Agba Jalingo: ECOWAS Court Awards N30m Against FG
The ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja has “ordered the Federal Government to pay journalist Agba Jalingo N30m as compensation for ill-treating and torturing him while in detention in Cross River state.” The court said, in a judgment, “Agba Jalingo…
African Development Bank Shareholders Decide on Bank’s Plan to Tackle COVID-19
Shareholders at the African Development Bank www.AfDB.org have shown strong support for the Bank’s proposals to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, amid possibility of a third wave of infection and poor vaccine access in the continent. This was part of the…
Huawei Named 2021 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Primary Storage Arrays
Gartner Peer Insights recognized Huawei OceanStor All-Flash Storage as a Customers’ Choice in the 2021 Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’: Primary Storage Arrays. The OceanStor All-Flash Storage scored 4.8 out of 5 points on the annual Gartner Peer…
#BuildtheNation: Regional Leaders Gather at South Sudan Oil & Power 2021
Celebrating a decade of independence and taking place against a backdrop of sustained peace and resilience, South Sudan welcomes guests to South Sudan Oil & Power (SSOP) 2021; SSOP 2021 will take place at the Crown Hotel in Juba on…
China-Middle East & North Africa International Trade Digital Expo 2021
The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), in cooperation with the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC), hosted the 2021 China – Middle East & North Africa International Trade Digital Expo. Organized by the CCOIC, this virtual…
Curbing Fuel Fraud Across Africa: Payment24 Introduces ‘Vehicle Biometrics’
Fuel management and payment solutions specialists Payment24 have launched a new module in their comprehensive solutions suite, bringing contactless, cardless and secure fuel payments to market with a view to curbing fuel fraud across Africa. Payment24’s latest innovation, FastLane, is…
Truecaller Unveils Smart SMS Feature in Africa
Truecaller (www.Truecaller.com), the world’s most trusted and accurate Caller ID and telephone search engine, is rolling out a new feature to further augment the user experience. The new feature Smart SMS has been introduced based on user feedback and is…
The Hypothetical United States of Africa
By Dr Timothy Oladele Gold Marcus Garvey in 1924 enthusiastically, in his poem titled, “Hail, United States of Africa” sued for peace and unification of the continent of 54 sovereign States. His monumental artistic muse coupled with a touch of…
Liberian President’s Son Sentenced In France
The son of the President of Liberia, George Weah living in France, has been given a suspended sentenced for disturbing the peace of neighbours and causing noise pollution outside Paris. Gearge Weah Junior and his friends held a lot of…
Birimian Launches to Support African Luxury, Premium Brands
First operational investment company dedicated exclusively to African luxury and premium heritage brands, Birimian, today launched to support designers on the continent and in the diaspora to facilitate and accelerate the growth of their businesses regionally and internationally. Founded with…
Inequitable Distribution, Vaccine Hesitancy, Key Challenges for Africa in 2021 – Global COVID-19 Experts
BroadReach Group, a global social enterprise focused on harnessing health technology and innovation that empowers human action brought key global and African health experts together yesterday to share challenges and solutions around mass COVID-19 immunisation across Africa. Dr Tim Mastro…
