ICT Has The Potential To Become A Solution To The Problem Of Unemployment In Africa
By Praba Moonsamy – Managing Director at Ikhaya Automation Systems The socio-economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is especially hard-hitting for younger generations in Africa. The youth are faced with multiple challenges including disruptions to education, training and on-the-job learning. They are further impacted by employment and income losses due to lay-offs and reduced working […]
Greater Collaboration, Tech Needed For Effective Vaccine Rollout In Kenya
By Hardeep Sound, Regional Sales Director: East Africa at SAP As we mark one year since the global COVID-19 pandemic hit Africa, all eyes are on countries’ ability to secure, import and distribute the vaccines that have been proven effective in the fight against the novel coronavirus. The pandemic has highlighted the glaring gap between […]
DHL Global Forwarding And Unicargas Collaborate To Connect Angolan Businesses To International Markets
Businesses across Angola can tap on Unicargas’ local knowledge and DHL’s regional and global network to reach European and North American markets Angola is currently the second largest producer of oil in Africa and has the 8th highest GDP in the continent, and the country is working hard in accordance with its National Development Plan to diversify its economy […]
Investment In Maize For Africa Pays Off
New report quantifies the impact of 20 years of CGIAR-led maize improvement for AfricaNew report quantifies the impact of 20 years of CGIAR-led maize improvement for Africa Between 1995-2015, nearly 60% of all maize varieties released in 18 African countries were CGIAR-related. At the end of this period, in 2015, almost half of the maize […]
Africa CDC, African Union, WHO, The Rockefeller Foundation, Join The ‘One By One: Target COVID-19 Campaign’
To Launch: ‘AfricaCovidChampions’ And For A Virtual Workshop For Celebrity Influencers, Business Leaders, Media Houses, And Journalists In order to combat the spread of misinformation and to mitigate the deadly spread of COVID-19, the One by One: Target COVID-19 Campaign, alongside the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, […]
Pictures of How Senegal Celebrated Easter
The village of Fadiouth lies on an island of clam shells, with a footbridge connecting it to mainland Senegal. Senegal as a whole in majority Muslim, but on the island of Fadiouth the population is around 90% Christian. SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
A Clean Up of Lagos’ Beach
Nigeria’s megacity of 20 million people produces between 13,000 and 15,000 tonnes of waste per day, including 2,250 tonnes of plastic, according to a Lagos recycling startup, WeCyclers. Despite recent cleanup efforts and an emerging recycling sector, Lagos has no rubbish sorting system, and lack of public awareness about pollution presents a huge environmental challenge. […]
An Unholy Alliance: Links Between Extremism and Illicit Trade in East Africa
Terror groups such as al-Shabaab and ISIS-linked affiliates in Somalia and Mozambique, as well as Central African militias, urban gangs, and international crime groups, are increasingly targeting East Africa as a destination market for illicit trade, as well as a transport hub for the mass import and export of illegal goods. Terrorist groups continue to […]
The Bizarre Case of How this Woman Was Blamed for the Suez Blockade
At the time of the Suez blockage, Marwa Elselehdar was working as a first mate, in command of the Aida IV, hundreds of miles away in Alexandria. The vessel, owned by Egypt’s maritime safety authority, runs supply missions to a lighthouse in the Red Sea. It’s also used to train cadets from the Arab Academy […]
Zambian Aviation Authority to Investigate Unexpected Landing of Ethiopian Airlines Plane
An Ethiopian Airlines plane mistakenly landed at an unopened airport still under construction in Zambia. The flight — a cargo service traveling from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and destined for Ndola, Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe Airport — instead landed Sunday at Zambia’s new Copperbelt International Airport, which has not yet been inaugurated, the airline said in a […]
