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Second Wave? Here’s How To Stay Safe, Again.

The coronavirus pandemic has shaken the world for many months and millions of people have died from this deadly virus. During its peak, several countries imposed a lockdown to keep everyone at home and safe, hopefully away from the virus. Now that things are slowly going back to normal, reports say that there may be a second wave! Here are some tips on how to stay safe as you go about your daily routine. Interaction precaution Maintain at least a 1-metre distance between yourself and others to reduce your risk of infection when they cough, sneeze or speak. Maintain an even greater distance between yourself and others when indoors. The further away, the better. Make wearing a mask a normal part of being around other people. Clean your hands before you put your mask on, as well as before and after […]

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Africa must prepare for second COVID wave, disease control group says

Covid-19 cases are accelerating in some parts of Africa and governments should step up preparations for a second wave, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. Over the past four weeks, cases have increased by 45% per week on average in Kenya, by 19% in the Democratic Republic of Congo and by 8% in Egypt, the African Union-run organization's head John Nkengasong said."The time to prepare for a second wave is truly now," he said, urging governments "not to get into prevention fatigue mode." The continent of 1.3 billion people has so far managed better than widely expected in terms of containing the epidemic, with a lower percentage of deaths than other regions, partly due to strict lockdown measures imposed in March. Beginning in August, many governments eased restrictions, however, and a trend of decreasing cases has flattened, Matshidiso Moeti, […]

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Sindika Dokolo, The husband of Billionaire Angola’s Isabel dos Santos dies

Sindika Dokolo, the husband of Isabel dos Santos, billionaire daughter of Angola's former president, has died, his family announced Friday. He died Thursday in Dubai according to a notice posted on Twitter by the family. It did not state the cause of death. Dokolo was 48. "The Dokolo family, his wife, children, mother, brother, and sisters have the deepest sorrow and immense sadness to announce the passing of Sindika Dokolo, which occurred on October 29, 2020, in Dubai," the tweet said. Media reports in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, of which Dokolo was a citizen, said he had died in a diving accident. Dokolo was also the son of the businessman Augustin Dokolo Sanu, from whom he inherited his fortune after his death in 2001. Alongside his wife, Hanne Kruse, a Danish national he married in 1968, the Mukongo patriarch […]

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simple tips for growing your business

Generating new business by growing your customer base is important to your business success. However, it can sometimes be very challenging. Here are some practical tips to help you grow your customer base. Get to know your customers Understand your customer's needs and develop products and services that meet those needs. You can gain insight into your customers by personalising your services and encouraging them to provide you with feedback. Offer great customer service Ensure your customer service is exceptional and go the extra mile when you can. Your customers will not only remember great service they will also be more likely to refer other people to you. Nurture existing customers and look for new opportunities Have strategies in place to nurture existing customers, such as staying in contact with them via an e-newsletter or letting them know about promotional […]

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Mural of world’s first Ghananian black professional player

A stunning mural of the world's first black professional footballer Arthur Wharton - who was also remarkably a record-breaking sprinter - was today unveiled in Darlington, the first club he played for. Wharton, who was born in Ghana in 1865 before moving to England and becoming a sporting icon, has now had his extraordinary achievements celebrated in the town where it all began after a Darlington resident campaigned for 12 years. Shaun Campbell finally fulfilled his mission to commemorate the life of Wharton as a mural of the pioneering sportsman, whose Ghanaian name, Kwame, comes from the day of the week he was born on, was unveiled on the side of a Darlington building that has been named 'The Arthur Wharton Foundation'.  Wharton immigrated to Darlington as a 19-year-old to train as a missionary, but soon abandoned those plans to pursue a career as an […]

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Okonjo-Iweala, to emerge World Trade Organization’s Director General

Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is slated to be the new Director-General of the World Trade Organization. She will be the first woman, and the first African, to lead the institution. The announcement that Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is to be the new director-general of the World Trade Organization would have been a tremendous boost for Africa and lines her up for one of the toughest jobs in the international system. She will have to lead the charge for a revival of multilateralism, in the negotiating chambers of the WTO and for a better deal for developing economies, as well as for the practical matter of how reforming trade and patent rules can allow the distribution of life-saving vaccines and therapeutics as the coronavirus pandemic rips across the world on its second wave. As the first woman and African to head the trade body, Okonjo-Iweala […]

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the Emergence of digitization in agricultural startups

The Covid-19 pandemic has been a booster for rapid digitization globally. Companies, networks, and entire sectors are leapfrogging as a result of the (forced) increased use of digital tools. Even before the pandemic, the world was on the path to massive digitization. Digital technologies and innovations have become a critical factor for success and a driver for change and disruption all over the world. IoT, AI, automatization, blockchain, virtual, and augmented reality are here to stay. This shift to digital has also reached the agriculture and food sector in Africa. Foodtech and agri-tech are now quickly growing sectors with start-ups from Africa driving change. The spread and growth of start-ups providing ag- and food tech solutions promises dynamic growth and transformation of African agriculture. Linking technology to the agriculture sector can also make agriculture – an aging sector – more […]

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Made-in-Africa Footwear Brands You Should Pay Attention to

With a population of over one billion people, footwear is one of the fast and emerging business opportunities in Africa. Everybody needs shoes. We don’t just buy them to protect our feet; shoes are a popular way to express our style and fashion sense. It’s not just the size of Africa’s market that’s attractive to the footwear industry. Africa is also richly endowed with the raw materials, impressive talent, and affordable labor that gives it the edge to build a multi-billion dollar footwear industry. 1. Sole Rebels (Ethiopia) SoleRebels is arguably the most popular and fastest-growing African footwear brand in the world! It sells its ‘eco-friendly’ brand of footwear in more than 50 countries; including the USA, Canada, Japan and Switzerland. Bethlehem Alemu started SoleRebels in 2004 with less than $10,000 in capital she raised from family members. Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, founder of SoleRebels […]

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Akon – Ain’t No Peace (Video)

Grammy Award winning singer and Music Executive, Akon has released a new jam titled 'Ain't No Peace' to address social injustice in the society and specifically, the widespread Police Brutality in America and the rest of the world. According to him, “I felt it was super important to weigh in on the crisis at hand, but not through press interviews or social media, but in the way people know me best and that’s through music,” Akon explains via press release. Aside Ain't No Peace being Akon's new single after a long time, it is also the title of his new mistake early this year. Ain’t No Peace Mixtape can be found across all streaming platforms here. Watch Video Below: https://youtu.be/2TnkJXvMTEA

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Twitter Nigeria drags Omotola Jalade Ekeinde over tweet on Lekki Toll Gate shooting

Nigerians have called out Nollywood veteran Omotola Jalade Ekeinde on Twitter following her comments on the lives lost during the #EndSars protested at the Lekki toll gate which had several casualties. The movie star took to her Twitter page on Friday, October 23, 2020, where she appealed that if there were no deaths, people should stop with the sensationalization. "If People died during the Lekki Toll Assault, let their people speak out please, and if there were No deaths then enough with the sensationalization because it does not remove from the Crime that happened. PEACEFUL PROTESTERS WERE ATTACKED. WHY? BY WHOM! #EndImpunityinNigeria," she tweeted.

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