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As climate change threatens cocoa production, companies are exploring innovative ways to grow cocoa or create chocolate alternatives. California Cultured is at the forefront of this effort. The company grows cocoa from cell cultures, reducing the traditional six to eight-month harvest to just a week. This method also conserves water and labor. Likewise, Planet A […]
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Adani Enterprises, the flagship company of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, has established a Kenyan subsidiary as it intensifies efforts to take over operations at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The subsidiary, named Airports Infrastructure PLC (AIP), was incorporated on August 30 and is designed to manage, upgrade, and modernize JKIA. Despite facing significant opposition […]
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By CEO of PayU Africa, Karen Nadasen As internet connectivity permeates every corner of Africa, the everyday exchange of money is profoundly changing – increasingly shaped by the continent’s burgeoning fintech sector. This shift, driven by digital innovation in payment processes, is turning what was once an informal network of transactions into a robust, inclusive […]
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African nations are poised to sign $3.5 billion worth of deals with Indonesia at the ongoing Indonesia-Africa Forum in Bali, marking a significant increase from the $600 million in agreements secured at the forum’s inaugural meeting in 2018. Vice Foreign Affairs Minister Pahala Mansury highlighted key partnerships formed through these agreements. One such partnership is […]
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Senegal’s decision to establish a commission to re-examine its oil and gas contracts has sparked calls for transparency from industry experts and stakeholders. Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announced that the committee, which includes legal, tax, and energy experts, will review agreements to “rebalance them in the national interest.” Key assets under scrutiny include the Sangomar […]
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Ayachi Zammel, one of only two candidates approved to run against Tunisia’s President Kais Saied in the October 6 election, was arrested on Monday, shortly before his candidacy for the election was confirmed. His campaign alleges that the arrest is based on false accusations of forging public endorsements to secure his place on the ballot, […]
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Ten Nigerian protesters have been charged with treason at the federal high court in Abuja following last month’s nationwide demonstrations against severe economic conditions. The protests, which began on August 1, escalated into violence in several areas. Protesters clashed with security forces, leading to the death of at least seven people, though rights groups report […]
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Africa is grappling with significant economic strain due to climate change, with some countries spending up to 9% of their budgets on combating climate extremes, according to a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report. Africa is a low greenhouse gas emitter; however, its temperatures have risen faster than the global average. Titled the State of the […]
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GENEVA, Switzerland, 04 September 2024 /African Media Agency (AMA)/- In a modest neighborhood of Bangui, Central African Republic’s capital city, Gniwali Ndangou is rushing to work. She’s a peer educator and community health worker at a youth sexual education centre, CISJEU. The same centre that saved her life. I’m an orphan,” she said, “I […]
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In Zimbabwe, authors are turning WhatsApp into a platform for writing and selling novels. One example is Dhewa, an author who writes in Shona and explores traditional African themes. Dhewa sends his serialized novels to over 1,000 followers via WhatsApp and charges $2 per book. He has so far published 43 novels this way, despite […]
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The deliberate enhancement of entrepreneurship education in Africa, balancing theory with practice, is as critical as the efforts to eradicate youth unemployment and poverty. We need, desperately, to build a pool of entrepreneurial youth that will create jobs for themselves and others, instead of seeking jobs in an environment that is not capable to absorb […]
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OHANNESBURG, South Africa, 2 September, 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will engage with young leaders, nutrition experts and advocates in a free live-streamed event by Africa.com. The event, NutriVision: A Pan-African Youth Dialogue on Nutrition, will feature insights from Mr. Gates, and the talented musician Jon Batiste […]
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New Satirical Drama Nya Uriri (Pek Chi Liel) – The Widow’s Burden Sparks Conversations On Widowhood And Inheritance In African Culture