Day: March 10, 2022
ICICB, the Middle Eastern Technological Investment Firm, Announces Its Success in Acquiring Major Shares in the African Freedom Coin Project
ICICB, the leading investment pioneer, has strategically invested US$ 100 million, which sees the tech-giant acquire 35% of shares in the Freedom Coin project. The group is determined to be at the forefront of redefining the African economy through the investment in the inspirational project, which promises the widespread of digital transactions and education across […]
PIND & Fund for Peace Documentary on Peacebuilding Honored as Gold & Silver Winners in Four Categories at The Webby’s Inaugural Anthem Awards
Washington DC, USA, March 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (Abuja, Nigeria)/(Washington, D.C.) The Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) and Fund for Peace (FFP) received four of the Webby’s Inaugural Anthem Awards for their “For the Good of All: Three Partners for Peace Stories” peacebuilding documentary in “Humanitarian Action & Services”: Gold Winner […]
Ms. Opal Lee, The Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, and Grandmother of Juneteenth, Signed with Creative Artists Agency
Fort Worth, TX, March 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Unity Unlimited, Inc.’s very own ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Ms. Opal Lee, has signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the world’s leading entertainment and sports agency, to obtain talent representation as she campaigns for unity and freedom around the globe. Ms. Opal began her mission in 2016 with a […]
EMGA advises on US$200M debt raise for BTG Pactual with JICA
LONDON, March 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Emerging Markets Global Advisory Limited (EMGA), the niche investment bank focused on emerging markets, announces today another landmark Senior Debt capital raise transaction that will allow BTG Pactual to continue the expansion of its small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) lending activities in Brazil. The US$200 million debt facility […]
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Nigerian govt bans citizens from traveling to Ukraine to fight
ABUJA— The government of Nigeria has said it won’t permit its citizens to travel to Ukraine to fight on behalf of the European nation as it fends off Russia’s invasion. The announcement comes after recent reports of an alleged recruitment campaign encouraging non-Ukrainian volunteers to travel to the country to take up arms. Though the West African nation’s
African Union Urges Putin to End Conflict
Senegalese President and chair of the African Union Macky Sall has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to seek a lasting cease-fire in Ukraine. Sall’s talk with Putin comes just a week after Senegal abstained from a U.N. vote to condemn the Russian invasion. African nations have interests in seeing an end to the war but also in not upsetting Putin.
Burkina Faso Displacement Spikes as Ukraine Takes Aid Toll
Aid groups say the number of people displaced by conflict in Burkina Faso in January spiked to 160,000, bringing the total displaced in the country to 1.7 million. The aid groups worry the crisis stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will draw much-needed humanitarian funding away from Africa’s Sahel region. The spike in displacements comes amid a six-year conflict with
Withdrawal of Peacekeepers Draws Fears of ‘Security Threats’ in Contested Abyei
The spokesperson for U.N. peacekeepers in the contested Abyei region says the mission will face huge security challenges if the U.N. withdraws Ethiopian troops from the force as planned. Ethiopia contributes all 2,000 soldiers in the U.N. Interim Force for Abyei (UNISFA), which monitors the oil-producing Abyei territory on the border between Sudan and South Sudan. In April 2021, Sudan
Eagle Eye Networks Introduces Eagle Eye LPR, Making Highly Accurate License Plate Recognition Possible with any Security Camera
Eagle Eye LPR Makes License Plate Recognition Practical and Affordable The newest enhancement to the Eagle Eye Cloud VMS (video management system), Eagle Eye LPR/ANPR is AI-powered, cloud-managed, and does not require the purchase of special cameras AUSTIN, Texas, March 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eagle Eye Networks, the global leader in cloud video surveillance, today launched Eagle Eye LPR
Eagle Eye Networks lance Eagle Eye LPR, permettant une reconnaissance des plaques d’immatriculation hautement précise avec n’importe quelle caméra de sécurité
La toute dernière amélioration apportée au logiciel de gestion vidéo Eagle Eye Cloud VMS, Eagle Eye LPR/ANPR, est basée sur l’IA, gérée dans le cloud et ne nécessite pas l’achat de caméras spécifiques AUSTIN, Texas, 10 mars 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eagle Eye Networks, le leader mondial de la surveillance vidéo dans le cloud, a lancé […]