Algiers — President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Monday emphasized the commitment of both Algeria and Angola to strengthening peace and stability in Africa, highlighting the need to intensify coordination to address common threats within an African-led approach based on peaceful solutions and non-interference in the internal affairs of states. In a joint statement…
Professor Blade Nzimande, science, technology and innovation minister. With the latest datasets showing signs of regression in some areas of South Africa’s science, technology and innovation (STI) system, minister professor Blade Nzimande has unveiled 41 new research chairs. Established through the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI), research chairs are intended to contribute and support…
Costfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Coinbase received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to operate as a trust bank, the company said Thursday. If finalized, the crypto exchange will be able to operate payment products in addition to its custody business under federal supervision, Coinbase chief…
Lauren Wortmann, MD of application services at NTT Data in Middle East and Africa. NTT Data has signed a five-year contract extension with Absa to continue providing application management services for the bank’s SAP S/4HANA financial consolidation and reporting systems. The deal covers the technology landscape Absa uses for group-wide financial control. According to the…
At this week’s Luanda summit, several thorny issues relating to the security partnership must be confronted head-on. On 24 and 25 November, leaders from 82 member states of the African Union (AU) and European Union (EU), two of the world’s largest geopolitical blocs, will converge in Angola’s capital Luanda for the seventh EU-AU Summit. The…
Addis Ababa — Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched a continent-wide pooled procurement system across all 55 African Union countries. This initiative is designed to improve affordable access to quality health commodities while prioritizing African manufacturers to build sustainable pharmaceutical markets and local production. The African Pharmaceutical Suppliers Meeting, held…
Addis Ababa — The African Union Commission and the Pan African Youth Union (PYU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together aimed at empowering the youth in the continent. Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, received Hon. Dialla Moumouni and Mr. Ahmed Bening, Executive Leaders of the Pan African Youth…
Lusaka — African health ministers today adopted a crucial regional strategy to strengthen and fully integrate rehabilitation services into public health systems across the region by 2035. More than 210 million Africans require rehabilitation, which is a set of health services for people with conditions such as developmental disorders, road traffic and unintentional injuries, or…
