Africa’s data market is experiencing a reset, with the aggressive rollout of satellite internet and intense competition promising faster and cheaper services, including markets with some of the world’s most expensive data plans. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | A year after the introduction of commercial-scale satellite internet by Elon …
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RABAT, MORROCCO | TASS | Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger condemn the Ukrainian authorities’ open support for international terrorism, in particular in the Sahel region, according to a letter from the governments of the three African countries sent to the President of the UN Security Council. “The Foreign Ministers of …
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Baidoa, Somalia | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has reiterated its commitment to restoring peace and security in Somalia. During a recent field , the administrative capitals of Hirshabelle and South West States, Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef, the Special Representative of the African Union …
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ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said mpox vaccination could start “in the coming days” as the number of cases surges across Africa. Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya, while addressing a special online media briefing Tuesday on the multi-country mpox …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Group reported headline earnings of R10.2 billion for the first half of 2024 and said it expects an improvement in second-half Group performance as its South African retail businesses demonstrated earnings growth across the portfolio in the first six months of the year. …
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To mark World Humanitarian Day on 19 August, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issues a call to stop the intensifying attacks on healthcare workers, hospitals and other health services, which often offer the only hope for saving the lives of people caught up in the horror of needless conflict. …
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What the inauguration of Kagame for another term told about the Rwanda he is building THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | And so it was that on August 11 we were in Kigali for President Paul Kagame’s inauguration. It happened that a well-known Rwandan with Ugandan roots hosted a wedding of …
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Elegu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health officials in Amuru District are investigating a suspected case of Mpox disease, reported at the Uganda-South Sudan border town of Elegu over the weekend. Dr. Alfred Okello, the Acting Amuru District Health Officer says a Ugandan male adult was taken into isolation on …
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Cassava Technologies ups the ante with a dedicated AI business unit amid an anticipated spike in demand for custom AI trained on confidential corporate data. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | The recent launch of Cassava AI by Africa-focused technology firm, Cassava Technologies is one more sign that continent needs …
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KHARTOUM | Xinhua | Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council on Sunday said the government will send a delegation to Cairo, Egypt, for talks on implementing the Jeddah agreement signed in May 2023. “Based on contacts with the U.S. government, represented in the U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello, and …
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