My! A social media platform for Africans by Africans set for launch next month
MyCountry MyWorld is set to launch MY! a social media platform for Africans by Africans that provides limitless possibilities in world exploration by giving users the opportunity to bring their country and world to each other. MY! A social media platform will be launched on May 10, 2021. “Having developed...
NollywoodWeek film festival goes global as 8th Edition ropes in African Diaspora
NollywoodWeek film festival, the first and only Nigerian film festival organised in Paris has taken its 8th edition online. The films in this year’s line-up will be available to a global online audience from May 6-9, 2021. This year’s selection has expanded beyond Nigeria to include high quality, though-provoking and...
Can your general lifestyle really affect your success in work or business?
Entrepreneurs change the world and create the future. They focus their energies on solving problems, improving things around them and making a positive impact on peoples’ lives everywhere. To do this, most genuine entrepreneurs embody several characteristics that help them align their lives around this pursuit – to be in...
Predominantly White institutions are reluctant to hire Blacks and Hispanics
Members of minority ethnic groups have made only modest inroads into US science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) positions in recent years, according to an analysis of nearly 20 million people. The analysis was conducted by the Pew Research Center, a non-profit organisation in Washington DC, and used data collected...
Total’s ‘force majeure’ action on Maputo calls for dialogue, firewall against terror
We are disappointed about Total’s recent decision to declare force majeure on its Mozambique LNG Project. While the African Energy Chamber stands in solidarity with Mozambique and Total all energy investors, we believe the declaration of force majeure could have been prevented and comes prematurely. We encourage all parties involved...
Trade: Under 1752 Murder Act, anatomists in UK accessed corpses of murderers only
At the height of the French Revolution in the late 1700s, a boy sat on the steps of the Notre-Dame cathedral playing a lilting tune on his wooden recorder. Parisians hurried by, occasionally casting a glance towards the child, perhaps throwing a few coins his way. But what may have...
World polluters recommit to Climate Change with revised carbon targets
Leading carbon-di-oxide emitters in the world have announced ambitious climate change targets to address the escalating global emergency. The United States, Japan, Canada and France are some of the countries that have made their targets public as the world marked Earth Day on Thursday last week. President Joe Biden has...
Covid vaccine: It’s difficult to use available data to analyse clotting syndrome
It is clear that the risk of developing the HIT-like clotting syndrome is very low, with 86 potential cases reported in Europe out of 25 million people vaccinated as of March 22. But the exact number of cases is in flux. Researchers are relying on reports of adverse events after...
Covid vaccines-related blood clots raise concerns as some governments opt out
It has been a difficult month for two Covid-19 vaccines. On April 13, US regulators urged healthcare providers to temporarily stop using a vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson (J&J) of New Brunswick, New Jersey, because of six suspected cases of unusual blood clotting among nearly seven million vaccine recipients....
Mauritius Commercial Bank to loan Senegal $60 million for power generation
Mauritius Commercial Bank Ltd (MCB) will support Senegal’s efforts to improve its electricity supply with a $60 million facility in a syndicated project that cost $140 million to complete MCB is not only a co-mandated lead arranger but has also provided the highest loan commitment. The project finance facility will...
