TheBlackList Pub2024-03-28T23:54:18Zhttps://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/feed/allYeraTube, the social media startup about to disrupt all branches of the West African tech ecosystem, is officially launching on January 1st, 2022https://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/yeratube-the-social-media-startup-about-to-disrupt-all-branches-o2022-01-03T18:47:35.000Z2022-01-03T18:47:35.000ZTheBlackList-Publisherhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackListPublisher<div><p class="responsiveNews"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9978736669,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-full" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9978736669,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="9978736669?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="640" /></a></p>
<p class="responsiveNews">West Africa, with its population of over 400 million people and roughly 300 million youngsters under 18, undoubtedly has one of the most rapidly growing number of internet and active social media users in the world. This growth is a huge opportunity for startups (especially in the tech industry) all across the world in general and the continent in particular, making it seemingly easy to take over a market due to the low number of local competition in any field. Despite all these positive stats about potential markets in this part of the world, Startups and companies face an issue that doesn't seem to be going away -- the absence of a reliable banking system, the lack of reliable online payment solutions and the low adoption of fintech solutions in most of the countries, due to a basic cultural problem: Youngsters do not seem to trust digital money. How to solve this issue? Well, the newly founded, ready to launch Malian startup, YeraTube, found the solution!</p>
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<p class="responsiveNews">YeraTube is a reward-based social media platform that allows users to gain points by watching videos that can then be redeemed for internet data packages, call units and cashed out using available mobile money solutions all across Africa. The platform offers its users a risk-free wallet that introduces them to P2P transfers (sending points to other users or tipping their favorite content creator), Item purchases (buying paid videos on the platform), Cashing-in/Cashing out points (thus converting them into real money) without making them feel like they are putting their own money on the line.</p>
<p class="responsiveNews">Furthermore, the startup provides 3rd party companies with a unique digital advertisement proposition for businesses and an online payment solution linked to the YeraTube wallet, allowing tech startups in West Africa to finally access a customer base of hundreds of millions of young people ready to buy items on their websites reliably and comfortably! Such a value proposition will greatly impact the whole tech ecosystem by giving startups the option to fully digitize their websites and efficiently advertise to their target audience.</p>
<p class="responsiveNews">Since the launch of its MVP in January 2021, the app was downloaded by more than 100,000 users in Mali and has recorded more than 25,000 daily active users and a session time of approximately 25 minutes per user per day with little to no communication involved. The number of users is exponentially increasing, and the team of co-founders -- composed of the 26-year-old Electrical and Electronics Engineer Mohamed Lamine Malet and the 22-year-old Business development and marketing strategist Ouma Idrissa Baby -- vowed to expand the reach of the startup to the whole of West Africa by the end of 2022 and make YeraTube one of the most used app in the region; unsurprisingly so, as it has been ranked #1 Malian app in the entertainment category in the Malian App Store and #4 compared to all entertainment apps in the Malian App Store throughout November and December!</p>
<p class="responsiveNews">With ongoing discussions with investors eager to be part of the journey and not miss this great opportunity, the founders claim to officially launch the product on January 1st, 2022 and close the first funding round by July 2022, making YeraTube the first Malian seed-stage tech startup.</p>
<p class="responsiveNews">With a vibrant and dynamic team, an innovative and unique idea and such a huge potential market, YeraTube is surely about to be the pioneer of a new area for the tech industry in Africa at large. We can't wait to see how this beautiful story unfolds in the near future!</p>
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<p class="responsiveNews"><em><strong>SOURCE:</strong></em><br /> <em><a href="https://www.prweb.com/releases/2021/12/prweb18413115.htm#:~:text=YeraTube%2C%20the%20social%20media%20startup%20about%20to%20disrupt%20all%20branches%20of%20the%20West%20African%20tech%20ecosystem%2C%20is%20officially%20launching%20on%20January%201st%2C%202022" target="_blank">PRWEB DECEMBER 30, 2021</a></em><br /> <em><strong>Author</strong> -</em><br /> <em>MIKE WRIGHT</em><br /> <em>MCorp</em><br /> <em>223 97924377</em></p>
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<p class="responsiveNews"> </p></div>FIVE NOTABLE INNOVATIONS IN AFRICA 2021https://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/five-notable-innovations-in-africa-20212021-12-28T16:50:57.000Z2021-12-28T16:50:57.000ZTBL_Promoterhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TBLPromoter<div><p><em><strong>By <a href="https://venturesafrica.com/five-notable-innovations-in-africa-2021/" target="_blank">Oluwatosin Ogunjuyigbe</a>:</strong></em></p><p><span>When Marvel released Black Panther in 2018, it did more than just entertain. “Wakanda Forever” became a slogan for Africans everywhere to embrace their identity. Vibranium represented Africa’s rich mineral resource. But even more importantly, it showed the world that Africa was also home to brilliant innovators. It has become necessary to represent Africa beyond the stereotype of hunger and poverty. At Ventures Africa, this is one of our most important assignments.</span></p><p><span>It’s no longer debatable that Africa’s tech industry is promising. The rapid growth of</span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://venturesafrica.com/here-are-seven-most-in-demand-digital-skills-in-nigeria/" target="_blank"><span> digital skills</span></a><span> in the continent is poised to accelerate as it is now home to 643 innovation hubs. Investors are more bullish than ever on the sector, as</span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="http://technext.ng/2021/07/09/african-startups-raked-in-record-1-19bn-vc-funding-from-in-just-6-months-of-2021/" target="_blank"><span> VC fundings reached a record-high</span></a><span> this year. However, challenges slacken the sector’s growth.</span></p><p><span>According to a report by</span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="http://www.cryptoinvest.net/technology-infrastructure-and-services-in-africa/" target="_blank"><span> CryptoInvest</span></a><span>, the internet penetration rate in Africa is the lowest in the world. The continent is still five years away from having a 4G connection. Like many other challenges, this is an infrastructural problem. Most of the continent’s internet is by low-speed dial-up connections, concentrated in Egypt, Kenya, and South Africa. According to the</span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.speedtest.net/global-index" target="_blank"><span> Speedtest Global Index</span></a><span>, the average mobile download speed globally was 30.89 Mbps in April 2020, while the same for fixed broadband was 74.74 Mbps. In Africa, the highest mobile download speed was in Morocco, at 30.88 Mbps. The highest for fixed broadband was in South Africa at 33.14 Mbps. That’s not all. The report also shows that Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest internet prices in the world. In part, this is an infrastructure problem. But it is also due to a lack of competition in the data space.</span></p><p><span>African governments are not doing enough to speed up internet penetration, and</span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-16/facebook-to-expand-planned-undersea-cable-network-in-africa" target="_blank"><span> tech giants are now taking up the job</span></a><span>. Huawei built around</span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="http://www.cio.com/article/3533435/made-in-china-africas-ict-infrastructure-backbone.html" target="_blank"><span> 50 per cent</span></a><span> of Africa’s 3G networks and 70 per cent of its 4G networks. Instead of speeding up growth, African governments are slowing it down. Several African countries are still under dictatorships, including Sudan, Zimbabwe, and Chad. As a result, internet shutdowns are still common. This year, the Nigerian government restricted access to Twitter for its citizens. Today, Nigerian residents can only access the microblogging site through Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).</span></p><p><span>Africa’s education sector still has a mountain to climb. According to</span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="http://www.statista.com/statistics/262886/illiteracy-rates-by-world-regions/" target="_blank"><span> Statista</span></a><span>, 34.7 per cent of adults (15 years and older) in Sub-Saharan Africa can neither read nor write. Also, there is still a lot of low-quality teaching and learning in African education programs as well as inequalities and exclusion at all levels.</span></p><p><span>Despite these challenges, notable innovations still come out from Africa. Innovators defy the odds to prove that technology is Africa’s diamond in the rough and is worthy of the world’s attention. We have selected innovations from all over Africa with notable impacts that have the potential to compete globally.</span></p><p><strong><span>Reeddi by Olugbenga Olubanjo</span></strong></p><p><span>Africa has the least access to electricity in the world. According to the African Development Bank (AfDB),</span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="http://www.afdb.org/en/the-high-5/light-up-and-power-africa-%E2%80%93-a-new-deal-on-energy-for-africa" target="_blank"><span> only 40 per cent</span></a><span> of Africans have access to electricity. Nigeria, Olubanjo’s home country, has the most significant energy-access deficit in the world. As a result, businesses have to provide electricity for themselves through the use of generators. This is both costly and bad for the environment.</span></p><p><span>Reeddi’s</span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="http://www.reeddi.com/impact" target="_blank"><span> self-study reveals</span></a><span> that businesses and individuals in Nigeria spend more than 40 per cent of daily expenses on self-generated electricity. </span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://venturesafrica.com/olugbenga-olubanjos-reeddi-capsule-is-helping-nigerian-businesses-gain-access-to-clean-energy-on-the-go/" target="_blank"><span>Olubanjo tackles this problem</span></a><span> by creating a compact and portable solar-powered battery that people can rent at lower prices. With Reeddi’s battery, businesses spend less than 10 per cent on electricity.</span></p><p><span>Currently, 600 households and businesses in Lagos use the product every month. The company plans to expand further in Nigeria before taking the products to other nations in Africa and Southeast Asia.</span></p><p><strong><span>Kubeko by Noel N’guessan</span></strong></p><p><span>Africa holds more than 60 per cent of the world’s uncultivated arable land. However, the continent still has a low share in global agricultural production. Several factors contribute to Africa’s low productivity, including post-harvest loss. Agricultural productivity is difficult because smallholder farmers dominate the sector, contributing up to 70 per cent of the continent’s food supply. These smallholder farmers are mostly poor as they lose most of their produce before sale.</span></p><p><span>In Côte D’Ivoire, Noel N’guessan’s home country, post-harvest ...<strong><a href="https://venturesafrica.com/five-notable-innovations-in-africa-2021/#:~:text=INNOVATION-,FIVE%20NOTABLE%20INNOVATIONS%20IN%20AFRICA%202021,-When%20Marvel%20released" target="_blank">CONTINUE FOR MORE</a></strong></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:18pt;"><strong>SOURCE: <a href="https://venturesafrica.com/five-notable-innovations-in-africa-2021/" target="_blank">Ventures Africa</a></strong></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p></div>Agbora Launches "Africa's Social Network" With Hopes of Connecting Africa and the African Diasporahttps://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/agbora-launches-africa-s-social-network-with-hopes-of-connecting-2021-12-27T17:53:14.000Z2021-12-27T17:53:14.000ZTBL_Promoterhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TBLPromoter<div><h2 class="article-intro-text quote-lines">Agbora seeks to connect Africa, the African diaspora, and people from around the world on "Africa's Social Network," an app where professionals, influencers, talents, and leaders, can share ideas, knowledge, memories, interests, and opportunities, in a network of trusted relationships.</h2><p class="responsiveNews"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9949440677,RESIZE_400x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-full" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9949440677,RESIZE_400x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="249" alt="9949440677?profile=RESIZE_400x" /></a></p><p class="responsiveNews">Agbora, pronounced /uh·bôr·uh/, just launched its first iteration on <a title="null" href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/agbora/id1546884354">Apple's App Store</a>, with promises of Android versions to come. The mobile application, also dubbed "Africa's Social Network," is a social networking app that seeks to connect Africa, the African diaspora, and people from around the world, on a platform where professionals, influencers, talents, and leaders, can share ideas, knowledge, memories, interests, and opportunities, in a network of trusted relationships.</p><p class="responsiveNews">Its features include a robust newsfeed, microblogging, polling, AgboraChat, and an advanced search feature that makes it easy for users to find connections. According to one user, "First versions of SM apps are usually ones you want to forget. Not here." Another described the app as an "Innovative way to connect with people around the world."</p><p class="responsiveNews">Built by a diverse team of engineers, including from Nigeria, Egypt, India, and the U.S., Agbora is beautifully designed to help users express themselves and their brand, grow their circle, facilitate lasting meaningful relationships, and promote economic and professional opportunities by helping users find synergy, learn from each other, share experiences and thought leadership, poll friends, and share and discover opportunities.</p><p class="responsiveNews">Agbora hopes to attract Africans and the diaspora at home and abroad. Its features were built to cater to both the casual user who's primarily interested in social interactions and the professional user interested mostly in business and professional opportunities.</p><p class="responsiveNews">Users are encouraged to share photos and memories; blog about their experiences; share thought leadership on topics they love; use polls to ignite conversation and get feedback from their network; promote their personal brands and share career highlights; and use the advanced search to find and discover new connections by industry, title, location and more.</p><p class="responsiveNews">Agbora, built and developed by Agbora Inc., is completely free and you can <a title="null" href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/agbora/id1546884354">click here to download it from the App Store</a>.</p><p><strong>SOURCE: <a href="https://www.prweb.com/releases/2021/12/prweb18410704.htm" target="_blank">PRNews</a></strong></p><div class="box-contact-name">KC OKAFOR</div><div class="box-contact-el"><a href="http://www.agbora.com/">Agbora Inc.</a></div><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p></div>Liberia celebrates 200th anniversary of freedom of African descendantshttps://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/liberia-celebrates-200th-anniversary-of-freedom-of-african-descen2021-12-06T14:54:06.000Z2021-12-06T14:54:06.000ZSendMeYourNewshttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/SendMeYourNews<div><p><a href="https://i1.wp.com/www.nationalaccordnewspaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/George-Weah-1.jpg?resize=678%2C381&ssl=1" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://i1.wp.com/www.nationalaccordnewspaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/George-Weah-1.jpg?resize=678%2C381&ssl=1" alt="George-Weah-1.jpg?resize=678%2C381&ssl=1" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Liberia President, George Weah</strong></p>
<p>The Republic of Liberia has announced events lined up for the commemoration of the two-hundedth anniversary of the freedom of African descendants and Pan-African Leadership.</p>
<p>Mr Ledgerhood Rennie, Liberia’s Minister of Information, Cultural Affairs & Tourism disclosed this in statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.</p>
<p>According to Rennie, the announcement of the bicentennial event was made at an event to launch the theme, slogan of the anniversary, and the finalisation of the logo in Monrovia.</p>
<p>Rennie who is also Chairman of the bicentennial steering committee said that the event would be celebrated throughout 2022, from Jan. 7 to Dec. 10 with the official opening ceremony to be held on Feb. 14, 2022.</p>
<p>According to him, the theme and slogan are designed to support the objectives of the celebration, which are to commemorate Liberia’s rich cultural heritage, the abundant tourism and investment opportunities, and to reunite and reconnect African Americans in the U.S and other blacks in the diaspora with their cultural identity in Liberia.</p>
<p>Rennie said that a key objective of the bicentennial celebration “is to strengthen the rich historic relationship between the United States and Liberia dating back to the 1800s” when Liberia was established.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><em><strong><a href="https://www.nationalaccordnewspaper.com/liberia-celebrates-200th-anniversary-of-freedom-of-african-descendants/" target="_blank">CONTINUE TO THE FULL STORY</a></strong></em></span>></p>
