India on Wednesday recorded 4,435 new COVID-19 infections, the biggest single-day jump in 163 days (five months and 13 days), while the number of active cases increased to 23,091, according to Union health ministry data. A total of 4,777 cases were recorded on September 25 last year. With the fresh cases, India’s COVID-19 tally climbed…
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a leading pan-African technology group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Zambia to accelerate the country’s digital transformation and provide reliable and affordable connectivity to all Zambians. The agreement builds on Liquid’s already extensive investments made since it opened its doors in Zambia in 2011. In the…
The South Sudan Minister of Finance, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Africa Energy Investment Corporation (AEICORP) and Trade & Development Bank (TDB) have struck a deal during the country’s Oil and Power Summit. Finance leaders at the sixth edition of the South Sudan Oil & Power conference put investment in East African energy projects top of…
World’s leading Engagement Banking platform provider, Backbase will hold its Tour in South Africa, Johannesburg for the first time. The single-day conference at the Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff will include visionary keynotes, expert-led discussions, and networking sessions with banking and fintech leaders. On 16 May, around 150 banking and fintech professionals representing retail banking,…
By Dr Juliette Tuakli In order for “Health for All” to become a reality, access to safe, timely, and affordable surgery and ongoing surgical education must become a priority in Africa Access Multimedia Content We celebrate World Health Day on April 7th, 2023, and I thought it is a good time to reflect on what…
The event will once again reunite the region’s tech leaders, telecom c-suite executives, promising start-up founders as well as senior regulators and government officials Access Multimedia Content East Africa’s premier technology, telecommunication, media, and broadcasting event will return to Nairobi on 25-26 April after a three-year digital hiatus. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the event will…
President Muhammadu Buhari and His Majesty King Abdullah bin Al-Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan held a telephonic conversation with each other on Tuesday, with both leaders expressing satisfaction at the deepening of the Nigeria-Jordan strategic partnership in matters of security and other global issues. In the conversation, the Jordanian leader called to…
Five years after maize was allegedly stolen at Nigeria’s red chamber, a faction of the All Progressives Congress in the Delta Central Senatorial District, has suspended the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, over his alleged role in the incident. The faction urged the national secretariat of the APC to ratify its decision….
… Says APC engages in provocative utterances … We’ve calm nerves for judiciary to decide – Party … Stop demarketing Nigeria, Peter Obi tells APC The Nigeria Labour Party (LP) has accused the minister of information and culture Lai Mohammed of misinforming the international community. The federal government, through the Minister of Information and…
14 months after his death, the Nigerian government has abandoned the remains of it’s former Senate President in the second republic. This is just as the Nigerian Senate has frowned at the continuous stay in the mortuary, the remains of their former President in the Second Republic, Joseph Wayas. Wayas died in…
