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Cameroon: The Cardiopad - an African Invention to... →
A young Cameroonian engineer has built the first fully touch screen medical tablet that could soon save many African lives. He first has to find the necessary funding to mass-produce the device.
In a country that has only 30 heart surgeons for more than 20 million people, the dream of Arthur Zang, a 24-year-old Cameroonian engineer, is to facilitate the treatment of patients with a heart...
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January 2012
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Latitude News: Nigerian oil prices fuel anger →
latitudenews:
by Michael Fitzgerald
Unhappy New Year, Nigerian drivers.
This week Nigeria’s government ended a longstanding petroleum subsidy, and gas prices doubled and even tripled overnight. Nigeria is Africa’s largest oil-producer.
Angry Nigerians protest a sudden spike in oil prices. (Credit:…
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Sino-Africa Relation; the Sierra Leone... →
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It should be noted, that there are more than 6,000 branches of Chinese related companies across Africa with some 2,000 investments in the continent. In Malawi for instance, China’s first investment program in that country following the signing of diplomatic ties years back is through the Malawi Cotton project, with funding from the China-Africa Development Fund. This is believed...
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Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg Questioning the ‘new’ philanthropy
My favourite part:
The the element I talked about in “new-philanthropy” is the democratizating of philanthropy … One no longer needs experience , training or personal contact with Africans . All you need is a passion Africans who are suffering , that passion for suffering Africans is enough!…And that passion , how is that...
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Top 10 African Women in ICT →
b-sama:
Here’s our list of top 10 African women in ICT, in no particular order:
1. Nombulelo Moholi
Nombulelo was appointed Telkom SA CEO in March 2011 after a lengthy evaluation process. She became the first black woman to head up a JSE listed telecommunications company in South Africa. Moholi is a qualified engineer with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering...
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December 2011
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Women Scientists Honored At Pan African University... →
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Several of Africa’s top women scientists have been honored at ceremonies to mark the founding of a new Pan African University. The Kwame Nkrumah Science Awards for 2011 went to seven women for outstanding achievements and valuable scientific discoveries. The annual prize carries with it a $20,000 check and a silver medal. Etheresia Pretorius of South Africa won for electron...
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