Mali: WHO Congratulates Benin and Mali for Eliminating Trachoma As a Public Health Problem
[WHO] WHO has validated Benin and Mali as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making them the fifth and sixth countries in WHO's African Region to achieve this significant milestone. Countries that previously received WHO validation for trachoma elimination are Ghana (June 2018), Gambia (April 2021), Togo (May 2022) and Malawi (September 2022). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 17, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Already 13 African Countries Utilize Ripple And XRP: Report
The “African Blockchain Report 2022” report by CV VC in collaboration with South Africa’s Standard Bank reveals that Ripple and XRP are already utilized in 13 African countries. In the report, which was released in late April 2023 but has gone unnoticed in the XRP community, an entire page is…#cvvc #southafricas #standardbank #ripple #xrp #african #africa #ondemandliquidity #odl #benin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Olive oil company's CEO goes viral for calling out competitor on LinkedIn
The CEO of an olive oil brand prompted viral backlash for his LinkedIn post bemoaning “copycats” after a competitor released a product sold in squeeze bottles similar to his company's. Andrew Benin, CEO of Graza, wrote that he posted on LinkedIn to show "it's ok to get miffed when folks rip you…#linkedin #andrewbenin #graza #brightland #aishwaryaiyer #spain #benin #twitter #tiktok #ps (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The bumpy road to Africa's returned artifacts attracting tourism investment
The majority of African artifacts in museums are held outside Africa, with more than half a million in European institutions alone. Over 4,000 objects looted from Benin City by British soldiers in 1897 (pictured below) — commonly referred to as the Benin Bronzes — are among the most notable of…#african #africa #benincity #beninbronzes #benin #nigeria #obaakenzuaii #unitedkingdom #olaitan #nigerian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Benin bronzes made from metal mined in west Germany, study finds
Brass used for west African artworks was acquired from manilla bracelets, the grim currency of the slave tradeScientists have discovered that some of the Benin bronzes were made with metal mined thousands of miles away in the German Rhineland.The Edo people in the Kingdom of Benin, modern Nigeria, created their extraordinary sculptures with melted down brass manilla bracelets, the grim currency of the transatlantic slave trade between the 16th and 19th centuries.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 5, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Dalya Alberge Tags: Benin Africa World news Slavery UK news Germany Europe Archaeology Science British Museum Culture Source Type: news
Benin bronzes made from brass mined in west Germany, study finds
Metal used for west African artworks was acquired from manilla bracelets, the grim currency of the slave tradeScientists have discovered that some of the Benin bronzes were made with brass mined thousands of miles away in the German Rhineland.The Edo people in the Kingdom of Benin, modern Nigeria, created their extraordinary sculptures with melted down brass manilla bracelets, the grim currency of the transatlantic slave trade between the 16th and 19th centuries.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 5, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Dalya Alberge Tags: Benin Africa World news Slavery UK news Germany Europe Archaeology Science British Museum Culture Source Type: news
Next-generation bed nets get major endorsement from World Health Organization
A new tool to fight the world’s deadliest animal—the malaria-carrying mosquito—may soon become more widely available. Yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed using a new kind of bed net treated with insecticides. It combines two chemicals to more effectively kill the mosquitoes that transmit the parasite that causes malaria, a disease that killed an estimated 619,000 people in 2022, most of them young children in sub-Saharan Africa.
Insecticide-treated bed nets
protect people from malaria
in two ways. They prevent mosquitoes from reaching the person sleeping under the net, and they kil...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 15, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Global Doomsday Seed Vault To Get New Batch Of Seeds
Authored by Naveen Anthrapully via The Epoch Times, The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway, which acts as a backup facility for the world’s largest variety of crops against potential seed extinction due to a global calamity, is set to receive…#epochtimes #norway #spitsbergenisland #croptrust #albania #northmacedonia #benin #croatiacroptrust #svalbard #stefanschmitz (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cleantech Qotto embarks on growth plan backed by $8M funding
Qotto, a solar kits provider with operations in Burkina Faso and Benin, has raised $8 million in a Series A equity-debt round led by the IBL group, a billion-dollar conglomerate headquartered in Mauritius with business interests in a number of sectors including energy, financial services,…#burkinafaso #ibl #mauritius #feiogef #cordaid #ivorycoast #sunking #africa #subsaharanafrica #westafrica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Facebook co-founder Moskovitz funds research into cooling the Earth with sunlight reflection
Scientists from Africa, Asia and South America are getting a new infusion of $900,000 to study the effects of reflecting sunlight to cool the Earth and mitigate the impacts of global warming. The money comes from Open Philanthropy, a venture funded primarily by billionaire Dustin Moskovitz, a…#africa #southamerica #openphilanthropy #dustinmoskovitz #carituna #degreesinitiative #unitednation #degreesmodellingfund #andyparker #benin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Facebook co-founder Moskovitz funds research into cooling the Earth with sunlight reflection
Scientists from Africa, Asia and South America are getting a new infusion of $900,000 to study the effects of reflecting sunlight to cool the Earth and mitigate the impacts of global warming. The money comes from Open Philanthropy, a venture funded primarily by billionaire Dustin Moskovitz, a…#africa #southamerica #openphilanthropy #dustinmoskovitz #carituna #degreesinitiative #degreesmodellingfund #andyparker #benin #brazil (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nigeria: Edo Confirms 132 Cases of Lassa Fever, Records Two More Deaths
[This Day] Benin-City -- Edo State has recorded seven more confirmed cases of Lassa fever, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 132. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 3, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Visa Openness in Africa
Benin, Seychelles and The Gambia are the most open countries in Africa when it comes to travel for African citizens. According to the 2022 Africa Visa Openness Report, the three countries do not require a visa from citizens from any country on the continent. This is in stark contrast to Egypt and…#africa #african #visaopennessreport #egypt #sudan #intra #southafrica #morocco #regionally #westafrica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
America needs carpenters and plumbers. Gen Z doesn't seem interested
America needs carpenters and plumbers. Gen Z doesn't seem interested These days, as a carpentry apprentice, he installs drywall in houses with the rest of his construction crew. But he said he likes concrete the best. "At the end of the day, you see how you poured everything. The result of your…#christinecruzvergara #cruzvergara #iowacity #iowa #benin #africa #mwandjalulu #facebookandsnapchat #pauliversen #universityofiowa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How mushrooms could mean economic independence for Benin ’s women
Rural communities facing the climate crisis, gender inequality and conflict may prosper through a project helping women cultivate fungi rather than cotton and cashewsAt the forest ’s edge, a scientist is giving a lesson on the mushrooms that grow here in the damp ground around the trees of Toui-Kilibo reserve in Benin. Olyvia Fadeyi is a mycologist – she studies fungi – and is teaching the women from the village of Yaoui how best to harness the economic value of this st rangest of crops. Mushrooms can be cultivated year round, in back gardens, on vertically stacked shelves, rather than waiting for the naturally abund...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 3, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Joshua Surtees in Toui-Kilibo Tags: Global development Benin Plants Fungi Africa Biology Food poverty World news Sahel Women's rights and gender equality Conflict and arms Source Type: news
