Building capacity for Africa, by Africans – Afrilabs
In the last few months, we have hosted several webinars and discussions on how hubs could evolve to remain impactful.
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Apply now to become one of The 30 Most Inspiring Digital Innovations of 2020!
This year, The Spindle, as the innovation platform of Partos, provides the opportunity for 100 inspiring digital innovations in the
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MTN Unveiled as Headline Sponsor for Freestyle UNLOCKED Africa 2020, 5 International Judges Announced
Feet ‘N’ Tricks International (www.FeetAndTricks.com), the organisers of the Freestyle UNLOCKED Africa 2020 has announced MTN as the headline sponsor
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Paxful announces strategic partnership with global cryptocurrency exchange OKEx
Paxful, a leading peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace (https://Paxful.com) that aims to bring financial inclusion and access to the underbanked and unbanked
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UBA appoints new Deputy Managing Directors for Nigeria and Africa
Pan-African financial services group United Bank for Africa (UBA) has appointed Ayoku Liadi and Oliver Alawuba as Deputy Managing Directors
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Digital Festival Africa by the Big 5 to Connect Thousands of Construction Professionals across Africa
The global pandemic and restrictions over travel and gatherings are posing unprecedented challenges to businesses, and the building and construction
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Call for Proposals: Building Capacity to Combat COVID-19 in Africa: Ideas and Innovations from Young Entrepreneurs
Application Deadline: September 15th 2020 The Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, has
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Pro Helvetia COVID-19 fund for sub-Saharan Africa
Application Deadline:31 August 2020. The last six months has seen many of our assumptions about society, culture and economy upturned or broken. We see in
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The Huawei HMS App Innovation Contest 2020 for developers worldwide (USD$1 million total in cash prizes)
Application Deadline: August 30th 2020 The Huawei HMS App Innovation Contest aims to inspire global developers to leverage HMS Core to create
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RFI Discovery Awards 2020 for musical talents across Africa (10,000 euros, a tour in Africa and a concert in Paris)
Application Deadline: July 31st 2020 Since 1981, the RFI Discovery award has highlighted new musical talents from the African continent. Over the years,
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Online Seedstars World Competition 2020/21 for early-stage startups ($500,000 USD in equity investment)
Application Deadline: Ongoing If your startup is looking to learn from industry experts, network with the local ecosystem, achieve product/market
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AFEX Commodities Index composite experience a massive gain
The AFEX Commodities Index composite experienced a massive uptick to close at 246.46 points in the week under review. The index
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Coronavirus will cost global tourism at least $1.2 trillion, UNCTAD report
The world’s tourism sector could lose at least $1.2 trillion, or 1.5% of the global gross domestic product (GDP), having
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BUA Cement to establish ultramodern 3,000,000 metric tonnes cement plant and a 50mw power plant in Adamawa State
West Africa’s BUA Cement announced it is set to establish a three million metric tonnes cement plant and 50 megawatts
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Konnect Africa offers broadband internet connection to isolation centers in Sokoto State
Konnect Africa, a subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications has proposed to offer broadband internet connection to isolation centers to fight against Covid-19 in
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Exclusive: Covid-19 may not have originated in China, Oxford University expert believes – Sarah Knapton ,The Telegraph
Covid-19 may have lain dormant across the world and emerged when environmental conditions were right for it to thrive –
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Vice-Chancellor of Niger Delta University, Prof. SG Edoumiekumo, wins African Educational Icon award – ALM
The Niger Delta University, located in Bayelsa State, in Nigeria’s South-South region, was honoured at the 4th Africa Summit 2020,
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KaiOS smart feature phones boost digital learning in Lagos
KaiOS Technologies has announced that its smart feature phones are being distributed across the state of Lagos to help school
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African Development Bank to launch African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) will launch its African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement in a live Zoom event from 14.30
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Invitation to the 2020 NiRA Academy Webinar Series
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the Registry for the .ng domain name invites you to the 2020 NiRA Academy
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Communique of Bureau of Boards of Governors of AfDB regarding Whistle-Blowers’ Complaint against the AfDB President
Communique of the Bureau of the Boards of Governors of the African Development Bank Group following its meeting of today
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Securitizing Agricultural Commodities – AFEX
A key goal for AFEX since we launched ComX in January has been introducing some innovative financial products/ instruments that
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Ecobank Group spearheads new private sector initiative to end malaria
Today, Ecobank Group (www.Ecobank.com) confirms its commitment to support ending malaria, launching the first-of-its-kind Zero Malaria Business Leadership Initiative in
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Africa is becoming a dumping ground for obsolete and inefficient air conditioners
A new report on environmental dumping finds that 35 per cent of the room air conditioners (RACs) sold in many
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MainOne investment in West Africa’s internet infrastructure reaches $400 million
MainOne, West Africa’s provider of Wholesale and Enterprise connectivity and data center services celebrates 10 years of delivering innovative, world-class
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