Getting Kids Back to Class in Cameroon
In Canton Bidimba, eastern Cameroon, children have long abandoned the classrooms in search of precious minerals. A non-governmental organization, FODER, has begun the Promess program, in partnership with the village chief and are on a mission to tour mining sites to sensitize parents on the merits of schooling their children. “Through our various awareness-raising activities, […]
Dangote Cement Plc is Planning a Buyback of its Shares to Boost Shareholder Value
The company will repurchase as much as 10% of the issued capital starting with a first tranche of 85.2 million shares of 50 kobo each, or 0.5% of the total in issue, it said in a filing to the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Monday. The purchase will be done in the open market on Dec. 30 […]
Congolese Virologists Discover a New Disease Similar to Ebola
In Ingende, the fears of encountering a new, deadly, virus remained very real even after the recovery of the patient showing symptoms that looked like Ebola. Her samples were tested on site and sent on to the Congo’s National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB) in Kinshasa, where they were further tested for other diseases with […]
Unsustainable Funding Hinders the AU from Developing its Full Potential
The African Union (AU) has developed ambitious plans for the continent, ranging from security to trade. But when it comes to financing these ambitions the organisation is caught between a rock and a hard place. Since the AU does not have an independent source of income, it either has to affront members for their irregular […]
Vaccine Apathy Hinders Nigeria’s Fight Against Yellow Fever
More than 170 people have died from yellow fever outbreaks in Nigeria this year, despite vaccines being available since 2004. A preference among some Nigerians for traditional, herbal medicine is part of the problem. But experts said apathy to vaccines in rural areas is the biggest challenge. Nigeria has had the yellow fever vaccine since 2004 […]
A Wave of Japanese Venture Capitalists is Flooding African Tech with Cash
In the past three years, an oversupply of capital in the Japanese startup system has seen three Japanese venture capital funds invest tens of millions of dollars (raised from private and corporate investors in Japan) in close to 100 startups across the African continent. These Japanese investors are offering Africa, its governments and its private […]
Covid-19 Strain in South Africa Appears in the UK
The UK has detected two cases of another new variant of coronavirus, the health secretary Matt Hancock says. The cases in London and north west England are contacts of people who travelled to South Africa, where the variant was discovered. Travel restrictions with South Africa have been imposed. Anyone who has travelled there in the […]
Nigeria’s Most Streamed Music Of 2020
Deezer reveals the most popular local and global music of the year ● Burna Boy is Nigeria’s most streamed artist with fans streaming ‘Twice as Tall’ the most. ● Fireboy DML’s ‘Vibration’ is the #1 most streamed track. ● Top streamed global acts include Drake, Pop Smoke and Roddy Ricch. Global audio streaming service, Deezer looked into the top sounds […]
Millennials Attracting Millennials To Invest In Cape Town’s Expensive Property Market
Mindset, language and available stock converting renters into buyers, drawing tenants closer to the city “We spend a lot of time educating our tenants and first-time buyers around what goes into buying a property, by explaining bond intricacies, and matching them up with the right originators or attorneys,” says Emanuel Germanis, founder and managing director […]
Delivering Improved Maize Seed Against All Odds
By Joshua Masinde As one of the pioneer homegrown seed companies in Uganda, Farm Inputs Care Centre (FICA) has become one of the leading players in the seed sector value chain. Since its inception in 1999, it has played a significant role in variety development and maintenance, seed production, and processing, packaging and marketing. The […]