleum and Mines launching reforms to the legal [...Read more]

bp Bets Big on Namibia’s Deepwater Frontier with New Offshore Blocks

Download logoThe African Energy Chamber (AEC) (www.EnergyChamber.org) has welcomed bp’s acquisition of a 60% operating interest in three offshore exploration blocks in Namibia, describing the [...Read more]

Merck Foundation declared Gabon First Lady as Ambassador of “More than a Mother” to build healthcare capacity, break infertility stigma, and support girl education

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany officially launched their programs in partnership with H.E. Madam ZITA OLIGUI NGUEMA, The First Lady of [...Read more]

Changpeng Zhao (CZ) Releases Freedom of Money, a Memoir Reflecting on the Rise of Crypto and the Story Behind Binance

Few figures have been as closely associated with the rise of the cryptocurrency industry as Binance (www.Binance.com) co-founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ). In his new memoir, [...Read more]