Rwanda’s Paul Kagame recently gave an inspiring speech on the country’s airwaves , inspiring thousands of Rwandans in the march towards a peaceful and progressive
Arts
Jamaican Sculptor Commissioned to Create Monument of Martin Luther King Jr
Renowned Jamaican Sculptor Basil Watson has been commissioned to create a monument in honor of Civil Rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The artist
Health and Fitness
‘Selfless’ South Sudanese Surgeon Receives UN Award
Dr. Evan Atar is a South Sudanese doctor who won a UN award for treating Sudanese refugees in Maban hospital in Northern Upper Nile State.
Sport
Egyptian Government Build Museum in Honor of Liverpool Striker Mohamed Salah
Since joining Liverpool FC from Roma, Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah has been in excellent form, banging in goals for the English side with reckless abandon.
Camilla Parker Could Become Queen, Royal Expert Claims
Royal expert Phil Dampier has said that Camillia Parker, the wife of Prince Charles will be accepted as Queen by most of the UK public and added the Duchess of Cornwall is “now quite popular” with the British people. Mr Dampier, who has been reporting on the Royal family for 20 years, made the claim when speaking to Express.co.uk. According
» Read moreUber Enters Pact with US Space Agency to Develop Flying Taxis
Uber has announced a partnership deal with US space agency NASA on developing flying taxis that would operate in tandem with Uber’s competitive pricing. Making this known on Wednesday, it also announced Los Angeles will join two other previously revealed “UberAIR” pilot schemes in Dallas Fort-Worth, Texas, and Dubai. California and Texas are the US states with the largest number
» Read moreLionheart’, Nigerian Genevieve Nnaji’s Movie on Netflix Rakes her $3.5 million
‘Lionheart’, Netflix first African original movie directed by Nigerian actress Genevieve Nnaji, has earned the actress turned director $3.5m. On January 3 the actress took to her Instagram to announce that the movie was finally showing on Netflix, few months after the American over-the-top media service provider, announced it had acquired the film. Prior to its debut on Netflix, the
» Read moreMeet Vérone Mankou, the Congolese Computer Whiz kid and Maker of Africa’s First Tablet and Smartphone
When in 2012, Congolese techpreneur, Vérone Mankou designed Africa’s first tablet, a convenient alternative gadget for people who could not afford Apple’s iPad, the world was notified of once more, the great potential of the African continent. It was an innate desire for Vérone to produce something of this nature which would enable more people in his country gain access
» Read moreApplications Open for $50k MEST Africa Scale-up Pitch Competition
Applications have opened for the second edition of the MEST Africa Challenge, which is offering US$50,000 in equity investment to startups based in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Ivory Coast. Run by pan-African training programme, seed fund, incubator and hub the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), the challenge is aimed at post-revenue, tech-enabled startups that want to expand
» Read morePersonal Budgeting Tips For 2019
Personal budgeting can be extremely overwhelming, so overwhelming that only negligible few Nigerian families have a working monthly budget. But the question remains, “Is having personal budget worthwhile?” The answer is “Yes.” Developing a budget that can be maintained over a long period has been definitively linked to building wealth, while simultaneously helping the budget planner to get out of
» Read moreNigeria’s First Storey Building Records 13,609 Visitors In 2018
The first storey building in Nigeria is located in Badagry, Lagos State and exist as a tourist attraction where vivtors visit daily. As at last year, the building attracted 13,609 visitors. This was made known to the press by the officer in charge of the building, Mr. Hodonu Daniel, who said that the number of tourists that visited the 172-year-old
» Read moreMooketsi Tekere; Botswana’s Serial Entrepreneur Making Big Strides in Health and Technology
Mr. Mooketsi Bennedict Tekere is a bright light in the African Horizon. He is from Botswana and is an African based serial entrepreneur and healthcare development expert with extensive knowledge of the African healthcare industry. He is also investing in empowering women through education. He founded the first digital lab for young female students to come together and discuss ICTs
» Read more“The Most Difficult is not Where We Come From, But Where We Want and Dream to Go” – Paul Kegame
Rwanda’s Paul Kagame recently gave an inspiring speech on the country’s airwaves , inspiring thousands of Rwandans in the march towards a peaceful and progressive country after the ugly experience of hatred and the resulting genocide which claimed uncountable lives. Excerpt; Paul Kagamé on radio Rwanda: ‘Soon We’ll Have the Best Universities in the World With Us’ “If our country
» Read moreEgyptian Government Build Museum in Honor of Liverpool Striker Mohamed Salah
Since joining Liverpool FC from Roma, Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah has been in excellent form, banging in goals for the English side with reckless abandon. Just recently, the player was crowned African footballer of the Year for the second consecutive year. Before now, he had won the top scorer trophy for the 2017/2018 season in England. All his feats and
» Read more97 Nigerian Firms Listed by the London Stock Exchange to Inspire Africa in 2019
The second edition of London Stock Exchange’s ‘Companies to Inspire Africa’ report, was launched Wednesday with Nigeria and Kenya leading other countries represented in the report. The report, which identifies 360 companies from 32 countries across the African continent with seven major sectors represented, featured companies including small entrepreneurial businesses through to well-established corporations with Nigeria having the single largest
» Read more11 Year Old Taylor Pollard Kicks Off Business Enterprise to Fight Racism
Taylor Pollard remembers when her younger sister, Kheris Rogers, was in the first grade, she once asked to stay in the bathtub longer — she hoped it would make her skin lighter. “That’s when I realized that the bullying that was going on at her school at the first grade was really taking a toll on her,” Pollard, 23, tells CNBC
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