African Energy Week (AEW) 2021 will host a collaborative discussion on Africa’s energy transition. In addition to promoting the value of renewable energies, the event advocates the central role that natural gas has and continues to play in the continent’s shift to a cleaner energy future. Committed to promoting gas in Africa, GSL Gas & […]
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Africa Oil Week to Highlight Unrivalled Opportunities, Driving Investment and Deal-Making Across the African Continent
Africa Oil Week (www.Africa-OilWeek.com), the leading oil and gas show in Africa, has announced a stellar line-up of speakers for the 27th edition, scheduled to be held from 8-11 November 2021, at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai. Attendees can look forward to engaging and forward-thinking discussions which are designed to support the African upstream as it […]
Automatic inspection system for imagePRESS C10010VP Series enhanced to read variable data, barcodes and QR codes
Canon (Canon-CNA.com) is pleased to announce that it has significantly upgraded the inspection system for the Canon imagePRESS C10010VP Series digital colour press. As well as verifying image quality, the enhanced system can now also automatically detect imperfections in printed barcodes, QR codes, variable data, such as alphanumerical characters in serial numbers and postcodes, and […]
Top 26 Young Entrepreneurs in Africa Selected for New Three-Year Anzisha Prize Fellowships
The Anzisha Prize (https://AnzishaPrize.org) has revealed their top 26 entrepreneurs for 2021. The entrepreneurs, who are between the ages of 18 and 22, will each receive more than US$5,000 in funding and more than US$15,000 worth of venture building support services over three years, which are aligned with the prestigious fellowship’s new structure of enabling […]
Direct Carrier Billing Index reveals the most favorable countries for DCB growth in the MEA region
The first DCB Index developed by Evina and Telecoming (www.Telecoming.com) is released today; Bahrain, Egypt, and Qatar are the most attractive markets for DCB, leading the index; The innovative tool measures the maturity of this mobile payment method in 18 countries; The development of the DCB Index is one of the commitments established in the […]
Coronavirus – Malawi: UK Emergency Medical Team provides COVID-19 support and training to health workers in Malawi
Download logo A UK Emergency Medical Team (EMT) will deploy to Malawi for 8 weeks to support the Ministry of Health’s Covid-19 response, particularly in management of critically ill COVID patients, community perceptions around COVID-19 and support to community engagement on national COVID-19 vaccination efforts. The UK EMT is a rapid medical response capability, comprising […]
African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) and Canal+ to kick against Television Signal piracy
Television Signal piracy is a real shortfall for the audiovisual industry, nowadays. During the African Nations Championship held in Cameroon in January-February 2021, opportunity was given to the African Union of Broadcasting (www.uar-AUB.org ) to (re) take stock of satellite and online piracy, during broadcast time. Out of 32 games delivered in 21 days, several were screened […]
UNESCO hands over the Religious Leaders' Adolescent and Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights' Toolkit
Download logo UNESCO Dar es salaam Head of Office, Mr Tirso Dos Santos has handed over 560 copies of the Religious Leaders’ Adolescents, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights toolkit on 18 October 2021 to Tanzania Interfaith Partnership (TIP). Two versions of the toolkit, one for Muslim and the other for Christian denominations, were developed […]
Alive and thriving, thanks to the Sudan Humanitarian Fund
Download logo Galal* is a healthy 1-year-old baby boy who loves to laugh. He is alive and thriving today with the help of the Alight programmes funded by the Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SHF) and other donors in eastern Sudan. Galal’s mother brought him and his 10-year-old sister to the Tunaydbah refugee settlement in eastern Sudan […]
Djibouti Rolls Out COVID-19 Vaccinations for Migrants
Migrants in Djibouti are being vaccinated against COVID-19 for the first time, as the International Organization for Migration (IOM) works with the Government to support the national immunization effort. Since the start of the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out globally, IOM has been advocating for the inclusion of migrants and Djibouti is one of the first countries […]