Nov 24, 2021 | Commonwealth News
The 2nd Pakistan Africa Trade Development Conference (PATDC) to cater for the Western part of Africa will be held in Lagos, Nigeria. As a part of the Ministry of Commerce’s Look Africa Policy, more than 113 leading Pakistani companies will participate at the Single...
Nov 24, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) to release $20 million for the Butha-Buthe District Drinking Water Supply Upgrade and Extension Project in Lesotho. The funding includes the construction of 25 pumping stations and 42 reservoirs for the storage of drinking water....
Nov 24, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Did you know on average 16 out of 20 people have plans of becoming tech entrepreneurs? While only a tiny number of those start-ups are able to initiate, especially in growing economies. Rwanda’s start-up scenario is becoming popular with some players already...
Nov 23, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Barbados prepares to become the first sovereign country with an embassy in the metaverse. The launch of the embassy is tentatively due for January next year. The tiny Caribbean Island has also led the charge on the development of an e-currency called DCash, which is...
Nov 23, 2021 | Commonwealth News
The Commonwealth Secretariat announces the appointment of a consortium of experts in a joint venture of the Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub and the Commonwealth Blue Charter to advise on ocean-climate finance. The consortium will help Commonwealth governments...
Nov 23, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has been working with local groups to screen films about apes and support conservation in rural communities of Nigeria to connect better. Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, Mbe Mountains Community Sanctuary, Okwangwo division of Cross...
Nov 22, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Thomson Hospital’s CEO Wan Nadiah Wan Abdullah Yaakob is the only Malaysian to be listed in Forbes Asia’s 2021 top 20 female business leaders. Wan was recognised for her efforts in establishing a Covid-19 task force at the hospital. The hospital also introduced...
Nov 22, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Rwanda expects all bikes to be electric by 2024. At the Infra-Africa Trade Fair representatives from Rwanda, Ghana and Nigeria agreed with South Africa CEO Robert Cisek Volkswagen on transitioning from internal combustion engines to fully electric vehicles. The...
Nov 22, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Tanzania’s semi-autonomous territory Zanzibar plans to regulate and adopt cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC). Soon the government will conduct meetings and discuss policies with stakeholders and ministries for the industry. More and more African countries...
Nov 20, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison plans to spend about $73 million to develop quantum science and technology. The commonwealth nation has also pledged to spend billions of dollars in critical nine technologies in order to keep strategic rivals away from...
