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World 5 Mar 2025 | 06:24 PM

AU to establish Africa Food Safety Agency to strengthen continent-wide standards

ADDIS ABABA, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) announced Wednesday that the Africa Food Safety Agency will be established shortly in a bid to enhance food safety across the continent.

Internet 19 Feb 2025 | 03:30 AM

Meta plans undersea cable to link five continents

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta has said it will lay an undersea cable stretching across five continents to carry data, including for developing artificial intelligence.

World 3 Feb 2025 | 04:31 PM

African Mining Indaba 2025 kicks off in South Africa with call to shape continent's mining future

CAPE TOWN, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The African Mining Indaba 2025 kicked off on Monday in Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa, with South African Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe calling for cooperation to shape the future of the continent's mining industry.

Other Sports 30 Jan 2025 | 01:19 PM

Olympics-From Games on five continents to digital change, IOC candidates unveil plans

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - The seven candidates for the world's most powerful job in global sport -- the presidency of the International Olympic Committee -- unveiled their plans and vision for the Games in a brief presentation to the IOC membership on Thursday.

Focus 6 Dec 2024 | 11:00 PM

Continents and concerns converge

RUSSIA’s domestic intelligence agency patrols the meandering river, alongside cameras, watchtowers and three rows of barbed-wire fencing.

Technology 18 Oct 2024 | 06:21 AM

South African click-and-collect firm Pargo considers continent-wide expansion

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African click-and-collect company Pargo is exploring an expansion into the rest of Africa, its CEO said in an interview, betting on e-commerce growth on the continent.

World 31 Mar 2025 | 04:33 PM

Experts meet in Kenya to boost Africa's flower exports

NAIROBI, March 31 (Xinhua) -- African floriculture experts gathered in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Monday to discuss strategies for boosting the continent's flower exports, enhancing market access, and improving supply chain efficiency.

World 28 Mar 2025 | 05:29 PM

AU calls for "bold actions" to harness Africa's mineral wealth

ADDIS ABABA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) has called on African countries to harness the continent's vast mineral resources through coordinated efforts to drive sustainable development, industrialization, and economic transformation.

Startups 3 June 2024 | 04:00 AM

African tech startups cater to continent’s needs

African startups, addressing overlooked needs, are putting the spotlight on a burgeoning tech scene, despite challenges like inequality and limited digitalisation.

World 18 Mar 2025 | 05:58 PM

AfDB calls for sustained investments to transform Africa's food systems

NAIROBI, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The transformation of food systems in Africa to help the continent meet its hunger eradication goal requires sustained investments in quality seeds, technology, post-harvest storage and value addition, senior officials from the African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Tuesday.

True Or Not 23 Nov 2023 | 12:00 AM

QuickCheck: Has a band performed in all seven continents before, Antarctica included?

IT is no secret that music fans love concerts, music festivals and gigs – nothing quite matches the adrenaline rush of watching one's favourite act perform live.

Books 1 Apr 2025 | 12:46 PM

Are women allowed their own dreams, wonders author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Twelve years since her last novel, Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie returns with the highly anticipated 'Dream Count'

World 1 Apr 2025 | 01:14 PM

US must see through Russian 'stalling tactics,' Germany's Baerbock says

(Reuters) -German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday that the United States should not to be misled by any "stalling tactics" of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Style 27 Oct 2023 | 11:00 AM

'Africans want to wear Africa': The continent's fashion industry is booming

Africa’s fashion industry is rapidly growing to meet local and international demands but a lack of adequate investment still limits its full potential, Unesco said in its new report released at this year’s Lagos Fashion Week show.

Football 12 Oct 2023 | 11:00 PM

Why a football-crazy continent gets just three WC games

FOR a region that lives and breathes football like South America, FIFA’s 2030 World Cup announcement could only be seen as a disappointment.

China 31 Mar 2025 | 11:40 AM

Xi showdown with Li Ka-shing threatens China’s pro-business push

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping is seeking to paint China as a steady partner to investors roiled by a global trade war. A spat over a shipping lane coveted by Donald Trump is testing that push.

Technology 31 Mar 2025 | 04:00 AM

New 3D technology could soon bring surgeons closer to patients in Africa's most remote regions

Recent years have seen growing use of telemedicine, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic. Experts say such digital tools can benefit patients in Africa the most because there are so few specialist doctors for the continent's 1.4 billion people.

World 17 Mar 2025 | 04:27 PM

Experts, policymakers call for tackling trade barriers to boost food security in Africa

ADDIS ABABA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Experts and policymakers have called on African countries to address persistent challenges and trade barriers to improve food security on the continent.

Swimming 30 Mar 2025 | 11:00 PM

Sink or swim

KIRSTY Coventry now holds the most powerful role in sports when she was elected as the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee.

World 2 Nov 2022 | 04:38 PM

Europe warms more than any other continent in last 3 decades

LONDON (Reuters) - Europe has warmed more than twice as much as the rest of the world over the past three decades and experienced the greatest temperature increase of any continent, according to a report by the World Meteorological Organization.

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