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Senior Officials of AU’s Specialized Committee on Trade Endorse African Green Minerals Strategy
The meeting of senior officials of the African Union First Extra-Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee on Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals (STC-TTIM) held from December 11 -12, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has endorsed the Draft African Green Minerals Strategy (AGMS). The AGMS, otherwise known as the African Union…
Read More »Shortage of skilled birth attendants threatens lives of mothers, newborns in Northern Nigeria
A shortage of skilled birth attendants in Kano’s rural communities is slowly turning life’s most precious moments into tragedies, increasing concerns of maternal and infant mortality. African Newspage visited communities in Gwarzo, Tofa, and Ungogo Local Government Areas (LGAs), uncovering devastating stories of mothers and babies lost during childbirth. Amina’s…
Read More »NFNV NIGERIA: Building Resilient, Sustainable Nigerian Women-owned MSMEs
New Faces, New Voices (NFNV) Nigeria under the Women in Leadership and Financial Inclusion (WLFI) project recently hosted Nigerian women entrepreneurs for a webinar themed: “Building a Sustainable Women, Small and Medium Enterprises: Prospects and Strategies for Thriving in Uncertain Times.” The webinar discourse centered around the unique challenges and…
Read More »NFNV-WLFI: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs through Digital Financial Inclusion
The New Faces, New Voices Nigeria’s (NFNV Nigeria)’s 2024 Kano Women Leadership and Financial Inclusion (WLFI) Summit brought together key stakeholders who discussed strategies for overcoming access to finance barriers and harnessing digital tools to empower women entrepreneurs. Aishatu Debola Aminu, NFNV Nigeria Country Director (Left) and Aisha Lawan, the…
Read More »AHBN partners AFENET, GAVI to Mitigate Zero-Dose Immunization in Kano
The African Health Budget Network (AHBN), in collaboration with the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) and with support from Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization (GAVI), has embarked on a project aimed at addressing zero-dose immunization among children in Kano State. The project, titled “Zero Dose Learning,” is focused on…
Read More »NFNV NIGERIA’s Kano Summit on Women’s Financial Inclusion through Digital Economy holds May 22 – 23
The New Faces New Voices (NFNV) Nigeria is set to host a two-day Summit on Women’s Leadership and Financial Inclusion come May 22nd – 23rd in Kano, Nigeria. Themed: “Accelerating Women’s Financial Inclusion through the Digital Economy,” the summit aims to enhance the economic impact of women entrepreneurs through leveraging…
Read More »BFSI Conference 2024 Charts a Pathway for Mozambique’s Economic Development
The 2024 Mozambique Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) Conference, scheduled to hold June 19 in Maputo, Mozambique will bring together renowned experts and leading financial institutions for dialogue on innovation, and collaboration towards the sustainable development of the country’s financial sector Launched in 2023, BFSI is a comprehensive information…
Read More »NFNV Nigeria Hosts Workshop on Digital Financial Inclusion for Women CBTs in West Africa
The Nigeria Chapter of New Faces New Voices (NFNV Nigeria) is set to host a hybrid capacity building workshop on Prospects of Digital Financial Inclusion in Women Cross Border Trade come April 25 in Lagos, Nigeria, with support from United Parcel Service (UPS). NFNV-Nigeria has been at the forefront of…
Read More »Yale embarks on groundbreaking initiative with museums and cultural institutions across Africa
NEW HAVEN, Connect, 13 October 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The Yale Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (IPCH) is launching a new initiative today that supports museums and cultural institutions across Africa, an endeavor that will establish a new network of leaders, educational programs, and strategic partnerships with universities and global…
Read More »NFNV-Nigeria’s Webinar Builds Resilience of Women-owned Businesses
The Nigeria chapter of the New Faces, New Voices (NFNV-Nigeria), a network of women in finance under the Graça Machel Trust (GMT), under its Women Leadership and Financial Inclusion (WLFI) project, hosted a resilience-building webinar for Women in Business, Trade and Export. The event, which was themed…
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INTERVIEW | “Sokokuu e-commerce platform will enable African SMEs move products around the continent under the AfCFTA” – Mulualem Syoum
Mulualem Syoum is the founder/CEO of the African Electronic Trade (AeTrade) Group, focused on …
