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The rise of cryptocurrency transfers to Africa

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– – Cryptocurrency is steadily growing acceptance in Africa. Similarly, the use of cryptocurrency for money transfers to Africa is also on the rise. Fintech companies use cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin to mitigate problems associated with traditional money transfers to Africa and within Africa such as high fees. Africa is the most expensive region to send money to in the… Read More
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Contribution of life in soil ‘remains largely underestimated’, says UN agriculture agency 

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Ahead of World Soil Day, marked on 5 December, FAO launched its first ever report on “The State of Knowledge of Soil Biodiversity“. The report examines the potential of soil organisms in ensuring sustainable agri-food systems and mitigating climate change.    “Soil biodiversity and sustainable soil management is a prerequisite for the achievement of many of the Sustainable Development Goals“, said FAO Deputy Director-General Maria Helena Semedo.… Read More
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COVID-19 pandemic offers African aviation a chance to reset

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Africa’s aviation industry represents a huge market that the continent’s airlines need to exploit more fully, with technology and AI offering the way forward for expansion, regional development experts said Thursday. “Technology and smart technologies are offering this fantastic opportunity, so let’s make use of AI, let’s make use of the Internet of Things, let’s capacitate our people to revamp… Read More
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Scientists optimistic about COVID-19 vaccines for all

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Principals from BioNTech and Oxford University – both pioneers in the COVID vaccine rollout  –participated in an online dialogue on Friday, held under the special session of the UN General Assembly devoted to the pandemic.  “There is no other option. We have to achieve it. And we can achieve it, and we will achieve it,” said Professor Uğur Şahin, Chief Executive Officer… Read More
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It isn’t over: WHO concerned at ‘growing perception’ COVID pandemic is passing

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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists at the regular Geneva briefing that progress on vaccines, in recent days, “gives us all a lift, and we can now start to see the light at the end of the tunnel.” “The #COVID19 pandemic still has a long a way to run and decisions made by leaders and citizens in the coming days will… Read More
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COVID-19: Right decisions now will secure a life of dignity for all

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Heads of UN agencies, along with scientists and other stakeholders, are holding interactive dialogues focused on the health and humanitarian response, the road to vaccines, and addressing the socio-economic impacts of the crisis.  Since the onset of the #COVID19 pandemic, the @UN System has pulled together in support of the most vulnerable. Very encouraged by the engaging conversation from heads… Read More
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Development Evaluation Week: African Development Bank marks 40 years of evaluating progress as experts mull SDGs and COVID-19

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The African Development Bank celebrated 40 years of evaluating its development efforts, taking the opportunity to reflect on the challenges around monitoring and evaluating progress in the SDGs. The discussions marked Evaluation Week, a biennial event on development evaluation hosted by the Independent Development Evaluation unit at the Bank on Wednesday. The event brings together the Bank’s shareholders, management and… Read More
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COVID-19 recovery focus of UN General Assembly special session

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“Today marks an overdue and much needed moment of reckoning. None of us could have imagined, this time last year, what was to come”, said Assembly President Volkan Bozkir, speaking at the opening of the two-day gathering.  We are working for you. For the healthcare workers, who continue to work tirelessly on the frontline. For the people battling the effects… Read More
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Leave no one behind: Fostering Digital Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Africa

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How can people in Africa acquire the skills to digitize work and help diversify and grow economies? This was one of the main questions posed at an online colloquium on Digital Technical and Vocational Education and Training (DTVET) co-organized by the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and Festo Didactic on November 26. Digital learning tools will… Read More
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Unlocking the Solar Potential of the G5 Sahel Countries

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WHAT: Africa Energy Market Place (AEMP) – Unlocking the Solar Potential of the G5 Sahel Countries WHO: African Development Bank Desert to Power Initiative, PEVP Complex WHEN: 8 -10 December 2020 WHERE: Virtual via Zoom The African Development Bank is organizing the 4th edition of the Africa Energy Market Place (AEMP), dedicated to the G5 Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Chad,… Read More
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