Promoting Africa
Jaha has fought against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace prize. She was nominated for the award by Jette Christenssen, a Norwegian politician, at the launch of the film ‘Jaha’s Promise’ in 2017. Christenssen said “ Her case is incredibly important not only for what’s happening in Gambia, but the…
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With 100 dollars (52,690 FCFA) investment, young Frank has designed a bicycle that rolls on water. Made from cork, aluminum and small pieces of wood, his bicycle floats on water, and rides like an ordinary bicycle. The source of his inspiration was a documentary that showed young children swim across a river to school. "I…
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This year, Senegal recorded record yields in its food sector. The joint publications of the Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS), the World Food Program, FAO and the Senegalese Government are the testament to this. Most of the figures for agricultural production are in the green. Cereal production is estimated at more…
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There are days when you do not want to cook, and just want to order food with little effort. Tupuca gives you that opportunity. It's Angola's application that acts as a platform to connect the daily customer to their restaurant of choice. "Tupuca is Angola’s first online deliver platform that started with food delivery and…
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Reach Robotics, a reality gaming company that creates robots for both fun and STEM education, recently won a deal with Apple to sell the MekaMon. Sila Adekunle an innovator in the robotics field Adekunle was born in Nigeria, and then moved to the UK at the age of 11. He studied robotics at the University of…
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Just an idea in the summer of 2016 and a year later, Dao Fitness is officially launched. Founder of this female athleisure brand that sells both active wear and lounge wear, with the aim of bringing African prints to fitness, Dominique Dao answered some of our questions. Tell us about Dao Fitness and how it all…
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South Africa will introduce free tertiary education for students from homes where the combined annual income is 350,000 rand ($27,600) or less annually. The program will be officially launched in 2018, and will take about 5 years to be fully implemented. "This is a drastic and a welcome decision that is long overdue, and provides…
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