Policy Dispatches: Business, History and a Dance Party in West Africa
McGill management professor Karl Moore (far left) and students at Black Star Square in Accra, Ghana By Karl Moore and Campbell Clarke April 20, 2023 Policy Dispatches are pieces combining travel, policy and political writing from Policy writers on the road. So much of business and management education is theoretical — well-reasoned systems and
Ghana, Nigeria did not jump the gun on malaria vaccine approval, ET HealthWorld
The two countries’ provisional approval of the vaccine this month is unusual as the WHO is still assessing its safety and effectiveness. The mosquito-borne disease kills more than 600,000 people each year, most of them children in Africa. Updated On Apr 20, 2023 at 07:06 PM IST Bengaluru: An official from the World Health Organisation’s
Here’s the project that is reported to have benefited 5,000,000 Nigerians
The total installed capacity under the capital projects was anticipated to be over 600 MW-equivalent to over 1,000,000 connections, while six towns will be supplied with a 100-kW solar mini-grid system by 2022. Between 2020 and 2022, Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency (REA) completed 1,375 capital projects worth N45.89 billion across the country’s six geopolitical zones.
Live Scores Surpasses 50 million Users Opera Mini browser
Live Scores Surpasses 50 million Users Opera Mini browser Opera is announcing a major milestone: Opera Mini’s Live Scores feature has surpassed 50 million monthly active users worldwide. Live Scores is a football scoreboard embedded directly within the company’s acclaimed mobile browser, Opera Mini. The success of Live Scores demonstrates not just Opera’s enthusiasm for sports, but
Algeria: soon an action plan to use nuclear medicine
A working group charged with drawing up a roadmap on nuclear medicine was set up in recent days in Algiers. The start was given by the Minister of Energy and Mines, Mohamed Arkab. The inauguration ceremony, held at the headquarters of the ministry, was held in the presence of the members of the working group,
Live Scores feature within Opera Mini browser surpasses 50 million users
OSLO, Norway, 19 April, 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Opera is announcing a major milestone: Opera Mini’s Live Scores feature has surpassed 50 million monthly active users worldwide. Live Scores is a football scoreboard embedded directly within the company’s acclaimed mobile browser, Opera Mini. The success of Live Scores demonstrates not just Opera’s enthusiasm for sports, but its commitment to
Foundation invites applications for 2023 Sahara Impact Fund Programme
Sahara Foundation, the corporate citizenship vehicle for leading energy and infrastructure conglomerate, Sahara Group, is calling on all social innovators and entrepreneurs across Africa including Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, South Sudan, Rwanda, Uganda, Cameroon, Tanzania, and Zambia, for registration for its Sahara Impact Fund (SIF) programme. The initiative, a strategic partnership between Sahara Foundation
Africa.com and Standard Bank Group Release the 2023 Definitive List of Women Chief Executive Officers (CEOs)
The third annual Africa.com Definitive List of Women CEOs (https://TheDefinitiveList.Africa.com), sponsored by Standard Bank Group, was revealed on April 19, 2023 during a virtual event. No other list of African business women running big businesses is grounded in this type of quantifiable research. The list is unique in that it is based on data-driven research,
Yellow Card and Block collaborate to enable cross-border payments to Africa.
Block, the company behind Cash App and Square, has teamed up with Yellow Card, one of the biggest Bitcoin exchanges in Africa, to allow payments between 16 African countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa. The World Bank says that sending money from one country to another costs the most in Africa, as this Techloy
Mdundo reaches 24.5 million active users in Q3
Mdundo has now increased MAUs expectations from 25 million to 26 million by June 2023. The company previously announced it aimed to hit 50 million MAUs by June 2025. The country with the most MAUs was Nigeria with 8.3 million, followed by Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania. The service said in its Q3 report that it had