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Kenyan Norah Magero wins £25,000 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2022
Press release by Royal Academy of Engineering Norah Magero has won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2022 Africa Prize for…
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Five Major Pipeline Developments in Africa
Originally published on Energy Capital & Power With proven oil and gas reserves that account for approximately 7.5% and 7.1%…
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Jumia celebrates 10 years of ecommerce in Nigeria
Press Release Nigeria’s leading e-commerce platform, Jumia, commemorates its 10 years of e-commerce in Nigeria with an anniversary luncheon. The celebration,…
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Algeria’s independence celebration brings memories of France’s colonial tortures
On Tuesday, July 5, Algeria celebrated 60 years of independence from France, but tensions between the two nations remain due…
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Chipper Cash: How two Africans overcame bias to build a startup worth billions
Originally published on Forbes by Jeff Kauflin A pair of twentysomethings from Uganda and Ghana thought there was a fortune…
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Book Bunk Trust led by two women is restoring Kenya’s historical libraries
By modernising everything from the physical infrastructure to the book collections, Book Bunk Trust , a non-profit organisation created in…
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Why Rwanda doesn’t celebrate its Independence Day
On July 1, Rwanda marked 60 years of independence from Belgium. However, unlike other African countries that celebrate with pomp…
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Germany returns to Nigeria first 2 of over 1,100 stolen Benin artifacts
German authorities on Friday, July 1, returned to Nigeria the first two of more than 1,100 priceless sculptures known as…
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Gambia bans timber exports to combat illegal logging
Originally published on Reuters by Pap Saine Gambia has banned timber exports and permanently revoked all timber export licenses in…
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Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty out to Prove Africa is a Viable Market
Originally published on Bloomberg by Kemiso Wessie Rihanna upended the cosmetics market five years ago when she launched a makeup brand for…
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