African Business and Political Leaders Start Dialogue to Launch the African Green Initiative at AEW 2022

The African Green Dialogue, led by the private sector, will promote discussions around green energy in Africa, marking a significant step in the journey towards the continent’s energy transition JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, As a platform for an inclusive discussion on Africa’s green energy sector, the African Green Initiative, which is being launched during an African Green Summit at African…

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African Business and Political Leaders Start Dialogue to Launch the African Green Initiative at AEW 2022

The African Green Dialogue, led by the private sector, will promote discussions around green energy in Africa, marking a significant step in the journey towards the continent’s energy transition JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, As a platform for an inclusive discussion on Africa’s green energy sector, the African Green Initiative, which is being launched during an African Green Summit at African…

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Africa No Filter and Meta announce a new fund to improve Virtual Reality in Africa’s storytelling

This is an opportunity for African content creators to push the boundaries of their creativity and innovation JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Africa No Filter, a narrative change organization, and Meta (https://about.facebook.com/Meta/) have announced a partnership to launch “Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building Worlds” program, aimed at boosting the use of Virtual Reality in Africa’s storytelling.  Supporting Extended Reality storytellers to…

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Africa No Filter and Meta announce a new fund to improve Virtual Reality in Africa’s storytelling

This is an opportunity for African content creators to push the boundaries of their creativity and innovation JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Africa No Filter, a narrative change organization, and Meta (https://about.facebook.com/Meta/) have announced a partnership to launch “Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building Worlds” program, aimed at boosting the use of Virtual Reality in Africa’s storytelling.  Supporting Extended Reality storytellers to…

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Sahel Leaders Commit to Ambitious Reforms to Support Access to Quality Education

The “Nouakchott Declaration” identifies three fundamental objectives NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, The summit on education in the Sahel under the theme of “Shaping the Sahel’s future in today’s schools,” just concluded today. The summit brought together President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger, heads of delegations of the Sahel and the Vice President of…

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Sahel Leaders Commit to Ambitious Reforms to Support Access to Quality Education

The “Nouakchott Declaration” identifies three fundamental objectives NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, The summit on education in the Sahel under the theme of “Shaping the Sahel’s future in today’s schools,” just concluded today. The summit brought together President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger, heads of delegations of the Sahel and the Vice President of…

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Interstate Conference on Upcoming Seasonal Cattle Migration Concludes in Western Bahr El Ghazal

The main takeaway from the gathering was the need to deploy an integrated joint police force and operationalize a mobile court that can step in if disputes arise WAU, South Sudan, A three-day interstate conference brought together some 100 participants drawn across two states in South Sudan Warrap and Western Bahr el Ghazal to dialogue on a key issue:…

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Interstate Conference on Upcoming Seasonal Cattle Migration Concludes in Western Bahr El Ghazal

The main takeaway from the gathering was the need to deploy an integrated joint police force and operationalize a mobile court that can step in if disputes arise WAU, South Sudan, A three-day interstate conference brought together some 100 participants drawn across two states in South Sudan Warrap and Western Bahr el Ghazal to dialogue on a key issue:…

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Learning losses from COVID-19 could cost this generation of students close to $17 trillion in lifetime earnings

World Bank-UNESCO-UNICEF report lays out the magnitude of the education crisis WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, This generation of students now risks losing $17 trillion in lifetime earnings in present value, or about 14 percent of today’s global GDP, as a result of COVID-19 pandemic-related school closures, according to a new report published today by the World Bank, UNESCO,…

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Learning losses from COVID-19 could cost this generation of students close to $17 trillion in lifetime earnings

World Bank-UNESCO-UNICEF report lays out the magnitude of the education crisis WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, This generation of students now risks losing $17 trillion in lifetime earnings in present value, or about 14 percent of today’s global GDP, as a result of COVID-19 pandemic-related school closures, according to a new report published today by the World Bank, UNESCO,…

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