Sport Betting is Back On in Bamako
Mali’s iconic Hippodrome in Bamako recently reopened its traditional horse races on Sundays after closing in March due to COVID-19. For jockeys like Mahamadou Tangara, the closure meant a complete loss of income. On any given Sunday, a jockey can win between $91 and $182 in prize money. No work means no winnings, Tangara said, […]
Ten Egyptian Startups Selected to Take Part in the Flat6Labs Cairo Accelerator
Launched in 2011 as the first office of the Flat6Labs MENA regional startup accelerator, the Flat6Labs Cairo programme provides startups with cash funding of between US$31,000 and US$46,000 with access to possible follow-on funding. Participating companies also gain access to strategic mentorship, office space, a multitude of perks and services from various partners, and entrepreneurship-focused […]
Feeding the DRC’s Bookworms
When Alpha Ramazani takes holiday trips to Brussels in Belgium, it’s usually not all pay and no work. The 33-year old Congolese sets out to obtain dozens of kilos of extra luggage crammed with the latest big-name novels, self-help books, biographies and other literary works to bring back to his bookstore in the capital city […]
Through the Lens of Kenya’s Young Refugees
Talented young creatives continue to turn one of Africa’s largest refugee camps into their own artistic space, even during the pandemic. Kenya’s Kakuma camp is home to almost 200,000 refugees. In 2018, CNN Inside Africa programme met young refugees living in the camp who were using film, song, and their creative talents to tell their […]
Much Needed Relief for Citizens Caught in the Ethiopian Crossfire
In a breakthrough a month after deadly conflict cut off Ethiopia’s Tigray region from the world, the United Nations on Wednesday said it and the Ethiopian government have signed a deal to allow “unimpeded” humanitarian access, at least for areas under federal government control after the prime minister’s declaration of victory over the weekend. This […]
Guinea is Preparing the Ground to Be China’s Steel Producer
Across China and around the clock, furnaces fuelled by Australian iron ore pump out the steel the country needs to build its way out of the coronavirus downturn. But as China’s trade war with Australia has become louder, working its way from unofficial stoppages to swingeing tariffs on barley and wine, so too have rumblings […]
The Theory of Environmental Racism in Africa
A recent paper shows how Western companies and businesses (primarily those in Europe and the US) target countries in the Gulf of Guinea – it covered Nigeria, Ghana, and Côte d’Ivoire – as a dump for their toxic waste. This, despite the knowledge of the physiological and environmental effects of this waste. These African countries […]
Making HIV Treatment Palatable for Kids
Aid agencies say that a low cost strawberry-flavoured tablet for children living with HIV will be rolled out in African countries next year. It is to be the first generic paediatric version of a key anti-retroviral therapy which will even be available for babies. The UN estimates that more than 1.5 million children around the […]
Nigeria’s Notorious Baby Factories Raided
Police in Nigeria have rescued 10 people, including four children, four pregnant women and two other women from an illegal maternity home, a spokesman said on Wednesday. The operation was carried out at the so-called “baby factory” in the Mowe area of the southwestern Ogun state on Tuesday. The women told police that the owner […]
Tony Blair Institute And Oracle Launch Africa Vaccine Management In The Cloud
The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and Oracle partner with African governments to manage large-scale vaccination programs in the cloud – over 73,000 people vaccinated and registered in the first 8 days in Ghana The Tony Blair Institute (TBI) and Oracle have brought cloud technology to Africa to manage public health programs. Initially, Ghana, Rwanda, and […]
