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AFRICA
The women running Nigeria’s economy
Nigeria’s economic story is increasingly being shaped by women occupying some of the country’s most influential positions from government ministries…
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Sports
Messi retires from International football after 21 years with Argentina
Messi announced his retirement on Monday, saying the decision “hurts deeply” but that he understood the time had come to…
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AFRICA
Technology key to learning, independence for people with special needs – W.TEC
THE Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC) says technology holds the key to better learning and more independence for people with…
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AFRICA
Integrated farming, healthy soils key to ending Africa’s hunger
PROF. Sylvester Ewansiha of the Department of Cropping Systems Agronomy, University of Benin (UNIBEN), says Africa’s hunger crisis requires integrated…
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AFRICA
Experts warn gender inequality, slow innovation threaten Africa’s brightest minds
EXPERTS have warned that Africa risks losing half of its brightest minds to slow innovation adoption and persistent gender inequality…
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AFRICA
Senegalese company produces first Africa-made treatment for sickle cell disease
Symptoms including bone pain, severe anaemia, extreme fatigue, and intense headaches frequently land him in the hospital, putting immense pressure…
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AFRICA
St Kitts and Nevis Biometric enrolment reaches Lagos, Nigeria platform
St. Kitts and Nevis is continuing the rollout of its biometric passport modernisation programme, with citizens living across Africa now…
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AFRICA
WHO confirms Uganda Ebola-free, as virus continues to spread in DRC
Uganda declared it was officially free of the virus last month, 42 days after the last confirmed patient was discharged.…
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AFRICA
Nigeria, AfricaRice deepen partnership to advance rice self-sufficiency, food security
Nigeria and the Africa Rice Centre (AfricaRice) have renewed their commitment to transforming the country’s rice production systems through scientific…
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AFRICA
95.3% of West African stakeholders support technology-driven malaria control
A new report by the Corporate Alliance on Malaria in Africa (CAMA) says 95.3 per cent of stakeholders surveyed across…
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