Madagascar Launches Africa’s First Herbal Remedy Cure From Covid-19
The president of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina officially launched a local herbal remedy believed can prevent and cure patients suffering from COVID-19. The herbal remedy has been developed by Congolese Doctor, Dr. Jerome Munyagi in partnership with the Malagasy Institute of Applied Research and branded COVID Organics. President Andry Rajaolina presented the remedy to the press […]
Trees For The Future Launches 20 New Projects
Regenerative agroforestry nonprofit Trees for the Future launches 20 new projects across sub-Saharan Africa in their ongoing effort to end hunger, poverty, and deforestation through farmer education and the Forest Garden Approach. More than 8,000 farmers are participating in the 20 projects spread across Cameroon, Senegal, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda – with 300-600 farming families […]
Airbus Develops Solution for Airlines to use their Widebody Aircraft for Pure Cargo Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Airbus is developing a modification for A330 and A350 family aircraft which will enable airlines to install freight pallets directly onto the cabin floor seat tracks, after removal of the economy-class seats. This solution will help with the airlines’ own business continuity, and also alleviate the global shortage of ‘belly-freight’ air cargo capacity due to […]
Mastercard Study Shows South African Consumers Make the Move to Contactless Payments for Everyday Purchases
In a Mastercard global consumer study, 75 percent of South African consumers say they use contactless payments.88 percent of South African respondents view contactless as a cleaner way to pay, with 71 percent preferring to shop at merchants where contactless is accepted.In South Africa, the number of contactless transactions grew 13X in March 2020 compared […]
Equatorial Guinea Year Of Investment Advances, Despite Challenges
The Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons promotes downstream projects and continues to sign contracts, as oil and gas industry adapts to COVID-19. COVID-19 has slowed global trade, but Equatorial Guinea is not relenting in its drive for investment and downstream diversification, said the country’s Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons, H.E. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima. Equatorial […]
Moroccan Ex-convict Gives Back to Community he Terrorised
A reformed ex-convict in Morocco looks to make the best of his new life of freedom. Streets he once stalked as a criminal are today the focus of his local beautification efforts. And, as VOA’s Arash Arabasadi reports, he may even offer a path for other ex-cons to follow. SOURCE: VOA
Virtual Human Resources and Budgeting System for the African Startup
Zimbabwean entrepreneur Iphi Mhlanga is based in Ireland, where he has launched software as a service (SaaS) expense management and employee engagement platform Xpensi. Soon, however, he will take the business to African shores. Currently operating with Irish and British clients, Xpensi digitises the expense reimbursement cycle for businesses through a web app that allows […]
Malawi Ordered to Stage a Fair Lockdown
Malawi was one of the last countries in the world to announce its first case of Covid-19. But ever since, it has been embroiled in a constitutional row about a lockdown the government wants to impose to tackle the pandemic. The High Court took the unprecedented step of blocking the government’s plans to impose a […]
Haftar Proposes Ceasefire for Ramadan
Libyan renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar has said his forces would cease hostilities during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan following international calls for a truce in the war-torn North African nation. Ahmed Mismari, spokesman for Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA), said in a television broadcast on Thursday the ceasefire came at the request […]
Mourning South Africa’s Struggle Hero
Anti-apartheid activist Denis Goldberg has died at his home near Cape Town, aged 87. Goldberg was a prominent member of the ruling African National Congress and stood trial alongside Nelson Mandela. He spent 22 years in prison for his involvement with the ANC’s fight against apartheid, the racist system of oppression imposed by the white […]
