African Union Commission (AUC)-EU Skills Initiative for Africa funding Window III

African Union Commission (AUC)-. EU Skills Initiative for Africa funding Window IIIApply below. When is Application Deadline? 6th February 2023 Tell Me About Award: The Skills Initiative for Africa (SIFA) Financing Cooperation (FC) is a pan-African initiative established in 2016 by the African Union Commission (AUC) and co-funded by the German Government and the European Union (EU),

How SecondSTAX is promoting cross-border capital investments in Africa 

The importance of the capital market in Africa cannot be overstated; it plays a crucial role in financing priority sectors in African countries and driving economic growth. However, the African capital market ecosystem faces diverse challenges, one of which is the existence of silos, making it difficult for investors outside of their home countries to

Crisis-hit Ghana increases public servant salaries by 30%

ACCRA, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Ghana’s government and trade unions on Thursday agreed to increase all public servants’ salaries by 30% for 2023, they said in a joint statement, as the country struggles to reduce debt and tackle rampant inflation. The West African gold, oil and cocoa producer is battling its worst economic crisis in

Ghanaian Payments Startup, PayBox, Believes Africa Can Leapfrog into DeFi – BitcoinKE

PayBox, a Ghanaian payments startup, believes that DeFi provides Africa the opportunity to leapfrog cross-border challenges. “Africa has the ability to leapfrog into decentralized finance (DeFi) and smooth over the difficulties of cross-border finance through blockchain and Web3,” said Co-Founder, David Boye-Doku, during the Africa Money & DeFi Summit in Accra, Ghana. PayBox is described

Africa in business: power and cocoa

STORY: Here are five business stories making headlines in sub-Saharan Africa this week. South Africa’s energy regulator has approved an 18.65% power price hike for Eskom. The struggling state utility – currently implementing some of the worst power cuts on record – had sought an increase of 32%. Also in electricity, Zambia has started rationing

Latitudes CuratorLab Online Residency 2023 for Emerging Curators from Africa

Latitudes CuratorLab Online Residency 2023 for Emerging Curators from Africa.Apply below. When is Application Deadline? 12th January 2023 Tell Me About Award: Latitudes CuratorLab is a practice-based, online curatorial residency for emerging curators in Africa. In 2023, ten aspiring curators will be guided through a facilitated online residency, designed to offer practical experience in the

Iran operationalizes 8 new trade centers in Africa

Seyyed Mohammad Sadegh Qanadzadeh, Director General of the TOPI’s Africa department made the remarks at the North Africa Business Capacity Review Conference in Tehran on Tuesday where he stressed the need for greater focus on making maximum use of the African continent’s potentials. The TOPI official hailed the extensive measures taken by TPOI in order