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 inDrive (www.inDrive.com), the ride-hailing app known for its transparent and fair pricing model, has secured its position as the second most downloaded app in its category globally, and it continues to make waves in Africa, where it ranks as the third-largest ride-hailing service in South Africa, second in Nigeria, and number one in Zimbabwe and Botswana and North African countries. inDrive’s success story in Africa reflects its remarkable growth trajectory, […]

 Orange Summer Challenge: three months to turn an idea into a start-up Created in 2011, the Orange Summer Challenge (OSC) is the flagship event of the network of Orange Digital Centers in Middle East and Africa (www.Orange.com). Its objective is to inspire young people to develop technology start-ups for the common good. The 2025 edition ended in Casablanca with an international ceremony that rewarded three promising projects. For more than […]

 Today Canon (www.Canon-CNA.com) begins its celebrations of a decade of excellence in sheetfed inkjet printing, marking both its technological innovation and its unmatched expertise in deployment, integration, and support. Under the campaign theme 'Progress Powered by Passion', Canon is commemorating its journey from launching the first B3 sheetfed inkjet press, the pioneering VarioPrint i300, to setting the de facto standard in sheetfed inkjet production with its market-leading varioPRINT iX3200. The […]

 Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, King of the Ashanti Kingdom; Hon. Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources of Ghana; and Oheneba Kwaku Duah, the son of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and Managing Director of the Ashanti Green Initiative recently met to discuss the upcoming Mining in Motion Summit in Ghana. They explored the summit’s potential to improve the artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector in Ghana […]

  Available to UK visa customers in 141 countries globally including South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya.   Leveraging Generative AI-powered conversational chatbot, offering human-like, conversational support   Responds to voice and text inputs, effectively catering to a diverse audience  VFS Global (www.VFSglobal.com) has recently launched a new Generative AI-powered chatbot to enhance customer support for travellers to the UK. The AI-Powered Chatbot not only utilises advanced Generative AI technology to offer […]

 Aleph Hospitality (www.AlephHospitality.com), the largest independent hospitality management company in the Middle East and Africa, is set to expand its footprint in Ghana with the addition of The Address, a landmark hotel in Accra, to its growing portfolio.  The Address is owned by DevtracoPlus Limited (https://apo-opa.co/3XjX7NX), one of Ghana’s leading real estate companies under the Devtraco Group. In 2022 Aleph Hospitality signed a management agreement for The Pelican Hotel in […]

 HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met at the Amiri Diwan on Tuesday with HE Head of the Government of National Unity of the State of Libya Abdul Hamid Mohammed Al Dbeiba, who is visiting the country. During the meeting, they discussed cooperation relations between the two countries and ways to support and enhance them. They also discussed the developments in […]

  The High Court in Garissa, Kenya ruled on January 21 in favor of thousands of ethnic Somali Kenyan nationals whose rights were violated  by the refusal to deregister them from the refugee database and issue them Kenyan ID cards even though they were Kenyans. Tens of thousands of Kenyan Somalis who were incorrectly registered as refugees were left de facto stateless, unable to open a bank account, get a driver’s license, […]

 Maritime Security and the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index were some of the key points discussed during a courtesy call between the Minister for Foreign and Tourism, Mr Sylvestre Radegonde, and the Ambassador of Norway to the Seychelles, H.E Mr Gunnar Andreas Holm, at Maison Queau de Quinssy on Tuesday 25th February 2025. On the topic of Maritime Security, Minister Radegonde commended Norway’s contribution to maritime security through the EUNAVFOR Operation Atalanta and […]