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Eyes on Africa: Young moms rewrite their futures through home-based child care
Richland Source - Ohio
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August 22, 2025
ORANGE FARM, SOUTH AFRICA — In a modest home south of Johannesburg, 17-year-old Refiloe Motloung wakes before sunrise. While most girls her age are still dreaming, she prepares for her day at school — quietly packing her books and uniform so as...
Technology a game changer in Africa’s conservation push
Star
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Conservation gaming / PIXABAYThree storytellers and technology experts have collaborated to utilise video games and virtual reality in raising awareness about conservation efforts in Africa. They have come up with games that leverage technology to...
China-Africa scholars discussing development, human rights
CGTN
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The First China-Africa Human Rights Seminar was held on Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, under the theme "Building the China-Africa Community with a Shared Future and Working Together to Realize the Right to Development." The event...
The Addis Ababa Consensus on the China-Africa Right to Development
CGTN
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On August 22, 2025, over 200 representatives from China and 44 African countries gathered in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, for the inaugural “China-Africa Human Rights Seminar”. Centering on the theme “Building a China-Africa Community...
Shaping Africa’s Media Future: How PAU’s School Of Communication Is Redefining Media Education
New Telegraph
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August 22, 2025
In the heart of Nigeria’s bustling economic capital, a revolution in media education has been quietly unfolding. The School of Media and Communication (SMC) at Pan-Atlantic University stands as a beacon of academic excellence and ethical...
1st Pan African AI Summit to take place from September 23-24 in Accra
MyJoyOnline
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August 22, 2025
Ghana is poised to cement its position as a digital leader on the continent as it prepares to host the inaugural Pan African AI Summit (PAAiS) from September 23 to 24, 2025. The two-day event, to be held at the Palms by Eagles in Airport City, is...
Japan and Africa: Inseparable Development Partners
Pressenza
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August 23, 2025
Japan has one combined distinctive goal on the African agenda – investment, trade, and development. This was indicated explicitly in most of the speeches and presentations at the three-day development summit, from August 20-22, attended by African...
South Africa’s youth face retirement crisis, small savings could be the lifeline
IOL
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August 21, 2025
With alarmingly high levels of youth unemployment, at almost 50%, there is a very real concern that South Africa’s future generation can’t save at all, if retire comfortably. Salem Nyati, consumer financial education specialist at Momentum Group,...
President Ruto calls on Africa to reform and revitalise agriculture
Capital FM Kenya
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August 22, 2025
TOKYO, Japan, Aug 22 – President William Ruto has called on Africa to reform and revitalise agriculture so as to stop exporting raw materials for processing in other countries. Speaking at the last day of the 9th Tokyo International Conference on...
‘Fashion industry needs innovation, sustainability to thrive’
Punch
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August 22, 2025
Stakeholders in the women’s fashion industry have called for innovation and sustainability to boost the quality of locally made garments and enable the country to compete in the African and global markets. In separate interviews with The PUNCH at...
Invest in Africa’s climate future
Business Ghana
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Stakeholders have been urged to walk the talk by moving from climate pity to climate partnership to invest in Africa’s climate future. The Minister of State in charge of Climate Change and Sustainability, Issifu Seidu, made the call in a statement...
Balancing innovation, responsibility in the age of crypto, AI
Sunday Independent
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August 23, 2025
SOUTH Africa stands at the frontier of two technological waves that are reshaping the world — cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence. Each of these forces has proven disruptive in its own right, but together they hold the power to redefine how...
Kenya seals Sh22 billion deals at Tokyo conference on Africa
The Standard
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President William Ruto delivers a keynote address at the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) plenary summit on the society pillar in Yokohama city, Japan.[PSCU] Japan has extended up to Sh21.7 billion (25 billion...
Inspira Technologies Receives US Patent Clearance For Core Technology Of Its ART500 Device: Retail Loads Up On The Stock
Asianet Newsable
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August 22, 2025
Inspira Technologies OXY B.H.N. (IINN) on Friday announced that it has received U.S. Patent approval for the core technology of its ART500 device. The firm stated that the device is key to penetrating the $20 billion estimated market for advanced...
ECOWAS urged to sustain plans for West Africa’s single currency
Punch
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August 22, 2025
The Association of Small Business Owners of Nigeria has called on the Economic Community of West African States to sustain its commitment toward the actualisation of a single currency for the sub-region. According to ASBON, the initiative holds...
Boxing boots, Yoruba festivals and trombones: Africa's top shots
BBC
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August 22, 2025
ShareSave A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: A model in Kenya is photographed on Saturday in a boxing ring ahead of a tournament to mark International Youth Day in Mathare slum in the capital,...
Casinos as New Entertainment Hubs in Africa
Zambian Eye
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August 22, 2025
47 Views Image source: https://pixabay.com/photos/dices-play-random-lucky-cube-2777809/ Not so long ago, a trip to the casino in Africa pretty much meant smoky slot rooms, quiet card tables, and maybe, if you were lucky and timed it right, a...
South Africa extends jet fuel tax relief for airports
GCN
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August 22, 2025
South Africa’s aviation sector receives a critical lifeline as tax authorities extend special import licences, preventing potential jet fuel shortages that could cripple the country’s busiest airports. This strategic intervention demonstrates...
Why Prince William needs to ‘be careful’ with his plans for future reign: royal biographer
New York Post
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August 22, 2025
Prince William has been cautioned by a royal biographer to tread carefully as he shapes his vision for the future of the monarchy. It has been revealed that the Prince of Wales, 43, and his family will be moving to their forever home by the end of...
Claressa Shields Trains Diamond The Body For “Baddies Africa Reunion” Blowups
AllHipHop
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August 22, 2025
Claressa Shields turned up the heat in the ring with Diamond The Body as the rapper and reality star preps for what’s expected to be a volatile “Baddies Africa Reunion” this September. On Thursday (August 21), Diamond posted a video of herself...