Africa is jumping into the space race
25/05/2015Most do not associate Africa with the high-tech sphere of “space.” However, in recent years, many countries on the continent have woken up to the potential and usefulness of space.
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South Africa Plans To Build 6 New Nuclear Power Plants By 2030
25/05/2015Koeberg Nuclear Power Plant eskom.co.za Facing an energy crunch, South Africa needs six new nuclear power plants and is in the early stages of a long procurement process to add 9,600 megawatts of power by 2030, IndependentOnline reports..
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South Africa in Top 50 Most Tourist-Friendly Countries in the World
19/05/2015South Africa has been named among the top 50 most tourist-friendly countries in the world, in Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report by the World Economic Forum. The index is a.
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How Cameroon’s Rolex award winner created Africa’s first medical tablet
14/05/2015Cameroon’s Arthur Zang is the 26-year-old inventor of the Cardio Pad, believed to be Africa’s first medical tablet. The device allows healthcare workers in rural areas to perform cardiac tests.
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Nigeria: President Jonathan Gives Former CBN Governor, Emir Sanusi Lamido A New Appointment
14/05/2015The former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (Muhammad Sanusi II), has been appointed as the pro-chancellor of the University of Benin,.
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Nigeria gains N777 billion from agriculture projects – Minister
12/05/2015Nigeria has gained N777 billion from different projects carried out in the agricultural sector, the Minister of Agriculture, Akinwunmi Adesina, said on Thursday at the 2015 budget defence organized by.
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Photos: President Jonathan inspects the Abuja Rail Mass Transit Line
08/05/2015President Jonathan today May 7th inspected the Abuja Rail Mass Transit Line. See more photos after the cut…
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Video: How Namibian Girls Are Creating New Ecosystems For African Tech
08/05/2015Tech startup owner Tshuutheni Emvula wanted to create a new tech ecosystem in Namibia, so he taught Javascript to one of the country’s most overlooked groups — junior high school girls from disadvantaged.
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Why Rwanda Ranks No. 1 In Africa For ICT Development
08/05/2015ICT bus, Rwanda Photo: UN.org Rwanda ranked No. 1 in Africa and 19th in the world — ahead of the U.S., France and South Korea — in a World Economic Forum index for.
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World Bank approves $200 million for regional electricity transmission
06/05/2015THE World Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved $200 million support for a regional transmission network to enable electricity trade among the western African countries of The Gambia, Guinea,.
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