Tag: Egypt

African Family Laws Discriminatatory to Women
By Khalifa Hemed Published May 17, 2024 Discrimination against women is widespread in family laws across Africa. Gender Inequality in Family Laws in Africa: An Overview of Key Trends in Select Countries, an analysis of 20 African countries, reveals gender inequality in marriage, divorce, custody, and property rights perpetuated by…
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Eastern and Southern Africa’s COMESA is a Major Market Place for Internal and External Trading
By Abdi Ali Published March 30, 2024 The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional economic community in Africa with twenty-one member states stretching from Tunisia in the north to Eswatini in the south. COMESA was formed in December 1994, replacing a Preferential Trade Area which…
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Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition for Entrepreneurial Excellence Announces Winners
By Abdi Ali Published December 21, 2023 Entrepreneurs from Nigeria, Kenya and Egypt have taken the top three positions in the 2023 edition of Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition. ABH Prize Competition, a philanthropic initiative sponsored by Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, has named Ikpeme Neto (CEO and…
Read MoreEnergy Event Puts South Sudan at the Centre of Africa’s Development
By Energy Capital & Power Published May 29, 2023 South Sudan is on June 14 – 16, 2023 set to host the 6th Oil & Power conference and exhibition, an event that is touted as putting the country at the centre of energy development in East Africa, Middle East and…
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Top African Women Innovators and Entrepreneurs Awarded
By Iminza Keboge Published December 26, 2021 Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has announced the winners of its AWIEF Awards for 2021. Out of 24 women founders and entrepreneurs from Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe selected as top finalists, 8…
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