Zanzibar ’s bid to be a pan-African tech and education hub
The News Zanzibar, the group of islands known for its sandy beaches and tourism resorts, has spent the last year making a concerted effort to reinvent itself as a global tech hub for African startups and digital natives. But it also now looks like the historical islands could also become a hub of…#african #panafrican #zanzibar #ase #siliconzanzibar #benin #princetonuniversity #iit #leonardwantchekon #semaforafrica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Benin: Limiting Maternal and Child Loss in Communities in Benin
[MSF] After 15 years of absence, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has returned to the west African country of Benin, where we have opened two projects in the past year. One in the southwest of the country, aimed at strengthening healthcare for mothers and children; and a second in the north, to assist people affected by malaria and by recent violence who are struggling to access medical care. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 23, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance Benin Children and Youth External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa NGOs and Civil Society West Africa Source Type: news
Germany pledges to invest €4-billion in green energy projects in Africa
The German government pledged Monday to invest €4-billion ($4.37-billion) in African green energy projects until 2030, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz saying that countries in Africa should benefit more from their wealth of raw materials. Scholz discussed the pledge at a news conference on the G20…#african #olafscholz #africa #scholz #g20compact #berlin #egypt #ethiopia #benin #burkinafaso (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Kenya is leading the move towards a borderless Africa
Kenya will scrap visas for all African nationals by the end of the year, a move it hopes will open up trade and travel on the continent. Speaking at a climate change conference in Congo-Brazzaville, the country's president William Ruto said the removal of barriers was needed to realise the dream…#kenya #african #congo #williamruto #gambia #benin #seychelles #africa #interafrican #guardian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fire in shop kills 35 people in southeastern Benin
At least 35 people were killed in southeastern Benin on Saturday after a fire broke out at a shop where witnesses said gasoline was being unloaded, a justice ministry representative said. The fire broke out at 0930 local time in Seme-Podji municipality, near the border with Nigeria. "The fire…#justiceministry #nigeria (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ang élique Kidjo, JP Saxe Lead Intimate Concert For United Nations Human Rights
Angélique Kidjo and JP Saxe have thrown their talents behind a special invite-only concert in New York, part of an expanding United Nations initiative to highlight climate justice and rights-based climate action. Kidjo, the five-time Grammy Award-winning Beninese-French singer-songwriter, and…#angéliquekidjo #jpsaxe #unitednations #grammyaward #beninesefrench #grammy #recordingacademys #recordingacademy #righthere #wwii (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mozambique: Of Presidential Guard Attack Journalist
[AIM] Maputo -- Members of the Mozambican Presidential Guard, the military unit that protects President Filipe Nyusi, attacked a journalist as he was interviewing the President on Saturday, after the Mozambican national football team had qualified for the African Cup of Nations by defeating Benin by three goals to two. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 12, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Mozambique Southern Africa Source Type: news
Bitcoin gains traction in West Africa with educational drive
adoption in West Africa is dominated by Nigeria, the crypto powerhouse and the region’s economic engine. But against a backdrop of anti-French sentiment, Bitcoin educational efforts are also bubbling away in French-speaking West Africa. Senegal recently opened its first physical Bitcoin exchange…#westafrica #nigeria #antifrench #bitcoin #senegal #bitcoinforum #nourou #benin #bitcoinmastermind #izichange (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Understanding the factors of road crash severity in Benin: a matched case-control study - Daddah D, Ahanhanzo YG, Kpozehouen A, Dos-Santos BH, Bonnet E, Lev êque A, Coppieters Y.
This study aims... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Niger's junta has gained upper hand over West African bloc threatening military action, analysts say
One week after a deadline passed for mutinous soldiers in Niger to reinstate the country’s ousted president or face military intervention, the junta has not acquiesced. No military action has been taken and the coup leaders appear to have gained the upper hand over the regional group that issued…#niger #westafrican #mohamedbazoum #nigeria #benin #senegal #ivorycoast #ulflaessing #western #saharadesert (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Niger's Junta Closes Airspace, Bolsters Troops In Capital, Citing Invasion Threat
Niger's Junta Closes Airspace, Bolsters Troops In Capital, Citing Invasion Threat Niger's coup leaders have closed the country's airspace as an alliance of neighboring West-backed countries prepares a possible military intervention to restore the democratically elected government under President…#niger #juntaclosesairspace #mohamedbazoum #bazoum #centralafrican #benin #burkinafaso #caboverde #cote #gambia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
It won ’t cost much to make free school meals a universal right
During the pandemic the Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford turned food into a hot political issue in the UK with his campaign for every child in a low-income family to be guaranteed a free school meal. Since then, things have moved on. The problems facing low-income families – not just…#manchesterunited #marcusrashford #schoolmealscoalition #benin #kenya #nepal #rwanda #senegal #brazil #emmanuelmacron (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
India ’s Rice Export Ban May Drive Global Food Prices Even Higher
India—the world’s largest exporter of rice—banned all exports of “non-basmati white rice” late Thursday in an effort to keep domestic prices in check, raising fears it could further threaten global food security, which has already been impacted by Russia’s scrapping a key UN-brokered deal that…#blacksea #nepal #african #benin #angola #cameroon #djibouti #guinea #ivorycoast #kenya (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Watch: Giant graffiti appears on the slope of the Mont-Blanc
Known internationally for his monumental artworks, French artist Saype's latest piece, depicting a child and an elderly person, is located at more than 2,000 metres above sea level, in the northwestern Italian region of Aosta. Saype has added the Italian Alps in his long list of enormous canvases.…#saype #italian #aosta #benin #montblanc #sosmediterranean #geneva (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Benin: Meet the Woman Whose Study of Insects Helps Prevent Neglected Tropical Diseases
[allAfrica] Africa is on the brink of achieving a major victory over deadly diseases that have plagued its population for generations. With increased access to medical care, improved healthcare infrastructure, and a renewed focus on disease eradication, the continent is closer than ever to rid itself of illnesses that have taken a devastating toll on its people. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 29, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
