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Why Canadians are angry with their biggest supermarket

Canada is searching for an international grocer to enter its domestic market, after years of anger from shoppers over high food prices, much of...

Nigeria may spend 50% more on fuel subsidies in 2024, draft document shows

Nigeria will likely spend 5.4 trillion naira ($3.7 billion) in 2024 - 50% more than in 2023 - to keep petrol prices fixed, while...

Canon introduces EOS C400 cinema camera featuring RF mount and Cine Servo lens designed to redefine versatility

Canon Central and North Africa (www.Canon-CNA.com) is expanding its lineup with the debut of the EOS C400 featuring an RF mount, alongside the CN7x17...

Crossware Email Signature Wraps Up Successful Showcase at GITEX Africa 2024

Crossware Email Signature, a leader in email signature management solutions, has successfully concluded its participation in GITEX Africa 2024 (www.GITEXAfrica.com) held in Marrakesh, Morocco. The...

Teacher dies by suspected suicide after reportedly losing money in Aviator

A Senior High School (SHS) teacher was found dead on Thursday in a suspected case of suicide. The deceased, identified as Kevin Omwenga, was a...

Carpenter gets 15 years for robbing woman of phone

The Adentan Circuit Court on Monday sentenced a 35-year-old carpenter to 15 years imprisonment for robbing a woman of her iPhone 11 valued at...

Shareholders approve all resolutions at Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI)’s 36th Annual General Meeting and its Extraordinary General Meeting

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (“ETI”) (www.EcoBank.com), the parent company of the Ecobank Group, today held its 36th Annual General Meeting in Lomé, Togo, which was...

Rhea, a Women-led Kenyan Startup Cultivating Change in AgriTech, Showcases at GITEX Africa 2024 in Marrakech, Morocco

Rhea is a dynamic agritech start-up that is revolutionizing soil health management with innovative IoT sensors, empowering smallholder farmers to practice precision agriculture for...

Ensuring Food Safety in Central and West Africa: Preparedness from Farm to Table

In Central and West Africa, ensuring food safety is a multifaceted challenge. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), about 98% of the food...

Valify Strengthens African Expansion at GITEX Africa 2024

Valify, an Egyptian Regtech startup specializing in digital onboarding solutions, proudly showcased its innovative technology at GITEX Africa 2024 (https://apo-opa.co/3wQwBSm). The event, held in Marrakech,...

Dom-Green Energy Showcases Innovative Sustainable Energy Solutions at GITEX AFRICA 2024

Dom-Green Energy, a leading provider of cutting-edge renewable energy solutions, proudly participated in GITEX AFRICA 2024 (www.GITEXAfrica.com), held in Marrakech from May 29 to...

MTDS at GITEX AFRICA 2024 – Pioneer in Digital Transformation in Morocco, Africa and Beyond

MTDS, a leader in information technology and development consulting, is delighted to announce its successful participation at GITEX AFRICA 2024 (www.GITEXAfrica.com), held in Marrakech....

Israeli strike on UN school in Gaza reportedly kills at least 35

An Israeli air strike on a UN school packed with displaced Palestinians in central Gaza has reportedly killed at least 35 people. Local journalists told...

RegulX Celebrates Successful Showcase of its Rebranding at Gitex Africa 2024 in Marrakech, Morocco

RegulX is excited to report on our inaugural participation at Gitex Africa 2024 (www.GITEXAfrica.com), held in the city of Marrakech from May 29-31. As...

At least 150 villagers feared dead in Sudan massacre

At least 150 people are feared dead in a massacre in a village in central Sudan blamed on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the...

Premierhub Showcases Innovation at GITEX Africa 2024 in Marrakech, Morocco

Premierhub, a leading Tech Hub in Lagos Nigeria, proudly participated in the prestigious GITEX Africa 2024 (www.GITEXAfrica.com), held in Marrakech, Morocco. The event was...

Man dies with first human case of H5N2 bird flu

A 59-year-old man in Mexico has died with a type of bird flu - H5N2 - never recorded in people before now. There is no...

Synaptique Showcases Innovative Data Solutions at GITEX Africa 2024 in Marrakech Marrakech, Morocco – May 31, 2024

Synaptique is proud to announce our successful participation in Gitex Africa 2024 (https://GITEXAfrica.com), held in the vibrant city of Marrakech from May 29-31. As...

ElGameya Showcased Innovative Fintech Solutions at GITEX Africa 2024

ElGameya, an Egyptian fintech startup revolutionizing the traditional ROSCA (Rotating Savings and Credit Association) model, is thrilled to announce its participation in GITEX Africa...

