With a significant drop-out rate of girls from primary school to secondary school and college, one new initiative in Ghana aims to improve the country's innovation, competitiveness and productivity by bringing more girls into the formal digital fold. A report by the World Wide Web foundation found that women in
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Uganda To Rwanda: We Don’t Conduct Our Diplomatic Relations In The Media
Uganda doesn’t conduct its diplomatic relations with other countries in the media like the case is with the Rwandan, the Ugandan Government has said. This is after Rwanda President, Paul Kagame attributed the tensions between the two nations on Ugandan government listening to rumors from people who are opposing the
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The South African runner, Caster Semenya, is challenging controversial plans to limit genetically high levels of testosterone in some female athletes that is said to give them an undue performance advantage. The sport's international governing body, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), says it wants to make races fairer
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Diplomatic Row: Expelled Somali Ambassador To Kenya Arrives In Mogadishu
Somali ambassador to Kenya Mohamoud Ahmed Nur alias Tarzan arrived at Mogadishu’s Aden Abdulle International Airport early Sunday, media reported. Mr Nur was expelled by the Kenya government, which also recalled its own envoy to Somalia, Lt-Gen (Rtd) Lucas Tumbo. The ambassador arrived at Mogadishu’s seafront airport together with Somalia’s
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A post-mortem examination on Caroline Mwatha, a top Kenyan human rights activist died of excessive bleeding from a ruptured uterus after a botched abortion. Independent Pathologist Peter Ndegwa said Thursday evening that Ms Mwatha had a foetus of five to six months still inside her womb, but which is mutilated,
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Emirates airline today announced an order for 40 A330-900 aircraft, and 30 A350-900 aircraft, in a heads of agreement signed with Airbus. The deal is worth US$ 21.4 billion at list prices. The latest generation Airbus A330neo and A350 aircraft will be delivered to Emirates starting from 2021 and 2024
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Facebook: Eight Ways We’re Preparing For Elections Across Africa
By Akua Gyekye, Public Policy Manager, Africa Elections With a number of upcoming elections across Africa, we want to share an update on our work to reduce the spread of misinformation, protect election integrity and support civic engagement across the continent. We’ve dedicated unprecedented resources to these efforts globally —
Read MoreMercer, a global consulting leader in advancing health, wealth and careers, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE: MMC), has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Learning Organisation, a Ghana based Consulting firm. Through the partnership, Mercer and Learning Organisation will
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Cuba has condemned western interference in the affairs of Venezuela following the illegal announcement of Juan Guaidó purporting to be president. In a statement issued recently, the Cuban government expressed its solidarity with President Nicolas Maduro. “The Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Cuba condemns and energetically rejects the attempt
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One of the world’s largest port operators has sued a Chinese state enterprise in Hong Kong over infringement of its exclusive port agreement with a strategically located African nation, in the city’s first court case involving China’s Belt and Road Initiative. FactWire has obtained a legal filing by United Arab
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