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<p> </p></div>Basketball Africa League Names Two-Time NBA All-Star Luol Deng as League’s Global Ambassadorhttps://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/basketball-africa-league-names-two-time-nba-all-star-luol-deng-as2020-02-14T15:29:22.000Z2020-02-14T15:29:22.000ZTheBlackList-Publisherhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackListPublisher<div><p><a href="https://www.africa-newsroom.com/files/large/ea48933e2564a13" target="_blank"><img class="align-left" src="https://www.africa-newsroom.com/files/large/ea48933e2564a13?profile=RESIZE_710x" alt="ea48933e2564a13?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="450" /></a>The Basketball Africa League (BAL) today named two-time NBA All-Star and 2012 Olympian Luol Deng as BAL Global Ambassador. Following his retirement from an NBA career that spanned 15 years, Deng will help grow the BAL’s profile throughout Africa and around the world, while inspiring African youth through basketball.</p>
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<p>“I am thrilled to work with Luol in his new role as BAL Global Ambassador,” said BAL President, Amadou Gallo Fall. “He has been a great leader and an inspiring role model. His remarkable basketball journey includes an extraordinary 15-year NBA career, two All-Star selections and participation in the 2012 Olympic Games. Luol has been an integral part of our youth development efforts and has taken part in many of our initiatives across the continent since 2011. We look forward to working with him to establish the BAL as a world-class professional basketball league.”</p>
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<p>“I am honored to represent the BAL as the league’s Global Ambassador,” said Deng. “We have a tremendous amount of talent in Africa and I am excited that some of that talent will be showcased through our new league. I look forward to following some of the top African club teams when the inaugural season gets underway next month and supporting the BAL in expanding its footprint around the world.”</p>
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<p>Born in Wau, South Sudan, Deng was selected with the 7<sup>th</sup> overall pick by the Phoenix Suns in the 2004 NBA Draft and was subsequently traded to the Chicago Bulls where he played from 2004-2014. He also played for the Cleveland Cavaliers (2014), Miami Heat (2014-16), Los Angeles Lakers (2016-18) and Minnesota Timberwolves (2018-19), before signing a one-day contract with the Chicago Bulls to retire as a Bull ahead of the 2019-20 NBA Season.</p>
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<p>Deng was a member of the Great Britain National Team in the 2012 Olympic Games in London and captained Team Africa in the NBA Africa Games in 2015 and 2017. He regularly participates in youth development initiatives in Africa, including Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa. He was elected South Sudan Basketball Federation President in November 2019.</p>
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<p>The inaugural BAL regular season will take place in Cairo (Egypt), Dakar (Senegal), Lagos (Nigeria), Luanda (Angola), Rabat (Morocco) and Monastir (Tunisia). Kigali (Rwanda) will host the first-ever BAL Playoffs and Finals. NIKE and Jordan Brand will be the exclusive on-court outfitter of the new professional league.</p>
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<p>Additional details about the BAL will be announced in the coming days.</p>
<p><em>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of National Basketball Association (NBA).</em></p>
<p><strong>Media Contact:</strong> Pawel Weszka NBA Africa +27 10 007 2666 <a href="mailto:pweszka@nba.com">pweszka@nba.com</a></p>
<p><strong>About The Basketball Africa League (BAL):</strong> The Basketball Africa League (BAL), a partnership between the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA), is a new professional league featuring 12 club teams from across Africa. The BAL builds on the foundation of club competitions FIBA has organized in Africa and marks the NBA’s first collaboration to operate a league outside North America. The inaugural BAL regular season will take place in Cairo (Egypt), Dakar (Senegal), Lagos (Nigeria), Luanda (Angola), Rabat (Morocco) and Monastir (Tunisia). Kigali (Rwanda) will host the first-ever BAL Playoffs and Finals. NIKE and Jordan Brand will be the exclusive on-court outfitter of the new professional league. </p>
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<p> </p></div>Invest in Africa: Africa Oil & Power Events Drive Cross-Border Energy Trade and Investmenthttps://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/invest-in-africa-africa-oil-power-events-drive-cross-border-energ2020-02-11T15:05:38.000Z2020-02-11T15:05:38.000ZTheBlackList-Publisherhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackListPublisher<div><p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/df-zCb7J6Uk" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p>
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<li>Africa Oil & Power is the only event group uniting the entire energy value chain, from oil exploration to renewables and focusing on the African continent.</li>
<li>AOP 2020 flagship conference takes place on September 15-17 in Cape Town under the theme #InvestWithoutBoundaries.</li>
<li>Key national conferences in 2020, held in partnership with government, include Senegal, Angola, Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan.</li>
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<p>Africa Oil & Power is the only event group uniting the entire energy value chain, from oil exploration to renewables and focusing on the African continent; AOP 2020 flagship conference takes place on September 15-17 in Cape Town under the theme #InvestWithoutBoundaries; Key national conferences in 2020, held in partnership with government, include Senegal, Angola, Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan.</p>
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<p>Africa is open for business in the energy sector in 2020. As the expanding natural gas and power sectors drive growth across the continent, Africa Oil & Power presents a series of events that target global and African investors and profile the leading projects and investment destinations in 2020.</p>
<p>With the 2019 ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area – which aims to make doing business on the continent easier and encourages African countries to trade with each other – intra-African trade could increase by as much as 52 percent by 2022. It is against this backdrop that Africa Oil & Power presents the 2020 theme for the pan-African AOP 2020 conference: #InvestWithoutBoundaries.</p>
<p>In addition to the flagship AOP 2020 conference in Cape Town, this year’s line-up of events includes Equatorial Guinea’s Year of Investment campaign, the second Angola Oil & Gas, the first-ever Senegal Oil & Power, and South Sudan’s fourth national energy conference.</p>
<p>“AOP’s 2020 series of events drive trade and investment in energy on the African continent. It’s a privilege to continue working with national partners in Equatorial Guinea, Angola, South Africa and South Sudan, and to forge a powerful partnership with Senegal for our first national conference in Dakar this year. AOP is the venue for African and international investors to connect with African energy projects and deals, whether in gas infrastructure or renewable energy technology, or any other part of the value chain,” said James Chester, Acting CEO of AOP.</p>
<p><strong>Senegal Oil & Power 2020</strong> Senegal has launched its first offshore licensing round, comprising 12 blocks in the MSGBC Basin, and reached a final investment decision on its first LNG project, Grand Tortue Ahmeyim. The inaugural Senegal Oil & Power 2020 event, taking place on May 27-28 in Dakar, will provide a platform to highlight these achievements and more in Senegal’s energy sector.</p>
<p><strong>Equatorial Guinea Year of Investment</strong> Equatorial Guinea has put its new campaign, ‘Equatorial Guinea 2020 Year of Investment,’ in motion. The year-long energy investment initiative is held under the auspices of the Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons and organized with the African Energy Chamber. Equatorial Guinea’s Gas Megahub project, together with eight investment-ready projects, are setting the course for strategic energy development on the continent in the coming decade. Kicking off the Year of Investment is the Africa Oil & Investment Forum, taking place on June 1, hosted in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.</p>
<p><strong>Angola Oil & Gas 2020</strong> The Angola Oil & Gas Conference & Exhibition 2020 follows a highly successful inaugural event in June 2019 that brought more than 1,700 delegates and nearly 50 exhibitors together. Angola Oil & Gas 2020, hosted in Luanda from June 16-17, will be the focal point of an international investment drive aiming to bring new deals to the table as the government eyes the restructuring of Sonangol and downstream expansion, and holds a 2020 licensing round.</p>
<p><strong>Africa Oil & Power 2020 </strong>AOP’s flagship event, Africa Oil & Power 2020, taking place in Cape Town from September 15-17, will, for the first time, host the Africa Renewables Forum, Africa LNG Forum and the Energy Finance Forum. This is the only conference to fully integrate the sectors of oil and gas with power and unites explorers, producers, financiers, service providers, power companies and governments from every corner of the continent.</p>
<p><strong>South Sudan Oil & Power 2020 </strong>The fourth edition of South Sudan Oil & Power 2020 takes place in Juba on October 29-30 and will highlight the country’s commitment to building a stronger economy around a thriving energy sector with hydrocarbons and power as key drivers. This year’s theme is #InCountryValue and puts the development of local companies’ and individuals’ capacity at center stage.</p>
<p>To register as an attendee or find out more about AOP’s 2020 lineup of energy and investment focused events, visit <a href="https://AfricaOilandPower.com/">https://AfricaOilandPower.com/</a>. Email <a href="mailto:sales@africaoilandpower.com">sales@africaoilandpower.com</a> to exhibit or sponsor.</p>
<p><em>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Africa Oil & Power Conference.</em> <img class="prtr" src="https://www.einpresswire.com/tracking/article.gif?t=2&a=WLFb3Xt5NF3uypdb&i=4ooQ-8Gbi2sDjhnn" alt="" /></p>
<p> </p></div>Africa’s Wealthiest Man, Aliko Dangote, Ends the Year $4.3 Billion Better Offhttps://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/africa-s-wealthiest-man-aliko-dangote-ends-the-year-4-3-billion-b2020-01-02T15:58:46.000Z2020-01-02T15:58:46.000ZSendMeYourNewshttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/SendMeYourNews<div><p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3828871250,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}3828871250,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-full" alt="3828871250?profile=original" /></a>Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, became $4.3 billion richer in 2019 as his fortune continued to grow on the back of investments in cement, flour and sugar.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">The 62-year-old Nigerian businessman and Africa’s most prominent industrialist ended the decade with a net worth of almost $15 billion, making him the 96th wealthiest man in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">Born into a wealthy Muslim family of traders in the north, Dangote incorporated his own business selling cement at 21. He shifted to manufacturing the building material in the 1990s, helped by government policies that encouraged ways to reduce the need for imports. His critics still accuse him of taking advantage of his closeness to the government to gain an unfair market advantage, a claim he has repeatedly dismissed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">His conglomerate, Dangote Industries, includes the biggest cement company on the continent, the Lagos-listed Dangote Cement Plc. That’s one of four publicly traded companies under the Dangote umbrella that account for more than a fifth of the value of the Nigerian stock exchange.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">The year 2020 could be a significant one for the billionaire, who is close to completing one of the world’s largest oil refineries in Nigeria. The plant has the capacity to meet more than Nigeria’s entire fuel consumption and could transform an economy that currently imports all its refined product needs. Dangote is also constructing a fertilizer factory on the same site.</span></p>
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<p></p></div>AFRO, the Pan-African digital currency of waterhttps://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/afro-the-pan-african-digital-currency-of-water2019-12-26T15:56:16.000Z2019-12-26T15:56:16.000ZTheBlackList-Publisherhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackListPublisher<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3828871270,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}3828871270,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-full" alt="3828871270?profile=original" /></a>One of the missions of AFRO includes improving daily well being of people of the African continent. We have mentioned it before, but today it became a reality. AFRO partnered with two companies to guarantee population of the continent a simple and secure access to drinking water. O’Claire and Sunwaterlife rely on systems that transform non-potable water into potable water using ultra filtration. This is a crucial point due to the fact that sometimes it is needed to travel several kilometers and walk for hours in order to find a water source without being sure that this water is not contaminated.</p>
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<p>AFRO is therefore the pan-African digital currency used by these systems to allow optimal security. The prices will be adapted to the population of the emerging areas.</p>
<p>We are pleased that this partnership is coming to life as these solutions will also allow to promote and give a boost to the development of the local industry thanks to the maintenance, analysis, control and management requirements performed by locals.</p>
<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of <a href="" target="_blank">AFRO Foundation</a>.</i></p>
<p><strong>Media Contact:</strong><span> </span>Email: info@afrofoundation.org Telephone: + 447700000100 Telegram: <a href="https://t.me/theafro">https://t.me/theafro</a></p>
<p>Website: <a href="http://www.AFROFoundation.org">www.AFROFoundation.org</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/foundation_afro">https://twitter.com/foundation_afro</a></p>
<p><strong>About the AFRO Foundation:</strong><span> </span>AFRO Foundation (<a href="http://www.AFROFoundation.org">www.AFROFoundation.org</a>) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), based in Mauritius.</p>
<p>AFRO was created in December 2016 by an international group of economists, digital currency experts, humanists and thinkers. AFRO is an apolitical and neutral pan-African digital currency made available to the African continent and its constituent countries.</p>
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<p></p></div>NIGERIA: THE AFRICA MOVIE ACADEMY AWARDS CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FROM FILMMAKERS OF AFRICAN DESCENT GLOBALLYhttps://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/nigeria-the-africa-movie-academy-awards-call-for-submissions-from2019-12-24T17:08:13.000Z2019-12-24T17:08:13.000ZSendMeYourNewshttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/SendMeYourNews<div><div class="pr_quote"><b><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3828871123,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}3828871123,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-full" alt="3828871123?profile=original" /></a>The awards are presented to recognize and honor the excellence of professionals of AFRICAN descent in the film industry world wide. This includes directors, actors and writers.”</b><div>— PEACE Anyiam-Osigwe</div>
