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20 Top Francophone African Start-Ups Enter World Bank Group Tech Acceleration Program
African Press Organization
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March 11, 2019
Twenty of the most promising Francophone African tech start-ups will participate in the L’Afrique Excelle (Afrique-Excelle.com) residency in Mali, a full-week bootcamp set to kick off the Francophone edition of the World Bank Group’s XL Africa...
Nasdaq and Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) Sign New Market Surveillance Technology Agreement
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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March 6, 2019
STOCKHOLM, Sweden and ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, March 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq and Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) have signed a new agreement for Nasdaq to deliver market surveillance technology (SMARTS) to BRVM. BRVM is...
Global Dehydrated Culture Media Market projected to Reach USD 2,398.3 Million by 2034 with a Strong CAGR of 7.3% | Future Market Insights, Inc.
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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November 19, 2024
NEWARK, Del, Nov. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Dehydrated Culture Media Market is set to expand from USD 1,185.0 million in 2024 to a projected USD 2,398.3 million by 2034, at a steady compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3%. Dehydrated...
Phase3, CSquared & SBIN Launch Lagos–Accra Terrestrial Fibre Route, Delivering Strategic Resilience Across West Africa
EIN Presswire
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May 26, 2025
ABUJA, FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, NIGERIA, May 26, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Phase3, through a strategic partnership with CSquared and SBIN today announces a new terrestrial fibre route from Lagos, Nigeria to Accra, Ghana, setting a new...
Tajani visit to Niger: we must support and expand Niger’s well-functioning model to reduce irregular migration flows
African Press Organization
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July 16, 2018
“Niger plays a key role to drastically reduce irregular migrants’ flows to Libya and the EU. My visit to Niamey aims at strengthening our partnership with this country, discussing how the EU can promote investments and make more funds available. I...
Tajani visit to Niger: 95% decrease in migration flows to Libya and Europe thanks to EU partnership and funds
African Press Organization
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July 13, 2018
''Through financial support and a strong partnership, the European Union has helped Niger to reduce migratory flows to Libya and the EU by over 95%. In 2016, 330,000 people crossed Niger primarily directed to Europe via Libya. In 2017, this number...
Media reports Russia increasing Africa support with recent food exports
MENAFN
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May 26, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia is increasing its humanitarian assistance to African nations with a new delivery of 709.5 tons of food aid to Burkina Faso scheduled for May, according to a report by Izvestia citing the Russian Foreign Ministry. Additionally,...
Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Niger to stop persecuting journalist Baba Alpha
African Press Organization
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April 6, 2018
Nigerien authorities should reverse the expulsion of journalist Baba Alpha and ensure his safety, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today (April 5, 2018). After jailing him for a year, authorities on April 3 released Baba Alpha, a...
Merck Foundation marks ‘International Women’s Day’ with the First Lady of Niger
African Press Organization
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March 7, 2018
Merck Foundation, in partnership with the First Lady of Niger builds healthcare capacity in the country with special focus on Cancer, Diabetes and Infertility. Merck Foundation appoints the first Lady of Niger, as an Ambassador of Merck More than...
Global Calcium Carbonate Market Will Reach USD 32.3 billion by 2024: Zion Market Research
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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May 29, 2018
New York, NY, May 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zion Market Research has published a new report titled “Calcium Carbonate Market by Type (Precipitated Calcium Carbonate and Ground Calcium Carbonate) by Applications (Papers, Paints & Coatings,...
Telephonic Press Briefing with U.S. Ambassador to Niger Eric P. Whitaker and Major General J. Marcus Hicks, Commander, Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAF) to discuss the upcoming SOCAF-Sponsored Flintlock 2018 Joint Military Exercise in Niger
African Press Organization
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April 5, 2018
EVENT: Please join us on Thursday, April 5, 2018, at 13:30 GMT|14:30 WAT|15:30 SAST for a telephonic press briefing with Eric Whitaker, U.S. Ambassador to Niger, and Major General J. Marcus Hicks, Commander, Special Operations Command Africa. They...
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Commits to Safeguarding Lake Chad
African Press Organization
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February 23, 2018
UNESCO will bring a preservation project focusing on research and the dissemination of knowledge, the rehabilitation of wetlands and wildlife corridors, and the promotion of sustainable income generating activities to the International Conference...
Ugandan Scientist Scoops Award at Next Einstein Forum (NEF) Global Gathering in Kigali, Rwanda
African Press Organization
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March 30, 2018
Dr. Justus Masa, a Ugandan Lecturer at Kyambogo University and Senior Group Leader of Electrocatalysis and Energy at Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany is among the 17 NEF Fellow award winners at this year’s Next Einstein Forum (NEF) Global Gathering...
Merck Foundation Launched by First Ladies of Chad, Niger, Central African Republic, Gambia and Guinea Conakry and Chairperson of National Assembly of Namibia
African Press Organization
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November 6, 2017
Dr Rasha Kelej is the First Female, African and Youngest ever Chief Executive Officer for Merck Foundation. The First Ladies of Central African Republic, Gambia, Chad , Niger and Republic of Guinea announced to be ambassadors for Merck more than a...
Appeal hearing for Niger journalist postponed
African Press Organization
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January 10, 2018
An appeals court in Niger's capital, Niamey, yesterday postponed a hearing for Baba Alpha until March 12, the broadcast journalist's lawyer, Amadou Boubacar Mossi, told CPJ. Alpha, a reporter for the privately owned radio and television news...
All committed for girls to better learn math and science in Niger
African Press Organization
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December 22, 2017
Since 2013, the Capacity Development for Education (CapED) Programme in Niger, coordinated by UNESCO Dakar, has been supporting the Nigerien government in its efforts to retain girls in school by improving their performance in mathematics and in...
Merck Foundation Launched by First Ladies of Chad, Niger, CAR, Gambia,Guinea,Chairperson of National Assembly of Namibia
EIN Presswire
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November 7, 2017
The First Ladies of Central African Republic, Gambia, Chad, Niger and Republic of Guinea announced to be ambassadors for Merck more than a Mother campaign. CAIRO, EGYPT, November 7, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- • The First Ladies of Central African...
Angola Cables and West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) collaborate to expand connectivity among West and Central African research & education institutions
African Press Organization
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December 19, 2017
Angola Cables (www.AngolaCables.co.ao) today announced an agreement with the West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) (www.WACREN.net), the regional research and education network (REN) that facilitates interconnections...
MainOne partners with West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) to boost connectivity in research and education institutions
African Press Organization
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January 24, 2018
Following a highly competitive and non-discriminatory bidding process involving leading communications operators in Africa, leading Connectivity and Data Center solutions provider, MainOne (www.MainOne.net) has emerged winner of a 15-year contract...
MSF nurse wins HIV-TB prize for life-saving TB test research
African Press Organization
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July 31, 2017
Zimbabwean Doctors Without Borders (MSF) nurse and researcher Chenai Mathabire has won an HIV/TB Research Prize at this year’s International Aids Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS2017). Through a study conducted in Malawi and Mozambique,...