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US-Africa Municipal and Sub-Sovereign Investors Forum: Paving the Way for Sustainable African Development

3Oct

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World

US-Africa Municipal and Sub-Sovereign Investors Forum: Paving the Way for Sustainable African Development

In the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, UCLG Africa (http://www.UCLGA.org), the umbrella organization representing the voice of African subnational and local governments on the African continent, organized the very first US-Africa Municipal and Sub-Sovereign Investors Forum at the Wall Street Hotel in New York City. The Forum brought together around 100 participants representing the African Union institutions; the USA cooperation agencies; Black Caucus USA State legislators; Africa and USA Mayors and Leaders of subnational and local governments; Africa and USA Development Finance institutions; Africa and USA business community. The proceedings of the Forum were structured around three sequences: the official opening session; the session on market practices, collaboration an...

Africa: Liquid Intelligent Technologies Zambia launches Azure Stack, helping businesses access cloud solutions that meet local compliance requirements

21Sep

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Technology

Africa: Liquid Intelligent Technologies Zambia launches Azure Stack, helping businesses access cloud solutions that meet local compliance requirements

Liquid Intelligent Technologies Zambia (https://www.Liquid.Tech), a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, is excited to announce the official launch of Azure Stack for its customers. This offering will ensure businesses can access local cloud solutions cost-effectively, meet local data regulatory requirements, and efficiently run latency-sensitive business applications. “According to the Zambia Inclusive Digital Economy Status Report 2022, the local digital economy score is 45%, which indicates that we are still in the start-up phase. This statistic indicates that as an economy, we still need to make the cloud more easily accessible to ensure we are 100% ready. With the unveiling of the Azure Stack, Liquid Zambia has reiterated its commitment to working wi...

President Akufo-Addo demands reparations for Africa

21Sep

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Politics

President Akufo-Addo demands reparations for Africa

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has demanded the payment of reparations for the countries affected by the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. He stated that, while no amount of money could compensate for the tragedies of the time, the point would be made that evil was perpetrated on Africans. “No amount of money will ever make up for the horrors, but it would make the point that evil was perpetrated, that millions of productive Africans were snatched from the embrace of our continent, and put to work in the Americas and the Caribbean without compensation for their labour,” he told the Assembly. The President made the demand when he took his turn at the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York, on Wednesday. World leaders and represen...

Africa Climate Summit: Africa can Leapfrog Towards a Clean and Sustainable Energy Future

1Sep

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World

Africa Climate Summit: Africa can Leapfrog Towards a Clean and Sustainable Energy Future

Ahead of the Africa Climate Summit (https://AfricaClimateSummit.org/) , Greenpeace Africa (https://www.Greenpeace.org/Africa) has called on African governments to act now to minimise the devastating impacts of the climate crisis on the livelihoods of Africans. In a letter sent (https://apo-opa.info/45NUBBt) to the secretariat of the summit, the organisation is warning against turning Africa into the frontier of a new scramble for oil, gas and coal, driven by former colonial powers. As East Africa is reeling from its worst drought on record (https://apo-opa.info/3Ei8WKG), extreme heat and wildfires are ravaging northern Africa (https://apo-opa.info/47SC34W) and flash floods (https://Floodlist.com/Africa) are hitting countries across the continent. The science is clear (https://apo...

Introducing the next evolution of connectivity in Africa: inq. Wi-Fi 6 and Edge solutions

30Aug

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Technology

Introducing the next evolution of connectivity in Africa: inq. Wi-Fi 6 and Edge solutions

inq. Zambia has today announced its Wi-Fi 6 and Edge products that are designed to set to new standards in connectivity and usher in a new era of seamless communication and productivity across Africa. Designed to meet the evolving needs of businesses and government, the inq. Wi-Fi 6 products offer speed, capacity, and efficiency, transforming the way people experience wireless networks. With enhanced performance in crowded environments, improved latency, and support for multiple devices, the technology paves the way for uninterrupted streaming, and efficient remote work collaboration. Complementing the inq. Wi-Fi 6 offerings, its Edge solutions redefine the concept of edge computing, bringing processing and data storage closer to the source for real-time insights and improved time t...