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<p><span>The countdown to the 16th </span><a href="http://ama-awards.com/" target="_blank">Africa Movie Academy Awards</a><span> (AMAA), the Premier Africa Film Awards</span><sup>®</sup><span> has begun. The Africa Film Academy cordially invites filmmakers to submit their feature, short, animation and documentary works for consideration in 28 film categories of the awards. Submissions are from 25th December 2019. The deadline for submissions is the 1st of April 2020. Late entry deadline is the 30th of April 2020. Nominations will be announced on the 30th of August 2020.</span><br /><br /><span>The 16th Edition of the AMAAs will be held on the 25th of October 2020 in Lagos Nigeria and will be televised globally. Only films produced and released between January 2019 and 30th of April 2020 (last day of submission) may be entered for this celebration of African cinema.</span><br /><br /><span>The Africa Movie Academy Awards was founded in 2005. Mostly held annually in Nigeria, the AMAAs is without doubt becoming the most prestigious and glamorous African entertainment industry event of its kind. Evolving from a one day event -- televised live -- to an annually chronicled African event, the AMA Awards is now an established engagement platform for filmmakers, industry professionals and all creative industry stakeholders. The primary aim of the AMA Awards is to facilitate the development and showcase the social relevance of African cinema. </span><br /><br /><span>The awards are presented to recognize and honor the excellence of professionals of African descent in the film industry world wide . This includes directors, actors and writers. The AMAAs also serves as a platform that continually unites the Africans through arts and culture.</span><br /><br /><span>Over the years, the award presentation has been attended by numerous international media representatives, Hollywood celebrities, Nigerian politicians, other African politicians, journalists, film industry professionals, and actors and actresses from across Africa.</span><br /><br /><span>The 2019 African Movie Academy Awards took place on the 27th of October at the Landmark Events Center in Lagos State, Nigeria. The exciting and glamorous event was hosted by Lala Akindoju and Lorenzo Menakaya.</span><br /><br /><span>The ceremony presented the best African actor of the year to Marc Zinga - for his lead role in the Rwandan movie, Mercy of the Jungle while Sola Sobowale won the best actress for her lead role in the Nigerian movie King of Boys.</span><br /><br /><span>Other winners include Jahmil X. Qubeka, who won the Best Director award for Sew the Winter to My Skin. Cynthia Dankwa of BURIAL OF KOJO won for Best Young Promising Actor. Best Diaspora Short movie went to Bail. Award For Best Animation went to Choices. Best Diaspora Documentary went to My Friend Fela.</span><br /><br /><span>Each completed entry for 2020 entries must be accompanied by all the supporting materials listed on the submission forms, including a synopsis of the film, the list of credits, marketing stills of the film, filmographies of the directors and producers, submissions can be made on </span><a href="https://filmfreeway.com/festival/africamovieacademyawards-882089" target="_blank">https://filmfreeway.com/festival/africamovieacademyawards-882089</a><br /><br /><span>All films must indicate the year of copyright. The Africa Film Academy will not accept any film that exceeds the 120-minute run as a feature or a short film that is longer than 40 minutes. AMAA awards two major categories of short films and animation. The Academy also awards the category for Best Africa Film in the Diaspora and Best Diaspora Short Film Awards. inclusive of Caribbean Shorts and Caribbean features .In 2020 the Africa Film Academy will introduce a special category for Asian Foreign language category.</span><br /><br /><span>To stay up to date with the latest information regarding the 16th African Movie Academy Awards or for more information on submissions, visit the African Movie Academy Awards Website at </span><a href="http://www.ama-awards.com/" target="_blank">http://www.ama-awards.com</a><span>follow us on our social media handles.</span><br /><br /><span>Or</span><br /><br /><span>Instagram: @amaawards_ | Twitter: @amaawards | Facebook: African Movie Academy Awards</span><br /><span>AMAA Secretariat details and contact</span><br /><span>Oyin Talabi </span><br /><span>E-MAIL: admin@ama-awards.com, </span><br /><span>oyin@ama-awards.com, </span><br /><span>Elohor@ama-awards.com</span><br /><span>Address: 9A Raymond Njoku, Southwest - Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria.</span><br /><span>Phone: +234 906 915 2135.</span></p>
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<p></p></div>Shared Value Africa Initiative announces the 4th Africa Shared Value Leadership Summit (4–5 June 2020 in Kigali, Rwanda)https://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/shared-value-africa-initiative-announces-the-4th-africa-shared-va2019-10-28T13:50:27.000Z2019-10-28T13:50:27.000ZSendMeYourNewshttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/SendMeYourNews<div><p>A network of some of Africa’s largest companies will gather in Kigali, Rwanda on 4-5 June 2020 at the 4<sup>th</sup><span> </span>annual Africa Shared Value Leadership Summit (<a href="http://www.AfricaSharedValueSummit.com">www.AfricaSharedValueSummit.com</a>), to share ideas about how companies can build business initiatives around solving social problems at scale and contributing to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals on the continent.</p>
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<p>The event, the Africa Shared Value Leadership Summit, aims to increase awareness of how social and environmental protection can be incorporated into the strategies of businesses across industries and borders. The Shared Value Business Model, developed by Harvard Business School’s Prof Michael Porter and Mark Kramer and practised by an increasing number of businesses across the world, advocates that business has a responsibility to create both economic and social value.</p>
<p>The summit will provide delegates with an opportunity to learn from the Rwanda success story and why President Paul Kagame is widely regarded as having presided over an economic and social rebirth in the country.</p>
<p>In economic terms, Rwanda’s rate of economic growth has averaged 8% since 2001, according to the World Bank. It is one of four African countries included in the top ten fastest-growing global economies in the world in 2019, with medium term growth projected at 7-8%. In social terms, poverty rates have fallen, and Rwanda has made dramatic gains in health and development indicators.</p>
<p>“Rwanda has demonstrated how enormous challenges can be overcome if there is a willingness between public and private sector to work together, to create a thriving economy,” says Shared Value Africa Initiative CEO Tiekie Barnard. “The summit will offer participants insights into successful Rwanda and regional organisations that understand the responsibility of business in creating social change. It provides a learning environment, with participants sharing information on how they have achieved social impact through their business.”</p>
<p>The summit’s content is aligned with selected priority areas of Rwanda’s National Strategy for Transformation (NST1). Focus areas include the financial, agricultural, mining and health sectors. Innovation will be a cross-cutting topic. Discussion will also focus on opportunities for collaboration through regional relationships, such as those created by the African Continental Free Trade Area incorporating the current 27 African Union member states.</p>
<p>Over the two days of the summit, business leaders will discuss how businesses focused on “profit with purpose” can contribute to reducing inequality and building economic prosperity, thereby mitigating the risk and enhancing the profit potential of doing business on the continent.</p>
<p>This will be the fourth annual Africa Shared Value Leadership Summit – in May 2019, 350 business leaders from 18 countries met in Nairobi, Kenya. Speaker sharing their success and challenges included leaders such as the late Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore, Ladol CEO Dr Amy Jadesimi, Enel Head of Sustainability Projects Maria Cristina Papetti, KCB CEO Joshua Oigara, Barclays CEO Jeremy Awori, Old Mutual Head of Responsible Business, Khanyi Chaba and co-founder of the global Shared Value Initiative, Mark Kramer.</p>
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<p>“At the heart of the Shared Value approach is the understanding that business can only be as successful as the environment in which it operates,” says<span> </span><strong>Barnard. “This is<span> </span></strong>not simply a way for companies to improve their reputations.”</p>
<p>Increasingly, companies and their shareholders are seeing that<span> </span><strong>o</strong><strong>ver the long term, a society’s inequality will also create problems for businesses.<span> </span></strong>“Shared Value creates more responsible, and sustainable businesses by allowing companies to focus on solving persistent problems for unserved or underserved customers,” says Stephen Chege, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of Kenya-based Safaricom and pioneer of M-PESA, one of the world’s most successful mobile phone-based money transfer, financing and microfinancing service.</p>
<p>As with previous years, the UN Sustainable Development Goals will be a theme throughout at the Summit as a guide to the business leaders to demonstrate how business can contribute to achieving the goals<strong><span> </span>and to addressing e social challenges, a core part of their operations.</strong></p>
<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Shared Value Africa Initiative.</i></p>
<p><strong>About Shared Value Africa Initiative:</strong> The Shared Value Africa Initiative (SVAI) (<a href="http://www.SVAI.africa">www.SVAI.africa</a>) , is a pan-African organisation and the custodian of the global Shared Value movement on our continent. The SVAI is the regional partner of the global Shared Value Initiative started by economists Prof Michael Porter and Mark Kramer from Harvard Business School. Prof Porter is a current member of the Rwandan Presidential Advisory Council.</p>
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<p></p></div>Tanzanian Opposition Leader Tundu Lissu Retains International Law Firm Amsterdam & Partners LLP To Defend His Rightshttps://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/tanzanian-opposition-leader-tundu-lissu-retains-international-law2019-10-02T23:44:40.000Z2019-10-02T23:44:40.000ZTheBlackList-Publisherhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackListPublisher<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3828870558,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}3828870558,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-left" alt="3828870558?profile=original" /></a>Tundu Lissu, the Tanzanian opposition figure, Member of Parliament, and chief whip for the CHADEMA party, has retained the international law firm of Amsterdam & Partners LLP to defend his constitutional and internationally guaranteed rights as he prepares to return home after two years spent abroad recovering from an attempt on his life.</p>
<p>On<span> </span><span class="xn-chron">7 September 2017</span>, Mr. Lissu, an outspoken critic of the regime of President<span> </span><span class="xn-person">John Magufuli</span>, was brutally attacked by unknown gunmen in his car on his way home from parliament. The gunmen fired some 38 rounds into the vehicle, and Mr. Lissu narrowly survived despite more than 16 bullet wounds to his abdomen, arms, and legs.<span id="spanHghlt8e08"><br class="dnr" /></span></p>
<p>"There are very few leaders we see these days who display such uncompromising courage and integrity in the face of adversity, so we're proud to work with Tundu Lissu to help raise awareness of his situation and the unlawful campaign to repress rights and political freedoms presently in<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Tanzania</span>," said<span> </span><span class="xn-person">Robert Amsterdam</span>, founding partner of Amsterdam & Partners LLP.</p>
<p>Mr. Lissu explains his retention of Amsterdam & Partners LLP as crucial to hold the government to account.</p>
<p>"Unfortunately as my experience has shown, the current leadership of the United Republic of<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Tanzania</span><span> </span>appear to feel that they are above the law," Mr. Lissu said. "We are looking forward to working on a range of issues with Mr. Amsterdam, who has vast experience in these matters, having represented opposition political leaders such as<span> </span><span class="xn-person">Bobi Wine</span><span> </span>in<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Uganda</span>."</p>
<p>Amsterdam & Partners LLP is an international law firm engaged in matters and representations globally and throughout<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Africa</span>,<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Asia</span>, and<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Latin America</span>. Most recently the firm has represented opposition Ugandan Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi (<span class="xn-person">Bobi Wine</span>), as well as the former President of Zambia Rupiah Banda, the Governor of Kaduna State (<span class="xn-location">Nigeria</span>)<span> </span><span class="xn-person">Nasir El-Rufai</span>, and the former Governor of Akwa Ibom (<span class="xn-location">Nigeria</span>)<span> </span><span class="xn-person">Godswill Akpabio</span>. Previously, Mr. Amsterdam represented the Red Shirt pro-democracy movement in<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Thailand</span><span> </span>and succeeded in having the Prime Minister indicted for overseeing violence against protesters.</p>
<p>Amsterdam & Partners LLP maintains offices in<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Washington DC</span><span> </span>and<span> </span><span class="xn-location">London</span>, and is presently engaged in more than a dozen countries around the world. More information about Amsterdam & Partners LLP can be found at<span> </span><a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2599500-1&h=4146809172&u=http%3A%2F%2Famsterdamandpartners.com%2F&a=amsterdamandpartners.com" target="_blank">amsterdamandpartners.com</a>.</p>
<p><b><span class="xn-person">James Kimer</span></b><br class="dnr" />Communications<br class="dnr" />Media Theory LLC<br class="dnr" /><a href="mailto:jk@mediatheory.com" target="_blank">jk@mediatheory.com</a></p>
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<p>SOURCE <a href="http://amsterdamandpartners.com" target="_blank">Amsterdam & Partners LLP</a></p>
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<p></p></div>The National Basketball Association (NBA), International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Senegalese Basketball Federation to host 17th edition of Basketball without Borders Africa in Senegalhttps://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/the-national-basketball-association-nba-international-basketball-2019-07-11T17:09:52.000Z2019-07-11T17:09:52.000ZSendMeYourNewshttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/SendMeYourNews<div><p>The National Basketball Association (NBA) (<a href="http://www.nba.com/">www.NBA.com</a>), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) (FIBA.basketball) and the Senegalese Basketball Federation today announced that Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa 2019 will take place Sunday, July 28 – Wednesday, July 31 in Senegal. The 17<sup>th</sup> edition of BWB Africa will be held at <a href="https://pr.nba.com/nba-academy-africa-new-facility-senegal/">The NBA Academy Africa in Saly</a> (<a href="https://on.nba.com/2LIlq4d">https://on.nba.com/2LIlq4d</a>) and at the Dakar Arena in Dakar.</p>
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<p>“Bringing the 17th edition of the Basketball Without Borders Africa camp to Senegal speaks to our commitment to expanding our footprint across the continent,” said NBA Africa Managing Director and Basketball Africa League President, Amadou Gallo Fall. “With grassroots basketball development remaining at the core of our strategy to grow the game across Africa, BWB remains our flagship development and community outreach initiative where Africa’s most talented youth have an opportunity to develop as players and learn important life skills they will carry with them for the rest of their lives.”</p>
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<p>The NBA has a long history in Africa and opened its African headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2010. Opening-night rosters for the 2018-19 season featured 13 African-born players, and there are more than 80 current and former NBA players from Africa or with direct family ties to the continent, including Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famers Hakeem Olajuwon (Nigeria) and Dikembe Mutombo (Democratic Republic of the Congo). </p>
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<p>This year, the NBA plans to reach more than 2.5 million boys and girls ages 16 and under through Jr. NBA programs in 21 African countries. Since The NBA Academy Africa <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttp-253A-252F-252Fpr.nba.com-252Fnba-2Dacademy-2Dafrica-2Dopening-252F-26data-3D02-257C01-257Ctreynolds-2540ap.org-257Caf3488d4dfb94f5cb90808d693aac4b5-257Ce442e1abfd6b4ba3abf3b020eb50df37-257C1-257C0-257C636858758999483662-26sdata-3D3rty7MmI6em62OPgsD-252FmctguEqvclmpc2AeSvEuNNUM-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMGaQ&c=YYrawzBzzQ5Dj1FwyrpTdA&r=8SerC9FXG5cBWAzW6tfW093Gv9SYaB_0lpxFCbbwQXo&m=ny7MNBoztlDfGH_GAGrpjFcQdmAGAHto_tYSkEAz3vg&s=qRFo-Ah8lUapqaaIAKO7G7p9HU-C3Oso2CSTmfysEQE&e=">opened in May 2017</a>(<a href="https://on.nba.com/2YH6G9u">https://on.nba.com/2YH6G9u</a>), 25 elite male prospects ages 14-20 have received scholarships and training after scouting programs conducted with local federations across the continent. Four NBA Academy Africa graduates have gone on to commit to NCAA Division 1 schools.</p>
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<p>The NBA has held three sold-out Africa Games, in Johannesburg in 2015 and 2017 and in Pretoria in 2018, in support of charities including UNICEF, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and SOS Children’s Villages South Africa (SOSCVSA). Through NBA Cares, the NBA has created 89 places for children and families to live, learn and play in nine African countries.</p>
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<p>Follow BWB using the hashtag #BWBAfrica on Facebook and Twitter. BWB Africa campers and coaches will be announced at a later date.</p>
<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of National Basketball Association (NBA).</i></p>
<p><strong>Media Contact:</strong> Pawel Weszka NBA Africa Phone: +27 100072666 Email: <a href="mailto:pweszka@nba.com">pweszka@nba.com</a></p>
<p>Patrick Koller FIBA Phone: +41 22 545 00 00 Email: <a href="mailto:communications@fiba.basketball">communications@fiba.basketball</a></p>
<p><strong>About the NBA:</strong> The NBA (<a href="http://www.nba.com/">www.NBA.com</a>) is a global sports and media business built around four professional sports leagues: the National Basketball Association, the Women’s National Basketball Association, the NBA G League and the NBA 2K League. The NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming in 215 countries and territories in 50 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 100,000 stores in 100 countries on six continents. NBA rosters at the start of the 2018-19 season featured 108 international players from 42 countries and territories. NBA Digital’s assets include NBA TV, NBA.com, the NBA App and NBA League Pass. The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with 1.6 billion likes and followers globally across all league, team, and player platforms. Through NBA Cares, the league addresses important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.</p>
