The Cameroon Dispatch

According to the Index, Botswana scores highly based on a range of factors that include improved credit rating, current account ratio, import cover and ease of doing business LONDON, United Kingdom, April 19, 2017/ -- Botswana is the most attractive economy for investments flowing into the African continent, according to the latest  Africa Investment Index 2016  ( http://APO.af/sUtRNQ ) by Quantum Global’s ( www.QuantumGlobalGroup.com ) independent research arm, Quantum Global Research Lab. Botswana Gaborone According to the Index, Botswana scores highly based on a range of factors that include improved credit rating, current account ratio, import cover and ease of doing business. Commenting on the Index, Prof Mthuli Ncube, Head of Quantum Global Research Lab stated: “Despite considerable external challenges and the fall in oil prices, many of the African nations are demonstrating an increased willingness to achieve sustainable growth by diversifying their economie...

United Bank for Africa ( UBA ), Africa’s Global Bank operating in 19 African countries, has announced the promotion of 3,000 staff members, reinforcing its commitment to human capital investment and career progression, at the current challenging operating circumstances.  Promotions were made across  UBA ’s global network. In a letter written earlier this month to Group staff by CEO, Kennedy Uzoka.  “Since my recent appointment as GMD/CEO, one of my priorities has been to address the needs of our people.  I strongly believe that if we take care of our people, our people will take care of our customers - our ultimate employers.” “Investment in our human capital is critical to our success.  It is a product of our ability to invest for the long term and create an institution that is built to last.  It is the bedrock of our determination to be Africa’s leading customer focused bank”. In addition to the Group-wide promotion, Mr Uzoka unveiled a new W...

More than 200 international delegates composed of decision and policy makers, planners, earth observation data users and experts from 49 beneficiary countries of MESA Project, other stakeholders and partner institutions are expected to attend. The 2nd MESA Forum is organised by the African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the Government of the Republic of Senegal under the theme “from Earth Observation to Policy Development and Implementation”. The European Union provides financial support to the MESA Project. The Media is invited to cover the opening ceremony and Press Conference on  Monday, 24 April 2017 , at King Fahd Hotel, Dakar, from  9:00 - 12:00 AM . The objectives of the 2nd MESA Forum, among others include, to: Show case achievements of the MESA Project; Demonstrate how MESA services has influenced policy and decision making, policy development, and policy implementations at national, re...

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Mr. François Louncény Fall, urges the Cameroonian authorities to examine with diligence the difficulties of the populations and entrepreneurs of the English-speaking regions of North West and South West, which have been deprived of Internet since mid-January 2017. "This is a deplorable situation. But I am convinced that this important development and communication tool will be gradually re-established throughout Cameroon", he said before leaving Cameroon on 13 April after a four-day official visit.                                                                 ...

The United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) once again demonstrated its commitment to excellence in customer service, by celebrating staff who have strived to implement the Bank’s core values of Enterprise, Excellence and Execution. Lagos, 8 th  April 2017 – Eko Hotel  Expo Centre, Lagos, Nigeria, the United Bank for Africa gathered customers, captains of industry, dignitaries from politics and diplomacy, staff and Board members from its 19 African country network, to witness the . The prestigious annual event was first established in 2008 to celebrate outstanding performance within the UBA Pan-African family, showcasing excellence, significant innovation and service in key areas of the Group’s business. UBA’s industry-leading recent promotion of 3000 staff members illustrated the Bank’s appreciation of their contributions and their service delivery to customers. Amongst a distinguished audience, the Bank and senior management on Saturday night again celebr...

'Merck More than a Mother' engages policy makers and fertility experts to define interventions to improve access to regulated fertility care in Africa and Asia. Merck collaborates with Asian Fertility Societies to build fertility care capacity and improve access to information and health. Merck, a leading science and technology company through its ‘Merck More than a Mother’ initiative in partnership with Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE), conducted a panel to address challenges and solutions to improve access to regulated fertility care in Africa and Asia. The high level panel discussion of policy makers and international fertility experts held during the 7th annual Congress of ASPIRE in Malaysia also focused on exploring opportunities to collaborate with Asian Fertility Societies in order to build cost effective and safe fertility care capacity in Africa and developing countries. After the success of the collaboration between ‘Merck More than a Moth...

The shareholders of the pan-African financial institution, the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc applauded the Board, Management and Staff at the 55 th  Annual General Meeting of the Bank, held in Lagos on Friday April, 7, 2017. UBA shareholders approved the payment of USD65million as final dividend for the financial year ended 31 st  December 2016, in addition to USD24 million interim dividend paid after the audit of its 2016 Half Year Results. The shareholders, who unanimously approved the 0.0018 cent/share final dividend on every ordinary share of 0.0016 cent each were particularly impressed by the new Group Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, who delivered unprecedented results to shareholders at his inaugural AGM. UBA had earlier paid an interim dividend of 0.0007 cent/share to shareholders, bringing the total dividend for the 2016 financial year to 0.0024 cent/share, an impressive 25% growth over the total dividend of 0.0016 cent/share paid for the 2015...