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By United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Published April 5, 2022 International Organization for Migration (IOM) and United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) have announced the 2022 PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival call for video submissions, encouraging youth worldwide to submit short…
By Iminza Keboge Published March 25, 2022 A producer of children’s educational media has announced the launch of Season 4 of Akili and Me: Words and Sounds with Akili to encourage children and their caregivers to re-discover fun learning through…
By Iminza Keboge Published March 21, 2022 Winners of the Future Africa Grant for Extended Reality Creators have been announced. The six finalists of the Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building Worlds programme that focuses on harnessing and investing in the…
By Khalifa Hemed Published March 18, 2022 Educationists around the world have welcomed the decision of International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of World Bank, that says it will no longer invest in Bridge International Academies. This announcement,…
By Iminza Keboge Published February 3, 2022 An exhibition that highlights the significance of archaeology in Senegal’s historical and cultural understanding has started on February 3, 2022. Organised by Cultural Engineering and Anthropology Research Unit (URICA) of Cheikh Anta Diop…
By Iminza Keboge Published December 27, 2021 Creators of Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality content across Africa have till January 7, 2022 to apply for up to US$30 000 grant and mentorship for boosting their work. Applicants, who must be…
By Sharlene Versfeld Publishede December 14, 2021 The Last Shelter from Malian director Ousmane Samassékou is competing for the Academy Awards. In a town called Gao, in central Mali, at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, stands The House…
By Iminza Keboge Published November 21, 2021 Confederation of African Football (CAF), the body that governs football matters across Africa, is in March 2022 set to to begin an intercontinental schools football tournament for boys and girls. CAF says the…
By Khalifa Hemed Published Novemver 18, 2021 A television series that seeks to inspire and promote environmental protection among children in Africa has been launched in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Titled National Geographic Kids Africa, the programme, that is in…
By Irene Gaitirira Published October 27, 2021 Allianz SE, a global insurance and asset management conglomerate that operates across 49 markets in Africa, has been named the world’s Best Insurance Brand. RELATED: Online Marketplace Launched Across 37 Sub-Saharan Africa Countries…