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(Prez Kabila mobbed by media upon arrival at Joaquim Chissano
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On August 13, 2012, unidentified passengers illegally sitting on and hanging from rail cars of a moving train in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital, assaulted two photojournalists for taking pictures of them from a pedestrian bridge, according to news reports. ...
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When Churchill was asked for the secret of his long and healthy life, he famously quipped: "No sport!" (that was Winston, not Kenya's beloved entertainer). The British PM would have been a poor ambassador for the London Olympics, which just ended in great fanfare.
Today, many would challenge his perspective. Obesity is a massive problem in rich societies and rapidly becoming one in emerging economies too. As a result, heart disease and diabetes are also on the rise.
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Philips is hoping to sell its ClearVue Ultrasound systems to the African market in an effort to reduce maternal and child mortality rates across the continent.
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A week ago, against the backdrop of the Olympics, I witnessed history. I was there not for the Games, but for the Global Hunger Event, which was co-hosted by U.K. Prime Minister Cameron and Brazil Vice President Temer. The event brought civil society and private sector partners together with leaders from across the globe -- and even a few Olympic heroes including incomparable Mo Farah -- to commit to championing for change against global hunger.
At the top of the list of priorities that emerged: Making significant gains against undernutrition before the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Just as is true for Olympians to be at their best, we know that... more »
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The proliferation of Chinese traders in African markets is one of the perinneal sore spots in China-Africa relations. This video highlights the recent protests in Nairobi where African traders fear and resent the competition. Consumers generally welcome the expansion of products at lower cost, but frequently complain about the low quality of cheap goods.
On the plus side: cheap Chinese cell phone have allowed Africans at the bottom of the pyramid to communicate in unexpectedly large numbers. On the negative side, counterfeit pharmaceuticals -- a regular phenomenon -- can exacerbate illness or fail to prevent death. This creates a climate of fear and distrust affecting all Chinese pharmaceutical exports. None of these products need to be sold by Chinese, of course. As I've noted in this ...
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MCC established a facility in the Mongolia Compact to fund financial incentives and technical assistance for adopting cleaner, more efficient technologies used in heating traditional dwellings.
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Savannah Fund, a new African venture capital outfit, has participated in a $2 million fundraising round for mobile app biNu mobile.
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An infographic to highlight some of Africa's lessor know scientific discoveries and contributions, of which there are MANY more... SOURCES: • McLaren, W. August 2006. 'Mohammed Bah Abba And His Pot-in-Pot' http://tinyurl.com/986etkj • Treacy, M. May 2012. 'Device Turns Your Sneaker into a Portable Cell Phone Charger' http://tinyurl.com/8jnwt8z • Ashoka Innovators for the Public. 2008. [...]
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Swaziland's Prime Minister has confirmed that King Mswati III is an absolute monarch whose word has to be obeyed to the letter.
Barnabas Dlamini, who was not elected to office but personally appointed PM by the king, was reacting to news that his cabinet of ministers had defied the king who instructed all schoolteachers who were on strike to return to work. King Mswati also ordered his government to talk with teachers and solve their dispute over pay.
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Poor rains, on top of wide-spread, chronic vulnerability, have several SADC states heading towards food crisis: THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states have been warned of an impending food shortage as a result of poor rains this season. "This will therefore result in an increase in the number of people requiring humanitarian assistance in terms of food and non-food
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I've been using Rapportive for several few weeks now and have found the tool rather useful for assessing the trustworthiness of a source. Rapportive is an extension for Gmail that allows you to automatically visualize an email sender's complete profile ... Continue reading →
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