The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said a new collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies would enable the global community to improve access to renewable energy, especially in developing and emerging economies.

Toyota Motor Corp. has overtaken Volkswagen (VW) AG in 2020, to become the world’s top-selling automaker, the first time the Japanese group has clinched the position in five years, according to Bloomberg.

The European Union has urged China to release all journalists and citizens held in connection with their reporting, following the detention of a Bloomberg News employee.

With the rise of new markets, new industries, new technologies, and new models of employment and civic participation, businesses and societies face a daunting new set of challenges. Yet around the world, innovative approaches to some of these challenges are already beginning to emerge and are being tested in big and small ways.

A mid-flight engine failure forced an Air France A380 jet with more than 500 passengers on board to turn back to the Ivory Coast capital Abidjan where it landed without further incident early Sunday. "We were flying over Niger (to Paris)... I saw a ball of flame for a few seconds and then a large…

Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote has become the 64th richest person in the world. Dangote who is the President of Dangote Group moved up to the 64th position with an estimated worth of N6,020,820,000 ($16.6 billion), His move to the 64th position is a significant considering he was previously ranked 103rd in the world. Dangote who…

There is a discernible pattern of how things happen in our lives. From birth, we embark on the road of experience, in which one event leads to another. In every field of human endeavour, this pattern is constantly at play. As a person becomes cognizant of this never-failing working of life, he will approach the…

John Sculley (Apple's former President and Chief Executive Officer) said: "The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious." On August 2, this year, the media was awash with a news that went viral. Business Insider, Financial Post, Washington Post, The New York Times, Bloomberg and numerous financial tabloids all carried what…

Bloomberg and Ford Foundation have given grants to ten non-governmental organisations across Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa This was as part of its media initiative to strengthen community media and citizen journalism, Director, Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa, Erana Stennett said beneficiaries will seize the opportunities to affect their communities. The director said the grant would…

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has emerged one of the selected best 50 persons in the world in 2017. Bloomberg, a global information and technology company that connects decision-makers to a dynamic network of data, people and ideas – “accurately delivering business and financial information, news and insights to customers around the world,” on…

Emerging-market stocks climbed to a three-week high as Chinese equities rallied amid speculation MSCI Inc. will include yuan-denominated shares in its global benchmark indexes in June.