TB-AI Showcases Groundbreaking Diagnostic Software at GITEX Africa 2024

TB-AI, a pioneering startup from Pakistan, proudly announced its successful participation at GITEX Africa 2024 (https://GITEXAfrica.com/), where it unveiled its state-of-the-art AI diagnostic software....

GITEX Africa Keynote: Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI): Reinventing the way work

After capturing the public's imagination in 2022, generative Artificial Intelligence (gen AI) began to permeate the business landscape in 2023. 2024 remains a crucial...

Viral missing South African lady found buried in shallow grave

A 24-year-old woman who was reported missing in a viral case of kidnapping in Eastern Cape, South Africa, has been found dead. Eastern Cape police...

ZalaTech Makes a Splash at GITEX Africa 2024, Showcasing Ethiopian Innovation in Software Solutions

ZalaTech, a leading software company headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, successfully participated as an exhibitor at GITEX Africa 2024 (https://GITEXAfrica.com), held in Marrakesh, Morocco....

SARAFU Showcased Innovative Business to Business (B2B) Marketplace and Financial Solutions at GITEX Africa 2024 and Joins Visa Fintech Accelerator Program

Sarafu, a leading B2B e-commerce and payments company, recently participated in GITEX AFRICA 2024 (https://GITEXAfrica.com), which took place from May 29-31 in Marrakech, Morocco....

Seamless creativity: Canon announces first of its kind RF hybrid prime lens alongside new Speedlite

Canon Central and North Africa (Canon-CNA.com) introduces the RF 35mm F1.4L VCM, a first of its kind hybrid lens designed to capture both stills...

LG Launches Global Campaign ‘Optimism your Feed’ to Help Bring More Balance to Social Media Feeds

LG Electronics (LG) (www.LG.com) launched a global campaign called ‘Optimism your feed,’ which aims to help users bring more optimism to their social media...

African Energy Week (AEW) 2024 to Host Powering Africa Summit, Targeting Universal Energy Access

The African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference – Africa’s premier event for the energy sector, taking place in Cape Town this...

Liquid C2 becomes the first provider in Africa to support hybrid network connections to Google Cloud

Liquid C2, a business of Liquid Intelligent Technologies (www.Liquid.Tech), a leading pan-African technology group, is pleased to announce that it has become the first...

Muhammad Ali’s childhood home goes on sale for £1m

Muhammad Ali's childhood home in Kentucky has gone on sale. The two-bedroom, one-bathroom house in Louisville, Kentucky, was converted into a museum that offered a...

‘I’ve never been in love before’ – Popular musician

Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, professionally known as Tems, has revealed that she has never been in love. The 28-year-old songstress made this known in a...

Hospitality ‘Oscars’ for Alain Sebah and Dupe Olusola at Africa Hospitality Investment Forum (AHIF)

At the Africa Hospitality Investment Forum (AHIF) (www.AHIF.com), taking place in Namibia in June, Alain Sebah, President, Golden Tulip Afrique Francophone&East Africa (GTAF), and...

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom visits the Democratic Republic of the Congo as violence against children reaching ‘staggering scale’

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for the first time this week, as escalating violence and mass...

Russian Company CraftTalk Participation in Gitex Africa 2024

CraftTalk, a leading provider of innovative customer communication solutions designed specifically for knowledge management and text communications between companies and their customers providing support,...

Nigerian attempts to break the Guinness World Record for longest singing marathon by an individual

Nigerian Afro-soul singer,  Isaac Geralds is on the attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest singing marathon by an individual. Aiming to...

Merck Foundation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) meets their long-term partner The Standard group, Kenya to discuss their “OUR AFRICA” Television (TV) program...

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany underscored their long-term commitment to inform, educate and raise awareness on sensitive social and health...

KONE and the Embassy of Finland in Cairo drive progress for progress on smart and sustainable cities

KONE Corporation (www.KONE.eg), a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, co-hosted an event with the Embassy of Finland in Cairo on June...

Africa Men’s Sevens: Seven Debutants in Nigeria’s Rugby 7s Squad for Mauritius

Nigeria Rugby Sevens head coach, Steve Lewis, has announced his squad for the Africa Cup Sevens Tournament, which will take place over two weekends...

Idris Elba helps uncover the WWII soldiers of colour who never got their due

One of Idris Elba’s grandfathers fought in World War II, but he doesn’t know what he endured. No pictures or stories survive. “That part of...

Eco (Atlantic) Farms into South Africa’s Block 1 Amid Slate of Orange Basin Discoveries

Oil and gas exploration company Eco (Atlantic) – through its wholly-owned subsidiary Azinam South Africa – has signed a farm-in deal with energy company...

Ken Ofori-Atta: Ghana’s senior presidential advisor holds talks with Crown Prince of Bahrain

His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain, welcomed Ghana’s Senior Presidential Advisor and Special...