<p><strong>About FIBA:</strong> FIBA (FIBA.basketball) - the world governing body for basketball - is an independent association formed by 213 National Basketball Federations throughout the world. It is recognized as the sole competent authority in basketball by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).</p>
<p>For further information about FIBA, visit <a href="http://www.fiba.basketball/">FIBA.basketball</a> or follow FIBA on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/fiba">Facebook.com/fiba</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/fiba">twitter.com/fiba</a>,<a href="https://instagram.com/fiba/">Instagram.com/fiba</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/fiba">YouTube.com/fiba</a>.</p>
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<p></p></div>Ghana: Augson Global has launched a new initiative program aimed at assisting the low-and middle-income earners, and the poor and deprived communitieshttps://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/ghana-augson-global-has-launched-a-new-initiative-program-aimed-a2019-06-18T19:13:19.000Z2019-06-18T19:13:19.000ZTheBlackList-Publisherhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackListPublisher<div><p></p>
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<p><span> Augson Global has launched a new initiative program aimed at assisting the low-and middle-income earners, and the poor and deprived communities in Ghana.</span><br /><br /><span>The company is embarking on developmental projects investments dubbed “Augson Investment Program (AuSIP)” in selected areas of Agricultural Mechanization, Irrigation & Agro-Processing; Affordable Students Housing (Hostels); Affordable Social Housing; Recreational and Industrial facilities; and Slums Upgrading and Re-development.</span><br /><br /><span>Project Background</span><br /><br /><span>Augson came up with this initiative following an extensive research conducted by its Business Intelligence, Research and Analyst Department on the critical investment needs of the country in relation to Poverty Reduction, Social Well-being and achieving Food Security for the people of Ghana.</span><br /><br /><span>Augson is currently at various stages of discussions and negotiations with various agencies, institutions, companies, individuals as well as both European and African Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) to partner program implementation AuSIP since 2015.</span><br /><br /><span>Over the period, they have conducted surveys, feasibility studies, architectural drawings, etc. and held various meetings and discussions on the said program with various Ministries, Departments and Government agencies (MMDAs). Augson has had the opportunity to engage with various communities with the view to providing them social support to empower their livelihood.</span><br /><br /><span>The company has been concerned with contributing significantly to reducing rural and urban poverty by creating wealth in Ghana and Africa. Augson Global is ready and willing to support the infrastructural development agenda of institutions, communities, corporate groups, etc. by the provision of services and deliverables as part of its corporate investment initiatives termed as Augson Investment Program "AuSIP."</span><br /><br /><span>Project Objectives</span><br /><br /><span>The prime objective for AuSIP is to engage in wider investments through the provision of targeted assistance to the low-and middle-income earners in the society, as well as the poor/deprived communities in Ghana. They do this in partnership with Community Based Organizations, MMDAs, Civil Society Organizations and Development Partners using a gender sensitive, flexible, participatory, demand driven, climate action principle and sustainable processes in the prioritized areas of operation.</span><br /><br /><span>Project Offer</span><br /><br /><span>AuSIP offers this said initiative through sourcing of financial facility for the implementation of such projects as indicated whilst seeking the participation and partnership with various stakeholders. Self-paying and viable projects may be implemented through Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) or at Supplier’s Credit or Debt Equity investments.</span><br /><br /><span>In view of this, Augson is calling on institutions, MMDAs, trade unions, etc. who seek partnerships to invest and undertake such projects such as affordable housing, student accommodation/housing, commercial and recreational facilities, agricultural mechanization, etc. to submit their letters of intents and project proposals for consideration. Augson shall be glad to engage the various stakeholders to formulate and design frameworks for the implementation of the projects.</span><br /><br /><span>Company Overview</span><br /><br /><span>Augson Global is a multi-sector international company based in Ghana with eight subsidiaries and divisions operating in different sectors of the economy from energy, real estates, agriculture, ICT, equipment & engineering, media & publication and general merchant. Founded by Mr. Rudolf Schirmer Ampofo-Domfeh, the company has highly qualified supervisory board of directors as well as management board with tremendous experiences. The company is a member of The Rudolf & Schirmers Enterprises, a collective name given to the holdings of Mr. Rudolf Schirmer.</span><br /><br /><span>Mr Rudolf Schirmer is a young Ghanaian innovator, entrepreneur and Global business owner who has over a decade in business leadership. Experienced in all aspects of business formation, operation, finance and management, Mr Rudolf Schirmer is a visionary product developer with deep education in research and analytics, effective communicator and motivator who identifies and leverage assets in teammates to reach organizational goals and relentless optimist who believes there is no failure, only feedback.</span></p>
<p><strong><em>Augson Global LLC</em></strong><br /><strong><em>Tom Akwasi Blunt</em></strong><br /><strong><em>+233246278094</em></strong><br /><strong><em><a class="contact_icon" href="https://www.pr.com/press-release/787324/contact" id="email_contact_link" name="email_contact_link">Contact</a></em></strong><br /><strong><em><a href="https://www.augsongroup.com">https://www.augsongroup.com</a></em></strong><br /><strong><em>Personal email: Tom.blunt@yahoo.com</em></strong></p>
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<p></p></div>5 Reasons to Not Miss #IOTFA2019 IoT Forum Africa This Yearhttps://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/5-reasons-to-not-miss-iotfa2019-iot-forum-africa-this-year2019-02-28T14:02:30.000Z2019-02-28T14:02:30.000ZTheBlackList-Publisherhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackListPublisher<div><p style="background-color:transparent;color:#373737;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:28.8px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;margin:0px 0px 35px 0px;"></p>
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<p style="background-color:transparent;color:#373737;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:28.8px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;margin:0px 0px 35px 0px;"><span class="xn-location"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3828867993,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}3828867993,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-right" alt="3828867993?profile=original" /></a></span> <a style="background-color:transparent;color:#00837e;text-decoration:none;" href="https://iotforumafrica.com/" target="_blank">IoT Forum Africa</a>, scheduled for 26 & <span class="xn-chron">27 March 2019</span> at the Gallagher Convention Centre in <span class="xn-location">Johannesburg South Africa</span>, will be bigger and better than ever before. Returning for the third year, IOTFA will assemble the finest selection of over 400 leading IoT experts, business leaders and solution providers for two days of insightful presentations, interactive panel discussions, industry focused break-away sessions, and plenty of networking.</p>
<p style="background-color:transparent;color:#373737;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:28.8px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;margin:0px 0px 35px 0px;">With "<i>Driving performance, growth and profitability with the power of IoT</i>" as the running theme for the show, #IOTFA19 will take an in-depth look at how public and private sector organisations can harness true business value from IoT. The event is also set to feature an exciting list of visionaries, thought leaders and experts who will explore the benefits and challenges of IoT in key industries.</p>
<p style="background-color:transparent;color:#373737;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:28.8px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;margin:0px 0px 35px 0px;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Here are 5 reasons to attend:</b> </p>
<p style="background-color:transparent;color:#373737;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:28.8px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;margin:0px 0px 35px 0px;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">1. You'll be in good company</b></p>
<p style="background-color:transparent;color:#373737;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:28.8px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;margin:0px 0px 35px 0px;">– IOTFA 2019 offers a superior networking experience with the biggest names in the global technology arena. Meet and engage with top of the line speakers, exhibitors, and delegates from organisations such</p>
<p style="background-color:transparent;color:#373737;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:28.8px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;margin:0px 0px 35px 0px;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">SAP, SqwidNet, Orange Business Services, Internet Solutions, Nissan, First National Bank, Transnet, TransUnion</b></p>
<p style="background-color:transparent;color:#373737;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:28.8px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;margin:0px 0px 35px 0px;">as well as Senior Advisor of European Union Affairs in the Helsinki-Uusimaa Region, <span class="xn-person">Johanna Juselius</span>.</p>
<p style="background-color:transparent;color:#373737;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:28.8px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;margin:0px 0px 35px 0px;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">2.</b> <b style="font-weight:bold;">Do business</b> - Your prospects will be here. Connect in person to create new business relationships and strengthen existing ones with customers and peers.</p>
<p style="background-color:transparent;color:#373737;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:28.8px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;margin:0px 0px 35px 0px;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">3. In-depth sessions -</b> Learn about the power of IoT to infuse efficiency into your organisation's processes & operations with sessions that will help you make sense of key industry trends.</p>
<p style="background-color:transparent;color:#373737;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:28.8px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;margin:0px 0px 35px 0px;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">4. Gain inspiration from top-notch speakers –</b> Leading minds in IoT, Ai, and the 4<sup style="font-size:10px;line-height:0px;top:-5px;vertical-align:baseline;">th</sup> industrial revolution will help you expand your ideas of what's possible with data</p>
<p style="background-color:transparent;color:#373737;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:28.8px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;margin:0px 0px 35px 0px;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">5. Monetize -</b> Hear from successful companies that have implemented revenue producing IoT solutions. </p>
<p style="background-color:transparent;color:#373737;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:28.8px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;margin:0px 0px 35px 0px;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">#IOTFA2019 will cover exciting topics such as:</b></p>
<ul style="background-color:transparent;color:#373737;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin-bottom:35px;margin-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><li style="font-size:16px;line-height:28.8px;">The Future of IoT – Predictions for a Connected World</li>
<li style="font-size:16px;line-height:28.8px;">Selecting the Right Platform for your IoT Project</li>
<li style="font-size:16px;line-height:28.8px;">Transforming Rural Africa with the Power of IoT</li>
<li style="font-size:16px;line-height:28.8px;">Smart City Ecosystems and Sustainability</li>
<li style="font-size:16px;line-height:28.8px;">Future of IoT Simulation: Internet of Virtual Things</li>
<li style="font-size:16px;line-height:28.8px;">Assessing the Role of Smart Devices as a Critical Entry Point to the IoT Ecosystem</li>
<li style="font-size:16px;line-height:28.8px;">IoT in Public Transportation</li>
<li style="font-size:16px;line-height:28.8px;">Looking at The New World of Connectivity: 5G and the Internet of Things</li>
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<p style="background-color:transparent;color:#373737;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:28.8px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;margin:0px 0px 35px 0px;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Confirmed speakers include:</b></p>
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<li style="font-size:16px;line-height:28.8px;"><span class="xn-person">Roger Hislop</span>, Executive Head: IOT at Internet Solutions</li>
<li style="font-size:16px;line-height:28.8px;"><span class="xn-person">Toros Esim Emre</span>, Head of Digital Retail and Regional Director of Digital Strategy at Orange Business Services for the <span class="xn-location">Middle East</span> and African market.</li>
<li style="font-size:16px;line-height:28.8px;"><span class="xn-person">Johanna Juselius</span>, Senior Advisor, EU Affairs, Helsinki-Uusimaa Region</li>
<li style="font-size:16px;line-height:28.8px;">Kabelo Rabotho, Marketing Director, Nissan South Africa</li>
<li style="font-size:16px;line-height:28.8px;"><span class="xn-person">Abdul Baba</span>, Head of IT Operations at <a style="background-color:transparent;color:#00837e;text-decoration:none;" href="http://www.kwese.com/">www.kwese.com</a></li>
<li style="font-size:16px;line-height:28.8px;">Dr <span class="xn-person">Mark Nasila</span>, Chief Analytics Officer: Consumer Banking & Chief Risk Office at FNB</li>
<li style="font-size:16px;line-height:28.8px;"><span class="xn-person">Kyle Parker</span>, CEO of MITAS, Pagemark Africa and COO of Informed Decisions</li>
<li style="font-size:16px;line-height:28.8px;">Dr Towela Nyerinda Jere, Principal Programme Officer, Nepad Agency</li>
<li style="font-size:16px;line-height:28.8px;">Sindisiwe Nhlapho Dlamini Moloi, CIO at Transnet SOC Ltd</li>
<li style="font-size:16px;line-height:28.8px;"><span class="xn-person">Lee Naik</span>, CEO of TransUnion Africa</li>
<li style="font-size:16px;line-height:28.8px;"><span class="xn-person">Richard Barry</span>, CEO at Polymorph</li>
<li style="font-size:16px;line-height:28.8px;"><span class="xn-person">Jon Foster-Pedley</span>, Dean and director at Henley Business School, <span class="xn-location">Africa</span></li>
<li style="font-size:16px;line-height:28.8px;">Tshepo Motshegoa, Group Chief Information Officer at 3Sixty Financial Services Group</li>
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<p></p></div>Highest-earning languages in South Africa in 2019https://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/highest-earning-languages-in-south-africa-in-20192019-01-28T15:52:35.000Z2019-01-28T15:52:35.000ZTheBlackList-Publisherhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackListPublisher<div><p><span style="font-size:18pt;"><strong>Job seekers that have command over local indigenous and far eastern languages still have the potential to earn more than those who speak only one language.</strong></span></p>
<p><span>In January 2019,</span> <a href="http://adzuna.co.za/" target="_blank">Adzuna South Africa</a> <span>conducted research on which languages pay the most lucrative salaries. When the same analysis was done in 2018, Chinese, Japanese, Xhosa and Zulu all topped the rankings. However, in 2019, the top four paying languages are Zulu, Spanish, Russian and French while Chinese and Japanese dropped down the list a considerable amount of slots.</span> <br /><br /><span>According to the job aggregator website, it isn’t only essential to showcase bilingual language skills during the interview process on home soil; it is also beneficial for thousands of hopeful jobseekers that dream of living and working abroad. In some countries, a certain level of competence of the local language is expected for all new expatriates arriving.</span> <br /><br /><span>Jesse Green, spokesperson for Adzuna, commented on the matter. “We have noticed that most</span> <a href="http://adzuna.co.za/" target="_blank">foreign-language jobs in South Africa</a> <span>are for roles in call-centre and sales. However, when compared to the stats from 2018, it is interesting to note the drop in demand for local South African languages like Xhosa and Afrikaans, which corresponds with the lower advertised salaries.”</span> <br /><br /><span>Green continues: “Highlighting foreign language skills and bilingual capabilities is more important now than it has ever been. SA’s current economic climate is forcing many locals to secure jobs abroad, and with a special set of language skills, it can be much easier to obtain work visas overseas.”</span><br /><br /><span>A high demand for French, Portuguese and German was noted; with the top South African language required being Zulu. English was deemed ubiquitous for research purposes, which is why it was not included in the analysis. The language which was lowest in demand for the first month of 2019 was Russian.</span> <br /><br /><span>Zulu, Spanish and Russian are the three best-paying languages for 2019. In South Africa, the most in-demand foreign language is French, with 717 vacancies listed in January 2019. The demand for skilled, Afrikaans-speaking employees has dropped quite significantly, with 2,412 vacancies currently being advertised, opposed to the total of 3,300 vacancies advertised in August 2018.</span> <br /><br /><span>With more and more business process outsourcing companies entering South Africa and an ever-growing international presence, we cannot deny that the demand for foreign language skills is set to soar even higher in the future.</span> <br /><br /><span>Language Job demand Average salary</span><br /><span>Zulu 141 R494,597</span><br /><span>Spanish 93 R480,090</span><br /><span>Russian 16 R414,571</span><br /><span>French 717 R393,094</span><br /><span>Portuguese 110 R369,156</span><br /><span>German 275 R347,500</span><br /><span>Chinese/Mandarin 101 R324,230</span><br /><span>Afrikaans 2,412 R199,999</span><br /><span>Xhosa 104 R191,706</span><br /><span>Japanese 18 R78,000</span></p>
