Nigeria, Ghana sprint to join digital currency race
By AFP Nigeria and Ghana are racing to adopt a central bank digital currency as they look to ride the wave of popularity of cryptocurrencies in West Africa’s two largest economies. Central banks in both countries have partnered with foreign financial tech companies to create digital versions of their currencies, joining the global train of countries exploring
14 African countries fully vaccinate more than 10 percent of their population against COVID-19
By David Ochieng Mbewa Rwanda is the latest African country to fully vaccinate at least 10 percent of its population thereby achieving a target set out by the World Health Organization (WHO) to do so by the end of September. According to Rwanda’s Ministry of Health, 1,399,753 people in Rwanda have received two vaccine doses while
للمرة الرابعة.. النائبة “رشا قلج” ضمن أكثر 100 امرأة تأثيرا في افريقيا
ساجد النورى اختيرت الدكتورة رشا قلج عضو مجلس الشيوخ المصري والمدير التنفيذي لمؤسسة ميرك الدولية الخيرية، ورئيسة تنزانيا “سامية حسن صولحو”، ورئيسة وزراء توغو ، ونائبات رئيس أوغندا وبنين، باعتبارهن أكثر النساء تأثيرًا في افريقيا ، حيث أصدرت مجموعة أڤانس ميديا جروب كجزء من مبادرة كونى فتاة قائمة أكثر 100 امرأة تأثيرًا في افريقيا لعام
Tanzania’s Zanzibar invites investors to restore historical sites
By XINHUA Authorities in Tanzania’s Zanzibar on Monday invited local and foreign investors to invest in the development and restoration of historical sites on the islands. Lela Mohamed Mussa, Zanzibar’s Minister for Tourism and Heritage, said structures that needed restoration included buildings in the Stone Town, a site on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Zimbabwe partners with Huawei in major network upgrade
By XINHUA Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday launched the National Mobile Broadband project which seeks to expand and improve the country’s information communication technology (ICT) services and infrastructure. The project, which is now in the third phase, is a partnership between Chinese ICT giant Huawei, and Zimbabwe’s second-largest telecommunications provider NetOne. The expansion project, which
South Africa beats Kenya in all-African final to claim Vancouver Sevens
By David Ochieng Mbewa South Africa lived up to their tag as pre-tournament favorites to claim the HSBC Canada Sevens at BC Place by defeating Kenya in the final on Sunday. South Africa beat Kenya 38-5, in what was only the second all-African Cup final ever, in a match that saw a number of records set