GE Healthcare props DR Congo fight against Covid with mobile X-ray units and ECG machines
GE Healthcare will partner with the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo to deliver mobile X-ray units and ECG machines to support the fight Covid-19. The essential medical equipment will play an important role in supporting the diagnosis and the management of Covid-19, in a country where...
Tanzanian brewer unveils $10 million drink campaign to keep beer pipeline open
Serengeti Breweries Limited (SBL) has kicked off a campaign that will cost the company Tsh2.3 billion ($10 million) to keep bars and eateries in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam open as the eastern nation struggles to rein in the impact wrought by the coronavirus pandemic. The campaign will be...
Pressure piles on banks to match demand as appetite for financial services in Africa expands
Across Africa, all banking and payment channels are showing positive growth – from ATM usage through to mobile wallets. The key challenge for banks is to equip themselves so that they can provide a range of channel options and meet consumer demand. A quick snapshot of banking and payment trends...
Black In X: African-American academics mount efforts to uproot racism from science
In the wake of global protests against anti-Black racism last year, a movement emerged to celebrate Black scientists and fight systemic oppression in academia. Researchers in fields across science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) worldwide, but especially in the United States, rallied around social-media hashtags and attended online community events....
South African court orders former President Zuma to jail for contempt
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to 15 months in prison for defying a court order to appear before an inquiry probing wide-ranging allegations of corruption during his tenure from 2009 to 2018. Zuma was not in court for the...
Germany appoints envoy to drive green hydrogen, energy transition in Africa
The African Energy Chamber has appointed Gϋnter Nooke to be personal representative of the German Chancellor Angel Merkel for Africa. The representative will attend and participate in African Energy Week (AEW) 2021 set for Cape Town, South Africa in November. The appointment makes Gunter Nooke a prominent figure in Germany-Africa...
Although God’s sovereign and stops all suffering, he’s not a Sugar Daddy to dish out gifts to Africa freely
At the turn of the New Millennium in January 2000, I wrote an introspective letter to a good friend of mine, and on re-reading it, I thought the thoughts God prompted me to share with her were worthy of wider circulation. Africa was on my mind as the continent hopped...
Other than booze makers, perfume producers are also in the race for undersea historic yeasts
A few beverage-makers and scientists argue that using more diverse strains of yeast can also strongly influence the flavour and robustness of the finished product. In short, trying an unusual yeast could result in better beer, so many are turning to forgotten strains from the past. Scientists at Brewlab, a...
Somaliland opens new terminal at Berbera Port, plans to expand it to an economic zone
DP World, a leading provider of integrated logistics solutions and the government of semi-autonomous Somaliland inaugurated the new container terminal on June 24 at Berbera Port, following completion of the first phase of the port’s expansion as part of its development into a major regional trade hub for the Horn...
New report ranks Nigeria ‘very poor’ on human rights, eating chiefs of Naija blamed
The report, which tracked the human rights performance of most countries, stated that Nigeria’s mismanagement of resources is largely responsible for the country’s rarely improving human rights crises. Nigeria’s human rights record is “very poor” and is “worse than average in sub-Saharan Africa,” reports Premium Times newspaper, citing a...
