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Nigeria’s journey to the Petroleum Industry Act started in 2000 under President Olusegun Obasanjo, who inaugurated an oil and gas sector reform implementation committee. The committee’s report formed the basis of the first Petroleum Industry Bill eight years later. It was submitted to the National Assembly but not passed. Nor was it passed under the […]
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Zuma, 79, was sentenced to a 15-month prison sentence two months ago by the country’s Constitutional Court for contempt after he refused to appear before a judicial commission probing corruption during his nearly decade-long presidency. The former president began his sentence on July 8, before he was admitted to a hospital where he later underwent […]
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Egyptian-American computer scientist Rana el Kaliouby co-founded her company Affectiva while undertaking a Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Specializing in “Emotion AI,” a subsect of artificial intelligence, Kaliouby wants to teach computers how to recognize and quantify human emotions. Technology has created an “empathy crisis,” Kaliouby says — and her mission is […]
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A Guinean army unit seized control of the country Sunday and announced it had deposed President Alpha Conde. The soldiers expressed frustration over widespread poverty and corruption in Guinea. After Conde’s first win in 2010, citizens hoped he would bring stability to Guinea, which had suffered decades of rampant corruption. Tensions peaked last year when […]
...Following yesterday’s military coup in Guinea, in which soldiers from the National Committee for Reconciliation and Development (CNRD) seized power and detained President Alpha Condé, Amnesty International’s West and Central Africa Director Samira Daoud said: LONDON, United Kingdom, September 06, 2021,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-“We call on CNRD leaders to protect and guarantee the human rights […]
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SingularityU South Africa Summit in October set to host leading South African and global business women When the highly anticipated SingularityU South Africa Summit 2021 takes place online from 12 – 15 October, South Africa’s top female thought leaders across various industries are set to take centre stage. This future focussed summit aims to equip […]
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At AWIEF 2021 Conference In December The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has announced speakers for its prestigious and flagship annual conference that hosts high-level industry experts, business and public sector thought leaders from across Africa and the world. The 7th Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) conference will take place on […]
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The latest unemployment figures suggest a bleak future for the country’s youth, but non-profit private college backed by the Datatec Education and Technology Foundation has other ideas Stats SA’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the second quarter of 2021 paints a bleak picture for job-seekers. Not only has unemployment hit a record high of […]
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The efficiency of passenger flow at Zimbabwe’s Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport is set to improve significantly thanks to a new terminal building currently under construction. According to a statement from the presidency, refurbishment of the current terminal will begin once the new facility is completed, after which the two facilities will be merged. When […]
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In Brazil, Palmares is one of the most respected historic sites among the Afro-Brazilian community. The famous kingdom was the largest enslaved runaway community in the history of the Atlantic world. It was the first and only African kingdom in the Americas— which lasted 100 years— and it is now a remarkable historic symbol for […]
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With world-class shopping, iconic buildings, tantalising cuisine, and a wide array of tourist activities, Dubai doesn’t disappoint on the experience front. Antigua and Barbuda is paradise, boasting white sand beaches and stunning viewpoints. Sun, sea and sand, that’s what a long stay visit in Mauritius promises. Here, travellers can work from their hotel pool, the […]
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Wolfgat has pulled in plenty of accolades in South Africa but has somehow missed out on the international acclaim of other farm- fish- and forage-centric restaurants; it shouldn’t. The food is beautiful and intellectual, but also easy to eat. You don’t feel like you’re desecrating artwork when you stick your fork in. And the juxtaposition […]
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