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Dr. Ricardo Pun-Chong, CNN HERO OF THE YEAR 2018

Doctor with a big heart, Dr. Ricardo Pun-Chong, is 2018 CNN Hero of the Year

abisoye ajayi-akinfolarin cnn heroes award winner

Nigeria’s Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin wins top 10 CNN Heroes Award for 2018

FUNKE OPEKE

MainOne CEO, Funke Opeke honored with Data Centre Dynamics “Business Leader of the Year” award

PEACETECH ACCELERATOR

Apply for PeaceTech Accelerator Program 2019

uber

Uber files for IPO, races against Lyft to float massive tech offering

CRUNCHBASE

Socially conscious startups scale up as Firefly raises $21.5M for car ads

WHAT IS WITHHOLDING TAX BY TAISHA ACCOUNTING SERVICES

What is withholding tax (WHT)? – Business Builder by Taisha Accounting Associates

4g

Africa’s 4G Failures by Xalam Analytics

Next 100 African Startups Initiative 2018

IFC selects 100 high-potential start-ups to participate in Africa’s Next Start-Ups program

MTN

MTN unveils MusicTime music streaming service in South Africa

diamond bank your bank

Diamond Bank launches XclusivePlus premium lifestyle subscription service for its affluent banking customers

GE GENERAL ELECTRIC

GE Nigeria launches e-learning portal at Lagos Garage Week 2018

UNICORN COMPANIES

See the complete list of Unicorn Startups or Unicorn Companies with current valuation in excess of $1bn – Agwu, C. J

Kenya

Kenya launches ambitious plan to provide electricity to all citizens by 2022

PFAN

PFAN: Call for Proposals for Climate & Clean Energy Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia

german bread

Why German bread is the best in the world by Marcel Kruger, CNN

OIL PRICES DROP

Oil prices slide 3% as OPEC is seen cutting output less than expected

warren buffet

Billionaire Warren Buffett: This is the ‘one easy way’ to increase your worth by ‘at least’ 50 percent

afdb big win PHILANTHROPY AND DANGOTE FOUNDATION

AfDB, Big Win Philanthropy and Dangote Foundation launch ambitious Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Action Plan to improve child nutrition and fight stunting

AFRICAN TRADE INSURANCE AGENCY

Federal Government of Nigeria and Private Investors set to benefit from Africa Trade Insurance Agency’s investment

AfCFTA

African Economic Conference (AEC2018): Moving the Africa Free Trade Area agreement ahead with quick win solutions

LUCA MODRIC

2018 Ballon d’Or Winner, Luka Modric, breaks decade of Ronaldo and Messi dominance

EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS

EU Emergency Trust Fund (EUTF) for Africa: flexible emergency tool, but lacking focus, say auditors

yas!

Youth for Africa and Sustainable Development Goals, YAS!, to support young entrepreneurs launched for West and North Africa

WORLD AIDS DAY

World Aids Day: HIV/AIDS Still A Critical Health Issue in Nigeria – NOIPolls

ECOWAS

ECOWAS and Spanish government to collaborate more on human capital development

ABA INTEGRATED POWER PROJECT

Shell signs gas supply agreement for Aba Integrated Power Project

NNPC

NNPC is the most open and transparent government-owned corporate entity – Maikanti Baru organization, Managing Director

SIRIUS PETROLEUM

Sirius Petroleum acquires 75% shareholding in Precision Energy

CRUNCHBASE DAILY

Crunchbase Daily: Uber, Softbank, ParkJockey, NewView Capital and Lufax

AFRICA AFRICA AFRICA

African countries must leverage their strengths to accelerate drive towards regional integration

NIGERIA

Nigeria is open for business and foreign investments – Godwin Emefiele

PEOPLES BANK OF CHINA

AfDB and Africa Growing Together Fund to provide $200 Million support for Nigeria Electrification Project

AFRICAN SECURITIES EXCHANGES ASSOCIATION ASEA

The World Federation of Exchanges and African Securities Exchanges Association sign deal to improve African capital market

The OPEC Oil Cartel

Oil Producers should ‘Stand Together’ – Equatorial Guinea

eurobonds

Eurobond buoys Nigeria’s external reserves to record first increase in four months

AFDB AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

AfDB to boost rural farming with $120m investment in Agricultural Technology Innovation

crunchbase

Crunchbase Daily: Transport, Kraft, Primal Kitchen, Vista Equity Partners and Wrike

Facebook shares users statistics in Africa

Facebook heads to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 2018 in Lagos to celebrate African innovation

