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Twitter Shareholders Formally Settle for Musk’s $44 Billion Provide He is Desperately Attempting To Get Out Of

Twitter Shareholders Formally Settle for Musk’s $44 Billion Provide He is Desperately Attempting To Get Out Of

Topline Twitter shareholders formally voted to accept Elon Musk’s $44 billion offer to take the company private, several outlets reported Tuesday afternoon, a largely expected move that adds to the bizarre, dramatic public showdown between…

Inflation Climbed 8.3% In August—Slowing For Second Month Straight As Gasoline Costs Plunged

Inflation Climbed 8.3% In August—Slowing For Second Month Straight As Gasoline Costs Plunged

Topline Consumer prices rose 8.3% in the 12 months ending in August—slowing down for a second consecutive month (thanks largely to some relief at the pump), but still climbing more than expected as investors await…

Sen. Lindsey Graham Will Push For Nationwide Abortion Restrictions In New Invoice—Right here’s What To Know

Topline Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is set to unveil a new bill Tuesday that aims to restrict abortion access nationwide, a politically risky move that comes as the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade…

WHO improves the capability of African nations to generate high quality information merchandise for higher well being decision-making

WHO improves the capability of African nations to generate high quality information merchandise for higher well being decision-making

The World Health Organization has conducted a five-day capacity-building training for 22 national health observatory focal points from Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Uganda to generate a series of knowledge products that will support health…

Kenya: Kenyatta Hosts Ruto Forward of Inauguration

Kenya: Kenyatta Hosts Ruto Forward of Inauguration

Nairobi — Outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta has hosted his successor William Samoei Ruto at the seat of power ahead of Tuesday's inauguration. Ruto arrived at State House, Nairobi accompanied by First Lady Rachel and were…

East Africa: New Cargo Vessel Hyperlinks Kisumu Port to EAC Area

East Africa: New Cargo Vessel Hyperlinks Kisumu Port to EAC Area

Nairobi — A 2,000 tones capacity Marine Vessel, Pamba Wagon Ferry owned by Mango Tree Group commenced the transportation of goods from the Kisumu Port to the East Africa region on Monday. The Group's General…

Uganda: Makerere Will get Uganda’s First Sensible Classroom

Uganda: Makerere Will get Uganda’s First Sensible Classroom

Prof Barnabas Nawangwe, the vice chancellor of Makerere University has commissioned Uganda's first smart classroom. The CreateView classroom is located in Block A of the college of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS) at Makerere. Nawangwe…

Uganda: Three Injured As Boda Boda Rams Into Museveni’s Convoy

Uganda: Three Injured As Boda Boda Rams Into Museveni’s Convoy

There was an incident along the Northern bypass on Monday when a motorcycle, commonly known as Boda boda rammed into the convoy of President Museveni on the road. The incident happened at Ssentema when a…

Cameroon: Cameroon Says 1000’s of Houses Destroyed By Floods

Cameroon: Cameroon Says 1000’s of Houses Destroyed By Floods

Mokolo — In Cameroon, officials say weeks of flooding along its northern borders with Chad and Nigeria have swept away entire villages, leaving thousands of people homeless. Aid efforts are underway with many schools, mosques…

The way to simply perceive blockchain and key into it

The way to simply perceive blockchain and key into it

Blockchain is a distributed, unchangeable database that records financial transactions, monitors assets, and establishes a trustworthy network of participants. The concept may seem vague from afar, but come to think of it, a 19 year-old…

Kippa raises $8.4 million to broaden its choices to Nigerian SMEs

Kippa raises $8.4 million to broaden its choices to Nigerian SMEs

Kippa, a financial management and payments platform for Nigerian small businesses, announced that it has raised $8.4 million in a new financing round.  This fundraise brings the total fundraised by Kippa to $11 million. This…

Zimbabwe builds the capability to handle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance information

Zimbabwe builds the capability to handle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance information

By Vivian Mugarisi Mutare, Zimbabwe - Surveillance is a vital tool to provide crucial information that shapes the public health interventions. Sturdy information management systems are crucial for analysing and managing data from multisector antimicrobial…