Natalia Kanem Of Panama To Head The UN’s Women’s Health Agency
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today appointed Natalia Kanem of Panama to head the UN’s women’s health agency. In making the announcement, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric highlighted that Dr. Kanem “brings to the position more than three decades of strategic leadership and management in the fields of medicine, public health, international peace and development, human […]
Seychelles Joins Group That Promotes Women In The Maritime Sector
Seychelles has joined an internationally recognised association for women in the maritime sector, WOMESA, after the launching of the local affiliate group. WOMESA-Seychelles will operate under the aegis of the Women in the Maritime Sector in East and Southern Africa (WOMESA). The chair of the local group, Veronica Bristol, said the group’s primary objective is […]
Consider This Before Expanding Your Small Business
Consider This Before Expanding Your Small Business Getting through an expansion requires proper planning. Before you consider growing your business, there are a few crucial steps you need to take if you want to come out successful. If you jump headfirst without considering where you’re going, you risk losing the entire business — not just the […]
That Air… That Struggle… That Process
Have you noticed how fire burning your heart and body gets after a super conference? That week, you will be on top of your game spiritually, You will want to make use of everything around you. The words of the speakers keep you alert every seconds and then after two weeks nothing comes to your […]
When Anti-Terrorism Laws Are Used To Sacrifice Free Speech
Anti-terrorism laws are sometimes used to muzzle the media. Journalists Denis Nkwebo in Cameroon and Mohanad El Sangary in Egypt detail the challenges they and their colleagues face in trying to navigate deliberately opaque laws and not land in prison. Anti-terrorism laws were enacted in 2013 in Egypt and in 2014 in Cameroon. And one […]
EU Injects $7m Into Agricultural Sector In Zimbabwe
The European Union (EU) has injected $7 million towards the revitalization of the country’s agricultural sector whose yields have been declining since the turn of the millennium. Since 2000 when President Robert Mugabe’s administration embarked on the land reform programme which saw the violent seizure of farms from white commercial farmers without compensation, Zimbabwe’s food […]
Yocel Demotes Electoral Violence, Promotes Women’s Participation
Ahead of the October 10 presidential and legislative polls, the Youth Coalition for Education in Liberia (YOCEL) has commenced efforts aimed at preventing pre and post electoral violence, particularly among young people. The group is also campaigning to ensure more women participate in the political process of Liberia, including voting, on October 10. YOCEL made […]
Pros And Cons Of DIY Website Builders
A website is your place of business on the internet. And simply by being on the internet, you give your business the opportunity to grow. But some business owners may still ask the question, “Does my business really need a website?” The answer in most cases is yes. A website brings advantages that are hard […]
The Foundation of Diverse Teams? A Growth Mindset
I talk to a lot of companies these days that are seeking new ways to build diversity within their organization. I always ask them if they are employing a growth mindset when developing talent. For example, how many people have they promoted to strategic roles from within the company in the previous year? Per HBR, a growth mindset […]
Running A Sideline Business? 5 Tax Issues You MUST Consider
Tips on Side Business Taxes Today, many people have a sideline business to make extra money, to test a business concept, or to just enjoy a different type of work. The gig economy, where self-employed individuals find freelance and other business opportunities through such online platforms as Uber, TaskRabbit and Upwork, is proving to be a good […]
58 Killed, Over 500 Injured In Deadliest US Shooting
At least 58 people have been confirmed dead and over 500 wounded in what has been described as the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.A gunman identified as 64-year-old Nevada resident, Stephen Paddock, opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel towards an open-air music festival attended by 22,000 in Las […]
At Least 17 Killed In Cameroon Anglophone Unrest
At least 17 people were killed over the weekend in clashes linked to a symbolic declaration of independence by Cameroon’s anglophone minority, sources said on Monday. Amnesty International said “at least” 17 people were killed by security forces in the country’s two English-speaking regions, a figure that concurred with a toll given by official sources, […]
Facebook Beefing Up Team To Thwart Election Manipulation
Facebook on Monday said it will hire more than 1,000 people to thwart deceptive ads crafted to knock elections off course. The announcement came as the leading social network turned over to Congress some 3,000 Russia-linked ads that appeared to use hot-button issues to turn people against one another ahead of last year’s US election. […]
AfDB To Promote Remittances Into Africa
Africa Development Bank (AfDB) would promote remittances into Africa from its Diaspora community to boost the region’s economic growth, Gabriel Negatu, the bank’s Director General for East Africa Regional Centre, said. Negatu said this in Nairobi on Monday during the AfDB Business Opportunity Seminar. He added that the bank was working with national governments to […]
Skye Bank Charges Students On Savings Culture, Diligence
Skye Bank Plc, has charged the Nigerian child to imbibe the savings culture early in life of to secure their future, even as it demonstrated its commitment to the development of the education of the winners of its Skye Rainbow Essay Competition across the country, and presented them with state-of-the-art educational tablets. The competition, which […]