DANGOTE GROUP

Host communities commend Dangote Refinery initiatives

GENDER PARITY IN AFRICA

Gender parity in New African magazine’s list of 100 Most Influential Africans

AFRICAN ENERGY CHAMBER

African Oil Producers must support OPEC efforts to Restore Stability to Oil Markets

Benin, Seychelles and Rwanda ranked most visa-open African nations – Visa Openness Index

CES2019

The Largest Startup Event on the Planet, CES2019, is Only Six Weeks Away. Register Now to Attend

energy transition

Energy transition offers exciting options for Africa – Jayne Baird, VP Africa, Woodside Energy

booking booster

Applications open for Booking Booster 2019 Supporting scale-ups dedicated to sustainable tourism

AFRICA INNOVATION CHALLENGE 2.0

Africa Innovation Challenge 2.0

access to medicine index

Pharmaceutical companies are deepening their strategic focus on Africa – Access to Medicine Index

FAMILY BANK AND SIMBAPAY

Family Bank of Kenya partners with SimbaPay to launch instant transfers to China’s WeChat

RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPORT FACILITY

In 2018, Benin, Burundi, Malawi, Uganda and Zambia made significant progress in de-risking renewable energy projects in their countries

CRUNCHBASE

Time Between Venture Rounds Is Shrinking

APAN FUND FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT

2019 JFGE Grant: Providing Grants to NGOs/NPOs engaged in Environmental Activities in Developing Countries

Dutch Fund for Climate and Development

Dutch Fund for Climate and Development now Accepting Grant Proposals

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: Critical Steps Required in Nigeria – Agwu, C. J.

BIOGAS USE IN RURAL CAMEROON

Biogas helps rural Cameroonians break dependence on firewood – AfricaNews

THE BLUE ECONOMY

Importance of a Sustainable Blue Economy: Statistics and facts – AfricaNews

AFAWA - African Women's Access to Finance Initiative

AfDB partners with Entreprenarium to build capacity of 1,000 women entrepreneurs in Africa

CRYPTO CHAIN UNIVERSITY

John Kamara to Champion Technological Arts in Africa On Behalf Of Crypto Chain University

culture bridges

Culture Bridges is Inviting Applications for International Mobility Grant Program

BITCOIN

Bitcoin is down more than 80% from last year’s high, nearing its worst-ever bear market

UN TRUST FUND TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

2018 Call for Proposals: UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women

AFRICAN UNION INT au

African Union (AU) Commission launches first Africa Industrialization Week

McCain Institute for International LeadershiP

McCain Institute is inviting applications for its Next Generation Leaders (NGL) program

Casts of Queen Moremi The Musical

House of Oduduwa & Rejuvenee in collaboration with Bolanle Austen-Peters Production Teases with casts for Queen Moremi ‘The Musical’

AKINWUMI ADESINA - PRESIDENT OF AFDB

Akinwumi Adesina, Spearheading Good Governance by Leading Agricultural Innovation and Economic Growth of Africa

AL-SUMAIT PRIZE FOR AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT

Three Joint Winners of Million Dollar 2018 Al Sumait Prize for Health Announced

Bitcoin

Bitcoin tumbles, loses a quarter of its value

mowali

Orange and MTN launch pan-African mobile money interoperability, Mowali

blackberry

Blackberry buys cybersecurity unicorn, Cylance, for $1.4B

SELF-DRIVING STARTUPS

Ex-Googlers take the helm of self-driving startups

PREMIUM PENSION LIMITED

Assets Under Management of Premium Pension Limited hits N600bn – MD

ecobank

Ecobank named Best Supporting Bank to MSMEs in 2018 – The Sun

Mallam Yusuf Kazaure, MD, GALAXY Backbone Limited

Hosting Data Abroad: Whoever Host Your Data, Owns and Controls You – Mallam Yusuf Kazaure, MD, GALAXY Backbone Limited

AFRICA GROWTH

African countries to develop the First African South-South Cooperation Report

MCKINSEY&COMPANY

McKinsey shows Africa is the world’s next big growth market

Microsoft partners with viasat to bring internet access to underserved communities globally

Microsoft buys FSLogix

V2 (Version 2 EAD Airframe)

Radical experimental airplane with no moving parts wows scientists

APPSAFRICA AWARD

AppsAfrica Award Winners 2018

uncdf

UNCDF is Seeking Applications for Mentorship Platform Support and Management

burning man global art grant

Burning Man is seeking Letters of Intent for its 2019 Global Art Grant

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