The Special Adviser to the President, Hon. Alhaji Ibrahim Ben Kargbo on Tuesday 9th April 2013 on behalf of the Head of State, officially opened the Sierra Leone Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture exhibition at the National Stadium Borrkfields, Freetown. Giving his keynote address to mark the official opening of the exhibition, Alhaji Kargbo extended President Koroma’s apology for not participating in the exhibition. Alhaji Kargbo described the “Agenda for Prosperity” programme as comprehensive and acknowledged the pivotal role of the chamber in addressing manufacturing and privatization programmes. He used the event to underscore government’s efforts in rebranding, as well... Continue Reading
The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) has announced Lycamobile as a co-sponsor of the third edition of the prestigious event scheduled for Saturday, 20 April at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in South Kensington, London. Group chairman of Lycamobile, Subaskaran Allirajah said: “Lycamobile is always looking for ways to give back and say thank you to the communities who regularly use our service to call home. The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards make a fantastic partner for us at Lycamobile and provide us with a chance to thank our customers for their continued loyalty,” he said. “We are excited to join them in honouring... Continue Reading
By Dennis Kabatto – Despite twenty years of successive presentations of African Film Festival (AFF) to audiences in New York and around the United States of America, Sierra Leonean born AFF founder and executive director is still humbled and repudiates any embellishment of her accomplishments. “Mahen Bonetti should be commended for her two decades of working behind the scenes to bring the best in African film to American audiences and audiences around the world,” said Cheryl Duncan of Cheryl Duncan & Company and public relations consultant to AFF. “She is a true champion of the African filmmaker and I applaud... Continue Reading
20th March 2013; Offshore West Africa Conference and Exhibition 2013 opened officially on Tuesday 19th March 2013 to an international audience of over 1,000 visitors and delegates from 37 countries Worldwide. Attendees to Offshore West Africa 2013, the region’s premier conference and exhibition for the offshore oil and gas exploration & production industries, included many major operators, with over 20% of attendees coming from outside of the West African region. The international reach of Offshore West Africa is confirmed with attendees from as far afield as Brazil, Singapore, US and Canada, as well as good support from the UK and... Continue Reading
This October 15 & 16 will mark the third year Viridis Africa is to be held. It will be bigger, better, more defined and refined in achieving its stated goal of bringing together both investors and entrepreneurs from Africa to meet with their counterparts from around the world in order to pursue the objective of setting up clean technologies businesses in the continent holding commercial promise. For African entrepreneurs and their businesses, the Johannesburg held event will prove most beneficial in a much as it will allow them to meet with potential global partners, both in technology and finance so... Continue Reading
