According to the IEA, the electrification rate in sub-Saharan Africa is currently just 43%. It is clear that greater action must be taken to achieve the international community’s goals of universal electricity access by 2030. There are a n…
New Report Underlines Key Factors in Shaping Well-being of Young Immigrants and Strengthening Diversity
The recent wave of international migration has reinforced the growing trend in diversity and need to focus on immigrant children’s w…
Largest individual donation in INSEAD history establishes new global institute for business and society
INSEAD, The Business School for the World, has received a €40 million commitment from André Hoffmann and his wife Rosalie.
This l…
England and Sale winger Chris Ashton will face a disciplinary panel on Thursday after he was cited for a tip tackle made in a pre-season friendly.
It was initially reported that Ashton had punched Castres' Rory Kockott but new video foo…
Award-winning online platform now available in five new countries
MoneyGram is extending its global digital footprint with the launch of its award-winning online platform in five new countries. Customers in Australia, the Netherlands, B…
African Development Bank Mourns Passing of former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kofi A. Annan
The African Development Bank has learned with deep sadness the news of the death of Kofi A. Annan, …
The Rugby Players' Association (RPA) has questioned the Rugby Football Union's (RFU) misconduct charge for England fly-half Danny Cipriani.
The RPA argues that a "non-rugby" nightclub incident has already been dealt with "appropriately"…
Pierre Gasly says he was wearing only his underwear when he found out he will drive for Red Bull next year.
The Frenchman, who is in his first Formula 1 season with Red Bull's junior team Torro Rosso, will replace Daniel Ricciardo when …
On 18 August, the world lost a leader and a statesman: Kofi Atta Annan.
And we lost a brother, a husband, a father, a grandfather, and an uncle – a man of deep conviction who was as committed to instilling the values of fairness, integr…
The Italian FA has opened an investigation into calls from Lazio 'ultras' to ban women from part of the club's Olympic Stadium in Rome.
Before the first game of the season, an unofficial flyer was distributed saying part of the Curva No…
Completing more than 50,000 interviews in 34 countries, Afrobarometer has successfully wrapped up data collection for its seventh pan-African round of public-attitude surveys.
Despite a challenging funding cycle that threatened to sever…
Canada is the fourth largest contributor to the Bank among non-regional members, and the sixth largest donor to the African Development Fund (ADF)
On her first visit to the West African nation of Cote d’Ivoire, Canada’s Minister of Inte…
President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina eulogizes Kofi A. Annan:
It is with much sadness that I learnt today of the death of Mr. Kofi A. Annan, the former Secretary General of the United Nations.
He was a gr…
Global entertainment giant, Zee Africa has announced that from Sunday, 2 September 2018, popular series Twist of Fate, which returns for its second season, will also be available in Swahili. Twist of Fate airs at 20:00 CAT and 21:00 EAT o…
DStv Now, the internet-based service with live sports, live TV, shows and movies on Catch Up, is now available via three new lean-back apps. These apps make it possible to turn any TV in the house into an easy-to-use DStv hub without the n…
PepsiCo has announced it is buying Sodastream for $3.2bn (£2.5bn).
Israel-based Sodastream makes a machine and refillable cylinders allowing users to make their own carbonated drinks.
The deal gives Pepsi a new way of reaching custom…
UTC, when QS Quacquarelli Symonds, compilers of the QS World University Rankings, release the 2019 edition of the QS Graduate Employability Rankings.
The rankings, designed to coincide with the moment at which students across the world …
A former chief inspector accused of trying to blame Liverpool fans for the 1989 Hillsborough disaster has had all charges against him dropped.
Sir Norman Bettison, then of South Yorkshire Police, had faced four counts of misconduct in a…
Dozens of families from North and South Korea have held emotional reunions as relatives met for the first time in at least 65 years.
A group of mostly elderly South Koreans travelled to a tourist resort in the North for the event, the f…
French driver Pierre Gasly will replace the departing Daniel Ricciardo at Red Bull next season, the Formula 1 team have announced.
The 22-year-old, who drives for Red Bull's junior team Toro Rosso, will line up alongside Max Verstappen.…
