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Digital-skills-for-girls initiative sets stage for landmark Africa Code Week in 2017
KIGALI, Rwanda, 11 May 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Digital skills development for African girls and women received a major boost at the first #eSkills4Girls Africa Meetup held ahead of the Transform Africa Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. The event aimed to create a platform for female tech leaders in Africa to…
Read More »Sierra Leone: 709-carat diamond to be auctioned off
A 709-carat diamond is being auctioned in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. It is the largest uncut diamond to be found in four decades and was discovered in the Kono district, in eastern Sierra Leone, where many depend on mining for their livelihood. Al Jazeera’s Nina Devries reports from…
Read More »Can Nigeria’s Chibok girls ever be truly free?
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Read More »Somalia moves to boost security amid al-Shabab unrest
World leaders will join UN representatives in London on Thursday at a conference on Somalia to discuss issues related to the country’s security and governance high on the agenda. Mogadishu, with the help of African Union troops, has managed to retake most territory from the armed group al-Shabab, but it…
Read More »Babachir Lawal: Act now, North East Social Accountability in Education Cluster, tells Osinbajo
The North East Social Accountability in Education Cluster has Wednesday called on Nigeria’s acting president, Yemi Osibanjo, to act on the report of the Presidential Committee that investigated the 13 billion naira scandal involving the suspended Secretary of the Government of the Federation Babachir Lawal and former Director-General of National…
Read More »‘Nazi-posters’ at Stellenbosch University spark outrage
A South African university on Wednesday said three people were being questioned after it opened an investigation into Nazi-inspired posters promoting an “Anglo-Afrikaner Student” event on its campus. The posters, which copied Nazi propaganda images, sparked immediate complaints and public outcry when they appeared on noticeboards at Stellenbosch University, outside…
Read More »SAP Rural Sourcing Management Solution Launched to Support and Grow East Africa’s Smallholder Farming Sector
* SAP Rural Sourcing Management is a new solution that is made to support the connection of smallholder farmers in developing countries with global producers; providing transparency, accountability, and access to financial services * The solution supports a Strategic Alliance between SAP and GIZ to strengthen smallholders’ agricultural businesses in…
Read More »Chibok community welcomes schoolgirls’ release
The release of 82 schoolgirls by Boko Haram has brought some cheer to Nigeria’s Chibok community. But there are still many families who have not heard news of their daughters since the kidnapping three years ago. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris reports from Chibok. The post Chibok community welcomes schoolgirls’ release…
Read More »Somaliland students rely on food aid
Tens of thousands of children are out of school in Somaliland because of drought. Many of those still in the classrooms are relying on aid from the World Food Programme. Teachers say that although the children do not get a balanced diet, the food gives them enough energy to stay…
Read More »South Sudan’s Kiir replaces army chief Paul Malong
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed Paul Malong, the war-torn country’s powerful army chief of staff. Malong was sacked via a presidential decree that was announced on Tuesday on national television by Kiir himself. General James Ajongo Mawut, the former deputy chief of general staff for administration and finance,…
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