Promoting Africa
Bad Taxi Experiences In Kenya Led To Birth Of MaraMoja Transport. Originaly starting as an Uber for Africa, the company quickly took a different spin. Jason Eisen, CEO of Maramoja, initially started his venture with the hopes of becoming the Uber for Africa. However, Uber's entrance in the Africa prompted his company to rethink its model.…
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A team behind a new mobile app that uses artificial intelligence to accurately diagnose crop diseases, recently won a $US100,000 award to help expand their project to help millions of small-scale farmers across Africa. "The CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas team won the grant during big data conference in Colombia on 21 September 2017,…
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Ashesi University, which won the Wise Prize for Education, offers its students a way of teaching like no other: invest collectively on projects, to solve the issues of their country. Patrick Awuah, former Ghanaian manager of the US giant Microsoft, and recipient of the Wise Prize for Education 2017, in 2002, landed in the small…
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The first-ever fiber optic cable with a route between the U.S. and India via Brazil and South Africa will soon be a reality. Seaborn Networks ("Seaborn") and IOX Cable Ltd ("IOX") recently announced they have entered into a joint provisioning agreement to provide this first next-generation subsea fiber optic route. "Seaborn is the developer-owner-operator of:…
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Growing up, she was bullied for her dark skin, but has now become an international sensation thanks to her stunning look and teachings about self-love. She is nicknamed the queen of darkness and yet she shines on the podiums of the whole world. Portrait of a black queen who illuminates the world of fashion. Nyakim Gatwech is…
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The South African group FirstRand, has just bought the British Aldermore. Currently ranked 3rd bank of the continent (according to Jeune Afrique), this bank is now placing itself on the European financial market. "Fourth in the Young Africa ranking of the top 200 African banks in 2016, the South African FirstRand won a rank in…
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After six years of construction, the excavation of the Gantas railway tunnel in Algeria was completed on the morning of 30 October. It will be the longest railway tunnel in North Africa, which will connect Khemis Miliana to El Afroune. Its delivery is scheduled for 2018. The tunnel is located 100 kilometers west of Algiers,…
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