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60% of Mara phones’ 400-450 employees are women: This is why our quality is better than anyone else’s – Ashsish Thakkar; We are looking at the value chain of businesses and asking how do we support women across the value chain…from the factory floor all the way to the
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Masai Ujiri, President of the Toronto Raptors, made his second appearance at the Africa Investment Forum, renewing his call for African governments to invest in sports. Ujiri, the only President of National Basketball Association (NBA) of African origin in franchise history, has worked hard over the past year to scout
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East Africa and the Indian Ocean have witnessed substantial discoveries of oil and gas in in the last decade, but the full potential of the region has yet to be realised. At this year’s Africa Oil Week ([Africa-OilWeek.com](http://www.Africa-OilWeek.com)) event there was a big focus
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Si vous suivez les nouvelles sur l’Afrique, il est facile de trouver des titres décourageants sur les luttes du continent. Mais ces histoires n’en peignent pas un tableau complet. Chaque jour, je lis des nouvelles encourageantes sur les entrepreneurs et les chefs d’entreprise africains qui ont un
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If you follow news about Africa, it’s easy to find disheartening headlines about the continent’s struggles. But those stories do not paint a complete picture. Every day, I read encouraging news about African entrepreneurs and business leaders who are making a positive impact. A few examples: – Kola Karim’
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Le premier match de la Rugby Africa Cup (RAC) 2020 aura lieu samedi 23 novembre à 11h00, heure locale (13h00 CAT), au stade Nduom Sports, à Elmina, Ghana. Ce match d’ouverture de la RAC 2020 ne sera pas comme les précédents. D’une part, il marquera le lancement officiel
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The first Rugby Africa Cup (RAC) 2020 encounter kicks off on Saturday, 23 November at 11 am local time (13:00 CAT) at the Nduom Sports Stadium in Elmina, Ghana. This RAC 2020 kick-off is remarkable in two ways. It is the official start of a new competition format on
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The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) on Tuesday announced a 24% leap in infrastructure financing in Africa in 2018, surpassing $100 billion for the first time, but significant financing gaps remain. Launched on 12 November at the [Africa Investment Forum](https://africainvestmentforum.com/) (https://AfricaInvestmentForum.com/), the ICA’s Infrastructure
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WHAT: 18-year-old Cate Nabankema and 19-year-old Mastulla Nassaka will take over offices of the UNICEF Representative and the Chairperson of Uganda Human Rights Commission respectively for one hour, on the eve of World Children’s Day. The Kids Takeovers are part of the celebrations to mark World Children’s Day
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The Joint Special Representative (JSR) of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), Jeremiah Mamabolo, will hold a press conference on Wednesday, 20 November 2019, at 11:30 hours in the main conference room at UNDP Headquarters, on Gama’a Street, Khartoum. JSR Mamabolo will brief the press
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By Ted Chaiban “Thirty years since the Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted, the Middle East and North Africa has seen notable progress in children’s rights, despite issues with governance, inequality, poverty and conflicts. – Through near-universal vaccination coverage, improved basic healthcare, water treatment and sanitation, most
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Hier soir, la Fondation Jack Ma a organisé sa première grande finale annuelle de l’initiative « Africa Netpreneur Prize » (ANPI) ([https://www.Netpreneur.Africa/](https://www.netpreneur.africa/)), attribuant une récompense d’une somme d’un million de dollars américains à 10 entrepreneurs de toute l’Afrique. L’ANPI est