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<p></p></div>National Press Club Calls for Probe of Murdered Ghanaian Reporter, Hussein Suale-Divelahttps://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/national-press-club-calls-for-probe-of-murdered-ghanaian-reporter2019-01-25T16:23:18.000Z2019-01-25T16:23:18.000ZTheBlackList-Publisherhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackListPublisher<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3828867240,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}3828867240,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-full" alt="3828867240?profile=original" /></a> <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2357181-1&h=1131332345&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.press.org%2Fnews-multimedia%2Fnews%2Fnational-press-club-calls-probe-murdered-ghanaian-reporter&a=The+National+Press+Club+called+Friday" target="_blank">The National Press Club called Friday</a> for a thorough investigation of the murder of Ghanaian investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein Suale-Divela and urged officials in the west African nation to ensure that journalists can work safely and without the threat of violence.</p>
<p>Suale-Divela, who was part of an investigative reporting team that exposed corruption in African soccer, was shot to death in the evening of <span class="xn-chron">Jan. 16</span> in <span class="xn-location">Accra</span>, the capital, as he was driving home.</p>
<p>"We urge government leaders in <span class="xn-location">Ghana</span> to probe the killing of Suale-Divela and swiftly bring the accused to justice," said National Press Club President <span class="xn-person">Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak</span>. </p>
<p>Suale-Divela, who had said last fall he feared for his life after a politician made threatening comments and urged others to attack him, worked for Tiger Eye Investigations, a company that has an investigative news service.</p>
<p>Tiger Eye's reporting helped lead to a lifetime ban for Kwesi Nyantaki, FIFA Council member and former head of the Ghana Football Association. Nyantaki was filmed accepting a bribe of <span class="xn-money">$65,000</span>, according to the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. After the BBC last year aired a documentary about the scandal, Ghanaian Member of Parliament Kennedy Agyapong encouraged people to attack Suale-Divela and others on the reporting team.</p>
<p>"Threatening journalists and others who expose wrongdoing is an egregious violation of the norms of civil society and democratic nations," said <span class="xn-person">Barbara Cochran</span>, president of the National Press Club's Journalism Institute.</p>
<p>Suale-Divela was the first journalist in the world to be killed in 2019, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.</p>
<p>The National Press Club, whose Press Freedom Committee monitors events affecting journalism around the world, and the National Press Club Journalism Institute will be closely watching the outcome of the investigation in <span class="xn-location">Ghana</span>, Kodjak and Cochran said.</p>
<p>Founded in 1908, the National Press Club is the world's leading professional organization for journalists. It has more than 3,100 members worldwide. The Club supports press freedom through its nonprofit National Press Club Journalism Institute.</p>
<p>Contacts:<br class="dnr" />NPC Press Freedom Committee members <span class="xn-person">Miranda Spivack</span> (301-365-8098) or <span class="xn-person">John M. Donnelly</span>(202-650-6738).</p>
<p>SOURCE <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news/National+Press+Club"><strong>National Press Club </strong></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/national-press-club-calls-for-probe-of-murdered-ghanaian-reporter-300784322.html">https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/national-press-club-calls-for-probe-of-murdered-ghanaian-reporter-300784322.html</a></p>
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<p></p></div>US-China rivalry in Africa set to sharpen in 2019https://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/us-china-rivalry-in-africa-set-to-sharpen-in-20192018-12-11T12:46:11.000Z2018-12-11T12:46:11.000ZTheBlackList-Publisherhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackListPublisher<div><p>Early signs suggest that the US-China rivalry will find its way to the African continent in 2019. While the US is multiplying warnings about the perils of Chinese debt-fuelled spending for economic stability, China will continue to broaden its engagement across the continent, with particular focus on East Africa. This is one of the key findings of <em>RiskMap 2019</em> (<a href="https://bit.ly/2GjBJUe">https://bit.ly/2GjBJUe</a>), a publication forecasting political and security risk for business leaders and policy makers across the world, by specialist global risk consultancy Control Risks (<a href="http://www.controlrisks.com/">www.ControlRisks.com</a>).</p>
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<p>George Nicholls, Senior Partner for Southern Africa based in Johannesburg, elaborates: “So far, the US-China rivalry that dominated global headlines in 2018 has played out less visibly in Africa than on other continents. Support for China or the US has not emerged as a defining issue in African politics, with most countries keen to pursue closer ties and seek financing from both sides rather than falling neatly on one camp. In 2019 we might see this changing.</p>
<p>“While still the largest investor on the continent, the US has seen its engagement on the continent become more narrowly focused on security matters under the current administration – in contrast to China which has made formidable inroads in sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade.</p>
<p>“2019 will show revived US interest in development finance and lending for infrastructure projects on the continent and a more concerted US commercial strategy towards Africa is likely to take shape. The increased rivalry will therefore open up additional investment opportunities but will also present African countries with increasingly starker foreign policy and commercial choices.”</p>
<p><strong>Control Risks’ top-five global risks for 2019</strong> </p>
<ol><li><p><strong>US-China trade rift foretells a new global order</strong></p>
<p>The US-China trade confrontation will define global geopolitics in 2019. Friction between these two nations will complicate business not only for those European businesses operating in both countries but also for those with connections several times removed.</p>
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<li><p><strong>The global data rollercoaster</strong></p>
<p>The stand-off between the three major data regulation ideologies will present a new level of risk for international business in 2019. For China, data is something to be controlled; for the EU, it is something to be protected; for the US, it is something to be commercialised. Businesses must be prepared for the challenge of collecting, storing and transferring data within and between these three domains against a backdrop of inconsistent enforcement and escalating cyber security threats.</p>
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<li><p><strong>US political gridlock</strong></p>
<p>The vice of legislative gridlock will close on policy making in Washington and throw the US into a period of political uncertainty. Resurgent Democrats in the House of Representatives will seek to scrutinise the president under an investigative lens. Pushback from a Republican Senate and White House will erase any hopes of consistency for business operations. Trade policy will remain unpredictable; the pace of deregulation will slow.</p>
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<li><p><strong>Extreme weather disruption</strong></p>
<p>Some of worst business disruption in 2019 will stem from extreme weather and its consequences. From storms to floods to droughts and forest fires, the costs of interrupted production, distribution, sales and travel will skyrocket in 2019. Last year’s record for weather-related insurance claims will likely be surpassed.</p>
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<li><p><strong>Multinationals becoming nationless</strong></p>
<p>As globalised companies enter 2019, they risk becoming nationless nomads, as nationalist politics continue to advance across the world. Formal and informal barriers are rising. Frictionless trade is beginning to rub, supply chains are starting to drag. Business leaders must recalibrate and adapt to this new reality, or global players will end up being played by a world in uncertain transition.</p>
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<p><strong>The map forecasting political and security risks across the world in 2019 will be available here:<a href="http://www.controlrisks.com/riskmap">www.ControlRisks.com/riskmap</a></strong></p>
<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Control Risks Group Holdings Ltd.</i></p>
<p><strong>Media Contact:</strong> Friederike Lyon Phone: +49 173 619 54 66 Email: <a href="mailto:friederike.lyon@controlrisks.com">friederike.lyon@controlrisks.com</a></p>
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<p></p></div>"Saving Africa From Lies That Kill": Under the guise of "Aid," organizations mire the underprivileged in isolation, poverty, sickness, and ignorance.https://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/saving-africa-from-lies-that-kill-under-the-guise-of-aid2018-11-26T22:33:55.000Z2018-11-26T22:33:55.000ZJoyful Living Coachinghttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/JoyfulLivingCoaching<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3828865710,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}3828865710,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-full" alt="3828865710?profile=original" /></a>In <i>Saving Africa From Lies That Kill</i>, <span class="xn-person">Kay Kiser</span>exposes the long-standing crimes committed against developing nations by the United Nations, World Bank, USAID, Planned Parenthood, Green Peace and other advocacy groups. Then she offers practical solutions to alleviate—rather than manage—the crises.</p><p>Imagine a world where governmental and non-governmental organizations tasked with alleviating human suffering willingly chose to <i>manage</i> the problem rather than fix it.</p><div class="pull-right inline-gallery-container col-md-8 col-sm-7 col-xs-12"><div class="gallery inline-gallery"><div class="row"><div class="col-sm-12"></div><div class="col-sm-12 clearfix"><div class="image lightbox-item"><img title="Available today on Amazon and other quality retailers" src="https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/789017/Kay_Kiser_Saving_Africa_Book.jpg?p=publish&w=650" id="imageid_2" alt="Available today on Amazon and other quality retailers" class="gallery-thumb img-responsive" name="imageid_2" /></div>Available today on Amazon and other quality retailers</div></div></div></div><p id="continue-jump"></p><p>Welcome to the 21<sup>st</sup> century.</p><p>Under the guise of "aid," these organizations mire the underprivileged in isolation, poverty, sickness, and ignorance. </p><p>In <i>Saving Africa From Lies That Kill</i>, <span class="xn-person">Kay Kiser</span> argues:</p><ul><li><i>Poverty, not overpopulation, causes environmental damage.</i> Higher standards of living and lower infant mortality can improve the environment and stabilize the population.</li><li><i>Developing nations need access to reliable electricity in order to end energy poverty.</i> This will, in turn, provide clean water, develop transportation, and power hospitals, homes and industrial investment.</li><li><i>Africans aren't lazy; they're weakened from malaria, parasites and dysentery.</i> They need insect and disease control for a healthy workforce.</li><li><i>The Green Revolution and modern agriculture can feed everyone and end deforestation.</i> </li><li><i>Developing nations need investment, not foreign aid that only enriches dictators.</i> They need Investment, Infrastructure, Education, Employment and Disease Control.</li></ul><p>Environmentalism is killing the most vulnerable among the human race!</p><p>"The modern environmentalist agenda is based on an anti-human, anti-freedom, anti-progress, de-growth philosophy," Kiser claims. "Modern environmentalists are actually pushing for a return to a simpler romanticized life, complete with subsistence farming and shorter lifespans, as a way to 'save the planet.'</p><p>"Never mind that the romanticized "good old days" never existed but were actually brutal and cruel."</p><p>Fortunately, the problem can be solved—and Kiser explains how!</p><p><span class="xn-person">Kay Kiser</span> is a chemist and microbiologist with experience in technical writing, management, crisis counseling, and education, and holds several patents. Her first book, <i>Perverted Truth Exposed</i>, revealed the progressive perversion of science. </p><p><a href="http://www.savingafricafromliesthatkill.com/" target="_blank">www.SavingAfricaFromLiesThatKill.com</a></p><p>Available on Amazon at<br class="dnr" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Saving-Africa-Lies-that-Kill/dp/1949021017/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1542811753&sr=8-3" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Saving-Africa-Lies-that-Kill/dp/1949021017/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1542811753&sr=8-3</a></p><p>Media Contact: <span class="xn-person">Kay Kiser</span><br class="dnr" />Media Contact Email: <a href="mailto:205429@email4pr.com" target="_blank">205429@email4pr.com</a> <br class="dnr" />Media Contact Phone Number: 423-782-9727</p><p><strong>SOURCE</strong> <span class="xn-person"><strong>Kay Kiser</strong> <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news/Kay+Kiser">https://www.prnewswire.com/news/Kay+Kiser</a></span></p><h1><span style="font-size:8pt;"><em>Is Environmentalism Killing the Human Race? Chemist and Microbiologist Offers</em></span> <br /><span style="font-size:8pt;"><em>Realistic olutions to Alleviate Suffering in Developing Nations <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/is-environmentalism-killing-the-human-race-chemist-and-microbiologist-offers-realistic-solutions-to-alleviate-suffering-in-developing-nations-300754852.html">https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/is-environmentalism-killing-the-human-race-chemist-and-microbiologist-offers-realistic-solutions-to-alleviate-suffering-in-developing-nations-300754852.html</a></em></span></h1><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p></div>The Role of African Start-ups in Driving Smart Agriculture in the Continenthttps://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/the-role-of-african-start-ups-in-driving-smart-agriculture-in-the2018-11-07T18:24:57.000Z2018-11-07T18:24:57.000ZTheBlackList-Publisherhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackListPublisher<div><p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><em><strong>The Focus on Sensors and Satellite Imaging is Central to the Adoption of Smart Farming Practices.</strong></em></span><br class="dnr" /><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3828865181,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}3828865181,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-full" alt="3828865181?profile=original" /></a>The focus of this study is to identify and highlight African start-ups that drive the uptake of smart farming practices and how farmers can make data-driven decisions regarding crop rotation, planting and harvesting time, soil management, and weather prediction.The study offers an analysis of Sub-Saharan Africa, with additional information on the <span class="xn-location">Middle East</span> and <span class="xn-location">North Africa</span>.<br class="dnr" /><br class="dnr" />The forecasting includes both regions.<br class="dnr" /><br class="dnr" /><b>Research Scope</b><br class="dnr" />The technology scope covers the following categories: mobile applications, sensors, robots, satellite imaging, and drones, and the start-up categories are as follows: digital data aggregation and dissemination, finance and insurance, logistics and equipment sharing platforms, integrated platforms, and precision agriculture.<br class="dnr" /><br class="dnr" /><b>Research Highlights</b><br class="dnr" />This research service provides in-depth information about the emerging technology convergence, which is leading to the development of smart farming. Key start-ups across the agriculture value chain require automated processes and systems to sustainably increase output and influence economic growth.<br class="dnr" /><br class="dnr" />The study groups start-ups in categories that influence technology convergence in the farming sector, including autonomous systems, data management and analytics, robots, wireless communication, and regulations, while highlighting the technologies that will play a significant role in improving agricultural processes by increasing control over resources and enhancing productivity, globally and regionally.<br class="dnr" /><br class="dnr" />In terms of <span class="xn-location">Africa's</span> digital agriculture journey, mobile connectivity and applications help farmers access market-related information, digital financial services, and innovative services, including tractor sharing. Further, the combination of ICT solutions, such as precision equipment, the Internet of Things (IoT), sensors, geo-positioning systems, data analytics, and drones, is changing the way in which traditional farming is conducted in <span class="xn-location">Africa</span>.<br class="dnr" /><br class="dnr" /><b>Key Issues Addressed</b><br class="dnr" />• What are the main components in the agriculture value chain and who are the key stakeholders?<br class="dnr" />• How are the key digital indicators shaping the African smart farming market?<br class="dnr" />• Which key start-ups drive the development and the adoption of smart farming?<br class="dnr" />• What are the development and competitive trends? What is the growth potential and product category penetration in <span class="xn-location">Africa</span> and the <span class="xn-location">Middle East</span>?<br class="dnr" />• How are emerging African start-ups advancing in the market?<br class="dnr" />• What are the key trends shaping the market?<br class="dnr" />• What opportunities can smart farming companies capitalise on to grow their businesses and remain competitive?<br class="dnr" /><br class="dnr" />Download the full report: <a href="https://www.reportbuyer.com/product/5609153" target="_blank">https://www.reportbuyer.com/product/5609153</a><br class="dnr" /><br class="dnr" />About <a href="https://www.reportbuyer.com/" target="_blank">Reportbuyer</a><br class="dnr" />Reportbuyer is a leading industry intelligence solution that provides all market research reports from top publishers<br class="dnr" /><br class="dnr" />For more information:<br class="dnr" /><span class="xn-person">Sarah Smith</span><br class="dnr" />Research Advisor at Reportbuyer.com<br class="dnr" />Email: <a href="mailto:sarah@reportbuyer.com">sarah@reportbuyer.com</a><br class="dnr" />Tel: +1 (718) 213 4904<br class="dnr" />Website: <a href="http://www.reportbuyer.com/" target="_blank">www.reportbuyer.com</a></p>
