Promoting Africa
A forgotten city thought to date back as far as the 10th century AD (more than 1,000 years old) has been uncovered by a team of archaeologists in eastern Ethiopia. Artefacts from Egypt, India and China have been found in the city in the Harlaa region, as well as a mosque dating from the 12th century. Archaeologists…
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According to the African Academy of Languages (Acalan), created in 2005 by the African Union (AU) and based in Bamako, there are more than 2,000 languages in Africa belonging to four major families. Among these languages, about a hundred would be mastered by more than a million speakers. The most spoken would be in order:…
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Former Ethiopian health minister Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was elected on May 23, 2017, as the World Health Organisation's first ever director-general from Africa. He replaces Margaret Chan, who will step down from her 10-year post at the end of June 2017. Tedros served in the government of Ethiopia as Minister of Health from 2005 to…
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Born in Cameroon with account Mboa_237, the concept "African Trip" is gaining momentum. "Harold Joakim Fossouo, a 20-year-old student in the 3rd year of Logistics and Transportation in Douala, is launching a Snapchat account exclusively reserved for Cameroonians all over the world, so that they meet and discuss daily 'News from their country'. A few…
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Presenting Nigerian artist Oresegun Olumide, who has parked a huge sensation on social media with his hyperrealistic artwork !
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Victor Kossikouma Agbégnénou, scientifique franco-togolais a développé un projet unique, le “cartable connecté” qui repose sur un système de télécommunication PWCS, qui transmet sans fil et à haut débit des données.
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At a ceremony held on November 21, 2015 in Cotonou, Adine Ossebi was awarded the ASKE Trophy for Women's Leadership. The latter is a pilot of the pan-African airline ASKY, with the largest network of destinations in West and Central Africa. Adine Ossebi, the first female captain at ASKY, received her "Leadership" Trophy from Reckya…
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