Without much margin of error, it can be said that Nigeria has recently become the center of attention when it comes to the development and investment of start-ups in Africa. Indeed according to a report that evaluates each city based on its ability to create an environment that...
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Islamic and Arab banks will inject more money in Africa
The world is implementing various strategies to recover from the delays caused by the pandemic. In this regard, the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) have signed an agreement to renew their partnership with development institutions in Africa. "The partnership will make it possible to create financing programs...
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UNESCO and Netflix plan to discover new African filmmakers
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Netflix aim to discover a new generation of filmmakers in Africa. The institutions launched a competition this Thursday that will evaluate synopsis proposals and candidates' resumes. "We want to find brave, intelligent and surprising new ways to tell some of the most...
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Biodiversity Fund Created
The Chinese government, host of the 15th Convention on Biological Diversity, COP-15 has pledged about $230 million to help set up a biodiversity fund to implement actions to protect and restore ecosystems. For its part, Japan announced the expansion of its Biodiversity fund to approximately...
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Carlos Nhangumele launches his first book "Twenty (and) Twenty (one)
The Mozambican writer, Carlos Nhangumele, launches his first literary work entitled "Twenty (and) Twenty (one)", this Friday, at 5 pm, at the Nília Institute, in Maputo city. It is a collection of chronicles and short stories ("cronicontos" in the author's words, inspired by the preface) written during the most critical moments of the Covid-19 pandemic in Mozambique...
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China is without electricity and the world may lose USD 120 billion
The Russell Group has revealed that the current power shortage in China has resulted in several electricity supply cuts and this could hurt about $120 billion in trade flows. The power shortage comes even after Beijing's efforts to increase the supply of coal, the main energy matrix of the...
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Companies will profit USD 150 billion from container shipping this year
Shipping consultancy Drewry has revised upwards its forecast for container shipping companies' profits to $150 billion in 2021. The expectation is that in 2022 profits will be slightly better. Congested traffic and growing demand drive freight rates higher and higher, and...
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DHL delivered over a billion Covid-19 vaccines
Since the start of the global vaccination campaign in December 2020, DHL has delivered more than 1 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine to more than 160 countries. "We feel proud to be playing our part. We are currently working on different supply operations with direct deliveries in some countries," said...
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Sasol builds eight classrooms at EPC 12 de Outubro
Sasol has built eight new classrooms at the 12 de Outubro Primary School in Beira City, Sofala. The company made the official handover last Tuesday (12), and the classrooms are equipped with 200 desks, tables and chairs for the teachers. This undertaking was supported by companies where Sasol...
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WHO introduces team to investigate origin of coronavirus
The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday announced the composition of the team that will investigate the origin of SARSCOV-2, which causes Covid-19, as well as new infectious viruses that may emerge. The team is composed of 26 specialists from diverse fields such as epidemiology, animal health, ecology, clinical medicine, virology, molecular bilogy, other specialists. The...