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A Ugandan technology entrepreneur called Abraham Natukunda has beaten thousands to emerge among the 10 nominees of the 2018 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) Awards. Natukunda’s innovation, eNose, a tool used in tea processing, saw him hit this milestone. The IPA is organised by the African Innovation Foundation (AIF) whose purpose is to
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The deputy speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has told the 45th Session of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP Group) Parliamentary Assembly in Brussels that the Africans could be forced to reject the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing it of bias, harassment and positioning itself as
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"However, to reduce all African opposition against the ICC to the self-interest of African elites ignores the context of Africa’s response." On the first of February, 2017, the African Union issued a resolution encouraging member states to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Whatever comes of it, the reported plan
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BANJUL The Gambian parliament on Tuesday scrapped the constitutional age limit on presidential election candidates, deputy president and judges after new President Adama Barrow faced questions over his deputy's eligibility due to her age. Anyone over 65 has been barred from running for The Gambia's highest office under a constitutional amendment that
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Sage Foundation has announced the launch of a US$1 million Enterprise Fund, which will see non-profits in Africa receive grants between US$5,000 and US$35,000. The Fund is aimed at non-profits in Africa that are helping to improve the lives of military veterans, young people or women and girls. It will help
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