Thandisizwe Mgudlwa CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 30, 2022 The first African Union (AU) SME Annual Forum is aimed to realizing Africa’s industrialization in the context of the integrated market, experts reveal. They also add that Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) form the backbone of the African economy, representing more than 90% of businesses and […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Internet access was disabled in East African nation Sudan ahead of nationwide protests slated for Thursday to press for civilian rule. Internet monitoring organisation Netblocks reports that internet access was disrupted across the country at 08:00 local time (06:00GMT). For days, the protesters have been using social media platforms to organise. Reports indicate […]
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Avellon Williams HAVANA, CUBA- Gambian ambassador to Cuba H.E. Dr. Kujejatou K.B. Manneh emphasized the importance of Expocaribe 2022 for trade and cooperation with her country and other African countries. After describing the event that ended in Cuba on Sunday, and after learning about the possibilities for foreign trade and foreign investment in the eastern region, the production and export of medicines, the […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Ifedayo Adetifa, Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, says the NCDC has noticed an increase in monkeypox cases in the country. During a virtual media forum on monkeypox on Tuesday, he cautioned that if the present trend persisted, Nigeria might approach or exceed the highest number of cases witnessed in 2017 when monkeypox re-emerged. According to the most […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A burial ceremony has been held in the Democratic Republic of Congo to lay to rest the gold-crowned tooth of independence hero Patrice Lumumba over 60 years after he was assassinated. Since his death, the tooth is the only existing part of his body after his remains were dissolved in acid. The Belgian […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The UN ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bintou Keita, on Wednesday warned the Security Council against a conflagration that could get out of hand in the east of the country where armed groups are proliferating. “If the (rebel movement) M23 continues its well-coordinated attacks against the FARDC (Congolese armed forces) and […]
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Renson Mwakandana At least 12 million people from East Africa are currently calculating their losses in billions of dollars as a result of the bitcoin market meltdown and the other linked Ponzi “get-rich-quick” scams that have emerged in the aftermath of the crisis. Extreme market circumstances have forced several reputable crypto exchanges to close their doors […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Yves Bissouma has been cleared of an allegation of sexual assault. Bissouma, 25, was arrested alongside a man in his 40s under suspicion of sexual assault in Brighton last October. The midfielder was released under investigation before playing for Mali in the Africa Cup of Nations in January. The Mali international had […]
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Wayne Lumbasi The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is considering postponing the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The 17th edition of the continental championship, was initially scheduled for June 23 to July 23, 2023 in Cote d’lvoire. Exactly a year before kick-off, major cities in the West African country are experiencing heavy rains with floods. And CAF is beginning […]
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Lisa Mugo Robert Sylvester Kelly, popularly known as R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for 9 racketeering and sex trafficking charges. The singer was arraigned in a federal court house in Brooklyn on Wednesday where justice Ann Donnely gave the final verdict of the six-week trial. While giving her final verdict, Donnely stated that […]
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