AEM WEEKLY REPORT IN PICTURES (APRIL 22 – APRIL 29)

AEM WEEKLY REPORT IN PICTURES (APRIL 22 – APRIL 29)

The week in focus began on a sad note with the news of the death of Kenya’s only survivor former President Mwai Kibaki who passed on at the age of 90.  However, the end of the week saw the funeral attended by some African presidents including Cyril Ramphosa of South Africa. Still talking about presidents, Emmanuel Macron won the second term as France […]

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 FORMULA MILK MARKETING IS EXTREMELY MANIPULATIVE- WHO

FORMULA MILK MARKETING IS EXTREMELY MANIPULATIVE- WHO

Ekeomah Atuonwu Formula milk businesses are paying influencers and social media platforms to gain direct access to pregnant women and moms at some of their most vulnerable times. The $55 billion global formula milk industry is targeting new mothers with directed social media content that is not always obvious as advertising. Globally, digital technologies are rapidly being […]

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 GANG VIOLENCE LEAVES 20 PEOPLE DEAD, THOUSANDS DISPLACED

GANG VIOLENCE LEAVES 20 PEOPLE DEAD, THOUSANDS DISPLACED

Avellon Williams  PORT-AU-PRINCE- Several neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, were engulfed in violence this week as rival gangs battled for control.  According to police, at least 20 people have been killed in gang violence, including a family of eight with children. The police said that since fighting between gangs first flared up on Sunday, another two-dozen people […]

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 BITCOIN NOT A SOLUTION TO AFRICAN ECONOMIC WOES – IMF

BITCOIN NOT A SOLUTION TO AFRICAN ECONOMIC WOES – IMF

Ekeomah Atuonwu The International Monetary Fund warned Thursday that Bitcoin is not a solution for Africa’s economic woes, following the Central African Republic’s adoption of the cryptocurrency as legal tender. Read here. Abebe Aemro Selassie, the head of the IMF’s African department, stated that when adopting cryptocurrencies, a “robust” payment system with financial transparency and a governance framework must […]

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 JURGEN KLOPP SIGNS NEW LIVERPOOL FC CONTRACT

JURGEN KLOPP SIGNS NEW LIVERPOOL FC CONTRACT

Wayne Lumbasi Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at the Premier League club until 2026. Klopp and Liverpool have been the perfect match from the start, with the transformation he has overseen taking the club from nearly men to champions of England, Europe and the world. It means […]

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