Sustained safety focus earns BME zero case rate
After five years of steadily implementing its Safety for Life brand, Omnia Group company BME has successfully achieved one of its key safety targets – a zero recordable case rate…
Kenya to Witness A Revolution
Africa Agri Expo 2023, in official partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development,Kenya will open its doors next week Wednesday on the 8th and 9th of February in…
Industrial cybersecurity challenge in Africa for 2023
LAGOS, Nigeria, February 2, 2023/ — Throughout 2022 (https://bit.ly/3wQqhGM), 40% of industrial control system (ICS) computers globally were attacked with malware. In Africa, the figure sits at 47% according to…
Oil, Mining Companies Amongst Most Polluters in Angola
ANGOLA – Angola’s oil and mining companies are said to be one of the country’s sources of pollution, a national environmental expert said. Environment Minister Sandra Ferreira do Nascimento, speaking…
African Mining Indaba 2023
WHO: African Development Bank What: African Mining Indaba 2023 From where: Cape Town International Convention Center (CTICC), South Africa Date: February 6-9, 2023 The African Development Bank will be attending African Mining Indaba 2023…
Gates Foundation Awards $35 Million to African Farmers
By Abdulkareem Mojeed The grant is to be used to develop self-fertilising crops for African farmers The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Monday announced that a Cambridge University-led project…
Nigeria: Airlines Struggle for Survival Under Current Foreign Exchange Rate
By Yusuf Babalola United Nigeria Airline (UNA) has disclosed that local airline operators can no longer survive at the regular commercial foreign exchange rate in the country. Speaking in Abuja,…
Tanzania: Boost for Agriculture Sector As AfDB Commits 280bn
PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan’s efforts to bring agricultural sector reforms has received a huge boost after African Development Bank Group’s decision to commit a 120 million US dollars (about 280bn/-)…
Donors pledge $30 billion for Africa’s agriculture
KIGALI, Rwanda Africa’s development partners committed $30 billion Friday to agricultural development and food sovereignty on the continent during the next five years. The announcement came at the closure of…
Mining Indaba 2023 places the spotlight on energy management in mining
By Malvin Naicker, Managing Director, Hitachi Energy, Sub-Saharan Africa The theme of ‘Climate-Smart Mining’ for Investing in African Mining Indaba (Mining Indaba) 2023 from 6 to 9 February 2023 reflects…