Day: August 17, 2023
Benin Big Blast basketball competition: Teens gather in competitive and friendly atmosphere
Basketball has a modest but growing following in Africa. And in a push to court more fans, six of the continent’s biggest stars of the sport turned up to mentor some of the up and comers at the Big Blast competition in Cotonou. FRANCE 24’s team on the …
Isadora Bigourdan : “Africa is full of talent. Let’s give them the tools to shine!”
In Cameroon, for example, entrepreneur Alain Nteff is using mobile phones to save the lives of pregnant women and infants. Giftedmom gives pregnant women and new mothers instant access to medical advice to keep themselves and their babies healthy.Aroun…
Elearning : Botswana, Rwanda, Zambia top Africa in global skill ranking
Coursera’s report features data from 100 countries drawn from Coursera’s registered learner base of over 124 million learners, focusing on three of the most popular skill areas for employment: business, technology and data science.Botswana, in 29th pos…
Bank: after the takeover of Orabank, Vista Bank forms a banking group with more than 10 billion dollars in assets
The Vista Bank financial group continues its conquest of the Guinean market. After acquiring Bicigui from France’s Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP Paribas), the Burkina Faso-based group has just completed its bid to buy Orabank, which has several branch…