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Ghana’s Youth Robotics Team Prepare to Compete in Singapore

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 22:49:45 +0200

Ghana’s youth robotics team prepares to compete in Singapore, October 7-10th, 2023, at FIRST Global, an annual Olympic-style international robotics competition that brings together youth from all around the world …

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Mobicel: The ‘Telemedicine’ Eagle Has Landed

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 13:21:39 +0200

Eagle Intelligent Health and Mobicel partnership connects people in need of healthcare with qualified, skilled doctors JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 21 September 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- There is less than one medical doctor …

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SAP graduates ready to support digital transformation in Southern Africa

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 13:08:37 +0200

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 21 September 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Organisations in Southern Africa have received a welcome boost to their digital transformation efforts with the graduation of the latest cohort of candidates from …

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Forex Shortage Caused By Economic Constraints Is Challenging Intra-Africa Trade

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 12:44:49 +0200

Intra-country trade across Africa is stuttering as businesses struggle to find the foreign currency, most notably the US Dollar, they need to pay for imports – a shortage caused by …

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Fahari Aviation Scales Up Service Offering With Additional High-Capacity Drones For Precision Farming

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 12:17:22 +0200

Fahari Aviation, the Aviation technology subsidiary of Kenya Airways PLC, has expanded its agricultural services offering by increasing its drone capacity with 14 new high-capacity drones. The expansion of Fahari …

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Shaping The Future Of Banking In Africa

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 11:59:48 +0200

Technological innovation triggers structural change in all areas of the global economy, and banking is no exception. Digital transformation is not just an option for banks but a necessity to …

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MzVee Releases ‘Destiny” After Celebrating A Decade Of Making Music

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 11:36:42 +0200

Ghanaian Afrobeat’s diva MzVee after an exciting ten-year anniversary celebration has released a new single release dubbed “Destiny”. The two-time BET nominee and “Come and See My Moda” hitmaker is thrilling her …

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Why did the EU want to do a Deal with Tunisia?

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 08:26:10 +0200

So far this year more than 230,000 people have tried to get into the EU through “irregular” means, the highest since the refugee crisis of 2015 and 2016 when more …

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Severed Fibre-optic Cables Hamper Search for Survivors in Eastern Libya

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 08:25:02 +0200

A daylong communication outage in the flood-stricken city of Derna in eastern Libya has further complicated the work of teams searching for bodies under the rubble and at sea. The …

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These African States are on Coup-watch

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 08:23:49 +0200

Three countries in Central Africa’s Congo Basin are being closely watched for the possibility of a future political upheaval or coups after the fall of the Bongo dynasty in neighboring …

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Cryptocurrency Adoption is on the Rise in Nigeria

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 08:22:42 +0200

A recent report by blockchain research firm Chainalysis showed that from July 2022 to June 2023, Nigeria witnessed a 9% year-over-year growth in cryptocurrency transactions, amounting to $56.7 billion. On …

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The Deep Divide among Members of the Eritrean Diaspora

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 08:21:35 +0200

More than 200 Eritrean opposition supporters have been arrested in Germany after violence broke out on Saturday during a cultural festival organised by the supporters of Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki …

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Over 100 Medical Graduates in South Africa Trained in Russia are Sitting at Home Jobless

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 08:20:08 +0200

According to a Memorandum of Demands drafted by these foreign trained doctors, last year, they tendered their applications to the Health Professions Council of South Africa and the South African …

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Kenya’s New School Meal Plans

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 08:19:03 +0200

School meal plans operate in nearly every country in the world, reaching over 400 million children for about US$48 billion per year. In Ghana, a study found that the national …

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Possible Strikes by Ukraine in Sudan Mark Dramatic Expansion of Kyiv’s Theater of War against Moscow

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 08:18:13 +0200

Ukrainian special services were likely behind a series of drone strikes and a ground operation directed against a Wagner-backed militia near Sudan’s capital, a CNN investigation has found, raising the …

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Somalia Food Aid Halted

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 08:17:15 +0200

The European Union’s executive said on Tuesday that disbursements of humanitarian aid in Somalia were “temporarily suspended” after a United Nations probe found widespread theft and misuse of support meant …

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Student Cycled across West Africa for a Spot at his Dream University

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 08:16:04 +0200

Mamadou Safayou Barry set off from Guinea for Egypt’s prestigious Al-Azhar in May, hoping he would be accepted. The 25-year-old cycled for four months through countries wracked by Islamist militants …

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Gates Foundation Honors 2023 Goalkeepers Awardees, Announces Commitments to Advance the Sustainable Development Goals

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 20:16:18 +0200

Awardees include Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter, Bono, and activists from Cameroon, Ethiopia, and the United States NEW YORK, United States, September 20, 2023 -/African Media …

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COP28 UAE President-Designate Commits To Put Health At The Center Of Climate Discussions

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 19:31:43 +0200

The COP28 President-Designate Dr. Sultan Al Jaber has vowed that COP28 will drive international action on climate and health, with the first-ever Health Day and climate-health ministerial at a COP …

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Upscaling And Risk-Layering For Climate Resilience In Malawi

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:53:04 +0200

African Risk Capacity (ARC) Ltd. has come on board to assist the Malawi Government with an insurance innovation that will scale up the World Bank’s Social Support for Resilient Livelihoods …

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