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Africa: First mRNA Flu Shot Approved By FDA Bodes Well for Improving Drugs of the Future – Though a Few Hurdles Remain Before mNRA Can Move Beyond Vaccines

eriinfo.com5 days ago012 mins

Vaccines have been reliably and affordably protecting people from diseases worldwide for centuries. Until the COVID-19 pandemic, however, vaccine development was still a long and idiosyncratic process. Traditionally, researchers had to tailor manufacturing processes and facilities for each vaccine candidate, and the scientific knowledge gained from one vaccine was often not directly transferable to another….

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Africa: Uganda Airlines’ Kigali and Accra Routes Are More Than New Destinations – They Are Investments in Africa’s Future

eriinfo.com6 days ago09 mins

By Emma Were Belinda Uganda Airlines’ decision to launch direct flights to Kigali, Rwanda, and Accra, Ghana marks more than another expansion of its route network. It represents a strategic step in Uganda’s broader ambition to strengthen regional integration, deepen economic diplomacy, boost tourism, facilitate trade and position itself as a key player in Africa’s…

Solly Malatsi stakes South Africa’s AI future on staying neutral

eriinfo.com7 days ago011 mins

Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT South Africa will not align itself with either Washington or Beijing in AI, communications minister Solly Malatsi has told TechCentral, rejecting the central premise of a new Boston Consulting Group study that argues the window for countries to hedge between the two AI superpowers is closing. The Great Divide: How the…

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Africa: Financing Africa’s Digital Future – Institutions Push for Smarter, Coordinated Funding

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago08 mins

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Africa’s digital revolution is gathering pace, but the financing needed to sustain it remains uneven, fragmented, and often out of reach. To bridge this gap, African multilateral financial institutions, policymakers, development partners, and private sector leaders are calling for a more coordinated, innovative, and better-structured financing approach to support Africa’s digital…

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Africa: NBA Africa & Future Nigeria Limited Announce Partnership

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago09 mins

NBA Africa has announced the launch of NBA REC – the league’s recreational basketball platform for players ages 18 and older designed to elevate university, community and adult basketball experiences – in Nigeria through a multiyear collaboration with Future Concerns Nigeria Limited, a leading Nigerian health, safety, environmental and engineering services company. The collaboration marks…

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Africa: AU Asks Somalia to Nominate Delegates for Talks On Aussom’s Future

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago03 mins

Addis Ababa — The African Union has asked Somalia to urgently nominate representatives for a series of consultations on the future of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), as the mission faces mounting financial challenges that have raised concerns over its long-term sustainability. In a formal invitation sent to the Somali…

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Africa: AU, U.S. Envoy Discuss Aussom’s Future Amid Funding Uncertainty

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago02 mins

Mogadishu — The head of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) met the acting U.S. ambassador to Somalia in Mogadishu to discuss the mission’s future as it faces growing financial uncertainty, the AU mission said. The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia and Head of…

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Africa: Critical Minerals – the Hidden Resources Powering the Clean Energy Future

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago06 mins

Why are critical minerals suddenly at the centre of global politics? The story in 60 seconds Every electric vehicle, wind turbine, solar panel, smart phone; they all depend on minerals extracted from the earth. As countries accelerate the transition to clean (non-fossil fuel) energy, demand for minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper and graphite…

Employee experience, AI and security shaping the future workplace

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago07 mins

Yesh Surjoodeen, MD of HP Southern Africa. [Photo: Lesley Moyo] Improving the employee experience – rather than simply deploying more technology – should be at the centre of companies’ future-of-work strategies, according to HP South Africa. Speaking at HP’s Future of Work Experience event in Johannesburg last week, Yesh Surjoodeen, MD of HP Southern Africa,…

Rosslyn plant to power Chery SA’s electric future

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago08 mins

The Chery Tiggo 4 Cross HEV. (Image source: Chery) Chery plans to manufacture new energy vehicles (NEVs) in South Africa, as part of a broader localisation strategy centred on its newly-acquired Rosslyn manufacturing plant. This positions SA as the Chinese car maker’s African manufacturing, research and development (R&D), and export hub, it says. In an…