EMURGO is the official commercial arm of Cardano blockchain; This investment is part of EMURGO Africa, a subsidiary of EMURGO’s new $100 million Cardano ecosystem investment vehicle; The undisclosed funding will support Adanian Labs (www.AdanianLabs.io) with its mission to build 300 tech startups across Africa. Adanian Labs, a pan African venture studio today announced its […]
FIFA Assists Evacuation of Refugees from Afghanistan
Download logo FIFA (www.FIFA.com) can confirm, following complex negotiations, it has, with the support of Qatar, evacuated almost 100 members of the football family from Afghanistan, including female players. FIFA would like to express its sincere thanks to the government of Qatar for its support facilitating extensive discussions and for ensuring the safe passage of these individuals, […]
Pan-African Conference on Community Land Rights identifies urgent collective land rights reforms and women's rights as critical for securing social peace in Africa
Delegates from 12 countries united in Lomé, Togo for the 3rd Conference by the African Land Institutions Network for Community Rights (ALIN); They highlighted successes and challenges from ongoing community land rights reforms in their countries, and charted a roadmap for the future; The conference, hosted by the Government of Togo, was initiated by the […]
EurAfrican Forum 2021
Download logo EurAfrican Forum 2021 will take place next week, on the 20th, 21st & 22nd of October. «Getting Along – New paths for Cooperation between the Twin Continents» is the theme chosen for the 4th edition of EurAfrican Forum (www.EurAfricanForum.org). Discussion will focus on the cooperation between the Europe and Africa, the twin continents, […]
Kenya enhances its diagnostic systems as National Public Health Laboratory acquire ISO certification
Download logo The National Public Health Laboratory is set to play a critical role in the generation of critical data to guide in the development of public health policies following its ISO accreditation. Speaking during celebrations to mark the achievement of ISO accreditation status and other milestones that elevate the National Public Health Reference Lab […]
U.S. and Ghana Commission Air Quality Monitoring Stations
Download logo Today, U.S. Ambassador Stephanie S. Sullivan inaugurated an air quality monitoring station on U.S. Embassy grounds in Cantonments, Accra together with Hon. Henry Kwabena Kokofu, Executive Director of EPA Ghana representing Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MESTI); Prof. Sandow Mark Yidana, Dean, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Ghana; […]
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, President of Congo discuss enhancing cooperation
Download logo His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and President of the Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, today discussed relations and cooperation between the their countries and ways to enhance them in economic, trade, investment, and developmental […]
Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) Donates Ambulances to Support Ethiopia's Healthcare Sector
Download logo The UAE, through the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), has donated a number ambulances to support the healthcare sector in Ethiopia and enhance its related logistics capacities. Dr. Mohammed Ateeq Al Falahi, Secretary-General of the ERC, said this initiative is one of a myriad of humanitarian actions taken by the UAE to support the […]
Community Mobilization and Digital Technologies Accelerate the Response to HIV and COVID-19 in Gabon
Gabon is one of the partnering countries involved in the Partnerships to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT) initiative in Africa. The project, developed under a partnership between UNAIDS and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, aims at fostering collective action to respond to the colliding HIV and COVID-19 pandemics through strengthened community engagement, including […]
No safe place to go for asylum-seekers snared in Libya dragnet
When Libyan forces swept through Tripoli’s Gergaresh neighbourhood earlier this month in a security crackdown, 17-year-old Eritrean mechanic Hamza* was caught up in the dragnet. Arrested at his home, he was among thousands of migrants and asylum-seekers crammed into Ghot Al Shaal detention centre in unsanitary conditions, before managing to escape with others. “It was […]