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The top 10 universities in Africa

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Africa has for centuries had a culture of education, higher learning and research even before formal academic institutional systems. The continent also boasts of highly skilled and talented academics and many of them were trained in African institutions. More educational institutions continue to be set up, both public and private. We present to you our top 10 African universities per… Read More
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World Bank cuts growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa

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Economic growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa for 2019 to 2021 has been cut by the World Bank by 0.2 percentage points. Earlier projection by the bank was promising but the latest cut according to the banks is due to slowdown in fixed investment and policy uncertainty in the global economy. The World bank stressed that the economy of sub-Saharan Africa… Read More
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Rwanda launches ‘Made in Africa’ smartphones

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Rwanda’s President, Paul Kagame on Monday officially launched two new smartphones manufactured in Africa. The new phones are the first “Made in Africa” models produced by a Rwandan based company called Mara Group. Mara X and Mara Z are now available for purchase to consumers. They were showcased in May this year at a Tech summit in Paris. Now on… Read More
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African countries broadening control over the internet

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For the last 20 years, African countries have been broadening and enhancing control measures that govern the use of digital communications including the internet. According to a new report by the Collaboration for International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA), these controls when viewed collectively, continue to undermine democracy and cement authoritarians hold on political power. With only… Read More
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Get news on the go with the new AFRICA FEEDS app

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Africa Feeds has launched its latest news app to enable readers and visitors to its news site to access the news on the go. The AFRICA FEEDS APP is now available on Google Play Store for free download. The app has been developed to segment news happenings on the African continent according to the various sub-regions. Other relevant segments including… Read More
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Nielsen reveals stabilizing prospects in Africa

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Africa’s markets are never quite what they seem as revealed by the latest Nielsen Africa Prospect Indicator (APi) which shows that amidst relentless change, country prospects are stabilising on the continent. This is evidenced by the fact that only two markets changed position on the latest APi ranking update, with Kenya remaining in top position, followed by Cote d’Ivoire. According… Read More
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The Ghanaian woman changing sex conversations in Africa

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In 2009, 41-year old Ghanaian feminist and blogger, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah and another colleague, Malaka Grant launched a project to spark conversations around sex and sexuality. The aim at the time was to create a platform for African women to freely talk about their sexual experiences. A website for that was launched and for ten years now the digital platform… Read More
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South African Bishops demand action over xenophobic attacks

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South African bishops from the Catholic church have demanded action from the government over recent violent attacks on African migrants. The Catholic Bishops have also dismissed claims by the South African government that the attacks on foreigners were not xenophobic. In a  statement the Bishops said the attacks cannot be justified and must not be explained away under the guise… Read More
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Africa needs new ‘alliance for digitalisation’ of agriculture

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New digital services designed to boost African agriculture could reach 250 million farmers by 2030 but only with coordinated efforts across the continent, the African Green Revolution Forum heard. Investment into digital innovations has so far been piecemeal across sub-Saharan Africa, achieving only six per cent penetration, according to a recent report by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)… Read More
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Agricultural producers win 2019 Africa Food Prize

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Two exceptional professionals, who are both at the same time successful agricultural producers have been announced as the joint winners of the 2019 Africa Food Prize. Dr. Emma Naluyima, a smallholder farmer and private veterinarian from Uganda, and Baba Dioum, a policy champion and agricultural entrepreneur from Senegal were recognized for their remarkable achievements in demonstrating and promoting innovative and sustainable growth… Read More
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