insert_link APO International Stellantis Middle East and Africa (MEA) Elevates Customer Experience with Inaugural Customer Centricity Competition [[{"value":"Stellantis Middle East and Africa (www.Stellantis.com) celebrated this April 18th in Istanbul _Turkey the success of its first Customer Centricity Competition, an innovative event that brought together our network front liners exceptional talent from across the MEA region. The competition showcased the skills and expertise of professionals in four distinct categories: Sales Advisor, Service Advisor, Technician, and Spare Parts Advisor. The Stellantis MEA Customer Centricity Competition saw a total of […] todayApril 25, 2024 7
insert_link APO International APO Group Vice President: Public Relations and Strategic Communication, Rania El-Rafie, named in ‘50 Remarkable African Women in Communication and Media’ [[{"value":"APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the premier award-winning Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, is proud to announce the inclusion of Rania El-Rafie, Vice President, Public Relations and Strategic Communication, in the 2023-2024 ‘50 Remarkable African Women in Communication and Media’ list. Known as the #Nzinga50, the annual ‘50 Remarkable African Women in Communication and Media’ list is published by CommsOfAfrica, a pan-African provider of specialist information on the communication, […] todayApril 25, 2024 11
insert_link Science & Technology Elon Musk vs Australia: global content take-down orders can harm the internet if adopted widely By Dan Jerker B. Svantesson, Bond University Do Australian courts have the right to decide what foreign citizens, located overseas, view online on a foreign-owned platform? Anyone inclined to answer “yes” to this question should perhaps also ask themselves whether they are equally happy for courts in China, Russia and Iran to determine what Australians can see and post online in Australia. This is the problem with […] todayApril 25, 2024 33
insert_link APO International Rwanda: African Development Fund to provide a partial credit guarantee to support the financing of green and sustainable initiatives [[{"value":"The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional lending arm of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), has approved a partial credit guarantee to support Rwanda’s mobilisation of financing to implement green and social initiatives. The Partial credit guarantee for mobilisation of sustainable financing for Rwanda project will enable the country to raise up to €200 million competitively from international commercial banks, diversifying its funding sources. It […] todayApril 25, 2024 10
insert_link APO International African Development Bank Executive Director and Sudanese Envoy Discuss Crucial Support Amid Ongoing Conflict [[{"value":"Ambassador El Gayly Mohamed Abdelhamid, Sudanese Chargé d’Affaires to Cote d’Ivoire, recently paid a courtesy visit to Mr. Rufus N. Darkortey, Executive Director for Sudan at the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org). The meeting, held on April 4, 2024, at the African Development Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan, focused on collaborative efforts by the Bank to address Sudan’s ongoing civil conflict and foster sustainable development in the country. Central to the dialogue […] todayApril 25, 2024 8
insert_link APO International Nigerian tech ecosystem leads Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation race at GITEX AFRICA’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Everything Expo launch [[{"value":"Nigerian start-ups are leading an epic AI innovation race with innovative digital solutions solving cross-continental challenges, as the very best from Africa’s largest economy take centre stage at the rising Silicon Valley’s largest tech and start-up event in Morocco next month. From AI-powered diabetic care, to SaaS (Software as a Service) platforms boosting agriculture profitability, Nigerian tech is shaping the future of Africa’s burgeoning digital economy, enticing global investors with […] todayApril 25, 2024 10
insert_link Africa R21 anti-malaria vaccine is a game changer: scientist who helped design it reflects on 30 years of research, and what it promises By Adrian Hill, University of Oxford Until three years ago nobody had developed a vaccine against any parasitic disease. Now there are two against malaria: the RTS,S and the R21 vaccines. Adrian Hill, director of the Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford and chief investigator for the R21 vaccine, tells Nadine Dreyer why he thinks this is a great era for malaria control. What makes malaria […] todayApril 25, 2024 14
insert_link APO International Jacob Flewelling to Spearhead Investment Dialogue at Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2024 [[{"value":"Africa Investment Advisor for Lusophone Africa and Pan-African Transactions at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Jacob Flewelling is set to engage financiers and government delegates in investment advisory and business development during this year’s Angola Oil&Gas (AOG) 2024 conference and exhibition. In collaboration with the private sector, the DFC has invested more than $10 billion across sub-Saharan Africa. During the event – taking place October 2-3 in Luanda […] todayApril 25, 2024 6
insert_link Africa Rwanda’s post-genocide model prioritises security over freedom and equality – a risk to future stability By Omar Shahabudin McDoom, London School of Economics and Political Science Rwanda, a small and landlocked central African country, has made remarkable socio-economic progress since the 1994 genocide in which an estimated 500,000 people died. But the country, as well as the rest of the world, remains divided over the achievements made and the direction taken over the past 30 years. Supporters of Rwanda’s trajectory believe in […] todayApril 25, 2024 10