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Bridging the AI divide: Building Africa’s future in the age of intelligent machines
“Artificial Intelligence will not replace people — but people and nations that use AI will replace those that don’t,” notes Olufemi Ariyo, capturing a truth that defines our era. As the world races deeper into an AI-powered future, the question...
Visit Rwanda lands in Los Angeles
Visit Rwanda adds these new sponsorships to its global sports portfolio, which already includes deals with Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), and Atlético de Madrid, along with an academy partnership with FC Bayern Munich. "Sport connects people,...
AfroQuality launches in Ghana, Rwanda and Kenya to build ‘distribution rails’ for African brands
AfroQuality has launched operations in Accra, Kigali and Nairobi, unveiling a pan-African retail and distribution platform designed to help African artisans, designers and manufacturers scale across the continent and to global markets. The...
A Collective Voice for Peace With Justice
Earlier this year, the Sydney Peace Foundation separated from the University of Sydney after 27 years. The Foundation existed under the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and awards Australia’s only international prize for peace. The story of the...
Visit Rwanda lands in US with LA Clippers, Rams sponsorships
Visit Rwanda, the tourism brand of the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), has entered the US market with multi-year sponsorship deals spanning Los Angeles-based American football and basketball franchises. The multi-year deal with the NFL’s LA Rams...
Visit Rwanda partners with LA Clippers and Rams in landmark U.S. sports sponsorship
Rwanda has secured a major foothold in U.S. professional sports with the announcement of a comprehensive sponsorship deal involving the Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Rams, SoFi Stadium, Hollywood Park, and the Clippers’ soon-to-open Intuit...
Dr Kennedy criticises Mahama – He failed to acknowledge Western assistance in health care
A member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Arthur Kobina Kennedy, has criticised President John Dramani Mahama for selectively praising African leaders, while ignoring Western contributions to Africa’s healthcare sector. He noted...
Arthur Kennedy blasts Mahama for ignoring Western role in Africa’s health ga
A leading member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Arthur Kobina Kennedy, has taken aim at President John Dramani Mahama, accusing him of deliberately overlooking the contributions of Western nations to Africa’s healthcare progress...
School of Public Health Faculty Member Elizabeth Armstrong-Mensah Receives International Honor
ATLANTA — Elizabeth Armstrong-Mensah, a clinical associate professor in the Georgia State University School of Public Health, has been named one of Africa’s 100 Most Influential Women in Academia and will be recognized at an international...
In ‘Voices of Resistance,’ Palestinian women write to us from the end of the Earth
The past two years have been a confirmation that writing cannot save us. And, in any case, I feel like I have no words left. However, when I received a copy of “Voices of Resistance: Diaries of Genocide,” I decided to search for some. To see if I...
Matriarch Coffee Honors Co-Owner’s Family Farm in Rwanda
Jean Christophe Rusatira hails from a family of proud Rwandan coffee farmers. For more than 30 years now, his parents, Marie Mukamurenzi and Celestin Rumenerangabo, have toiled on Gasharu Farms to help their family and to rebuild the region on the...
Visit Rwanda Expands To U.S. Sports With Clippers And Rams Sponsorships
Inglewood has become the home for a new major tourism sponsor. Visit Rwanda, the official tourism brand of the Rwanda Development Board, has announced a multi-year partnership with both the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Rams. It marks the...
Social and Worker-Income Inequality: What shall we do?
By Sajo Jallow In the Global Wage Report 2024-25 issued by the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO), we read: “In Africa wage statistics remain sparse and volatile, and hence the estimates must be interpreted with caution. This...
One man’s fight against heart disease and why the condition is Rwanda’s top killer
I simulated 10 years into Hearts' future with FM26 to see if Tony Bloom's title prediction comes true
Football Manager 2026 is released globally on November 4 with fans of the popular game eager to get back to living out fantasies of controlling their clubs. Plenty of football fans across the world will have asked AI what the future holds for...
Australia deports foreign criminals to remote Pacific island
Australia has started deporting foreign-born criminals to a barren Pacific island under a controversial new deal. A cohort of 350 migrants, including murderers, paedophiles and drug smugglers, are being sent to the tiny atoll of Nauru after...
Donors offer $125M to bolster foreign aid
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. NEW YORK -- When the Trump administration froze foreign assistance overnight, urgent efforts began to figure out how to continue critical aid programs that could...
JEA Urges FTA with African Countries to Expand Market Reach
Ammon News - The Jordan Exporters Association (JEA) has called for the establishment of a free trade agreement (FTA) between Jordan and African countries to enhance the country’s export performance and industrial footprint across one of the...
5 winners named of Orange Social Ventures Prize in Africa, Middle East
Orange has revealed the winners of its 15th anniversary edition of the Orange Social Ventures Prize (OSVP) for Social Entrepreneurs in Africa and the Middle East. Created in 2011, the Orange Social Ventures Prize (OSVP) for Social Entrepreneurs in...
OKUMU: When titles fall silent - Modern leadership is about usefulness, not position
In the fast-paced world of startups, especially tech-enabled ones, studies suggest that nine out of 10 will fail. It’s a brutal statistic, but also a freeing one. It reminds us that good ideas and fancy titles do not guarantee survival. In the...