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Seven east African nations signal IGAD settlement on free motion of individuals
World News

Seven east African nations signal IGAD settlement on free motion of individuals

East Africa’s Intergovernmental Authority on Development IGAD signed an agreement on the free movement of people Wednesday, as representatives from the eight African countries gathered in the Sudanese capital. In a press conference that followed…

Colorado state and native governments shopping for banned Chinese language tech
General News

Colorado state and native governments shopping for banned Chinese language tech

Data: Center for Security and Emerging Technology; Chart: Simran Parwani/Axios VisualsEfforts to block Chinese telecom equipment from U.S. supply chains are proving difficult as state and local governments in Colorado and elsewhere, continue to buy…

Kagame accuses Tshisekedi of utilizing japanese DRC disaster to delay elections
World News

Kagame accuses Tshisekedi of utilizing japanese DRC disaster to delay elections

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has accused his Democratic Republic of Congo counterpart Felix Tshisekedi of exploiting a violent crisis in eastern Congo to delay elections. Fighting in eastern DRC between government forces and rebels from…

Tech warns Supreme Courtroom forward of landmark content material circumstances
General News

Tech warns Supreme Courtroom forward of landmark content material circumstances

Illustration: Aïda Amer/AxiosTech firms are warning the Supreme Court that weakening liability protections for online speech could put all types of service providers — including those operating offline — at risk of costly, business-wrecking litigation.The…

Africa’s advances in maternal, toddler mortality face setbacks: WHO report
Beauty & Health

Africa’s advances in maternal, toddler mortality face setbacks: WHO report

Brazzaville – A slowdown in the progress made during the past decade against maternal and infant mortality is projected in the African region, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report released today finds. The Atlas…

The Republicanization of Elon Musk
General News

The Republicanization of Elon Musk

Photo illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios. Photo: Philip Pacheco/AFP via Getty ImagesElon Musk's public musings over the last six months have cemented an unmistakable new reality: The world's richest man, and owner of the de facto public…

Airways’ subsequent wrestle? The place to plug of their planes
General News

Airways’ subsequent wrestle? The place to plug of their planes

Illustration: Aïda Amer/AxiosTravelers know how hard it can be to find a plug at the airport to charge a phone or laptop. Now airlines are facing a similar challenge as they electrify their ground and…

Malawi launches oral cholera vaccination marketing campaign to comprise cholera

Lilongwe- Malawi today kicked off oral cholera vaccination reactive campaign targeting 2.9 million people aged one year and above. The reactive campaign is aimed at halting the ongoing transmission and control cholera outbreak that has…

The Battle of Model vs. Product
Technology

The Battle of Model vs. Product

This article was contributed to TechCabal by Claudine Moore, Managing Director, Allison + Partners.Founder and former CEO, C. Moore Media, International Public Relations. One of the many things the pandemic has taught us is that…

SafeBoda retreats from Nigeria to “double down on profitability” in Uganda
Technology

SafeBoda retreats from Nigeria to “double down on profitability” in Uganda

SafeBoda, the Ugandan bike-hailing startup, is leaving Nigeria to focus on “bringing the company to profitability by deepening its core transportation offering” in Uganda, its largest market. This is the second time SafeBoda is exiting…

Comoros on the trail to ending mother-to-child HIV transmission
Beauty & Health

Comoros on the trail to ending mother-to-child HIV transmission

Moroni — Nadja* was in the midst of planning her wedding two years ago when she learned that she was HIV-positive.  "I couldn't quite believe it at first,” she says. But when she became pregnant eight…

Milken Institute and Motsepe Basis announce $2 million inexperienced power competitors
Technology

Milken Institute and Motsepe Basis announce $2 million inexperienced power competitors

The Milken Institute and the Motsepe Foundation have launched the Milken-Motsepe Prize in Green Energy, a $2 million prize competition to reward entrepreneurs and innovators working to address access to green and renewable energy in…