Ekeomah Atuonwu Concerned about illegal logging and pollution in Banco National Park in Abidjan, the commercial capital of Ivory Coast, authorities are erecting a concrete perimeter wall in the hope of preserving the park’s unique ecosystem. Banco covers more than 34 square kilometers (13 square miles) of western Abidjan, making it the world’s second largest […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Dangote Industries Limited has been named the Most Admired Brand in Africa for the fifth consecutive year. The company received awards in eight categories on Wednesday at the Brand Africa award ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria. Among the other awards are: Most Admired Nigerian Brand, West Africa’s Most Admired Brand that represents African Pride, West Africa’s […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu William Sachiti, a Zimbabwean-born British serial entrepreneur, is no stranger to inventing technological innovations. The serial inventor has created everything from digital advertising bins to driverless cars. William Sachiti, real name Pasihapaori Chidziva, was born in Zimbabwe on May 1, 1985, and now lives in the United Kingdom. He is the founder and CEO of Kar-go, a driverless […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, President Macky Sall’s health minister, has been sacked. A government decree was issued, according to news reports, after 11 babies were killed in a fire in a hospital neonatal ward. According to the decree, Sarr will be replaced by Marie Khemesse Ngom Ndiaye, the ministry’s director general. On May 25, 2022, a fire ravaged the neonatal unit of the MameAbdou Aziz Sy Dabakh hospital in […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu According to the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet), residents in Greater Accra, the Central and Western Regions should brace themselves for more rain tonight. Among the towns highlighted by the Agency were Cape Coast, Accra, Akyem Oda, Ho, and Takoradi. The rain will be accompanied by thunderstorms, according to the forecast, and as a result, it advised […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu While the world continues to struggle with the coronavirus, which has caused the death of over six million people, it has also started dealing with monkeypox, detected in dozens of countries, especially in European countries, the USA and Canada. As cases of monkeypox continue to rise globally, this very rare infectious disease has hit home. What is monkeypox? Monkeypox is a disease […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Senegal’s President Macky Sall said on Wednesday that 11 newborn babies died in a fire at a regional hospital in Tivaouane, about 120 kilometers (74.56 miles) east of Dakar. “I have just learned with pain and consternation the death of 11 newborn babies in the fire that occurred in the neonatology department of the Mame Abdou Aziz Sy Dabakh hospital in Tivaouane,” Sall said in a […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The bodies of four of the eight missing miners have been discovered at a zinc mine in Burkina Faso that flooded more than two months ago, according to the government. The Perkoa mine, which is owned by the Canadian firm Trevali Mining Corp and is located about 120 kilometers (75 miles) west of the capital, Ouagadougou, […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu The World Health Organization (WHO) Member States re-elected Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to a second five-year term as Director-General of the world’s leading public health agency on Tuesday. The election was the culmination of a process that began in April 2021, when Member States were invited to submit proposals for candidates for the position of Director-General. Dr […]
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Ekeomah Atuonwu Contrary to reports of a looming food crisis, the African Development Bank (AfDB) believes that Africa will not face a food crisis. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the AfDB Group, made the assurance during a press conference ahead of the Bank’s 2022 Annual Meetings in Accra, Ghana. Adesina stated that the Bank was prepared with plans to avert […]
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