Sep 22, 2021 | Commonwealth News
London to host an event for those seeking investment opportunities in the Caribbean island of Barbados. Hosted by Invest Barbados, the economic development agency of the government of Barbados, the event Speakers include Barbados’ High Commissioner to the UK, Milton...
Sep 22, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Thomas Coward to take up his appointment as British High Commissioner to the Solomon Islands and non-resident High Commissioner to the Republic of Nauru during November 2021. Coward will succeed Dr Brian Jones who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service...
Sep 22, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Serum Institute of India will invest $68.24 million in the UK’s Oxford Biomedica, one of the COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers for drug major AstraZeneca. These funds will be used to develop the fallow area at its Oxbox plant into a manufacturing space which is...
Sep 22, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Mauritius ranks first in Africa in Global Innovation Index 2021 followed by South Africa, Tunisia and Kenya. The island nation was at the 52nd spot globally with high rankings in categories of institutions (rank 21), infrastructure (65) and creative outputs (31). Read...
Sep 22, 2021 | Commonwealth News
With the rising popularity of cryptocurrencies in West Africa, Nigeria and Ghana have partnered with foreign financial tech companies to create digital versions of their currencies. Nigeria will launch its digital currency on October 1 called eNaira, while Ghana will...
Sep 22, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Thanks to interactive radio shows and innovative mobile phone polling, small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, remain optimistic about the future of farming in spite of existing problems like climate change, poverty, and undernutrition according to a new report....