December 11, 2022
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Approves Long-Acting Drug to Advance HIV Prevention
Zimbabwe is the first African country and the first low to middle-income country (LMIC) globally to approve cabotegravir (CAB-LA), an effective prevention option for people at risk… Read more »
Africa: Morocco Have Built a Strong Case for Africa in World Cup Fairy Tale
From having no team in the knock-put phase of the previous FIFA World Cup in Russia, Africa produced two in Qatar, with a record number of matches won by teams from the continent,… Read more »
Africa: Will Next Week's U.S.-Africa Summit Revive Relations?
The equal partnership focus is worthy, though perhaps a subtle response to Africa's neutral stance on the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more »
December 06, 2022
East Africa: Environmentally Minded Bitcoin Mining Company Gridless Acquires $2m for East African Expansion Drive
Gridless, a company involved in rural electrification and community projects in Kenya has acquired $2m to expand into other East African markets. Jack Dorsey's Block Inc is part of… Read more »
December 01, 2022
Africa: African Climate Justice Activists Welcome COP27 Loss and Damage Fund
A loss and damage fund to cover countries affected by extreme climate events was the main highlight of COP27. Coming out of intensely contested negotiations, the agreement is a… Read more »
November 01, 2018
Cote d'Ivoire: Solar-Powered School Bags Changing Cote d'Ivoire's Education
"No child should study in the dark": Evariste Akoumian, a 37-year-old Ivorian, invented the "Solarpak", a schoolbag with a solar panel and a lamp, to improve the education of young… Read more »
April 16, 2018
Comoros: Comorian Government in Tussle With France Over French Island, Mayotte
France might be facing one of its because challenges on sovereignty after its officials expelled migrants from the Department of Mayotte into Comoros. The Comorian government… Read more »
April 06, 2018
South Africa: Esther Mahlangu, the Matriarch of Contemporary Ndebele Art, Receives Honorary Doctorate
At the age of 82, internationally acclaimed Ndebele artist Esther Nikwambi Mahlangu will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Johannesburg for "her legacy as a… Read more »
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