Tag: Africa

Africa: Football Versus Faith – the Ramadan Conundrum

The holy month is challenging for Muslim footballers and their clubs. How does one honour one’s religion by fasting yet remain in top condition? With some compromises, that’s how. When Senegalese striker Demba Ba got off to a slow start with Newcastle United after joining them in July 2011, his coach, Alan Pardew, blamed it

Africa: House Democrats Press Biden for TIPS Patent Waiver to Boost Covid Vaccine Production

A majority of Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have sent a letter to President Biden calling for a waiver to allow other countries, many in poor regions of the world, to manufacture their own doses of the COVID-19 vaccines that have been created by pharmaceuticals companies funded by U.S. taxpayers. The letter was

Africa: Former UK Prime Minister & Chancellor, Gordon Brown's Prepared Remarks to WHO Press Conference

[WHO] Geneva — Each week for the past 10 weeks we’ve seen increases in COVID cases. Source link

Africa Reaches 4,079,615 Million Covid-19 Recoveries

As of May 2, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  4,565,548 while over 12,401,980 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Reported deaths in Africa reached  122,068 and  4,079,615 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases –  1,582,842 – and  54,406 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco ( 511,562),

South Africa: Workers Make SA a Better Place

President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to the efforts of workers amidst the ongoing fight against COVID-19. The President said workers have sacrificed a lot and have been severely affected by the pandemic in terms of the loss of income. “Frontline workers such as medical personnel, the police teachers and other staff members in the

Africa: Green Gold – Avocado Farming On the Rise in Africa

In East Africa and Nigeria, avocado farmers want to enter the insatiable export market. Environmental concerns cast a shadow over the crop in other parts of the world. What will African farmers do differently? Baker Ssengendo’s vision for the future of Uganda starts with an avocado seedling. “The avocado tree has a lifespan of about

Africa: Buhari Lauds Segun Ogunsanya Appointment As CEO Airtel Africa

“The reward for hard work is more work,” says President Buhari, as he wishes Mr Ogunsanya greater successes ahead. The elevation of the Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Networks Limited, Mr Segun Ogunsanya, to MD/CEO of Airtel Africa Plc, has received plaudits from President Muhammadu Buhari, who says the flag of Nigeria has

Africa: Trading Statement – Pepkor Buoyed By Demand for Furniture and Electronics

The Steinhoff-owned retail group Pepkor has reported a strong rise in demand for furniture and electronics, but it has also grown its share of the clothing market. Pepkor appears to have been a net beneficiary of Covid-19 as consumers continue to shop down while strong demand for electronics and furniture has made up for softer

Africa: Tokyo Olympics Organisers to Apply Strict Covid-19 Protocols to Athletes

Athletes finally have some clarity on the Covid-19 protocols they will face at the Tokyo Games later in 2021 after organisers release a list. With fewer than 90 days until the opening of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (2020 is retained in the title despite the Games being staged in 2021), athletes at the global showpiece

AFRICA : Online news media Brut out to conquer African millenials

Online news channel Brut, founded in 2016 by Renaud Le Van Kim, Guillaume Lacroix and Laurent Lucas, is launching its first African venture in May. Source link

Africa: NSO Group Hasn’t Kept Its Promises On Human Rights, RSF and Other NGOs Say

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and eight other NGOs have sent a joint letter to NSO Group, an Israeli company that produces spyware, accusing it of failing to keep many of the undertakings it has given to respect and implement the UN’s Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. This was a missed opportunity for NSO

Africa: Draw Procedure – Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations, Senegal 2021

Below is the draw procedure for the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations, Senegal 2021. The draw will be conducted on Thursday, 29 April 2021. CAF Head of Competitions, Khaled Nasser will be conducting the draw. Draw Procedure: Senegal, the host of the final tournament, will be placed on the top of Group A (A1),

Africa: Green Africa First Aircraft Arrives in Lagos

Upcoming Nigerian carrier, Green Africa, has announced the arrival of its first ATR 72-600 aircraft into Lagos. The airline said this was the first of the three aircraft currently leased from ACIA Aero Leasing. The carrier recently unveiled the delivery of two aircraft (5N-GAE and 5N-GAA) and the third aircraft (5N-GAD) is also now beautifully

Africa: YC-Backed Kidato Raises $1.4m Seed to Scale Its Online School for K-12 Students in Africa

In public schools across Africa, classrooms are often overcrowded and this affects how teachers and students interact. The large classroom creates too much work for teachers leaving students’ individual problems unattended. Private schools are modeled to fix these issues, but they can be expensive for the average African middle-class professional with kids. Kidato, an online

Africa: Five African Presidents Join Global Leaders in Climate Talks

President Uhuru Kenyatta is among 40 participants in an ongoing Leaders Summit on Climate convened by United States President Joe Biden. From Africa, Mr Kenyatta was invited alongside President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, Ali Bongo of Gabon and Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari. The summit, a two-day virtual

