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UNHCR evacuates hundreds of vulnerable refugees out of Libya amid violent clashes

by TOA CorrespondentAfro Talk & Trends Northern Africa UN FOR AFRICAMay 31, 2019February 2, 2020

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 30, 2019/ — Amid violent clashes and a deteriorating security situation in Tripoli, 149 vulnerable refugees and asylum-seekers were on Thursday evacuated to safety in Rome. The…

Merck Foundation partners with the First Lady of Liberia to break infertility stigma in the country

by TOA CorrespondentAfro Talk & Trends HEALTHMay 30, 2019

MONROVIA, Liberia, May 30, 2019/ — Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com) will train Liberian doctors in the fields of Cancer, Diabetes and Fertility Care to build healthcare capacity in the country. It…

Generation Africa: Inspiring young Africans to become Agri-Food entrepreneurs

by TOA CorrespondentAfro Talk & TrendsMay 30, 2019

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 30, 2019/ — Pan-African telecommunications, media and technology group, Econet (www.Econetwireless.com), and global crop nutrition leader, Yara International ASA, today launched “Generation Africa”, a partnership initiative…

Wari enables customers to request its financial services on WhatsApp

by TOA CorrespondentAfro Talk & Trends TechnologyMay 23, 2019

PARIS, France, May 22, 2019/ — More than 1-billion people in over 180 countries use WhatsApp to stay in touch with friends and family, anytime and anywhere. It is this…

South Sudan’s Siya, Nigeria’s Dangote named among greatest leaders on Earth

by TOA CorrespondentAfro Talk & Trends Northern Africa TOP STORYMay 22, 2019February 2, 2020

It takes courage, perseverance and a soul of steel to successfully run a newspaper in a country ravaged by war; a nation home to the largest population of children without…

Unlocking the Potential for Voice

by TOA CorrespondentAfro Talk & Trends TechnologyMay 22, 2019

Africa is home to a rich diversity of languages, but most of the voice-enabled technologies aren’t being developed in African languages. How are Africans expected to tell their own stories…

President Kagame opens the Transform Africa Summit 2019

by TOA CorrespondentAfro Talk & Trends TechnologyMay 16, 2019

The President of the Republic of Rwanda, President Paul Kagame officially opened the 5th Transform Africa Summit being held at the Kigali Convention Center in Kigali, Rwanda. The President was…

Africa Finance Corporation takes lead at the Eisenhower Fellowship Inaugural Africa Conference

by TOA CorrespondentAfro Talk & Trends Press ReleaseMay 10, 2019May 10, 2019

Kigali, 9th May 2019: Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC”), the leading infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, has partnered with the Eisenhower Fellowships (EF) – the global leadership network engaged in dialogue…

Ghana-Burkina railway interconnectivity project to start by March next year

by TOA CorrespondentAfro Talk & Trends Eastern AfricaMay 9, 2019February 2, 2020

Ghana and Burkina Faso are within schedule to select a suitable private investor to commence the construction of Ghana-Burkina Railway Interconnectivity Project by the first quarter of 2020, Mr. Joe…

Is South Africa world’s most unequal country?

by TOA CorrespondentAfro Talk & TrendsMay 8, 2019

Sandton is an affluent city in South Africa, gleaming with high-rises and lush estates. It also has the richest square mile in the entire African continent. Just 16 minutes far…

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