Tag: Africa
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AFCON champions to earn N2.8bn as CAF increases prize money
Champions of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will return home with prize money of five million U.S. dollars (about N2.8 billion).
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Africa
European Union’s landmark proposal to label natural gas as ‘Green’ Energy good for Africa
JOHANNESBURG - Africa’s call for a just and inclusive energy transition has been answered through the European Union’s landmark proposal to label natural gas as...
Local News
Economic centralisation holding back Africa’s dev’t – Nobel laureate
Nobel Memorial Prize laureate Roger Myerson, an economist, has urged African governments to decentralise power and make resources available to local councils in order...
Local News
Hospitals operator Mediclinic’s first half profit more than triples
Hospital chain operator Mediclinic International (MDCM.L)Â said on Thursday that its profit for the first half that ended Sept. 30 more than tripled from a...
Africa
Commentary: Sudan’s military rulers draw on Bashir-era veterans to tighten grip
Sudan's military rulers have been drawing on veteran ex-officials of toppled leader Omar al-Bashir for key posts in the state bureaucracy, in what critics...
International
Foundation urges Africa govts to tackle poverty with tech education
Zwart Talent Foundation, a nonprofit organisation established to bridge the tech talent gap, has advised governments in Africa to deploy resources to education in...
International
62 journalists killed in 2020 – UNESCO
No fewer than 62 journalists were killed just for doing their jobs in 2020, according to UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
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