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<p></p></div>Nairobi Kenya: AppsAfrica Innovation honors RippleNami, a provider of blockchain data visualization technologyhttps://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/nairobi-kenya-appsafrica-innovation-honors-ripplenami-a-provider2018-10-30T16:13:56.000Z2018-10-30T16:13:56.000ZTheBlackList Newshttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackListNews<div><p class="responsiveNews"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3828865562,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}3828865562,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="300" class="align-full" alt="3828865562?profile=original" /></a>RippleNami, Inc., a provider of blockchain data visualization technology, is honored to receive its designation as a finalist for the 4th Annual AppsAfrica Innovation Awards. On 12 November 2018, RippleNami will join the winner’s stage alongside four other finalists including Medixus (Kenya), Orange (Democratic Republic of Congo), Flutterwave (Nigeria) and Vanu, Inc. (Rwanda/Zambia). This prestigious awards ceremony celebrates the best in class for mobile and technology across Africa.</p><p class="responsiveNews">“RippleNami’s blockchain data visualization platform empowers individuals and organizations to generate, collect, analyze and transact data to ultimately establish ‘smart economies.’ This award comes on the heels of RippleNami launching Kenya’s first real-time livestock traceability programme enabling trade and food safety that leverages the mass adoption of mobile phones” says Jaye Connolly-LaBelle, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, “and we are fueling the change in Africa at a rapid pace.”</p><p class="responsiveNews">Joyce Jerotich Yegon, East African Development Director, explains “we continue to aggressively deploy RippleNami’s proprietary livestock technology solution into developing countries and are changing the global landscape in unprecedented fashion. Launching this programme mitigates legacy challenges like disease control and surveillance and traceability, drug residues in animals and animal products, insufficient health and food safety hygiene standards and systems, among others. RippleNami is changing Africa’s livestock producers lives by capturing essential data on husbandry including feeding, vaccinations and treatment. These empowered producers are now accessing improved markets, insurance services and credit facilities by leveraging their livestock enterprises as the collateral, while controlling livestock movement and husbandry management. With RippleNami’s end-to-end solution, banks for the first time are now positioned to offer cattle owners micro-lending privileges and sustained financial support. This is a smart economy that’s changing Africa in real-time.”</p><p class="responsiveNews">The Annual Innovations Awards receives submissions from 39 countries showcasing solutions launched across all 54 African markets by start-ups, established ventures, and corporations. Unsurprisingly, a majority of entries come from Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya, and others from smaller markets including Malawi, Sao Tome & Principe, Mauritania, and Liberia.</p><p class="responsiveNews">“The AppsAfrica Awards established in 2014, celebrates the crème of the crop in mobile and technology across the continent as many of these ventures lack the visibility and recognition their technologies deserve. This year produced a vast array of highly competitive entries from stunning new technologies utilizing AI, bots, and drones to mobile, health and education initiatives scaling across Africa,” shared Andrew Fassnidge founder of AppsAfrica.com.</p><p class="responsiveNews">The awards supported by Uber, JET8¸ Syntonic and Mobile Monday South Africa (MOMO) provide winners with industry recognition, global publicity and networking with 300+ industry peers at the awards ceremony in Cape Town on 12 November, on the eve of AfricaCom. Category winners are also invited to Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2019 to join 400+ tech leaders from across the continent.</p><p class="responsiveNews">About RippleNami, Inc. <br />RippleNami recognizes that people empowered with real-time and easily accessible information around the world can connect and drive unimaginable change. RippleNami is redefining blockchain and mapping with the first visualization platform that consolidates big data and provides consumers with the information that matters most. This cost-effective, device agnostic, cloud-based platform delivers millions of actionable data points on an intuitive map that enables critical decision-making and enhanced collaboration for enterprises, nonprofits, and foreign government agencies. With seamless integration, limitless customization and scalable architecture, RippleNami allows people to chart their world, streamline communications and improve operational effectiveness. For more information visit: <a href="http://www.ripplenami.com/">http://www.ripplenami.com</a>.</p><p class="responsiveNews">About AppsAfrica <br />AppsAfrica is a leading pan-African technology news portal and advisory service, dedicated to delivering the latest insight on mobile, tech and innovation in Africa.</p><p class="responsiveNews">AppsAfrica Advisory provides strategic, tactical and operational Africa advisory services for mobile and tech ventures planning to launch or expand in Sub-Saharan Africa with a team of experienced advisors. Our events celebrate and connect the best in mobile and tech from across the African tech ecosystem with global players. Learn more about the AppsAfrica at<a href="http://www.appsafrica.com/">http://www.appsafrica.com</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.prweb.com/releases/appsafrica_awards_recognizes_ripplenami_for_changing_africa/prweb15864902.htm" target="_blank">NAIROBI, KENYA (PRWEB) OCTOBER 29, 2018</a></p><p></p><p></p></div>China-Africa International Film Festival: A new bridge of friendship between China and Africahttps://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/china-africa-international-film-festival-a-new-bridge-of-friendsh2018-10-12T13:20:10.000Z2018-10-12T13:20:10.000ZSendMeYourNewshttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/SendMeYourNews<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3828864589,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}3828864589,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="480" class="align-full" alt="3828864589?profile=original" /></a>When it comes to film festivals in<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Africa</span>, people tend to think of such events as the<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Cairo</span><span> </span>International Film Festival and the Pan-African Festival of Cinema and Television of<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Ouagadougou</span>. Last year, a new film festival was launched on the continent. The China-Africa International Film Festival (CAIFF) hosted by<span> </span><span class="xn-location">China</span><span> </span>mainly targets the Chinese and African film markets. From<span> </span><span class="xn-chron">Oct. 7 to 10</span>, the second CAIFF was held in the South African city of<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Cape Town</span>.</p>
<p>Featuring an opening ceremony, film exhibitions, forums and a closing ceremony among other activities, the event presented a number of excellent Chinese and African films to the local audience.</p>
<p>In recent years, many Chinese film and TV productions have entered the oversea market, particularly in<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Africa</span>. For example, the TV series "Ordinary World," "<span class="xn-person">Go Lala Go</span>" and "Journey to the West," as well as the films "Love is Not Blind" and "Miss Granny" have enjoyed great popularity among African audiences.</p>
<p>In 2011, "A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era," the first Chinese TV series exported to<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Africa</span>, turned out to be a big hit. The drama was dubbed in Swahili by three Kenyan actors and a few staff members from Chinese radio stations who can speak the language.</p>
<p>Following on from the sound start, a Chinese digital television firm operating in<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Africa</span><span> </span>established a multi-language dubbing center and held a dubbing contest among local people. The top ten winners of the contest received visas for<span> </span><span class="xn-location">China</span><span> </span>in 2016 and arrived in<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Beijing</span><span> </span>to work on dubbing for films and TV series.</p>
<p>Up to now, hundreds of Chinese film and TV productions have been broadcast in more than 40 African countries. The film and TV exchanges between<span> </span><span class="xn-location">China</span><span> </span>and African countries is booming. One of the reasons is the improved production in<span> </span><span class="xn-location">China</span>, while the other is that modesty, valuing family harmony and other codes of ethics embodied in Chinese films and TV plays hold cultural appeal in some areas of<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Africa</span>, which also have a large population and a strong attachment among big families.</p>
<p>By hosting the CAIFF,<span> </span><span class="xn-location">China</span><span> </span>hopes to expand win-win cooperation in the African film market, and also cement people-to-people ties and traditional friendship with African countries.</p>
<p><b><i>China Mosaic<span> </span><br /></i></b> <i><a href="http://www.china.org.cn/video/node_7230027.htm" target="_blank">http://www.china.org.cn/video/node_7230027.htm</a></i></p>
<p><b><i>CAIFF: A new bridge of friendship between<span> </span><span class="xn-location">China</span><span> </span>and<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Africa</span><br /></i></b> <i><a href="http://www.china.org.cn/video/2018-10/12/content_65833266.htm" target="_blank">http://www.china.org.cn/video/2018-10/12/content_65833266.htm</a></i></p>
<p><b>About China.org.cn</b></p>
<p>Founded in 2000, China Internet Information Center (China.org.cn/China.com.cn) is a key state news website under the auspices of the State Council Information Office, and is managed by China International Publishing Group. We provide round-the-clock news service in ten languages. With users from more than 200 countries and regions, we have become<span> </span><span class="xn-location">China's</span><span> </span>leading multi-lingual news outlet introducing the country to the outside world.</p>
<p>We are one of the country's authoritative outlets for government press releases and are authorized to cover various major events. "Live Webcast" is our online webcasting service to present State Council Information Office press conferences in both Chinese and English languages. We are reputed for timely and accurate delivery of news and information, and wide interactions with audiences. In addition, we are authorized to publish and live broadcast major events and press conferences of ministries, local government agencies and institutions as well as enterprises.</p>
<p>In the era of mobile internet, we endeavor to create an array of products for mobile devices headed by the multilingual WAP platform and the mobile APP. We also use Chinese and international social media to publish information for different user groups.</p>
<p>In the future, CIIC will continue to offer authoritative information about<span> </span><span class="xn-location">China</span>, tell<span> </span><span class="xn-location">China's</span><span> </span>stories, voice<span> </span><span class="xn-location">China's</span><span> </span>opinions, and introduce a vivid, panoramic and multicultural<span> </span><span class="xn-location">China</span><span> </span>to the world through multi-language, multi-media and multi-platforms.</p>
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<p>CONTACT: Ni Jingjing, +86-158-1109-0105, pr@china.org.cn</p>
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<p></p></div>Stats South Africa to embark on countrywide Census of Commercial Agriculture beginning Monday 15 October 2018.https://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/stats-south-africa-to-embark-on-countrywide-census-of-commercial-2018-10-08T17:35:03.000Z2018-10-08T17:35:03.000ZTheBlackList-Publisherhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackListPublisher<div><h1><strong>Stats South Africa set to conduct Census of Commercial Agriculture 2017 (CoCA)</strong></h1>
<p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3828864538,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}3828864538,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="726" class="align-full" alt="3828864538?profile=original" /></a>South Africa’s Statistician-General and head of Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), Risenga Maluleke, has urged commercial farmers to participate in an agricultural census starting next week. </p>
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<p>Stats SA is set to embark on a countrywide Census of Commercial Agriculture, commencing Monday 15 October 2018.</p>
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<p>About 600 field staff will visit commercial farms across the country to establish the number of commercial farmers, farm size, crop type being farmed in different geographic areas, and agricultural inputs such as irrigation usage.</p>
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<p>This year marks the centenary of agricultural censuses for the country. South Africa conducted its first Census of Commercial Agriculture in 1918.</p>
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<p>The United Nations body, Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) recommends that country’s conduct a census of commercial agriculture every ten years. South Africa last conducted an agricultural census in 2007.</p>
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<p>The agricultural census will cover commercial farmers, which are farms producing for income or profit, says Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke.</p>
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<p>Mr Maluleke said CoCA 2017 was important for helping investors make evidence-based decisions.</p>
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<p>He stated that the agricultural census also helped government with providing data for assessing the severity of food insecurity.</p>
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<p>“The general objective of the census of commercial agriculture is to collect basic quantitative information on South Africa’s agricultural sector and provide a snap shot of the sector. This information is essential for planning, policy formulation, and measuring food security,” said the Statistician-General.</p>
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<p>“I would like to urge farmers to cooperate with our fieldworkers and participate in the agricultural census. This data is the only source of comprehensive and impartial data about agriculture. As required by the Statistics Act, we may not disclose any personal information,” said the Statistician-General. </p>
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<p>Stats SA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; but will collect the information independently as the national statistics office of the country.</p>
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<p>The agricultural census field staff will count the number of holdings, crop types grown in different geographic regions, and number of livestock each farm has.</p>
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<p>Stats SA will conduct the agricultural census from 15 October 2018 until June 2019.</p>
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<p>The survey will also be instrumental in providing data for monitoring progress towards meeting the SDGs Goal 1: No Poverty, End poverty in all its forms. Role and involvement of women in agriculture will also be assessed through this census.</p>
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<p><strong>Results of the report will released in November 2019.</strong></p>