Africa: Climate Change Will Not Be Fixed Without Continent

When Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi spoke at the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate this week, he had the force of the continent behind him, as president of the African Union. And he made clear that all the new emissions-cutting pledges from rich countries were not enough. “It is important that this summit accelerates the mobilization

Africa: Most Covid-19 Bail-out Money Goes to Big Business – Survey

Cape Town — Most of the money paid out by the governments of Kenya and Sierra Leone to those struggling with the economic effects of the coronavirus has gone to big corporations and not the poor, a new study has found. While South Africa promised more to big business, it has actually paid out more

Africa: Greenpeace Africa Reacts to the Biden Leaders Summit on Climate

Johannesburg, South Africa, 22 April, 2021 — With the US President Joe Biden’s ‘Leaders Summit’ underway and five African Presidents at the table, Greenpeace Africa is highlighting what leaders in Africa and around the world need to do to stay true to the Paris Agreement and protect the continent’s rich biodiversity and thereby the global

Africa: Earth Is Our Spaceship and We Are Its Crew

FAO’s new Goodwill Ambassador, astronaut Thomas Pesquet, calls us to act against climate change On 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to travel into space, completing one full orbit around Earth. For the first time ever, a human saw what our planet looked like from above. The planet he saw back then,

Africa: Governor Ikpeazu Flies Enyimba On Private Jet to Libya for Al Ahli Benghazi Tie

Nigeria’s last team in continental campaign this season, Enyimba FC flew out to Libya last night on a chartered fight for a decisive CAF Confederation Cup game against Al Ahli Benghazi. The People’s Elephant were at the point of losing hope of making the trip due to logistics problems but Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie

Africa: Report – Nigeria to Account for 23% of Oil, Gas Projects in Africa By 2025

Nigeria is expected to have about 100 oil and gas projects commencing operations across the value chain between 2021 and 2025, accounting for 23 per cent of all total fresh projects in Africa, a new report has disclosed. According to the report by GlobalData, a data and analytics company, new-build projects would dominate the industry

SOUTH AFRICA : Re-insurer R+V joins other German firms in South Africa

In mid-March, South Africa’s central bank authorised German insurance giant R+V Versicherung AG (R-V) to ply its trade in the country. Source link

South Africa: Gift of the Givers On the Ground to Help UCT

Gift of the Givers, Africa’s largest disaster response non-governmental organisation, was on the ground on Monday, 19 April, to continue its efforts to assist the University of Cape Town (UCT) and students following the devastation caused by the fires that began on Sunday morning. The organisation became involved once the university had evacuated students from

Africa: Scientists Protest Exclusion From Malaria Fund

African scientists have protested a global health funding imbalance following an announcement of a $30 million (about Sh3.2 billion) grant allocated to foreign research firms to conduct malaria research in Africa. In January, the US President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) issued a five-year grant of $30 million in new funding for operational research and programme evaluation

Africa: Vaccine Nationalism and African Govt Deficiencies Hinder Roll-Out

The African Union – mainly through its Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) – has done well in trying to acquire COVID-19 vaccines for the continent as part of its commendable approach to tackling the pandemic in general. But Africa CDC Director John Nkengasong isn’t getting as much help as he would

Africa: Internet Access Uneven Across Sub-Saharan Africa As Campaign Dubbed #UnmuteTheWorld Launched to Address Gap

Nairobi — A campaign dubbed #UnmuteTheWorld, has been launched to make internet access a fundamental right and ensure 3.7 billion people are connected virtually. The campaign launched last week called for action on the digital divide especially since COVID-19 has exacerbated the challenge as connections and opportunities increasingly happen online. Nearly half of the world’s

AFRICA/FRANCE : France-Africa summit head honcho Elisabeth Barbier quits

Secrétaire générale du Sommet Afrique-France, qui se tiendra du 8 au 10 juillet prochain, à Montpellier, la diplomate française Elisabeth Barbier a quitté ses fonctions mi-avril, pour “convenance personnelle”. Source link

Africa: Covid-19 in Africa – Strategies for Vaccinating the Continent

Join us on Monday, April 19th at 10am EST for a forum titled, “ COVID-19 in Africa: Strategies for Vaccinating the Continent. ” This event is in collaboration with The Constituency for Africa (CFA) (Washington DC), AfroGlobal Television and All Africa.  We have invited the participation of The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business . Find out

Africa: Continent Nears 4.4 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19

As of April 15, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  4,383,084 while over 9,167,668 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Reported deaths in Africa reached   116,746   and 3,934,465 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases –   1,561,559   – and   53,498 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco

AFRICA : From the Bench – Court rejects Monaco Resources CEO claim against Africa Intelligence

A few weeks after Africa Intelligence published an investigation into the holding company Monaco Resources and its leaders, the firm’s Source link