The 13th Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East opened for submissions on Monday, March 13, 2023. 2023 Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East (POESAM) Candidates from the 17 countries within the Orange footprint have until May 21, 2023, to submit their project on the website https://POESAM.orange.com….
The Australian government announced on Monday that Australia has scrapped a satellite communications system being developed for the military. Lockheed Martin Australia was awarded the tender to build a defiance owned and operated Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite communications system in 2023. When the tender was awarded, the government said that it was a “multi-billion…
Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of creating obstacles in ongoing negotiations to resolve the M23 rebel conflict in eastern Congo that has displaced more than 1.7 million people. The comments by Congolese Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday follow accusations from her Rwandan counterpart that Congo had…
About 200 migrants tried to leave French shores for the United Kingdom on Wednesday, the day after 12 people died trying to make the journey. Angele Vettorello, a Calais charity worker and Co-ordinator at Utopia 56, made the disclosure. She said: “The crossing, it is not going to stop. “This morning, we saw more than…
Congo’s mpox control programme on Wednesday said Congo has been unable to launch mpox vaccination campaign in Kinshasa due to shortage of doses, while cases countrywide continue to rise, especially among children. Cris Kacita, the head of operations for Congo’s mpox control programme said the World Health Organization declared mpox a global health emergency in…
T The key highlights of the bilateral energy cooperation between the U.S. and Nigeria have emerged as the inaugural U.S.-Nigeria Strategic Energy Dialogue gets underway in Washington DC. The details are made available by the U.S. Department of State, which uploaded it on its website, and obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…
Plans to cut flight delays and emissions by modernising how the United Kingdom (UK)’s airspace is used have been unveiled by the government. The Department for Transport (DfT) said it has launched a consultation on a proposal to establish a UK Airspace Design Service. This would consist of aviation experts working with airports to improve…
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, renowned for overcoming scandals throughout his career, has sadly passed away at the age of 86. He died at the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan after being treated for a lung infection related to leukaemia in April. Italy’s defence minister expressed deep sorrow over the loss, leading the country…
The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Debo Ologunagba, on Friday, said that contrary to the rumours and misleading information being peddled by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Borno State, Hon. Muhammed Umara Kumalia is still in the race for the Borno Central senatorial seat and remains the…
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Associated (TWIA) board of directors voted Thursday to authorize broker Gallagher Re to pursue $2.92 billion in reinsurance for the 2023 storm season. The TWIA board also voted to establish $4.5 billion as the 1:100 probable maximum loss for this year’s storm season. The reinsurance in addition to TWIA’s $2.28…
