Africa Roundup: Africa’s tech ecosystem responds to COVID-19

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Dr Paul-André Calatayud is a senior research scientist of Research Institute for Development (IRD), a French Institute. A native of France, he has conducted field and laboratory studies in South America at CIAT (Colombia) and Africa at ORSTOM (Congo) and icipe (Kenya). On presentation  during the Workshop  day 3, (June 2,2015)  in training  for Webjournalists FINDING  NEW WAYS TO TELL AFRICA’S CLIMATE STORY. (all photo by Andrew Chale,MODEWJIBLOG.COM).

Dr Calatayud is an entomologist with...

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Lagos. The Covid-19 pandemic presents an opportunity for Africa to pull its economies together and come up with a growth strategy that goes beyond saving lives; Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Mr. Tony Elumelu.
Speaking during the UBA Africa Day conversation session, Mr Elumelu said Africa needed a martial plan on a new deal for growth, jobs and sustainable development.
“We must do more than just lifesaving. If we work together, collaboratively, in the new world of...

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Across the world, the Coronavirus has not only become another disaster to wipe us all out of the earth but has also put the spotlight on the level of competence of our political leaders.In Africa, the case is not different as governments are putting in draconian measures to halt the spread just like their counterparts in Europe and Asia.
With the eminent role health ministers are playing in fighting this global pandemic, I delved into a special finding to uncover the female faces leading the...