AFRICA
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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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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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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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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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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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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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MTN Launched an AI-Powered Job Board to connect Africa’s Youth to the Opportunities of the Digital Economy
integration of learning, job discovery and application tracking distinguishes the feature from conventional job-search platforms focused primarily on vacancy listings.…
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Dangote Refinery Expands Free Fuel Delivery To Kano, Imo, Others, Targets Lower Pump Prices
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has expanded its free petroleum products delivery initiative to Kano, Imo, Anambra, and Nasarawa states,…
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Gabon revives Its cultural heritage at Libreville’s festival of cultures
Held from August 21 to 23 along Avenue Jean-Paul II, the festival brings together representatives of Gabon’s nine provinces, alongside…
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Africa Pushes for Greater Control of Critical Minerals at New York Summit
More than 30 African countries are set to advance plans for mineral value addition, investment and stronger continental cooperation as…
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