I Want to See Africa Adopt Technology and Create Technology, Says Katuiscia Laurence Ewane

24Aug

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Technology

I Want to See Africa Adopt Technology and Create Technology, Says Katuiscia Laurence Ewane

While the energy sector has been a largely male-dominated industry, women are gradually taking on a more central role in driving innovative project developments. Individuals such as Katuiscia Laurence Ewane, General Field Engineer at SLB, play an instrumental part in driving the successful development of the industry. Ewane has a vision that Africa not only adopts but creates technology. Ewane is featured on the African Energy Chamber’s (www.EnergyChamber.org) list of 25 Under 40 Energy Women Rising Stars. Please share a brief overview of your journey in the energy industry that led to your current role? What are some key achievements or milestones that you are particularly proud of? I have always had an interest in STEM-related fields and that is what led me to attend Eco...

Poor leadership, bad governance and corruption stifling development in Africa – Obasanjo

16Aug

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News

Poor leadership, bad governance and corruption stifling development in Africa – Obasanjo

Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Ogunboye Aremu Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria, has ascribed Africa’s rising poverty and underdevelopment to poor leadership, bad governance, and massive corruption by high-powered people in government.The leadership letdowns, he said, had occasioned the rising crass economic mismanagement of economies, diversity frictions, and political segregation, leading to loss of confidence in state institutions' ability to provide public services.“It is unfortunate that in some countries where the gatekeeper is the thief, the countries could only be made safe and secured by God.“…and that is the situation we find ourselves in in some countries, if not all countries in Africa. Your dream of security is dashed when your gatekeeper is the one who is the chief thie...

National Basketball Association (NBA) Africa and MAVEN Developments Announce Multiyear Collaboration in Egypt

15Aug

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Sports

National Basketball Association (NBA) Africa and MAVEN Developments Announce Multiyear Collaboration in Egypt

Collaboration Will Tip Off with Interactive Event “NBA (www.NBA.com) Weekend” in North Coast from Aug. 18-19; NBA Africa and MAVEN Developments to Launch Jr. NBA West Cairo League and Host an Elite Player Development Camp in Egypt Later This Year NBA Africa and MAVEN Developments, one of Egypt’s market leaders in real estate development, today announced a multiyear collaboration that makes MAVEN Developments an Official Partner of NBA Africa in Egypt. The collaboration will tip off with “NBA Weekend,” an interactive basketball and lifestyle event that will be held in North Coast’s Cali Coast Ras El Hekma on Friday, Aug. 18 and Saturday, Aug. 19. The event will feature an NBA 3X (three-on-three) basketball tournament, live music performances and a Jr. NBA clinic fo...

Slave Trade: President Akufo-Addo rallies reparation for Africa

2Aug

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News

Slave Trade: President Akufo-Addo rallies reparation for Africa

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday urged European nations to pay reparations to Africa for the damage wrought by the historic slave trade. He said the effects of the Trans-Atlantic Chattel Trade had devastated the African Continent and Africans in the Diaspora, with the entire period of slavery stifling her economic, cultural and psychological progress. The President made the call at a colourful durbar to commemorate the 25th Emancipation Day at Assin-Manso in the Assin South District of the Central Region.It was on the theme: “Re-Claiming the African Family: Confronting the Past to Face the Challenges of the 21st Century.” This year’s celebration was marked in splendor and glamorous spectacle, amidst solemnness, laced with cultural performances. A large number of A...

Breathing hope: Tackling lung cancer in Africa and the Middle East (By Esra Erkomay)

1Aug

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World

Breathing hope: Tackling lung cancer in Africa and the Middle East (By Esra Erkomay)

Lung cancer, once rare, is now the highest cause of mortality of cancer worldwide. Responsible for more fatalities than breast, colon, and prostate cancers combined. [1] It claims a life every 18 seconds. In recent years, wealthier countries have recently experienced a significant decline in lung cancer mortality, but in most of the Middle East and Africa incidence and mortality remains high. It is challenging to gather precise figures on the number of people living with lung cancer in the region, but most recent studies show there were at least 120,000 new cases in 2018, with numbers predicted to have grown since then. [2] [3] Its strong association with tobacco-use leads many people to assume that lung cancer is a condition that only affects smokers. But this is a misperce...