The 2018-2022 strategic plan further focuses on four structural goals aimed at improving research capacity in Africa as an ingredient for achieving sustainable development
In a meeting held on the 14-15 February in Entebbe, Uganda, members of the Climate Research for Development (CR4D) Institutional Collaboration Platform (ICP) unanimously adopted the CR4D five-year strategic plan. The participants further resolved to implement the strategy...
BLAZE by Safaricom took up the platinum partnership for YSK and is the main sponsor underwriting costs of the project and ensuring its sustainability.
Out of the 72 projects presented during the National Science and Technology Exhibition in 2018, 22 projects were rated as the best and the students who came up with them won awards courtesy of BLAZE (school...
More Than 5 Million Safaricom Customers set to win more than KES 250 Million in Prizes in Ten-Week Promotion
Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) has today announced its largest customer promotion campaign, dubbed “Shukrani Kocho Kocho Kenya Nzima”. The ten-week campaign will reward more than 5 million Safaricom customers across the country with more than KES 250 million in prizes.
In addition, more...
Sanofi, a global pharmaceutical company has announced the extension of the registration period for the call for proposals for this year’s VivaTech, an annual technology conference, dedicated to innovation and startups to February 22nd 2019.
Sanofi Kenya Country Chair and General Manager Peter Munyasi said that the extension will allow more start-ups to register for the competition which seeks...
Scholars urged to be agents of change and build networks that can address national challenges
532 students who scored a mean grade A (plain) and A- (minus) in the 2018 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Examination have joined the Equity Bank’s paid internship program. The 532 students including 160 scholars from the Wings to Fly program and 363 top...
At the 2019 ISH, for the first time GROHE will present itself as one of the leading global brands for complete bathroom solutions, kitchen systems and intelligent water management
For GROHE (GROHE.com), 2018 was all about strategic partnerships and the digitization of water. At the 2019 ISH, for the first time GROHE will present itself as one of the leading global...
The launch steered awareness and visibility of the upcoming conference to be held on 18th to 23rd November this year
This year’s Valentine day was marked on Thursday with special African flavour that saw the launch of the first-ever Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) (www.APA-Congress.org) at Nairobi National Park’s historic Ivory Burning Site. Kenya’s Principal Secretary - State Department of...
Mauritius is sub-Saharan Africa's most connected country
International flows of trade, capital, information and people all intensified significantly for the first time since 2007; ŸMauritius is sub-Saharan Africa's most connected country; ŸMozambique named as one of the countries where international flows most exceed expectations
DHL (www.DHL.com) released the fifth edition of the DHL Global Connectedness Index (GCI) yesterday – a detailed analysis of...
However, cybercriminals are also embracing this trend by targeting cryptocurrency exchanges and modifying old threats to attack investors
Cryptocurrency, often associated with ‘geeks’ or those looking to raise cash quickly, has turned into a popular payment method. According to a recent report from Kaspersky Lab (https://bit.ly/2Spbz7T), one-in-ten people (13%) have now used it to make a purchase. However, cybercriminals are also embracing...
The motion was passed during the 32nd Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 11 February 2019
The African Union has passed a motion of support for the Executive Director of UNAIDS Michel Sidibé recognizing that the invaluable work of UNAIDS, under the leadership of Mr Sidibé, has saved many lives and has had a...
