Promoting Africa
One of the world's leading music groups, Universal Music Group (UMG) has signed an exclusive recording agreement with award-winning Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage. She becomes the first female African artist to sign a global deal with Universal Music Group. "Under this agreement, Tiwa will make music with UMG and have access to their infrastructure and…
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On April 24, the Ghanaian Government, in partnership with American company Zipline, launched in the city of Omenako, the world’s largest medical drone delivery service. The new service will use drones to make on-demand, emergency deliveries of 148 different vaccines, blood products, and life-saving medications. Already hundreds of drones have started delivering life-saving vaccines, blood…
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Kenya’s first human milk bank has opened at Pumwani Maternity Hospital. "Pumwani Maternity Hospital was selected as the site for the pilot human milk bank due to the number of vulnerable neonates in need" (Mike Mbuvi, governor of Nairobi City County). Nairobi’s neonatal deaths (deaths during the first 28 days of life), is the highest…
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The largest e-commerce operator in Africa, has officially started trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday April 12 as “JMIA”, with shares beginning trading at $18.95, and closing at $25.46. The company offered 13.5 million shares for purchase and raised $196 million. Jumia’s IPO is now the first major African-focused venture-funded tech company…
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Burkinabé athlete Cheick Al-Hassan, aka Iron Biby, won on Saturday April 6, and for the second time in a row, the title of World Champion of Log Lift, at the Europe Strongest Man 2019 event, after lifting 220 kg. In April 2018, Cheich Al-Hassan Sanou had already won the title (tied) by lifting a load…
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Lupita Nyong’o, the Kenya Black Panther movie star shared details on a new project she had been working on, and was so proud about, a children's book called Sulwe. Sulwe, which means "Star" in the Kenyan Luo language, is a new children’s book aiming at encouraging kids to love themselves. Sulwe tells the story of…
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On Sunday March 24, Kenyan Science teacher Peter Tabichi won the 2019 Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize, as a recognition for his contribution to his school in Nakuru Kenya. Beating 10,000 other nominees from 179 countries, Peter Tabichi was awarded a $1 million prize for the world's best teacher. He is known for giving away…
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