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Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7): Japan, South Africa and the African Development Bank unveil priorities to accelerate Africa’s technology transformation journey

Science, technology and innovation as well as human resource development are critical in Africa, a continent, which has the biggest potential on earth, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at the Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum held in Yokohama, on Wednesday, as part of TICAD 7. The Science and

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Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7): Digital Agriculture next frontier for economic development in Africa

Prioritizing the digital space will help shift the development focus for Africa’s agribusiness sector and overcome its many hurdles, participants at an official side event, organized Wednesday during the 7th Tokyo International Conference, heard. The seminar headlined “The Digital Africa 2020 and Japanese investment Panel: Creating markets to digitize

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Searching for polio in unusual places in Tanzania

“I have been a sewerage operator for more than 20 years now,” says Fundi Mzee, smiling as he leaves his office at the Dar es Salaam Water and Sewerage Authority premises for his weekly hunting expedition for polio. “I never thought such a harmful virus could be hiding in the

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Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7): PM Shinzo Abe says Japan will help double Africa’s rice production by 2030

The Sasakawa Association will work with the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA), to help double rice production to 50 million tonnes by 2030. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made the announcement at the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) symposium held on Wednesday during TICAD7. “Japanese technology can play a key role

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ACTUALISATION : Arise B.V. devient un actionnaire de référence au sein d’Ecobank Transnational Incorporated

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (« ETI ») (https://Ecobank.com) annonce que la Société Financière Internationale (« IFC ») et les fonds gérés par la société de gestion des actifs de IFC, IFC Asset Management Company (« AMC ») ont finalisé la vente de leur participation d’environ 14,1 % dans ETI à Arise B.V (« Arise

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UPDATE: Arise B.V becomes a shareholder of reference in Ecobank Transnational Incorporated

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (“ETI”) (https://Ecobank.com) announces that IFC and the funds managed by the IFC Asset Management Company (“AMC”) have completed the sale of their c.14.1 percent stake in ETI to Arise B.V. (“Arise”). Accordingly, Arise has become a shareholder of reference in ETI with

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Noble Energy fait une nouvelle découverte de pétrole en Guinée équatoriale

Noble Energy a fait une découverte de pétrole dans le bloc I, situé dans le secteur offshore de la Guinée équatoriale ; Le puits a été foré à une profondeur totale de 4 417 mètres et devrait produire son premier pétrole en octobre 2019 ; En tant que champion du développement pétrolier

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Protecting devotion from cholera in pilgrimage sites in Ethiopia

The pilgrims come in droves. They come by foot, by vehicle and by air to the many churches and monasteries scattered around the once ancient Christian kingdom of Ethiopia. They seek piety in their communing, but it is in the very density of their shared pilgrimage that dangerous diseases like

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International Development Secretary to boost infrastructure in the poorest countries with UK aid

International Development Secretary Alok Sharma announces a new Commission, bringing together leading experts to turbo-charge quality infrastructure projects in developing countries; During a visit to Ethiopia, Alok Sharma called for the UK to lead the world to mobilise private sector investment to create jobs and build sustainable economic growth that

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Women are key to the future of the Crypto-Economy

Paxful (https://Paxful.com) planning to expand presence in South Africa. Plans Africa-wide recruitment drive with a focus on women; The global bitcoin marketplace also becomes the first bitcoin peer-to-peer marketplace to launch an app. As South Africa celebrates Women’s Month in August, global peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace, Paxful, supports

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Ayuk reçoit des éloges pour son chapitre sur les États-Unis et l’Afrique, présenté dans « Billions at Play »

Le dernier livre de NJ Ayuk, avocat en droit des affaires et spécialiste de l’énergie en Afrique, décrit les mesures qu’il aimerait voire prendre par les Africains pour exploiter pleinement les vastes ressources pétrolières du continent. Ayuk écrit : « une partie de ce processus devrait consister à poursuivre les

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Ayuk Receives Praise for His Chapter on the U.S. and Africa in ‘Billions at Play’

The latest book by leading African energy attorney NJ Ayuk describes the steps he’d like Africans to take to realize the full potential of the continent’s vast petroleum resources. Part of that process, Ayuk writes, should be continued efforts to keep American oil and gas companies in Africa.