International Women’s Day in Cameroon: A Day for All Women?
On March 8, women all over Cameroon will don custom-made dresses sewn of pagne, specially printed for International Women’s Day. They will parade through cities and towns, joining women around the world in celebration of the day.
Smart Tech Will Only Work for Women When the Fundamentals for Its Uptake Are in Place
Clearly, poor rural women would benefit the most from new ways of working on the land. Therefore, technology and innovation must benefit women and men equally for it to work well for society.
The Painful Burden Women Achievers Never Talk About
International Women’s Day has a provocative theme this year – Balance for better and encourage action. Presumably, balance is currently poor and action is needed for women to reach their goals.
Homegrown African Seed Companies Outperform Multinational Peers In Serving Smallholder Farmers
East African Seed and Seed Co top Access to Seeds Index for Eastern and Southern Africa Seed industry efforts to reach smallholders play key part in addressing food security issues Maize dominates breeding, raising concerns over securing crop diversity and healthy diets Two homegrown African seed companies top the 2019 Access to Seeds Index for […]
WHO Innovation Challenge To Formally Announce 30 Finalists At The Africa Health Forum In Cabo Verde
The top 30 health-oriented innovations selected from a field of more than 2 400 entries to the first-ever WHO Innovation Challenge will be formally recognised on the opening day of the second WHO Africa Health Forum in Praia, Cabo Verde, on 26 March 2019. The WHO Innovation Challenge received a total of 2 471 applications […]
HEFICED Launches World’s First Global Self-service IP Address Management Platform
The launch of the world’s first global self-service IP (Internet Protocol) address management platform, Switch, will help automate a time-consuming manual process saving companies and government organisations critical time and money when managing their complex IP portfolios. Heficed’s innovative service makes controlling and managing an IP estate much easier for organisations needing to deploy a […]
Yinka Shonibare, Tesla And Conde Nast Confirmed Participants Of The Wish Africa Expo 2019
We are excited to announce the participation of renowned British-Nigerian artist, Yinka Shonibare; Global Director, Energy at TESLA, Alex Shoch and Head of Video at Conde Nast, Ezzie Chidi-Ofong at the WISH Africa Expo in London. The WISH Africa Expo is a two day showcase of pan African culture, commerce and development. The expo will […]
Artists Performing At Boiler Room X Ballantine’s True Music Africa
After successfully touring in South Africa, Kenya and Cameroon, Accra is the next stop on the True Music Africa tour and will bring together a killer line-up of exciting artists from Ghana’s buzzing hip-hop and trap scenes. Boiler Room x Ballantine’s True Music Africa is happening on Saturday, 23rd March at a secret location in Accra. Apply for […]
Issuing Title Deeds Will Continue To Increase Young Investors Preference For Real Estate
By Reuben Kimani CEO, Username Investment Limited A survey done last year by Enwealth Financial Services in partnership with Strathmore University revealed that 62.8 per cent of Kenyans opt for land and real estate when it comes to securing future investments. The survey sampled out average Kenyans from the top and middle income earners who […]
Stunning Buildings Made From Raw, Imperfect Materials
What would it take to reimagine the limits of architecture? Débora Mesa Molina offers some answers in this breathtaking, visual tour of her work, showing how structures can be made with overlooked materials and unconventional methods — or even extracted from the guts of the earth. “The world around us is an infinite source of […]
