The UK will fund research grants for locally-led research, innovation and action, to help people and nature thrive. A new Nature Facility will enable the UK to deliver on commitments to ‘nature-proof’ aid. The UK has launched the implementation of a programme to fund research and innovation to develop bottom-up and locally-led approaches to protecting and restoring natural environments. The Reversing Environmental Degradation in Africa and Asia (REDAA) programme will tackle the destruction of nature and biodiversity across sub-Saharan Africa, South-East Asia and South Asia. Through in-country research and people-driven action, the programme will support work to improve the condition…
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CHICAGO, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — According to Arizton’s latest research report, the Middle East and Africa green data center market will grow at a CAGR of 15% from 2021-2027. Major cloud service providers in the region expect to expand their presence during the forecast period, which enhances the demand for wholesale colocation services in the region. The Middle East and Africa green data center will witness investments from cloud service providers, such as Google, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Oracle, and Tencent. The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Turkey, Israel, Qatar, South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria witnessed commercial investments…
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The Philadelphia School District is launching a new program to encourage third graders to read for fun and students will be going home with a supply of books. The district is encouraging all of its third graders to read 20 books over the next 20 weeks. Kids are getting a head start with a bag each of ten culturally-relevant children’s books. They’ll be asked to keep track of how many they finish. La Tanya Miller, the district’s executive director in the office of Academic Supports, says the kids are not being evaluated on how well they read,…
DAKAR, SENEGAL — The Basketball Africa League (BAL) today announced that the third BAL season will tip off on Saturday, March 11 and will once again feature the top 12 club teams from 12 African countries playing a total of 38 games in Dakar, Senegal; Cairo, Egypt and Kigali, Rwanda over three months in 2023. During the 2023 BAL season, the 12 club champions will be divided into two conferences. The Sahara Conference will play a 15-game group phase at the Dakar Arena in Dakar from March 11-21, and the Nile Conference will play a 15-game group phase at the…
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INDIANAPOLIS–Tuesday marked the beginning of the 12 Days of Christmas at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at Ascension St. Vincent in Indianapolis. It started with a party featuring holiday Mickey Mouse, pizza, and a gift of LEGO sets. Team JOEY donated the LEGO sets. Team JOEY is the pediatric branch of the Heroes Foundation, an Indianapolis-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting those fighting cancer and similar diseases. They also threw a Hot Box Pizza Party and brought in Mickey Mouse. “I’ve seen lots of joy and smiles and happiness. One thing COVID took away from us for a while was that togetherness…
Dashing hero Aadhi Pinisetty who has been enthralling us in both protagonist and antagonist roles has signed an exciting project. He will be joining hands with director Arivazhagan for the second time after the superhit Vaishali. The successful combo is back after ages and the new movie has been announced officially today, on the occasion of Aadi’s birthday. 7G Films Siva and Aalpha Frames together will be producing the movie, while S Banupriya Siva is the co-producer. The makers announced the film’s title Sabdham and the title poster is as intriguing as the title. A huge number of bats are…
At the U.S.-Africa Business Forum on December 14 in Washington, DC, as part of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, President Biden announced the launch of a new Digital Transformation with Africa (DTA) initiative. A signature initiative of the Biden-Harris Administration, DTA will expand digital access and literacy and strengthen digital enabling environments across the continent. Working with Congress, this initiative intends to invest over $350 million and facilitate over $450 million in financing for Africa in line with the African Union’s Digital Transformation Strategy and the U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa.Africa’s digital ecosystem offers massive potential to spur economic recovery, promote…
Dec 14 (Reuters) – Visa Inc (V.N) plans to invest $1 billion over the next five years in Africa to capitalize on the emerging economy’s rapid growth in digital payments, the company said at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit on Wednesday.U.S. President Joe Biden is hosting dozens of African leaders for the three-day event, which started on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.”Visa has been investing in Africa for several decades to grow a truly local business,” Chief Executive Officer Alfred Kelly Jr said in a statement.The investments in Africa shine a new light on a major growth opportunity on the continent where…
Macmillan Children’s Books has signed a new poetry anthology from Allie Esiri, A Nursery Rhyme for Every Night of the Year. Gaby Morgan, associate publisher, acquired world English Language rights, excluding US and Canada, from Clare Conville at Conville & Walsh. The title will be supported by major marketing and publicity campaigns across consumer and trade channels and publish in March 2023 in jacketed hardback, audio and e-book formats. The publisher says that with “enchanting black and white line illustration” and “a stunning foiled cover” by artist and map-maker Emily Faccini, the “definitive” collection of 366 nursery rhymes will make…