November 23, 2023
Africa: The Animation School chooses Honoris United Universities for its Pan-African Expansion
Honoris United Universities, the first and largest pan-African network of private higher education institutions, is pleased to announce the latest addition to its group: The… Read more »
Africa: Vaping and Smoking Interchangeably Puts Young People's Health at Risk
As conversations around Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) ensue, there seems to be little or no consensus between public health and THR advocates on the adoption of nicotine… Read more »
October 10, 2023
Africa: Securiport Announces Diamond Sponsorship of the Airport Council International Africa
Securiport, a global leader in civil aviation security with an expertise in the use of data analytics and rules-based targeting for risk assessment and threat detection,… Read more »
May 30, 2023
Africa: Securiport Announces Bronze Sponsorship of the 79th IATA AGM And World Air Transport Summit
Securiport, a global leader in civil aviation security with an expertise in the use of data analytics and rules-based targeting for risk assessment and threat detection,… Read more »
March 29, 2023
Africa: Securiport Wins Five Govies Government Security Awards
Security Today Magazine Announced the 2023 Platinum and Gold Winners Read more »
November 10, 2023
Africa: PIEX Group Completes Acquisition of the Apexfarma Group and its Subsidiary Cross Pharm
PIEX Group, a leading distributor of healthcare and wellness products in Africa, announces that it has signed the acquisition of Apexfarma group, a company that specializes in the… Read more »
Africa: Countries Reap Benefits from Implementing Tobacco Harm Reduction Programs
With the world losing over 8 million people to tobacco-related deaths, there is a need for safer alternatives that deliver nicotine without exposing consumers to harm. However,… Read more »
November 08, 2023
Africa: PMI Confident in Attaining Smoke-Free Status By 2030
Seven years from now, one of the world’s leading innovative Tobacco Companies, Phillip Morris International (PMI), could realize its target of eliminating combustible… Read more »
November 07, 2023
Africa: Nicotine Innovation Versus Regulation - Players Urged to Prioritise Child Protection
Innovation is the mainstay of every successful economy. Owing to the massive opportunities’ innovation presents on the economic front, it is no surprise that governments are… Read more »
Africa: Nicotine Ignorance Killing More People Than Smoking Itself
At the recent Global Nicotine Tobacco Forum (GTNF) in Seoul, South Korea, BAT's global head of business communications, Jonathan Atwood warned that a lack of knowledge and… Read more »
November 02, 2023
Africa: COP10 Presents Platform for Tobacco Industry and Public Health to Find Common Ground on Tobacco Harm Reduction
The upcoming Conference of Parties (COP10), to be held in Panama from November 20 to 25, 2023, is an opportunity for the Tobacco industry to learn from each other on how best to… Read more »
October 30, 2023
Africa: Huawei Announces Business Results for the First Three Quarters of 2023
Huawei unveiled its business results for the first three quarters of 2023 on October 27, 2023. During this period, Huawei generated CNY456.6 billion ($62,47 billion) in… Read more »
October 26, 2023
Africa: Should the Media Take a Neutral Stance In the Tobacco Harm Reduction Discourse?
The late South African Philanthropist and clergyman, Archbishop Desmond Tutu once said, “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the… Read more »
Africa: Quit Or Die - The Moral Dilemma Facing Tobacco Harm Reduction Interventions
Forty-seven years on since Professor Michael Russell’s famous quotation, people are still dying from tar despite smoking for nicotine, the World Health Organisation (WHO)… Read more »
October 20, 2023
Africa: Sudan - Another African conflict fading into oblivion?
Since April 2023, the civil war in Sudan has been wreaking havoc. The regular army, loyal to President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, is confronting Mohamed Hamdan 'Hemedti' Dogolo's… Read more »
October 03, 2023
Africa: We Cannot Achieve SDGs Without Sustainable Food Systems - Reflections from the 2023 United Nations General Assembly in New York
The General debate of the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly UNGA closed on September 26, 2023, in New York marking a crucial milestone in the journey… Read more »
September 29, 2023
Africa: "Unleash the energies": The French-African Foundation unveils the 3rd edition of its Young Leaders program
The French African Foundation (FAF) kicks off the third edition of its Young Leaders program, from October 2 to 5 in Paris, with young visionaries from a wide range of sectors… Read more »
September 19, 2023
Africa: FCTC No Longer Relevant in Tobacco Harm Reduction Efforts - Experts
Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) experts have warned that the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), in its current form, is not… Read more »
Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction: The Missing Link
A stitch in time could save nine amid rising morbidity and mortality being driven by smoking cigarettes. With the World Health Organisation (WHO) data showing that tobacco kills at… Read more »
September 11, 2023
Nigeria: Olam Underlines Nigeria Commitment And 'Categorically Denies' Fraud Accusations
The agribusiness giant Olam has released a statement “categorically denying” the “baseless and inflammatory statements” that were made against it by two… Read more »
August 28, 2023
Africa: Influence of Residence Status on Loan Access in the Netherlands: A Comprehensive Study
Obtaining loans is a significant financial instrument for many to achieve their goals, such as purchasing a home, starting a business, or financing education. In the Netherlands,… Read more »
August 15, 2023
Africa: Backbase and Valleysoft Forge Strategic Partnership to Usher in a New Era of Digital Banking in the Middle East and Africa
With digital banks growing, and competition heating up among incumbents, new partnership offers banks accelerated innovation Read more »
July 10, 2023
Africa: Malaysia Sports Betting with GemBet
Experience the Thrill of Malaysia Sports Betting with GemBet! Read more »
June 29, 2023
Africa: IATF 2023 In Egypt - Afreximbank Targets More Than $42 Billion In Trade Deals
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is expected to oversee more than $42 billion in trade deals at this year ’ s Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2023). Read more »
June 12, 2023
Africa: HNS 2023 | Huawei Data Center Network Solution Is Upgraded, Creating Ultimate Network Experience in the Diversified Computing Era
At Huawei Network Summit 2023, Huawei launched the comprehensively upgraded Easy CloudFabric Solution with major hardware and software breakthroughs. Read more »
