Promoting Africa
According to the 2018 Africa Investment Index (AII) compiled by Quantum Global Research Lab, Morocco is the top investment destination in Africa. Thanks to its “receptive business environment” and “low risk profile”, Morocco was able to secure the first position as the top investment destination on the continent. ‘‘Morocco has been consistent in attracting an…
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Richard Appiah Akoto, a teacher in Ghana, has used his imagination to teach his students the secrets of Microsoft Word. With just a blackboard and a talent for drawing, he drew the computer application on his blackboard. Teaching kids how to use a computer is hard enough already, but doing it without any computers is…
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Nigerian fantasy and science fiction writer Nnedi Okorafor will write a new three-part comic that focuses on the elite all-female forces team that protects the secretive African country Wakanda. Marvel announced that Black Panther’s Dora Milaje will get a three-part comic series, Wakanda Forever, which will be written by Nnedi Okorafor, Black Panther: Long Live the King and Binti trilogy author. Come June,…
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In its latest election, Sierra Leone used blockchain technology in the vote verification process. This West African country becomes the first country in the world to use blockchain technology to verify electoral votes. This blockchain technology service was offered by Swiss start-up Agora, which was helping keep track of vote counting. How different is the…
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z are going on tour this summer, for the On the Run Tour II, and the main poster is inspired by Senegalese Djibril Diop Mambéty's 1973 movie "Touki Bouki". The On the Run II Poster shows Beyonce and Jay-Z riding a motorbike trimmed with a bull's skull. This is a reference to a scene from the 1973 Senegalese…
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In recognition of the Black Women History Month, Chimamanda's book, Americanah, has been listed as one of 15 remarkable books by women that are shaping the way fiction was being written and read in the 21st century. The book was listed by the New York Times Staff Book Critics among fiction books, each of which…
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McFly.aero, a blockchain marketplace for urban air taxi, has started establishing infrastructure for flying cars in 23 cities across 13 countries such as Kenya, France, US, Ukraine, Russia, Sapin, Mexico, Nigeria, Japan, and Australia. Nairobi has been identified as one of the launch cities for an ambitious flying cars plan. In these cities, the McFly community…
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