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- SundayNews
- September 30, 2024
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Ivorian Fintech, Daba Finance Crowned 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge Winner, taking home US$50,000
Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com), the leading pan-African financial services group, announced Daba Finance, the Ivorian Fintech, as the Grand Winner of its flasghip Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2024. Twelve (12) innovative fintech startups competed…
- SundayNews
- September 30, 2024
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Niger: New Terrorism Database Threatens Rights
A new Niger government ordinance creating a database of people suspected of terrorism undermines fundamental rights enshrined in national and international law, Human Rights Watch said today. The ordinance sets out overbroad…
- SundayNews
- September 30, 2024
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Merck Foundation marking âWorld Heart Dayâ by providing out of 2080 scholarships, 830 scholarships for future Cardiovascular preventive, hypertension, Diabetes, and Endocrinology experts in 52 countries
Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com) in partnership with African First Ladies and Ministries of Health and Medical Societies provided out of total 2080 Scholarships, 830 Scholarships of one-year Post-Graduate Diploma and two-year Master…
- SundayNews
- September 30, 2024
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African Energy Week (AEW) 2024 Multi-Faceted Speaker Lineup to Foster Strategies to Alleviate Energy Poverty
Returning for its next edition from November 4-8 in Cape Town, the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference convenes stakeholders from the global and African energy sector…
- SundayNews
- September 30, 2024
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Securing Africa’s Digital Future: Building Robust Cybersecurity Readiness for Tomorrow
An average of 2 960 attacks. This is the number of cyberattacks that the average organisation in Africa is subjected to – every week! It’s a staggering number – and…
- SundayNews
- September 30, 2024
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) condemns heinous attack that targeted the residence of the UAE Ambassador in Sudan
The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the heinous attack that targeted the residence of the UAE Head of Mission in Khartoum by a Sudanese army aircraft, which resulted in…
- SundayNews
- September 30, 2024
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Tunisia: Release Former Truth Commission President
A Tunisian judge has detained a prominent activist and former president of the Truth and Dignity Commission, Sihem Bensedrine, apparently in retaliation for her work on accountability for decades of human rights…
- SundayNews
- September 30, 2024
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World Tourism Day Celebrated in Asmara
World Tourism Day, observed annually on 27 September, was celebrated for the 29th time at the national level in Asmara under the theme “Tourism and Peace.” The event was attended…
- SundayNews
- September 30, 2024
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President Boakai Extols Botswana on 58th Independence Day
The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has sent a message of congratulations to the Government and people of the Republic of Botswana on…
- SundayNews
- September 29, 2024
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National Association of Eritrean War Disabled Veterans (NAEWDV) Receives Material Support
The National Association of Eritrean War Disabled Veterans (NAEWDV) has received material support valued at 146 thousand dollars. The contribution includes 120 thousand Nakfa donated by Mr. Amanuel Okbai, a…