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The second highly successful US Africa summit which has just concluded in Washington D.C. marks the beginning of a new chapter in US-Africa relationships. Geopolitical shifts have created major dislocations in the international energy and fertilized markets, massively impacting emerging and developed marketplaces alike, highlighting the critical need for sustainable global food security solutions. Indeed […]
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South Africa is ranked as the most food secure country in Africa, but with global agricultural supply being highly sensitive to shocks brought about by climate change, technology has an important role to play in ensuring the country’s food security. Huawei earlier this month demonstrated how the convergence of several technologies, including drones, 5G, and […]
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By Aimable Twahirwa Constance Okollet Achom, a Ugandan woman from Tororo, a rural village located in Eastern Uganda, has helped several dozens of her peers affected by domestic violence to address the issue by equipping victims with skillsets to manufacture eco-friendly biofuels from agro-forestry waste. “There have been a growing number of women in my village […]
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The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) has extended a USD 100 million trade finance facility to Agri Commodities and Finance FZE-LLC (ACF), a subsidiary of the Export Trading Group (ETG), one of the largest agricultural supply chain operators in Africa. In addition to funding the importation of fertilizers and vital agricultural […]
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Make PMI’s Most Influential Projects 2022 List Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading organisation for the project management profession, has released its fourth annual list of Most Influential Projects. The global list recognises the top 50 influential projects of 2022. UCT’s Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation program and local fintech start-up […]
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KAMPALA, Uganda, 22 December 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Start Network, through the Start Fund, has disbursed GBP £250,000 across frontline interventions aimed at curbing further spread of the Ebola virus in Uganda. These measures, coordinated by our members and their partners, include safeguarding school-going children, running awareness campaigns and the provision of hand washing facilities in public […]
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Employees today are accountable for making mental health in the workplace a business priority. This includes creating a stress-free work environment, as well as being empathic and responsive to the requirements of employees.Businesses that turn a blind eye to employee wellness may find that their unwillingness to provide help hurts their bottom line. In this […]
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#EmpowerHerDance goes Global with Top TikTokers from Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East and the UK leading the Charge HONG KONG, SAR, 21 December , 2022,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Tia Lee (Lee Yu Fen), a global C-POP singer, film and television actress, and fashion icon, has selected young women’s charity Teen’s Key in Hong Kong as the […]
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The initiative supports the aim to increase affordable digital insurance for boda boda riders in Kenya Boda Boda Integrated Management System (IMS), a company committed to addressing public safety, transport, and security challenges for boda boda riders has partnered with Lami Technologies, an insurtech start-up to launch affordable motor and personal accident insurance for riders […]
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Apple shifting some of its production from China was not unexpected, but Africa needs to get in on the action, argues Adam Molai, an African industrialist and founder of TRT Investments which manages a diversified sector portfolio and operations in Southern, East and West Africa. “When life gives you lemons, use them to make lemonade.” This was […]
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The British government has reached an agreement with Rwanda that would deport migrants who arrived in Britain illegally on a one-way trip to Rwanda, a country with a questionable human rights record, to have their asylum claims processed. Under Britain’s agreement with Rwanda, applicants granted asylum would be eligible to remain in Rwanda but would […]
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected leader of the governing African National Congress (ANC) in a party leadership contest. The announcement comes at the end of the ANC National Elective Conference. Last week, Ramaphosa survived a move to start impeachment proceedings against him in a vote in parliament. The ANC parliamentary caucus largely […]
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