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<p>Stats South Africa set to conduct Census of Commercial Agriculture 2017 (CoCA)<br /><a href="https://www.einpresswire.com/article/464393511/stats-south-africa-set-to-conduct-census-of-commercial-agriculture-2017-coca">https://www.einpresswire.com/article/464393511/stats-south-africa-set-to-conduct-census-of-commercial-agriculture-2017-coca</a></p>
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<p></p></div>Silicon Valley investors connect with their African counterparts at DEMO Africa 2018 in Moroccohttps://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/silicon-valley-investors-connect-with-their-african-counterparts-2018-09-25T15:02:05.000Z2018-09-25T15:02:05.000ZSendMeYourNewshttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/SendMeYourNews<div><p><i><a href="https://www.einnews.com/image/medium/73292/demm.png" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.einnews.com/image/medium/73292/demm.png" class="align-full" alt="demm.png" /></a>Leading Venture capitalists will be in Casablanca for the 7th edition of the annual startup showcase that launches a new generation of African startups</i></p>
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<p>PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, September 24, 2018 /<a href="http://www.einpresswire.com/" target="_blank">EINPresswire.com</a>/ -- All roads lead to Casablanca in October for the <a href="http://www.demoafricamaroc.com/" target="_blank">2018 edition of DEMO Africa</a>. Over two days of exciting programming including pitches from the 30 selected finalists, and pre-show activities around the Angel Investor Summit, Casablanca is offering an October to remember especially as some of the leading Venture Capitalists from Silicon Valley and around the world join their African counterparts to explore investment opportunities,broaden their knowledge of African startup ecosystems and share best practices on global venture creation. </p>
<p>Supported by our lead sponsors <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/africa/4afrika/default.aspx" target="_blank">Microsoft 4 Afrika</a> and Accenture, amongst others, the 2018 edition of DEMO Africa will also include the Ecosystem Enabler Series - a combination of keynotes, panels and fireside chats that will yield productive dialogue between industry leaders and innovation actors about the future of the African technology ecosystem; the Investor Round-tables and Angel Investor Summit- a convening of a niche group of angel investors from all across Africa and the global venture capital community; the Alpha Pitches (in partnership with Le Wagon, Casablanca)and the Lions@frica Innovation Awards - where five (5) Startups will be chosen as winners of the DEMO Africa and will proceed to Silicon Valley, California for the Lions Innovation Tour. </p>
<p>This year's edition of DEMO Africa in Morocco will welcome a stellar cast of Silicon Valley investors that have an unyielding passion for the African technology ecosystem, but more importantly, are banking on the growth and ingenuity of African entrepreneurs to start and scale global ventures. A number of these investors have had a remarkable track record of supporting the growth of startups in the Valley and in Africa, and are eager to share their experience with their counterparts on the continent.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.svb.com/" target="_blank">Claire Lee, Head of Early Stage</a> at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is scheduled to deliver the opening keynote at the Studio Des Arts Vivants on day one of the DEMO showcase. Silicon Valley Bank is an industry leader in financing the growth of technology startups globally, and uniquely positioned in the innovation ecosystem, working with the best VC-backed startups, corporates and VC and PE firms. Claire joined SVB in January 2014 from Microsoft where she spent a decade building out programs and initiatives to better support early stage startups, working closely with the partners that incubate, invest in and support them. Claire has a deep experience in Europe, Middle East and Africa and a commitment to support international development through partnerships.</p>
<p>As a founding member of Lions@frica and DEMO Africa, and a long-time advisor to the office of Global Partnerships at the U.S. Department of State, Claire was instrumental in bringing DEMO to Africa in 2012 thanks to the leadership of Secretary Clinton – and continues to support this event six years later. In 2015, Claire traveled to Nairobi for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit with President Obama and senior members of the administration including Commerce Secretary, Penny Pritzker, and SVB played a major role in supporting the GES 2016 event at Stanford University which saw 700+ startups from 150 countries visit Silicon Valley.</p>
<p>Outside of running the early stage practice at SVB, Claire is an active advisor, mentor and speaker. She is a thought leader on issues such as entrepreneurship, education, inclusion and international development. She is a recognized advocate and spokesperson for advancing efforts around equality, inclusion and representation – aimed at advancing underrepresented constituents in the tech industry. “Attending events like these helps me learn so much about entrepreneurship globally – it takes me outside of the ‘bubble’ and outside my comfort zone. Hearing from early stage founders in nascent, growing markets, is something we always benefit from. Global perspectives are really important.” said Lee.</p>
<p>From Cross Culture Ventures - Jennifer Richards, a Senior Associate in the firm, is returning back to Morocco after visiting after her last visit in 2012 during her time in France. Jennifer, a bilingual and immensely talented venture builder, will also be working to support the female entrepreneurs within the DEMO Africa cohort and promote the bridge building efforts between Silicon Valley and Africa.</p>
<p>From Padovani Ventures - Riad Hartani, a bi-coastal venture capitalist of Algerian descent, will be showcasing the regional venture networks in North Africa and highlighting the fantastic opportunities in the region. With operations in Silicon Valley and Algeria, Dr. Hartani and Padovani ventures specialize in the development of Internet, Mobile and Artificial Intelligence technologies, mostly out of the Silicon Valley as a hub, building multiple leading technology startups, advising on strategic investments and rolling out innovative technologies all over the world.</p>
<p>From Precursor VC - Sydney Thomas, Investment Associate and Head of Operations is joining the DEMO Africa network to seek out opportunities on the continent. Precursor is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in the first institutional round of investment for the most promising software and hardware companies.They are interested in companies with courageous visions and Sydney is excited for the possibilities that she will uncover through her interactions with the African ecosystem.</p>
<p>The list goes on.</p>
<p>"We are thrilled to welcome these global players to Casablanca, Morocco as part of the DEMO Africa conference", commented Stephen Ozoigbo, Managing Partner of the Lions@frica initiative. "We are confident at that our North African ecosystem leaders will prove to be worthy hosts of our global partners and venture stakeholders."</p>
<p>Across the continent and within the region, there are notable angel groups, VC firms and banks that will be joining DEMO Africa including, but not limited to - IDF Captial, Lions@frica, Wamda Capital, Lagos Angels Networks, Convergence Partners, African Business Angels Network, Maroc Numeric Fund, Outlierz Ventures, HSeven, Starup Brics, UK Business Angels Association, Sawari Ventures, Blackbox VC, IFU, Orange, Energy Access Ventures, Nailab, FLat6Labs, Techwadi, Reenging Ventures, GSMA Africa, Algebra Ventures.</p>
<p>Join us in Casablanca. Register for DEMO Africa - <a href="https://bit.ly/2NMWjPl" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2NMWjPl</a><br />A VIP Pass is required to attend the Angel Investor Summit and Investor Round-tables.</p>
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<p></p></div>UK aid to stop modern slavery in Nigeriahttps://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/uk-aid-to-stop-modern-slavery-in-nigeria2018-09-03T18:02:58.000Z2018-09-03T18:02:58.000ZTheBlackList-Publisherhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackListPublisher<div><p>UK aid will protect thousands of vulnerable men, women and children in<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Nigeria </span>from modern slavery and unsafe migration through innovative prevention work</p>
<p>UK aid will protect thousands of vulnerable men, women and children in<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Nigeria </span>from modern slavery and unsafe migration through innovative prevention work such as public information campaigns, awareness raising at schools and universities, and new research.</p>
<p><span class="xn-location">Nigeria's</span><span> </span>Edo State is a focal point of the human trafficking business, and is also a key source location for trafficking into the UK.</p>
<p>This UK aid package will help stamp out the root causes of dangerous migration through enhanced prevention work.</p>
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<p>- help reduce vulnerabilities to trafficking and unsafe migration through targeted public information campaigns in Edo State. UK government communication specialists will design and lead this in partnership with the Nigerian anti-trafficking police.</p>
<p>- boost engagement with young people at schools and universities to change the aspirations of potential victims</p>
<p>- commission innovative research on what works to prevent dangerous migration attempts</p>
<p>- support NGOs who use former slavery victims to counter false myths that tempt people towards the traffickers.</p>
<p><strong>International Development Secretary <span class="xn-person">Penny Mordaunt</span> said:</strong></p>
<p>"It is a necessity that we step up and stamp out modern slavery for good. I am appalled that this shameful stain on our global conscience still exists in the 21st century.</p>
<p>"I am proud UK support is driving the charge in tackling the root causes of dangerous migration to prevent vulnerable men, women and children from becoming targeted by traffickers or attempting treacherous journeys again. The benefits of this will be far reaching- preventing regional instability and helping us tackle slavery here in the UK."</p>
<p>Working in partnership with Edo State, a critical trafficking hotspot, this UK aid will shape scalable, cost-effective interventions that tackle the key drivers of modern slavery and unsafe migration attempts. Changing the aspirations of potential victims and migrants in a targeted and tailored way will be essential to achieving this. This is why UK government communication specialists will design and lead a new public information campaign to do just that, in partnership with the Nigerian anti-trafficking police.</p>
<p>By making it worthwhile for people to stay in their home states and supporting NGOs who use former slavery victims to counter false myths that tempt people towards the traffickers, this work will help eradicate these crimes for good.</p>
<p>The UK is at the forefront of the global fight against modern slavery, leading the global Call to Action to end this crime at the UN General Assembly last year, which over 60 countries have now signed.</p>
<p>In 2016 there were over 40 million estimated slavery victims and the UK is committed to eradicating this global scourge, which adds significant costs to the UK economy. Behind these numbers are real people subjected to brutal exploitation every single day</p>
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<p></p></div>Africa at risk: Malaysia slams China’s “new version of colonialism”https://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/africa-at-risk-malaysia-slams-china-s-new-version-of-colonialism2018-08-28T16:09:06.000Z2018-08-28T16:09:06.000ZTheBlackList-Publisherhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackListPublisher<div><p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><em><strong><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3828863761,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}3828863761,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="460" class="align-full" alt="3828863761?profile=original" /></a>IT is a crisis mirrored across the developing world: loans so huge that government struggles to repay the debt.</strong></em></span></p>
<p>But Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad would not have it.</p>
<p>On a visit to Beijing this week, he accused his host of luring nations into a trap with easy loans for projects they don’t need.</p>
<p>“We do not want a situation where there is a new version of colonialism happening because poor countries are unable to compete with the rich,” Dr Mohamad said.</p>
<p>He was referring to a string of contracts signed by his predecessor, Najib Razak — who was voted out of power in May — including a railway along the east coast of Malaysia, several ports and four man-made islands with plans to build swanky apartments for rich buyers from China.</p>
<p>After winning the election, Mohamad’s coalition published documents showing how some of the money was used by Najib to fund his party while millions have reportedly gone missing.</p>
<p>ASSETS TAKEN FOR DEBT In December last year, Sri Lanka was forced to give China a strategic harbour at Hambantota, 80 kilometres south-east of the capital, Colombo, and more than 15,000 acres of land, all on a 99-year lease because the country was no longer able to service a loan. Ironically the borrowed money had been used to develop the port at Hambantota.</p>
<p>At $14bn, Sri Lanka’s global debt, much of it to China, is close to what the state earns in a year.</p>
<p>Members of Dr Mohamad’s cabinet have voiced concern at Malaysia going the same way and the PM did not hold back when he told the New York Times that China was willing to “lend big sums of money to poor countries,” to develop projects, but when the loan falls into arrears, China will, “take the project for themselves,” he said.</p>
<p>He has cancelled a number of big-ticket loans and set up a commission to investigate claims of corruption.</p>
<p>Angola has seen its debt to China rising to a point where Luanda is now critically short of cash.</p>
<p>And China has courted Zimbabwe, retooling power plants and other ultilities along with talk of two new rail lines to the east through Mozambique.</p>
<p>Beijing has lent more than $90bn to African governments and state-owned companies.</p>
<p>In July, president Xi Jinping and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa signed 10 agreements worth $14.7billion (about R220.5 billion), but the Chinese ambassador to Pretoria, Lin Songtian, said there was nothing to worry about.</p>
<p>“China will never repeat the actions of the colonial era,” Mr Lin told a local newspaper. “We won’t come here to exploit and run away.”</p>
<p>AFRICA AT RISK According to a report from the Centre for Global Development, the country most at risk is Djibouti, an enclave that controls one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes from the Indian Ocean to Suez.</p>
<p>Goods from Asia and Africa squeeze through a narrow strait with Djibouti on the left bank and war-torn Yemen on the right.</p>
<p>The government of President Ismaïl Guelleh has negotiated loans that amount to almost 90 per cent of GDP, with China holding the lion’s share.</p>
<p>Both the USA and France have military camps here, but China has built its own with space for more soldiers than the other two combined.</p>
<p>And the same firm that worried Dr Mahatir are present. The China Railway Engineering Corporation worked on Malaysia’s eastern line and has built a new track from land-locked Ethiopia to Djibouti.</p>
<p>Mahatir is scrutinising an oil deal with the Chinese National Petroleum Corporation who are working on a gas field in Djibouti.</p>
<p>“You look at a map,” says Malaysia’s deputy defence minister, Liew Chin Tong, “and you can see where China is plotting ports and investments from Burma to Pakistan, Sri Lanka and on toward Djibouti.”</p>
<p>But whereas Malaysia and Sri Lanka have enjoyed a change of government, largely brought on by claims of corruption, Guelleh wins more than 80 per cent at every poll in what opposition groups claim is a rigged vote.</p>
<p>With most MPs loyal to the ruling party, the president is rarely held to account. The port is the country’s biggest earner but in February he issued a decree cancelling a management contract with Dubai-based DP World, alleging the firm had not performed adequately.</p>
<p>When a London court ruled that the contract to run the container port remained valid, Djibouti simply rejected the finding.</p>
<p>DP World has made clear it will not surrender its rights.</p>
<p>In Washington, several congressmen have made known their fear that China might eventually base warships at the harbour on only southern route to Suez.</p>
<p>Mr Guelleh has repeatedly said he remains an ally in the war on terror and that neither the US nor Europe has anything to worry about.</p>
<p>But Sri Lanka is proof of how things can go awry when sovereignty is swapped for debt.</p>
<p>With Robert Mugabe no longer in power, Dr Mahatir (93) is the world’s oldest head of state and has been in politics for decades.</p>
<p>“It’s all about borrowing too much money which we cannot afford and cannot repay,” he said.</p>
<p>For Djibouti, the warning may already be too late. –<strong><em> CAJ News</em></strong></p>
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<p></p></div>Seven Hundred Young African Leaders Forge Connections in Washington, DChttps://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/seven-hundred-young-african-leaders-forge-connections-in-washingt2018-08-06T18:18:07.000Z2018-08-06T18:18:07.000ZSendMeYourNewshttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/SendMeYourNews<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3828863506,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}3828863506,original{{/staticFileLink}}" width="400" class="align-full" alt="3828863506?profile=original" /></a>Seven hundred young African leaders gathered in<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Washington, D.C.</span><span> </span>from<span> </span><span class="xn-chron">July 30-August 1</span><span> </span>for the 2018 Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit. Selected from a pool of more than 37,000 applicants, the Fellows strengthened leadership skills and exchanged ideas with leaders from across Sub-Saharan Africa and<span> </span><span class="xn-location">the United States</span>.</p>
