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It was a Saturday market day, which in the villages that straddle the Borno-Yobe border means something particular. It means the smell of dried fish and millet. It means men arriving on motorcycles before dawn, women spreading cloth on cracked earth, children darting between the stalls. It means the week’s commerce — and sometimes the […]
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Work Has Never Been Better. So Why Does Working Feel So Much Worse? By Ashwin Rajah, founder of Mindset Matters Human Rights Day reminds us to reflect on our constitutional rights, including human dignity and fair labour practices. Yet today one of the places where these rights are most often tested is the workplace. Much […]
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For travellers from around the world, a Kruger National Park safari stands out as one of the most sought-after adventures on the planet – a bucket list item that people often spend years planning for and dreaming about. While the Kruger has always been iconic, 2026 is being hailed as a significant year for South […]
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By Roger B. Jantio As African finance ministers gather for the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank next week in Washington, DC, the question of how to finance the continent’s artificial intelligence ambitions has moved from aspiration to urgency. In that context, the recent call by the United Nations Economic […]
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It begins before the sun rises. In Nairobi’s Eastleigh neighbourhood, in Lagos along the Apapa corridor, in Accra’s industrial quarter and in Mombasa’s port district, the queues appear in the dark — motorcycles, matatus, lorries, private cars — all waiting for fuel that may or may not arrive, and that, when it does, will cost […]
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Jambojet has unveiled a new Integrated Operations Control Centre (IOCC), marking a major step in strengthening its operational backbone as the airline scales for its next phase of growth. The centralised facility brings together critical operational functions into a single, coordinated environment, enabling real-time decision-making and allowing the airline to respond faster to disruptions, improve […]
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HOSTAFRICA has unveiled its dedicated NVIDIA RTX PRO GPU servers at Digital Parks Africa’s (DPA) Samrand data centre, launching its fully localised GPU‑as‑a‑Service offering. The launch brought together industry leaders, tech partners and customers for a first-hand look at the platform in action, including live demonstrations of the high-performance infrastructure now available locally. Built to support organisations running […]
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A new Nigerian film, Makemation, is putting Africa at the center of the global AI conversation with a story that blends technology and social impact. The film follows Zara, a young girl from a low-income community on the outskirts of Lagos, whose life changes after she earns a scholarship to an elite tech institute. There, […]
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Senegal has issued its first conviction under a controversial new law that dramatically sharpens penalties for LGBTQ+ individuals. A 24-year-old man was sentenced to six years in prison and fined over $3,000 in a Dakar suburb court, becoming the law’s first casualty since it took effect. The legislation raises prison terms to between five and […]
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China’s Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group has secured a six-month lithium export quota from Zimbabwe, breaking a two-month freeze that threatened global battery supply chains. The southern African nation, Africa’s largest lithium producer, had halted exports in February to combat what it described as malpractice and leakage. However, it is now cautiously reopening the gates for […]
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Following a meeting between President John Dramani Mahama and France’s Emmanuel Macron in Paris, Ghanaian officials say France has signaled openness to talks on reparations. While France abstained from a recent UN resolution led by Ghana recognizing slavery as a crime against humanity, officials say Macron is open to “honest dialogue” on the issue. Ghana […]
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Biological fertilizers made from rhizobia can fix atmospheric nitrogen naturally, boost crop yields, improve soil health, and even survive drought conditions. Unlike chemical fertilizers, they don’t destroy soil fertility, wash away, or poison waterways. Despite this, many small-scale farmers in South Africa remain reluctant to adopt biological fertilizers. According to researchers, limited availability, widespread misconceptions, […]
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