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Lloyd’s, the world’s leading marketplace for insurance and reinsurance, has announced it will partner with Sherbro Alliance Partners (SAP) to support economic resilience and growth opportunities on Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone, as part of a landmark sustainable development initiative that aims to put nature and renewable energy at the centre. Signed on Tuesday, 06 February […]
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Marking a decade of top B2B travel events, Africa Travel Week has revealed a packed schedule for its 2024 milestone edition of WTM Africa. Running from 07-12 April in Cape Town, the newly-announced programme spotlights real business-building opportunities. “The tourism landscape in 2024 is characterised by growth and optimism, setting the tone for Africa Travel […]
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By Saul Wamalwa, Regional Manager for West, East and Central Africa at Commvault Since data is considered to be the new oil, good data management is key for businesses operating in Kenya as it enables improved organisational agility, better and faster decision making and quicker problem-solving based on accurate, up-to-date information. There are very few […]
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The upcoming Africa Energy Indaba is set to showcase the pivotal role of electric vehicles (EVs) in shaping the future of sustainable transportation across the continent. As part of the event’s comprehensive agenda, the Electric Vehicle Forum will bring together industry leaders, experts, and enthusiasts to discuss and accelerate the adoption of electric mobility solutions […]
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To what extent has the Agoa goal been achieved? The duty- and quota-free access to the US market granted by Agoa has helped in boosting trade and investment between sub-Saharan Africa and the US. Many of the qualifying African countries have recorded specific successes in goods exported under Agoa to the US. These include textiles and apparel from Kenya, […]
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NAIROBI, Kenya, 7 February 2024, /African Media Agency/-The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on 14th December 2023 approved a new five-year Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Kenya. The 2024-2028 CSP focuses on boosting private sector-driven growth through infrastructure development, strategic reforms, and human capital development. African Development Bank to support Kenya in […]
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Legal grievances against the South African Department of Home Affairs, including contempt of court cases, are depressingly common. Too frequently the minister has to apologise to a court, or to ask for more time, on behalf of the department. Most of the court cases involve the operations of the department regarding visas and permits for […]
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Millions of people around the world rely on bushmeat as a source of local protein. However, it is increasingly being funnelled into a lucrative organised trade, providing luxury goods to an international market which pushes prices up. The scale of the illegal bushmeat trade is unknown, but scientific reviews suggest it is becoming increasingly commercialised, […]
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Plateau, the downtown Dakar neighbourhood that is home to the country’s National Assembly, was tense but quiet on Monday morning. Inside parliament, the assembly was anything but. Lawmakers were debating on President Macky Sall’s announcement to postpone general elections – originally scheduled for February 25 – for an additional six months. The decision to delay […]
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Adelaide-based cardiologist, Dr Chukwudiebube Ajaero, said it is a common trend in this community. “What I have noted in the African patients that I have interacted with, seems to be that of greater severity of these conditions and greater suffering.” Ajaero believes not enough research is being done on the heart health of African-Australians, and […]
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Visa, a global leader in digital payments and the chosen digital payment provider for the tournament, has collaborated with several partners including financial institutions, football federations, community partners and NGOs. Together, they have selected more than 800 boys and girls, aged 9 to 13, to escort some of the world’s top football players onto the […]
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In January 2024, three girls aged 12, 13 and 17 died in Sierra Leone following complications allegedly associated with the cutting of parts of their genitals. The results of a post mortem carried out on one of the girls was excessive bleeding. Anti-FGM advocates are still pushing the police to exhume the hastily buried body […]
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