<p>Hosted by the <a href="https://eca.state.gov/" target="_blank">U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs</a>and implemented by <a href="https://www.irex.org/" target="_blank">IREX</a>, the Summit marked the culmination of six weeks of academic and leadership training at 27 colleges and universities across<span> </span><span class="xn-location">the United States</span>. Throughout the program, Fellows developed lasting connections with Americans and forged networks with each other to expand U.S.-<span class="xn-location">Africa</span><span> </span>cooperation on shared goals on the continent.</p>
<p>The theme of this year's Summit, "Living Mandela's Legacy," honors the centenary celebration of<span> </span><span class="xn-person">Nelson Mandela's</span><span> </span>birth. Fellows pledged to carry on<span> </span><span class="xn-person">Nelson Mandela's</span>legacy of servant leadership.</p>
<p>"The Fellowship will inspire the younger generation of Africans to be more open, to listen to their people, when they try to address the challenges that their communities are facing," said<span> </span><span class="xn-person">Fabianna Bonne</span>, a Mandela Washington Fellow from<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Seychelles</span>.</p>
<p>Masai Ujiri, President of the NBA's Toronto Raptors and Founder of Giants of<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Africa</span>, addressed the Fellows, saying, "I look up to<span> </span><span class="xn-person">Nelson Mandela</span>...because, in the twenty-first century, we need visionaries. We need you guys to see ahead because<span> </span><span class="xn-location">Africa</span><span> </span>is now."</p>
<p>Ambassador<span> </span><span class="xn-person">Jennifer Zimdahl Galt</span>, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs called the Summit to order, citing each of the 27 host colleges and universities and congratulating the Fellows on their leadership accomplishments. "As Mandela Washington Fellows," she said, "each of you has a unique story."</p>
<p><span class="xn-person">Ivanka Trump</span>, Special Advisor to the President, addressed the Fellows by video message, congratulating them for being selected for the program and emphasizing the importance of the Fellowship. She stated, "Initiatives like YALI are critical to ensuring global stability, peace, and economic prosperity as they seek to prepare our future leaders at home and abroad to succeed in a modern economy."</p>
<p>The Summit's Networking Reception and Partnership Expo encouraged Fellows and American professionals to exchange ideas, setting the stage for continued collaboration when Fellows return home.</p>
<p><span class="xn-chron">August 1</span><span> </span>sessions included a panel focused on trade and entrepreneurship featuring representatives from Brussels Airlines, Global Entrepreneurship Network, IBM, Marriott International, and Procter & Gamble. U.S. Senator<span> </span><span class="xn-person">Christopher Coons</span><span> </span>(DE), Congressman<span> </span><span class="xn-person">Hank Johnson</span><span> </span>(GA), and Congresswoman<span> </span><span class="xn-person">Eleanor Holmes Norton</span><span> </span>(DC) also spoke on a panel about youth engagement in politics and policy development. 2018 Fellow Ayanda Allie Paine of<span> </span><span class="xn-location">South Africa</span><span> </span>later interviewed Dr.<span> </span><span class="xn-person">John W. Franklin</span>, Cultural Historian and Senior Manager at the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture, about leadership and cultural memory.</p>
<p>One hundred Fellows will stay in<span> </span><span class="xn-location">the United States</span><span> </span>for six weeks of additional professional development at U.S. businesses, government agencies, and non-profit organizations.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/washingtonfellowship/albums" target="_blank">Photos</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/irexdc/videos" target="_blank">videos</a><span> </span>of the Summit are available online.</p>
<p><i>The </i><a href="https://yali.state.gov/mwf/" target="_blank"><i>Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders</i></a><i> </i><i>is a program of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by<span> </span></i><a href="http://www.irex.org/" target="_blank"><i>IREX</i></a><i>. For more information about the Mandela Washington Fellowship, visit yali.state.gov/mwf. For further information from the Department of State, please contact<span> </span></i><a href="mailto:ECA-Press@state.gov" target="_blank"><i>ECA-Press@state.gov</i></a><i>.</i></p>
<p><span class="xn-person">Alex Cole</span>, Director of Strategic Communications, IREX<br /><a href="mailto:acole@irex.org" target="_blank">acole@irex.org<br /></a>SOURCE IREX<br /><a title="Link to http://www.irex.org" href="http://www.irex.org/" target="_blank">http://www.irex.org</a></p>
<p><span class="xn-location">WASHINGTON</span><span>, </span><span class="xn-chron">Aug. 6, 2018</span><span> /PRNewswire/ --</span></p>
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<p></p></div>South Africa: Constitutional review committee extends closing date for submissions on LAND by two weekshttps://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/south-africa-constitutional-review-committee-extends-closing-date2018-05-11T12:27:17.000Z2018-05-11T12:27:17.000ZTheBlackList-Publisherhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackListPublisher<div><p>The Joint Constitutional Review Committee today met to discuss its programme for the public participation process on the review of Section 25 of the Constitution and resolved to extend the closing date for written submissions to 15 June 2018.</p>
<p>The committee further resolved to conduct its public hearings from 26 June 2018 to 6 August 2018 in all provinces around the country. Provinces with a larger rural area will have four days set aside for the hearings whilst other provinces will have three days of public hearings. Co-Chairperson of the committee, Mr Lewis Nzimande, said at least one of these days will be over a weekend to allow the working public also an opportunity to participate in the process.</p>
<p>Co-Chairperson of the committee, Mr Vincent Smith, said the later date for public hearings was to allow members of the National Council of Provinces to complete their work regarding the budget votes. According to him, the committee has received more than 100 000 written submissions to date. The bulk of this, around 64 000, came as a result of a single WhatsApp group that was created by a group to clog the system. A further 1 100, so far, came from AfriForum.</p>
<p>Prior to going to the provinces to listen to the public, the committee plans on having a colloquium with, among others, academics, researchers, stakeholders, faith-based organisations, traditional leaders, the South African Local Government Association and government departments so that Members of Parliament can get a better understanding of what they will be dealing with.</p>
<p>According to the committee programme, 7 August to 17 August have been set aside for oral submissions to be held at Parliament. Deliberation on the inputs is set to occur between 4 and 7 September 2018 with the adoption of the report expected on 11 September 2018, where it will make a recommendation to the National Assembly.</p>
<p><strong>The committee was mandated to review Section 25 of the Constitution and other sections where necessary, to make it possible for the state to expropriate land in the public interest without compensation.</strong></p>
<p>South Africa: Constitutional review committee extends closing date for submissions on land by two weeks<br /><a href="https://www.einpresswire.com/article/446497552/south-africa-constitutional-review-committee-extends-closing-date-for-submissions-on-land-by-two-weeks">https://www.einpresswire.com/article/446497552/south-africa-constitutional-review-committee-extends-closing-date-for-submissions-on-land-by-two-weeks</a></p>
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<p></p></div>South Africa: Promoting Industrialisation, Sustainable Economic Growth and Transformation Key to Increasing Participation of Black Industrialistshttps://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/south-africa-promoting-industrialisation-sustainable-economic-gro2018-05-07T14:13:32.000Z2018-05-07T14:13:32.000ZTheBlackList-Publisherhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackListPublisher<div><p>Promoting industrialisation, sustainable economic growth and transformation are key to increasing participation of black industrialists in the main stream economy of this country. This was said by the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Bulelani Magwanishe at the launch of a multi-million-rand Black Industrialist’s brand “Cloud Nine” produced by Mthembu Tissue Converting in Durban.</p>
<p>Magwanishe said that the Black Industrialists Policy was a key part of government’s broad industrialisation initiatives to expand the industrial base and inject new entrepreneurial dynamism into the economy. He said that Mthembu Tissue Converting was indeed an enterprise that has brought life to industrialisation, economic empowerment and local development.</p>
<p>“The launch of “Cloud Nine” reflects the light that we as a collective have chosen to be. Hence, it was of high priority to celebrate the results of the government’s policy intervention, alongside the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and other key stakeholders,” said Magwanishe. </p>
<p>He added that<span> </span><strong>the dti</strong><span> </span>noted the fruition of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was signed with the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government as it demonstrated the joint effort with the province to advance the objectives of the Black Industrialists Programme.</p>
<p>“Mthembu Tissue Converting has proven its persistence through its total investment of R32.7 million. Alongside this,<span> </span><strong>the dti</strong><span> </span>has proudly funded the company with more than R13 million, utilised to reimburse expenditure from the equipment purchase. In addition, a debt funding of R31 million was obtained from the IDC. I firmly believe that Mthembu Tissue Converting will continue to contribute significantly to building the local economy of this region,” said Magwanishe.</p>
<p>Owner and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mthembu Tissue Converting, Mr Thembinkosi Mthembu said that the assistance from Black Industrialists Scheme has boosted the company’s growth and enabled its production capacity to rise from 700 to 800 tons of paper. </p>
<p>“The Black Industrialists Incentive Scheme also supported the installation of new modern technology which is used to process the tissue formation and packaging of the products. This has enabled us to triple our production, upscale manufacturing capability and has empowered the company’s competitive advantage,” said Mthembu.</p>
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<p></p></div>One5 Foundation and NueHealth Holdings Announce Completion of Phase Two for Malawi Birthing Centerhttps://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/one5-foundation-and-nuehealth-holdings-announce-completion-of-pha2018-04-19T13:30:18.000Z2018-04-19T13:30:18.000ZTheBlackList-Publisherhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackListPublisher<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3828860971,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="200" src="{{#staticFileLink}}3828860971,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-right" alt="3828860971?profile=original" /></a>One5 Foundation, in conjunction with NueHealth Holdings, is excited to announce the completion of phase two for a new birthing center on a medical campus in <span class="xn-location"><span><span>Malawi</span></span></span>, <span class="xn-location"><span><span>Africa</span></span></span>. The birthing center will consist of approximately 100 beds and is scheduled to be fully operational this summer. Both One5 Foundation and NueHealth Holdings funded and built the phase one medical clinic that opened in <span class="xn-location"><span><span>Malawi</span></span></span> several years ago. That facility now sees approximately 4,000 patients every month. The creation of the birthing center and the medical clinic are reflections of One5's commitments to both helping communities develop and providing them the tools to be self-sufficient.</p>
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<p>Solventas Surgical Alliance, a public charity partner to One5 Foundation, is also announcing plans to begin fundraising efforts to construct a surgical center on the same campus. Dan Tasset, CEO of NueHealth Performance and Chairman of Nueterra Capital, a Solventas donor, said, "More people die every year in developing countries, including <span class="xn-location"><span><span>Malawi</span></span></span>, from the lack of basic surgical services than from HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. This new surgical center will help combat that." </p>
<p><b>About One5 <br /></b>The five core goals of One5Foundation aim to heal, educate, equip, build, and empower individuals from diverse backgrounds to do more, be more, and love more. In turn, they are able to prosper as independent members of society. By investing in individuals, we make it possible for them to acquire the ability to grow and eventually give back in their own ways. Their support will help spread awareness of the societal issues affecting local communities. One5 has committed funds in the hundreds of thousands annually that will provide the opportunity to have millions of dollars of annual impact to our partner charities.</p>
<p><b>About Solventas Surgical Alliance<br /></b>Solventas is a U.S.-based nonprofit that builds local surgical access and capacity, creates self-sustaining surgical practices and improves access to lifesaving procedures in low and lower-middle income countries.</p>
<p>Like traditional nonprofits, Solventas sponsors medical service projects and accepts donations, both financial and of medical supplies and equipment. Solventas sets itself apart, though, by working only in support of local surgeons who are struggling to earn a living in their home country, or who are currently practicing abroad but wish to return. They do so primarily by providing capital and access to surgical and practice management expertise.</p>
<p>Media contact:<br /><span class="xn-person"><span>Whitney Courser</span></span><br /><a class="linkOnClick" href="mailto:193549@email4pr.com" target="_blank">193549@email4pr.com</a> <br />913.387.0674</p>
<p>SOURCE <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news/one5-foundation"><strong>One5 Foundation</strong> </a></p>
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<p></p></div>A Saturday Morning in Nigeriahttps://www.theblacklist.net/communities/news-from-africa/forum/a-saturday-morning-in-nigeria2018-03-28T14:23:44.000Z2018-03-28T14:23:44.000ZJoyful Living Coachinghttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/JoyfulLivingCoaching<div><div id="article-content"><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3828860524,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="350" src="{{#staticFileLink}}3828860524,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-full" alt="3828860524?profile=original" /></a><em>By <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/expert/Timilehin_Oyedayo_Oparinde/2118899" title="EzineArticles Expert Author Timilehin Oyedayo Oparinde">Timilehin Oyedayo Oparinde</a> <span class="author-divider">| </span></em>I see two girls with buckets of water on their heads; one is green, the other is black. I see a woman by the well, she's fetching water from the well, and scolding her child for whatever crime he committed. Mothers are gods.</p><p>Some men are gathered in front of a house, holding a meeting of some sort, or probably just gossiping.</p><p>"E ra epo e s'ebe" (Buy palm oil and cook your soup). Her voice is the traditional advertising tool, she's taller than most women around.</p><p>A woman holding a yellow keg just passes me by.</p><p>Down the street, I see a man struggling with his bike, the thing just doesn't want to work this morning. I see a shirtless child, probably a girl or boy, its rounded tummy is not enough proof of either gender.</p><p>The street is littered with dirt.</p><p>There's a constant noise</p><p>A woman is grinding pepper.</p><p>I'm wondering if there are no really aged people here unlike where I come from, I've barely seen any.</p><p>I check the front of each house, but there are none.</p><p>The weather is a bit different, rain drizzled a bit yesterday, I like that. It makes a good Saturday morning.</p><p>I see one very fine girl, I've seen her around a few times. We make eye contact once I look off my phone. She's probably wondering why I'm all sucked up in my phone, or probably hoping I'll approach her. Anyway...</p><p>A man is coming behind me, he's making ridiculous sounds with his slippers, he's dragging his feet, I hate that.</p><p>I'm thinking of going to the next street, maybe I'll see some really aged people. But come to think of it, I've not seen a car on this street.. Wow! I'm thinking about my project, too. And also, I'm thinking of how Lagos streets will be contrastingly busy. I'm thinking of how things would be if I had a car, I certainly wouldn't be walking around aimlessly. I'm thinking of the writing brand I'm working on.</p><p>You see, a lot of thoughts.</p><p>I am a boy. It's a Saturday morning here in Nigeria.</p></div><div id="article-resource"></div><p>Article Source: <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/expert/Timilehin_Oyedayo_Oparinde/2118899">http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Timilehin_Oyedayo_Oparinde/2118899</a></p><p><span><br /><br />Article Source: <a href="http://EzineArticles.com/9908930">http://EzineArticles.com/9908930</a></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p></div>