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Next Wave: Questioning Africa’s booming tech event circus | TechCabal

Everyone wants to host the definitive “African tech event”, but what is the true value of an African tech event?

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Wild bison will be released into the UK for the first time in thousands of years - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Ancient Steppe bison once roamed the land which would later become England. Their presence significantly provided other animals and plants the healthy ecosystem they needed to

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Cash Pours Into Black Organizations And Businesses Amid Protests Against Racism

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You can put a price tag on environmental and economic returns from protecting rangeland - Black Voice News

In summary From parks to rangeland, California’s open spaces provide a variety of benefits that it’s next to impossible to put a price tag on – until now. By Karen Ross and Secretary Karen Ross is secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, karen.ross@cdfa.ca.gov. Michael

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Huawei launches Africa Cloud & AI Innovation Centre - TechCentral

Huawei has launched a South African-based Cloud and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Innovation Centre to drive innovation, knowledge transfer and economic growth through app development in the AI industry.

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Four Dallas Theatres form the BiPoc Arts Coalition. | Dallas Weekly

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Opinion: How the hard lesson of Covid could help gorillas - L.A. Focus Newspaper

For years we've been warning that human destruction of wild ecosystems is upsetting nature's delicate balance and putting wildlife -- and humans -- at risk, while leading to dangerous and potentially irreversible climate change. Sadly, it's humanity's mistreatment of nature that has brought the

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Workday admits to Black diversity problem, pledges to improve

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Oil Spills Threaten Endangered South African Penguins | Africanews

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Organization helps businesses get assistance during pandemic

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'Representation matters': Boys & Girls Club CEO proposes statue to honor Vel Phillips

Common Council and the first African American judge in Wisconsin. When she noted that no artwork from African American artists is currently displayed in

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OMETE: Unlocking traffic jams in Nairobi

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Kenya: Duo Creates Digital Solution for Kenya's Insurance Ecosystem

On this realisation, two Nairobi-based innovators, Ms Bente Krogmann and Mr Chris Osore, came up with the idea of a mobile app towards the end of 2019, with the ultimate goal of revolutionising customer experience and eliminating the voluminous paperwork in the insurance ecosystem, and reaching the

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South Africa: Invasive fish become lockdown food | Africanews

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Africa: More Conservation 'Could Create U.S.$454 Billion a Year'

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Country mourns passing of business mogul and philanthropist Tony Hart

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#FoundersOutFront Spotlights Black and Latinx Female Founders

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Why you need intelligent surveillance in your security solution - TechCentral

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PRECIOUS Nights Online | September 2020 edition

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President Bio takes to the red carpet in style to launch national tree planting

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Africa: Uneca Encourages Africa to Invest On Digital Transformation

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Africa: R25 Million Investment to Boost Pan-African Vaccine Manufacturing

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Facebook launches TikTok clone called Reels - TechCentral

Facebook rolled out its own version of social media rival TikTok in more than 50 other countries on Wednesday, embedding a new short-form video service called Reels as a feature within its popular Instagram app.

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Staring Down An Economy Hit Hard By The Pandemic, Midwest Ecosystem Leaders Adapt and Adjust | The Plug

As COVID-19 raged on through the U.S. for the majority of 2020, some parts of the midwest thought they had seen the worst of the pandemic, and a few states even began re-opening measures to get their economies back on track. But as we approach the end of August, it’s becoming clearer that the

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Fortnite Takes on Apple and Google in a Fight to the Finish – Dallas Post Tribune

The developer of hugely popular video game Fortnite dared Apple and Google to ban the game from their app stores. The tech giants did. Epic Games' next move: File antitrust lawsuits. At its core, the fight is over how users pay for things hosted through the major platforms. Epic introduced a way

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Uganda: More Ugandans Turn to Mobile Money

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Seaweed influx could provide opportunities

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Job cuts slow sacco savings growth to seven-year low

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VW launches smart-car app in South Africa

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Rust College Participates In Entrepreneurship Speaker's Series - TSDMemphis.com

By Mary LeSure HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. - On August 4, 2020, Rust College joined the conversation with Amplify which is an ongoing, student led speaker’s series. Rust College Student, Eric Johnson, Senior, Mass Communication major, and a Sullivan Foundation Ambassador, in collaboration with the

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