Nigeria To Host First African Congress On Sickle Cell Disease
Nigeria is set to host the first continent-wide conference on sickle cell disease, an ailment which has been described as one of the world’s most common genetic diseases, affecting an increasing number of people but is still relatively unknown to the wider public. The maiden African Congress on Sickle Cell Disease (ACSCD), with the theme: […]
Preparing South Africa For The Future Of Work
Deon De Swardt, Principal Consultant, Mercer According to the World Economic Forum, 70 percent of Africa’s population is under the age of 30, signalling a significant opportunity for the growth and advancement of the continent. For instance, South Africa alone has a youth population of 20.6 million, making up 35.7 percent of the country’s total population of […]
Preparing Nigeria For The Future Of Work
Deon De Swardt, Principal Consultant, Mercer According to the World Economic Forum, 70 percent of Africa’s population is under the age of 30, signalling a significant opportunity for the growth and advancement of the continent. For instance, the median age in Nigeria is 18.4 years of age. But in order to harness the full potential of this booming […]
Talking Talent: Hr Experts In Nigeria Discuss How To Future-Proof Their Business And Discover The One Thing They Desperately Need.
The cost of a bad hire or exit is on average 3x the annual salary of that position, once all bottom-line costs are included in calculations. This is an outrageous cost and one of the reasons HR leaders have to ensure that their companies must hire the right fit and effectively plan for succession, at all […]
Next Einstein Forum Announces New Cohort Of 25 Fellows, Africa’s Top Young Scientists
The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) today announced its third Class of NEF Fellows, 25 strong scientists, all under 42 years, whose research and innovations are contributing to solve Africa’s and the world’s most pressing challenges. “I am excited to announce the 3rd class of NEF Fellows for two reasons. The first is that we are […]
Ethiopia Breaks World Record,Plants 350 million Trees In One Day
Prime minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration has been mobilizing for months for what it called “Green Legacy” project which aimed at planting over 200 million trees in a single day. Government affiliated media, Fana Broadcasting Corporation (FBC), cited the coordinating committee of the project to report that 353,633,660, trees have been planted across the country. Religious […]
Zimbabwe To Legalize Growing Of Industrial Hemp
Zimbabwe will change its laws to allow farmers to grow industrial hemp for export, cabinet ministers said on Tuesday, adding that the government saw the plant as a future substitute for tobacco, the country’s biggest export earning crop. Industrial hemp is a strain of a cannabis species that is grown specifically for industrial uses of […]
Closing Africa’s Energy Gap: Choosing Collaboration Over Political Capitalization
Last month, the United Nations released their World Population Prospects report – predicting that the global population could increase by 2 billion people in the next 30 years. And within this, sub-Saharan Africa will experience a 99% increase. It’s no wonder then that African leaders are beginning to question how they will be able […]
