Startups announced to Pitch Live at Africa Startup Summit in Kigali

AfricaTechnologyStartups announced to Pitch Live at Africa Startup Summit in Kigali

PilotnewsJanuary 21, 2020

Eleven companies from across the continent have been selected to pitch on stage to investors, corporates, media and other stakeholders at the Africa Startup Summit in Kigali, Rwanda next month. The second edition of the Africa Startup Summit, powered by Disrupt Africa, will take place at Africa Tech Summit Kigali on February 5-6, which will also feature the Money and Blockchain Summit and the Future Summit, bringing together more than 600 stakeholders in the tech startup space across the continent to explore...

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African Development Bank approves $20 million investment in renewable energy fund for Sub-Saharan Africa

AfricaBusinessInvestingAfrican Development Bank approves $20 million investment in renewable energy fund for Sub-Saharan Africa

PilotnewsJanuary 21, 2020

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $20 million investment in the Metier Sustainable Capital International Fund II, which channels funds to renewable energy and resource-efficient infrastructure projects across Sub-Saharan Africa. The Bank’s funding will contribute to production of an additional 178.5 megawatts of renewable power for commercial and residential use. It will also create opportunities for industrial waste water treatment and waste-to-energy generation. The Fund will meet the Bank’s strict environment...

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MLK’s “Letters from the Birmingham Jail” invokes a major moral force in the civil-rights movement

NewsWorldMLK’s “Letters from the Birmingham Jail” invokes a major moral force in the civil-rights movement

PilotnewsJanuary 20, 2020

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a global icon: a consequential leader of the civil-rights movement, an arbiter of peace and brotherhood, a Nobel Laureate for Peace, an eagle on the iroko. And, as we celebrate Dr. King’s national holiday, it’s best to hear him directly, read his epochal “Letters from the Birmingham Jail” to be reminded of what made him such a consequential and influential figure –of any age. “Letters from the Birmingham Jail”...

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UK looks to fast-growing Africa for trade ties after Brexit

AfricaNewsWorldUK looks to fast-growing Africa for trade ties after Brexit

PilotnewsJanuary 20, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prince Harry touted the U.K. as an ideal business partner for Africa on Monday as their country prepares for post-Brexit dealings with the world. But Britain faces tough challenges as it seeks to assert itself on a continent with several of the world’s fastest-growing economies and whose youthful 1.2 billion population is set to double by 2050. Far fewer of Africa’s 54 heads of state or government are attending...

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Coco Gauff tops Venus Williams at Australian Open; Serena sweeps

NewsSportsCoco Gauff tops Venus Williams at Australian Open; Serena sweeps

PilotnewsJanuary 20, 2020

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Everyone had the same question when the Australian Open draw was revealed: What were the odds that Coco Gauff and Venus Williams would face each other again in the first round at a Grand Slam tournament? ”I was a bit shocked,” Gauff said, ”I’m sure everyone was a bit shocked.” Gauff, 15, played Williams, 39, to begin her first appearance in the main draw at Melbourne Park, just like they matched...

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Henry Onyekuru: Nigerian cleared to make Galatasaray debut

NewsSportsHenry Onyekuru: Nigerian cleared to make Galatasaray debut

PilotnewsJanuary 19, 2020

Nigeria international Henry Onyekuru will finally be able to make his second debut for Turkish club Galatasaray this month after receiving a playing license. The 22-year-old returned for a second loan spell at the Super Lig champions two weeks ago from French club Monaco, but his quest to get in the thick of the action was hit by an administrative problem and a bout of malaria. Galatasaray, who could not obtain a playing license for...

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Indisputability of the African Woman and Her Resilience

ColumnsLifestyleIndisputability of the African Woman and Her Resilience

PilotnewsJanuary 18, 2020

 The average African woman is born into the world and tattooed with that mark of Resilience This Page is NOT your typical woman’s column. It is NOT a fashion and cosmetic exhibition – and definitely NOT against those concepts or lifestyle either. It is an opinion commentary without any atom of sentimentality or emotionalism. It is erroneously believed that only women are endowed with emotional expressions and sentimentality. This is a dead concept because men have...

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Nigeria: Why court sacked Senator Ifeanyi Uba

NewsNigeriaNigeria: Why court sacked Senator Ifeanyi Uba

PilotnewsJanuary 17, 2020

Justice Bello Kawu of the FCT High Court in Kubwa, Abuja on Friday ruled that Dr Obinna Uzo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is the duly-elected Senator representing Anambra South. Kawu therefore ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a Certificate of Return to Uzo within 24 hours as affirmed. He also ruled that the application of joinder by Chris Uba, the third defendant in the suit, has been struck out. The...

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Nigeria grab 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze medal at African Track Championship

NigeriaSportsNigeria grab 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze medal at African Track Championship

PilotnewsJanuary 17, 2020

Team Nigeria at the ongoing African Track Cycling Championship in Cairo, Egypt, have won one gold, one silver and a bronze medals. The championship organised by the African Cycling Confederation (CAC) began on Thursday and will end on Sunday. According to the competition’s website, Grace Ayuba won gold in the junior category from the scratch 7.5-kilometre event. Former world number five on track cycling in the junior category, Mary Samuel, led the Nigeria team to...

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Surviving heart attack in a Nation with more than 5 million cases per year

ColumnsHealthLifestyleSurviving heart attack in a Nation with more than 5 million cases per year

PilotnewsJanuary 17, 2020

The incidence of heart attack in Nigeria is put at about 1.5million cases per year.  This is quite alarming. If the condition is short term, usually will resolve within days to weeks, but if critical, may require emergency concerted care. But the treatment would often depend on the severity of the condition ranging from a well-coordinated lifestyle changes in individuals prone to obesity and cardiac rehabilitation, medications and bypass surgery. Dr.  C. Ugo Ulasi, West...

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