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Kenya Airports Authority says Aug. 19 strike won’t disrupt operations
The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) said on Friday it had contingency measures in place to prevent a strike by the country’s main aviation union that is set to begin on Aug. 19 from disrupting airport operations. The Kenya Aviation Workers Union, which represents workers at airports and the national carrier Kenya Airways said it would launch industrial action from Monday…
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Kenya evacuates tourists stuck in flooded wildlife sanctuary
Kenyan officials said that they have evacuated all the tourists that were marooned by flooding in the world-famous Maasai Mara National Reserve in the southwestern county of Narok. Patrick Ntutu, governor of Narok County, said two helicopters have been deployed to rescue tourists and workers in Maasai Mara. Dozens of tourists and locals working at hotels, lodges, and tents inside…
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Energy & Environment
NBMA to sustain Nigeria’s top biosafety rating in Africa—D-G
Dr. Agnes Asagbra, the Director-General of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), says the agency will continue to be the top biosafety and biotechnology regulatory body in Africa. Asagbra gave this assurance on Wednesday in Abuja at a news conference on the achievements of the agency in recent times. “We are top here in Africa but not ready to rest…
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Health
Empowering Women in Global Health Leadership: A call to action
In the dynamic landscape of global health leadership, where challenges are vast and solutions are urgent, the voices echoing from the Women’s Health Conference 2024 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with the theme “ReIMAGINING LEADERSHIP: NEW APPROACHES TO NEW CHALLENGES,” resonate with a clear call to action: It’s time to empower women leaders. In spite of constituting 70 percent of the…
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Technology
Microsoft forecasts AI to generate USD15.7 trn to global economy by 2030
A multinational technology company, Microsoft, said on Thursday that artificial intelligence (AI) had the potential to contribute up to USD 15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030. A commercial lawyer with Microsoft Africa, Theo Watson, made this known in his presentation, “AI Opportunity in Africa,” at the African AI Journalists Academy via Microsoft Team. While emphasising the opportunities AI…
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foreign
New project launched to boost grain trade in East Africa
The Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC), a regional umbrella body for the grain sector, has launched a three-year project to boost regional trade in grains. Gerald Masila, the executive director of the EAGC, made the announcement at a news conference in Nairobi, Kenya. The project is titled “Strengthening Competitiveness in Export-Oriented Staple Food Value Chains in East Africa, he said.…
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General News
GTBank Uganda reclassifies from commercial bank to credit institution
Guaranty Trust Bank (Uganda) Ltd. (“GTBank Uganda”) on Thursday announced plans to transition from a Tier-one commercial bank to a Tier-two credit institution. Mr. Jubril Adeniji, the Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank Kenya and Head of the East African Region, made the announcement in a statement on Thursday. Adeniji said the move was necessary in view of the bank’s…
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Sports
Scrabble: Winning gold at African Games, a dream fulfilled, says president
The President of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF), Olobatoke Aka, has said that winning gold at the just concluded 13th African Games was a dream fulfilled. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria emerged champions at the maiden African Games Scrabble tournament in Ghana after finishing top in the women’s category. Aka told NAN on Thursday that the…
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foreign
France arranges flights to evacuate citizens from Haiti – Foreign ministry
France is opening special flights to evacuate its “most vulnerable citizens” from Haiti amid armed unrest in the country, the French foreign ministry said. “Due to the suspension of commercial flights to Port-au-Prince, the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, together with the Ministry of Defense, is opening special flights to allow the most vulnerable citizens to leave the country,”…
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Uganda’s president appoints son as military chief
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has appointed his son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, as head of the military, the defense ministry said on Friday. Kainerugaba, 48, a general in the military, is widely seen as his father’s successor in waiting and once stirred controversy by threatening to invade neighboring Kenya. The ministry said in a statement that he replaces Wilson Mbasu Mbadi, who…
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Del Monte Kenya Enters into Partnership with Global Security Leader G4S
Del Monte Kenya, Ltd. announces a strategic partnership with G4S Kenya Limited, an affiliate of G4S, an Allied Universal® Company and a global leader in security solutions, to reinforce security efforts within its operations. This collaboration comes as a response to recommendations from a recent Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA), which endorses outsourcing security personnel as part of best practices. In…
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Africa
COP28 UAE President-Designate visits award-winning Kenyan fintech leader M-KOPA on the sidelines of Africa Energy Forum
Nairobi, Kenya — During a visit to M-KOPA, one of Africa’s leading fintech platforms, COP28 President-Designate and UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, highlighted the importance of small and medium-sized enterprises in creating technologies that create lasting positive change in vulnerable and remote communities, while helping to meet our climate ambitions and keep 1.5C…
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Africa
Visa Foundation Commits To Uplift Women Entrepreneurs Across Sub-Saharan Africa Through Its Equitable Access Initiative
NAIROBI, Kenya — Today at the 10th Africa Sankalp Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, Visa Foundation announced a $1 Million grant partnership with two African organizations highlighting the importance of building an ecosystem for women entrepreneurs across the continent. The funding comes as part of Visa Foundation’s five-year, $200 Million Equitable Access Initiative launched in April 2020, a strategic commitment to support gender diverse…
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Election
2023 polls will be the best, Senate President assures EU observers, Kenya’s Raila Odinga
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has expressed optimism that the 2023 general elections would be the best ever in Nigeria. Lawan expressed the optimism on Tuesday in Abuja when he received a delegation of the European Union election observers and former Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Odinga who paid separate courtesy visits. Odinga was in Nigeria at the instance of the Management…
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Africa
Iristel Furthers Global Expansion with Service Introduction in Kenya
MARKHAM, Ontario — Iristel, a global telecommunications service provider, announced today its expansion into Kenya. This expansion provides Iristel a presence in Africa, as it looks to expand its wide range of communications solutions to new emerging markets. Company CEO Samer Bishay @SBishayIRIS states: “Today is an exciting day as we are pleased to bring Kenya businesses carrier grade communication…
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Africa
Butterfly Network Distributes 500 Butterfly iQ+ Devices to Healthcare Workers in Kenya to Transform Maternal and Fetal Health
BURLINGTON, Mass. & NAIROBI, Kenya — Butterfly Network, Inc. (NYSE: BFLY), a digital health company transforming care through the power of handheld, whole-body ultrasound and connected medicine, today announced the deployment of 500 Butterfly iQ+ devices to healthcare practitioners in Kenya, at a ceremony at Kenyatta University. This deployment is supported by a $5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced earlier this…
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Africa
Hurricane Electric Expands IP Transit Options in Kenya, With New Point of Presence at Mombasa One Data Center
MOMBASA, Kenya — Hurricane Electric, the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone announced today that it has deployed a new Point of Presence (PoP) at iColo, MBA One data center. The facility is located at Mombasa Road, Mombasa 30708, in Kenya. This is Hurricane Electric’s first Point of Presence in Mombasa, and second in Kenya. Mombasa is the second largest city…
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