LOUKIL Bassem, Sfax-born Tunisian businessman, is CEO of UADH/LOUKIL Group (35 companies, 4,300 employees across automotive, tech, industry, services). Georgia State BBA & MBA holder, he presides over the Tunisian African Business Council.
Lawyers have accused aircraft manufacturers, Boeing of selling unworthy planes to Ethiopian airlines. The lawyers claim that Boeing conspired with the Federal Aviation Administration in making the sales. They have accused the Aviation Authority of conspiracy with the aircraft manufacturers in releasing the substandard aircraft to the market. Could there
An openly gay lawyer announced on earlier this week that he would contest in the race to replace Tunisia's recently deceased president to mark a first in conservative Africa and the Arab world. Mounir Baatour's candidacy marks first which will without doubt be a benchmark in
A total number of 44 startups in Africa have raised more than $1 million to date across various sectors. The list was published by Maxime Bayen on Twitter to his followers. Bayen works for GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator, an organisation that fosters partnerships between innovative start-ups and mobile network operators. The
The president of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta has revealed his country has concluded its first oil export deal this week. The deal was signed for the export of 200,000 barrels of crude oil for Sh1.2 billion (12 million US dollars). “We are now an oil exporter. Our first deal
In as much as some quarters may fight hard to deny the adverse effects of climate change, the truth of the matter is that Earth is a a very precarious position right now. And Ethiopia's noble initiative to embark on massive tree-planting has been hailed around the whole
Guineans are demanding justice for a young Guinean academic killed in an apparent racist attack in France. Professor Dr Mamoudou Barry was beaten to death in Rouen, France, last week by a man of Turkish origin shortly before the final of the Africa Cup of Nations between Algeria and Senegal
The African Union Master Roadmap of Practical Steps to Silence the Guns in Africa by Year 2020 has just one year left before the deadline, and turning this vision into reality is looking increasingly unlikely. "We are now approaching 2020, but the guns are still there," Dessu Meressa
If the current rate at which donkey slaughterhouses are springing up and demand for donkey meat in Kenya continue, the country may not have a single donkey in four years. In developed countries, a donkey (also referred to as ass) is a domesticated animal – like a horse – and kept as
The United States government has announced that it has imposed visa restrictions on certain key Nigerian officials. According to the U.S. Department of state, the Nigerian officials are alleged to have been involved in attempts to undermine the 2019 presidential and parliamentary elections. While the Department of State did
Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi is on a charm offensive and it seems that he has eyes set on Kenya. President Masisi is currently in Kenya for a three-day State visit in which the two countries have signed three agreements on air transport, trade, and ICT. The three agreements
Africans have a good taste for luxury apartments and many urban cities on the continent consist of beautiful, classy buildings that is home to the rich and famous. The Real Estate sector on an average accounts for $300 million in transactions annually within sub-Sahara Africa. Due to poor regulations, many
The SIT which was founded in 2015 seeks to be a premier professional centre providing high quality technical and vocational education and training in the engineering, built environment and information and communication technology fields. To achieve its ambitious goal, the institute is working closely with the UNESCO-UNEVO which is an
Authorities in Uganda have made it mandatory for herders in the country to get birth certificates for their cattle. Vincent Ssempijja, the country’s minister for agriculture, animal industry and fisheries, announced this on Wednesday. The mandatory registration is part of requirements for food exportation to European countries so that
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has finally been declared an international public health emergency by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The outbreak in DRC is the second-largest on record. So far, 2500 people have been infected, and 1600 of those have died. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros
Zimbabweans have undoubtedly been holding their breath since late last year when it was announced that it was hopeful about oil prospects in its Northern region. On one end, the dead hopes of economic redemption from diamond extraction in the Manicaland province are still fresh, on the other hand, they
She started coding at the age of 10, Fathia Abdullahi and her peers are already using their skills to make daily laundry task of folding clothes. Twelve-year-old Fathia Abdullahi while speaking with the BBC said she intended to use coding to build robots that will help her parents easily perform
