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Securing the future: How Wisconsin International University is shaping Africa’s next tech defenders
Business and Financial Times
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June 18, 2025
In an increasingly digital world where cybercrime is one of the fastest-growing threats, the need for skilled cybersecurity professionals is more urgent than ever. At the forefront of this response in Ghana is Wisconsin International University...
Innovation Summit highlights technology and community
Business Monthly - Maryland
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June 18, 2025
New technologies and innovative thinking could soon speed up Howard County’s permitting system, decrease emergency room wait times, and provide citizens with more robust and transparent government-related data analytics and statistics. Kicking off...
Africa energy future: Unity, ambition, and collective action
ESI Africa
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June 18, 2025
“Electricity is not a luxury. It is a fundamental and basic human right. It is the oxygen of economic activity, the lifeblood of industrialisation and the foundation of dignity in the 21st century.” So said the Minister of Electricity and Energy...
African hotel development group and Aleph Hospitality sign largest hotel management portfolio deal
Breaking Travel News
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June 18, 2025
Left to right-Julien Ruggieri, Chairman African Hotel Development_Julien Renaud, CEO African Hotel Development_BaniHaddad,Founder and Managing Director Aleph Hospitality and Neil George, Partner and Executive Director Aleph Hospitality African...
Africa’s Traditional “deep spirituality, rich culture” Foster Religious Freedom: Catholic Bishop at IRF Summit
ACI Africa
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June 17, 2025
Bishop Mamza noted that in African traditional religion, there was no imposition of belief systems. “It is part and parcel of the worship of an African traditionalist that he does not impose his religion or culture on somebody else,” he said....
Africa Will Become the Cradle of the Global Workforce: Francis Ndengwe at SPIEF-2025
African Insider
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June 18, 2025
PETERSBURG, (CAJ News) – THE St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2025 will be held in Russia from June 18 to 21. It began its business program with the key session “Shaping a New Platform for Global Growth.” The National Centre “Russia”...
Africa will shape global economy by end of 21st century
TASS
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June 18, 2025
SAINT PETERSBURG, June 18. /TASS/. The future trajectory of the global economy by the end of the 21st century will largely depend on African nations, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Russian Presidential Executive Office Maxim Oreshkin said in an...
South Africa’s G20 moment: Turning the youth unemployment crisis into a global skilling pact
IOL
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Nomvula Mabuza|Published 8 minutes ago 6min In November 2025, the world's most powerful economies will convene in South Africa for the first G20 Summit ever held on African soil. This gathering arrives not as a ceremonial event but as a critical...
InnovationRx: The Dangers Of RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Advisory Committee
Forbes
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In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the dangers of RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisory committee, how Trump’s visa ban bars foreign doctors, the first FDA-approved transcontinental telesurgery and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe...
Genetec Champions Unified Security as Catalyst for East Africa’s Development
TechTrendsKE
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June 18, 2025
Genetec, a global leader in physical security software, recently hosted its first security symposium in Nairobi as part of its push to strengthen its partner network and expand access to unified and intelligent security solutions across East...
Can Transsion’s E-Bike Entry in Africa Replicate Its Smartphone Magic?
TechTrendsKE
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June 18, 2025
When you think of Transsion, you probably think of Tecno, Infinix, and itel — the smartphone brands that dominate Africa’s streets and shelves. But now, the Chinese electronics giant is shifting gears. Literally. With its TankVolt e-bikes,...
ACAT 2025 Champions Farmer-Centric Innovation and Inclusive Ag-Tech for Africa’s Future
KT Press Rwanda
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June 18, 2025
6 Under the rallying theme “NextGen Ag-Tech Solutions for Africa’s Farmers,” the African Conference on Agricultural Technology (ACAT) 2025 convened from June 9–12 at the Kigali Convention Center, gathering over a thousand delegates—including...
Petroleum Producers Decry Infrastructure, Technology Gap In Gas Market Integration
News Investigators Nigeria
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June 18, 2025
News Investigators/ The African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation (APPO) has identified lack of finance, technological infrastructure and foreign over dependency, as critical challenges facing the African energy markets integration. Farouk Omar,...
Don't Market to Youth. Market With Them
Media Update
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June 18, 2025
Think of a copywriter with strong ideas but no access to briefs. A designer with a self-built portfolio but no way into the room. A videographer with potential, but no tools to execute. These are the real stories behind South Africa's youth...
UNDP, China academy intend to drive Africa’s digital transformation
New Business Ethiopia
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June 18, 2025
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) expressed their intention to co-design the Africa Digital Empowerment and Innovation Hub, marking a significant step toward...
'Huge surprise' reveals how some humans left Africa 50,000 years ago
LiveScience
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June 18, 2025
An illustration inspired by the prehistoric expansion of humans to different niches in Africa that occurred before a successful global dispersal. (Image credit: Jacopo Niccolò Cerasoni)Before modern humans began their major dispersal out of Africa...
Malawi signs US$7bn mining deal with China’s Hunan Sunwalk Technology
The Maravi Post
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June 18, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi’s Ministry of Mining has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth US$7 billion with Chinese multinational Hunan Sunwalk Technology Group, marking the largest single investment commitment in the...
Babes Wodumo celebrates Youth Day with DJ Tira: Photo
Briefly
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June 18, 2025
South African celebrities, including Babes Wodumo and DJ Tira, joined the nation in commemorating Youth Day on 16 June Photos of the duo have since gone viral, racking up thousands of comments and thrusting them into the spotlight While it remains...
Zero Tariffs, Infinite Trust: How China’s Bold Trade Move Redefines Africa’s Future
Sunday Independent
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June 18, 2025
By Michael Andisile Mayalo In a time when global economic uncertainty and geopolitical friction dominate headlines, China and Africa are offering a refreshing alternative: partnership, solidarity, and shared prosperity. The latest chapter in this...
Major expansion in the human niche preceded out of Africa dispersal
Nature
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African Pleistocene archaeological deposits included in models (script 1) Coordinates of archaeological sites are essential for SDMs, as these models are built on the accurate input of spatial occurrence/presence data. Chronometrically dated...