African investor and philanthropist Tony O. Elumelu has challenged the Government of Japan to invest 5% of its $50bn commitment to Africa, in empowering African entrepreneurs. Mr Tony Elumelu spoke at the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD)...

Japanese automobile company, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, has expressed interest in establishing a plant in Ghana to assemble Toyota and Suzuki branded vehicles from August 2020. Top officials of the company, in a meeting with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at...

Electricity, transport, and health identified as key priorities Japan and the African Development Bank on Friday announced a joint target of $3.5 billion under the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for Africa initiative (EPSA4), during the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed Japan’s efforts to boost technology on the continent. “South Africa endorses the focus on science, technology, and innovation as a priority theme for TICAD 7, given its great potential to accelerate African development...

South Africa’s trade and industry deputy minister Nomalungelo Gina and Tunisian secretary of state for foreign affairs  Sabri Bachtoji have committed to strengthening bilateral economic relations in order to increase trade and investment between their two countries, the government said...

Rwanda and the African continent pursue progress and development for the interest of citizens not to receive credit or validation by external parties, President Paul Kagame has said. Kagame was speaking at the Namibian State House in Windhoek, Namibia while...

The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) on Tuesday welcomed the declaration by the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) to adopt Kiswahili as its fourth official language of communication among 16 member countries. The decision which was announced during the SADC...

Egypt are setting the pace in the medal table at the African Games in Rabat, having already picked up four golds in judo.  The Egyptians claimed top spot in the four men’s categories contested to begin the showpiece event with...

African Development Bank $13 billion investment in Southern Africa is delivering strong results……. The African Development Bank’s $13 billion investment in Southern African region since 2012 is delivering strong results across countries, the Bank’s President, Akinwumi Adesina said, addressing over...