DR CONGO AUTOMATES PUBLIC PROCUREMENT TO COMBAT CORRUPTION

DR CONGO AUTOMATES PUBLIC PROCUREMENT TO COMBAT CORRUPTION

Renson Mwakandana To increase openness in the awarding of tenders, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is automating its public procurement process. This has been done as an effort by the DR Congo government to curb graft in the nation. The introduction of the integrated public procurement management system was presided over by President Felix Tshisekedi, who stated that […]

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 THOUSANDS OF EX-REBELS JOIN SOUTH SUDAN’S UNIFIED ARMY

THOUSANDS OF EX-REBELS JOIN SOUTH SUDAN’S UNIFIED ARMY

Renson Mwakandana Thousands of former rebels took the pledge of allegiance during a ceremony in South Sudan held under strict security. The event took place just a few weeks after the leaders of the nation, who had been chosen to oversee a transitional government, declared that they would continue to rule for a further two […]

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 SAFARICOM PILOTS NETWORK OPERATIONS IN  ETHIOPIA’S DIRE DAWA

SAFARICOM PILOTS NETWORK OPERATIONS IN ETHIOPIA’S DIRE DAWA

Renson Mwakandana Four months after missing the operational debut in the country of the Horn of Africa, Safaricom Ethiopia has started a large-scale customer trial of its network in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia’s second-largest city. The experiment is part of the telco’s progressive city-by-city roll-out before the October nationwide launch in the second-largest city in Ethiopia […]

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 A BLACK PASTOR ARRESTED WHILE WATERING HIS NEIGHBOR’S FLOWERS FILES A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE POLICE

A BLACK PASTOR ARRESTED WHILE WATERING HIS NEIGHBOR’S FLOWERS FILES A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE POLICE

Staff writer A Black man watering his neighbor’s flowers was arrested after the Childersburg, Alabama police officers responded to a White neighbor’s call reporting of a suspicious person outside the house. According to NBC News, lawyers for Michael Jennings released the footage of the incident this week, “clearing the way for legal action against the […]

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 SOUTH AFRICA: SOUL MUSIC LEGEND, KARYN WHITE TOUR & LIFE

SOUTH AFRICA: SOUL MUSIC LEGEND, KARYN WHITE TOUR & LIFE

“Karyn White live in South Africa tour” takes place as part of celebrating Women’s Month, which is the August month in South Africa 🇿🇦. By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa, Cape Town, SA Karyn White was highly popular during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Question is: Could her South Africa tour be the revival of her career […]

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 TRIBUTES TRICKLE IN FOR KENYAN CYCLIST WHO DIED IN US PLANE CRASH

TRIBUTES TRICKLE IN FOR KENYAN CYCLIST WHO DIED IN US PLANE CRASH

Renson Mwakandana Sule Kangangi, a Kenyan cyclist who passed away while participating in a race in the US, has received a deluge of condolences. According to a statement from his team, he was taking part in the Vermont Overland competition on Saturday when he reportedly crashed fatally. Along with Jordan Schleck of Uganda, the 33-year-old […]

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 BUSINESS HIGHLIGHT: AFRIK-SOLUTIONS

BUSINESS HIGHLIGHT: AFRIK-SOLUTIONS

By Grace Ossongo – Yaounde, Cameroon Ms. Ossongo speaks to Douglas Wafo, a software engineer and CEO of AFRIK-SOLUTIONS; a tech company located in Yaounde, Cameroon 🇨🇲 that provides tech solutions and support to other businesses and an international company in its own right.

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