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AU and technology Human Rights Technology 

AU Commission appoints High Level African Panel on Emerging Technologies ‎

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Johannesburg, December 18th, 2016 –  The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), HE Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has made a landmark decision by appointing ten (10) eminent experts from various fields to serve on the High Level African Panel on Emerging Technologies (APET). The High Level-APET has been constituted in recognition of the need to harness both existing and… Read More
Radison Kigali Rwanda Development Getaways Tourism 

The Role of NGOs in Africa’s Tourism

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Tourism is one of the largest sectors in Africa, contributing approximately 3.3% to the total Sub-Saharan Africa GDP, and forecast to grow, in terms of GDP contribution by 5.2% between 2016-2026 in the same region. Various stakeholders have contributed to this growth, among them Non-governmental organizations. Here are different major roles which NGOs have played in developing tourism in Africa.… Read More
joseph kabila Central Africa Democratic republic Of Congo 

DRC must rescind order to block social media sites

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In response to reports that the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have ordered internet firms to block access to social media sites on 18 December, Sarah Jackson, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes, said: Read More
Idrissa Haji Abdalla Development East Africa 

Winners of Mabati Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature announced

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The 2016 winners of the Mabati Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature have been announced by Abdilatif Abdalla, chair of the prize’s board of trustees. Fiction category winners are Idrissa Haji Abdalla for Kilio cha Mwanamke and Hussein Wamaywa for Moyo Wangu Unaungua; both are from Tanzania. Ahmed Hussein Ahmed, from Kenya, received the poetry prize for Haile Ngoma ya… Read More
Zalanie Gondwe Development Technology 

African Business Women Network dares Malawian women on wealth creation

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LILONGWE-(AGV)-African Business Women Network (ABWNET), a brain child of Graca Machel Trust has challenged African women, Malawi inclusive to exhaust their energies in creating wealth aimed at lessening unemployment levels. The network has further asked women to make use of economic opportunities that come along that their communities and families be sustainable and economically independent. Read More
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh Gambia West Africa 

Gambia President Jammeh rejects the elections results after accepting defeat in a televised call

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ATLANTA(MaraviPost): President Jammeh rejects the elections results. A week after admitting defeat! He claimed, after declaring himself that the process was fair and transparent, that there were “abnormalities” and therefore rejected totally the results and is now calling for fresh elections. This is Deja vu! Read More
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