Zimbabwe agritech startup wins US$100,000 funding
Zimbabwean agritech startup, Farmhut just secured a US$100,000 worth of grant funding after being from this year’s annual Hult Prize competition. As an AI-powered marketplace, Farmhut platform links farmers to…
Rwanda: Kagame Rallies Leaders on Vaccine Manufacturing
Kagame highlighted that there is a company that is capable of this technique, citing that it is ready and willing just as Moderna and Pfizer have been doing. President Paul…
7.5m houses, properties to be embossed with address plates
About 7.5 million houses and properties across the country are to be embossed with special address plates as part of the effort by the government to leverage the digital property…
Nurse Launches Training Platform For Students Interested in the Profession
Dr. Patrice Little, a Family Nurse Practitioner in Georgia, has launched NP Student Magazine and a platform called NP Student University to help current nursing students and new graduates to…
Djibouti Veteran Ruler Guelleh Wins Election Landslide
Djibouti President Ismael Omar Guelleh has been re-elected for a fifth term after winning more than 98 percent of the vote in Friday’s elections which were boycotted by the main…
Herd immunity plan on course despite vaccine supply challenges – GHS
The nation’s plan toward achieving herd immunity by immunising at least 20 million people against COVID-19 by the end of this year is doable despite existing hiccups that have seen…
Ghanaians willing to pay higher taxes to support development – Afrobarometer report
An Afrobarometer report released by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) suggests that Ghanaians endorse taxation and are willing to pay higher taxes to support the country’s development. The report…
Author Releases Book For Teens on How to Survive Being Bullied
Chess Not Checkers by Tony Lindsay is a teen novel with adult adventures and situations. The novel’s thrills happen in both urban and rural environments. A twenty-year-old, Thaddeus Adams, is…
Kenya: Report Ranks Nairobi Most Innovative City in Africa
Nairobi has been ranked as the most innovative city in Africa, according to the Knight Frank Horizons Report. The city beat 500 others on the continent including Cape Town, Johannesburg,…
Assess integrity of public buildings – Prez charges Housing Ministry
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged the Engineering Council of the Ministry of Works and Housing to undertake a comprehensive integrity audit of all public buildings and structures and…
Former Army Vet Opens Newest Gym and Fitness Center in Dallas
Meet 32-year old Destiny Nicole Monroe, the owner of Raw Fitness, a Black-owned gym and fitness center located in the Dallas, Texas area. As a certified strength and conditioning specialist,…
African Leaders Call for Strong Action on Climate Change
From heat-resistant crops to insurance that helps nations rebuild after a disaster, efforts to adapt to growing climate risks are taking root in Africa – but the work is too…
Roads Minister launches speed ramp audit
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has tasked a seven-member committee to audit all speed ramps on the country’s roads. He argued that many of the ramps are…
21-Year Old Builds Charter School For Young Boys in Georgia
King Randall, a 21-year old who founded a youth organization called The X for Boys, is opening up a new school in Albany, Georgia called the New Life Preparatory School…
Zimbabwe sets climate change target
Zimbabwe has set a target to achieve a green economy by 2030 while climate change issues have been mainstreamed in all sectors of the economy. This was said by President…
38 Dolphins released back into sea
A team of experts from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Fisheries Commission has released 38 of the dolphins that were washed ashore at Axim-Bewire last Sunday back into…
Meet the Ghanaian Sculptor changing perceptions about disability
A change in the narrative of people living with disabilities is being championed by a Ghanaian sculptor based in the United States. Yajim Amadu has received international attention for using…
Vaccination uptake surpasses 100 000 mark
Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Senior Health Reporter Over 100 000 Zimbabweans have heeded the call by Government to receive the free Covid-19 vaccination as part of efforts to control the pandemic. The…
ECG to undertake planned maintenance works in Accra today
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has served notice of planned maintenance works in the Greater Accra Region. The exercise is scheduled for Tuesday, April 6, 2021, from 9 am…
Ghana to strengthen social safety programme for 1.6m people
The World Bank has approved the US$100 million Ghana Productive Safety Net Project 2 (GPSNP 2). The project will support government to expand and strengthen its social safety net program…