Africa

Re: ‘I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me’

Re: ‘I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me’

Two years ago, I wrote about the bleaching epidemic in Nigeria and especially the alarming new trend of whitening, titled:Brown is the new white. It is shocking that the World Health Organisation report, revealed that Nigerians top the table with 77% users of bleaching products in the world. Togo came second in the league at 59%, Senegal, 27%, South Africa 35% and Mali 25%.
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Agric ministry lauds  firm’s’ value creation efforts

Agric ministry lauds firm’s’ value creation efforts

A former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Arc. Sonny Echono, has lauded the efforts of Primlaks Group, producers of the Sympli brand of convenience foods, for raising the bar of innovation and value addition to Nigeria’s indigenous foods.

How Ericsson is driving change in Africa through innovation

How Ericsson is driving change in Africa through innovation

Tumi Chamayou is the Vice President and Head of Strategy, Marketing and Communications at Ericsson Sub Saharan Africa. Last week in Lagos, she spoke to Technology Journalists via video conferencing last week in ahead of the AfricaCom event currently taking place in South Africa on how Ericsson is driving change in Africa though innovations.

Africa needs more youth engagement initiatives, says AfICTA

Africa needs more youth engagement initiatives, says AfICTA

One major challenge Africa has, is not giving the youths more opportunity to express their talents and innovation in governance. That partly may have resulted in very low engagement of youths in problem solving among many African states.

Green buildings, urbanization top agenda of Africities Johannesburg summit

Green buildings, urbanization top agenda of Africities Johannesburg summit

Accelerating the pace of urbanisation and migration and the disproportionate level of poverty and under development in Africa will top the agenda of the United Cities of Local Governments of Africa, UCLGA, summit slated to hold between November 29 and December 3, 2015 at the Sandton Convention Centre, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Africa’s Lake Chad could fuel new migrant crisis, says

Africa’s Lake Chad could fuel new migrant crisis, says

A perfect storm of drought, poverty and armed conflict in Africa’s Lake Chad basin could fuel Europe’s migrant crisis if world leaders fall short at two crucial summits on migration and climate change this year, a UN official warned. The two-day EU-African summit in the Maltese capital Valletta which begins on November 11 and the […]

How Sadiq Daba emerged Africa’s Best Actor

How Sadiq Daba emerged Africa’s Best Actor

Nigeria’s seasoned actor and broadcaster Sadiq Daba has been adjudged the Best Actor in a Leading Role as Inspector Danladi Waziri in Kunle Afolayan’s thriller, October 1, at the 11th edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) held Saturday night in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Coup no longer acceptable in Africa, says Buhari

Coup no longer acceptable in Africa, says Buhari

President Mohammadu Buhari has said that military coup d’état were not longer acceptable in today’s Africa, stressing it was punishable to take over political power by force.

NITDA DG tasks DEMO Africa on sustaining value of event

NITDA DG tasks DEMO Africa on sustaining value of event

With less than ten days to this year’s DEMO Africa holding in Lagos, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA, Mr. Peter Jack has urged the promoters of the event: LIONS@frica to ensure the event sustains its established brand value as the ‘go-to-place’ for investors to meet innovative and budding technology entrepreneurs in Africa.

Aliko Dangote: Cementing Africa’s economic development

Aliko Dangote: Cementing Africa’s economic development

ON Thursday, August 27, 2015, I joined a long list of Nigerians in Lagos, for the hour-long flight to Douala, Cameroun, a city and country I have not visited in about 21 years. A few days earlier, I had received an invitation from Aliko Dangote to the commissioning ceremony of the $250 million dollar, 1.5 million metric ton cement plant, located at the Base ELF, Douala.

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