A Fraud Monitoring Platform for Fintechs
Nigerian data science startup Voyance has launched Sigma, a fraud monitoring platform for fintech companies that aggregates data in order to block fraudsters. Launched in Lagos in late-2019, Voyance is a data science company that builds innovative solutions to help companies extract value from their data. Its product suite includes a machine learning and data […]
Francophone Africa Ditches French Currency for its Own
The much-awaited bill ratifying the end of the CFA franc was adopted on Wednesday by the French Council of Ministers. The text validates the transition of the CFA franc – used by eight French West African countries – to become the newly mooted Eco, a currency to be adopted by the entire West African bloc, […]
Kampala’s Lockdown Affects other Health Services
Two months into a lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, many Ugandans are struggling. With about 1.4-million people, or just more than 3% of the population, living with HIV or Aids, according to government figures, one of the highest rates in East Africa, with about 23,000 people dying and 50,000 new infections each […]
Scores Killed in Deadly Jonglei Attack
At least 287 people, including a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) staff member and two other aid workers, have been killed in the most recent spat of inter-communal violence in the eastern state of Jonglei in South Sudan, government authorities have told Al Jazeera. At least 300 people were wounded in the violence, which broke out […]
Harare Means Business after Firing Minister
Zimbabwe’s deputy information minister has been fired, hours after dismissing the abduction of a female member of parliament and two of her colleagues as a row over payment for sex. The government gave no reason for the dismissal of Energy Mutodi. A tweet by Mr Mutodi about the opposition MP, Joana Mamombe, has been deleted. […]
Top Performers Line Up for Africa Day Concert
Some of Africa’s biggest music stars are lined up to perform at a 2-hour long virtual concert on Monday to celebrate Africa Day. Actor and musician, Idris Elba is hosting the concert titled ‘Africa Day Benefit Concert at Home’ through a partnership with music channel, MTV Base Africa, and YouTube. Elba, who was diagnosed with […]
Pastor Chris’ Sermon on Coronavirus Pulled Off Air
British media regulator Ofcom has imposed sanctions against a channel founded by Nigerian megachurch preacher Chris Oyakhilome for airing “unsubstantiated claims” linking 5G to the coronavirus pandemic. The regulator said while it does not oppose broadcasts airing controversial views or those challenging health authorities, the claims in a sermon aired by Christian channel Loveworld News […]
Botswana’s 48-day Lockdown Ends
All businesses and schools are now cleared to reopen under government guidelines, including individual temperature checks, use of face masks and regular sanitizing. COVID-19 Task Force Coordinator Dr. Kereng Masupu said in a news briefing that depending on the coronavirus disease pattern, a return to lockdown will remain an option. Meantime, people returning home to […]
There is a Global Silence on the Victories Africa Has Made in Handling the Pandemic
The African continent has a stellar history of innovating its way out of problems. There have been coronavirus mistakes, misjudgments, and deaths, and each one is a tragedy. And no one knows the course the pandemic may take next – the continent, like the rest of the world, isn’t out of the woods yet. But […]
South African Newborn Succumbs to COVID-19
A two-day-old baby has died with coronavirus in South Africa – one of the world’s youngest victims of the virus. The mother had tested positive for Covid-19 and the child subsequently tested positive, the health minister said. “Sadly we have recorded the first neonatal mortality related to Covid-19. The baby was two days old and […]
