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The Status Quo is Unacceptable: It’s time to normalize the narratives on African Migration, Experts Urge
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Noting that charity begins at home, the experts called on African leaders to reverse the growing global trend towards “securitization of migration,” by acting on commitments to ease travel restrictions and promote regular migration across the African continent
KIGALI, Rwanda, September 25, 2018/ -- Technical experts to the High-Level Panel on Migration in Africa (HLPM) concluded a two-day meeting at...
GROHE ONDUS app – the technology’s heart that creates a water profile
Smart Home technology provides protection of and comfort in your home; GROHE (GROHE.com) Sense and GROHE Sense Guard – wireless-enabled water security system; GROHE ONDUS app – the technology’s heart that creates a water profile.
Smart Home is much talked about! The ability to control devices in your home...
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Walking the talk crucial if Africa is going to change the fortunes of its people
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As Mauritius we are determined to make things happen for our nation and we would want to do this along with our African brothers and sisters that’s why we are saying Africa must wake up and see that winds of change are blowing the world over
The joint expert group meeting on the role of small and medium enterprises in...
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Africa’s Oil Sector Continues to Rebound and Strengthen its Voice Through the African Energy Chamber
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Record membership and solids fundraising for the African Energy Chamber in August and September 2018; Local content push with Senegalese Prime Minister Mahammed Dionne
As the leading and most influential advocacy group for the majority of the companies and workers in the continent’s oil and gas sector, the African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) has announced that the African oil industry...
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Norway increases contribution to EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa
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So far this year, about 86 000 migrants have come to Europe from Africa
‘The loss of thousands of lives on the journey across the Sahara and the Mediterranean is a terrible tragedy. Norway is therefore providing a further NOK 60 million to the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide.
The EU Emergency...
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U.S. Embassy showcases winning projects from Solve IT! Competition
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SolveIt! is a national innovation competition launched by the U.S. Embassy in collaboration with U.S.-based NGO Humanity plus (H+) and iCog Labs and an Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence (AI) company
The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa wrapped up its SolveIT! competition with a public showcase of 31 innovative technology projects on September 22, 2018. SolveIt! is a national innovation competition launched...
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African Development Bank Launches first Africa-to-Africa (A2A) Investment Report
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Africa-to-Africa Investment Report: A first look, finds that more African companies are investing in Africa
Opportunities for investment in Africa outweigh the obstacles, according to a report by leading African companies covered in the African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) new Africa-to-Africa (A2A) Investment Report, the first ever report on inter-African trade published by the Bank.
The report unearths the realities African companies...
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The African Union and UNAIDS, as chair of the H6 partnership, join forces to tackle sexual and violence and health in humanitarian crises
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The rise in the frequency and scale of humanitarian crises is having a devastating impact, particularly on women and children
UNAIDS, chair of the H6 partnership (six United Nations bodies working on health-related issues) and the African Union have pledged to enhance their collaboration to eliminate sexual and gender-based violence, prevent HIV, and protect women’s health and rights in...
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MTN Uganda and Mastercard diversify Mobile Money services in Uganda
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Through this partnership, MTN MoMo customers will use a virtual card to shop or make payments at the vast network of global outlets accepting Mastercard payments
MTN Uganda (www.MTN.co.ug) in partnership with Mastercard (www.Mastercard.com) and United Bank for Africa (UBA) (www.UBAGroup.com) have announced a new service that will enable quicker, safer and more convenient online payments globally. Through...
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African Development Bank Boosts Jobs for Youth in Africa Strategy with close to $2 Million
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Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA), of which the Government of Japan is a major donor, along with the Austrian Government and the African Development Bank, will contribute $923,570 and $988,202 to finance the Bank’s Fashionomics Africa Digital Marketplace and Entrepreneurship & Innovation Lab (eLab) programs
The African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) (http://bit.ly/2xAJfTU),...

























