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Visa Signs Strategic Partnership Deal with Atlas Mara

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January 31, 2017

Visa Signs Strategic Partnership Deal with Atlas Mara

Partnership aims to drive electronic payment adoption and financial inclusion in Sub Saharan Africa   Lusaka, Zambia – 26 Jan 2017: Visa (NYSE:V), a global payments technology company, today signed a commercial partnership with Atlas Mara Limited (LON: ATMA), the sub-Saharan Africa financial services group, as part of a wider strategic partnership to introduce a dynamic suite of payment solutions and expand access to electronic payments within the Sub-Saharan Africa region.   Through this partnership, Atlas Mara’s banks will be able to leverage already existing Visa payment platforms, such as mVisa and Visa Direct, to provide their customers new ways...

African Heads of State make Historic Commitment to Advance Immunization in Africa

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January 31, 2017

African Heads of State make Historic Commitment to Advance Immunization in Africa

It includes 10 commitments, including increasing vaccine-related funding, strengthening supply chains and delivery systems, and making universal access to vaccines a cornerstone of health and development efforts ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 31, 2017/ — Today, Heads of State from across Africa adopted a Declaration on Universal Access to Immunization in Africa, in which they endorsed the Addis Declaration on Immunization (http://APO.af/9BsLoF), a historic and timely pledge to ensure that everyone in Africa – regardless of who they are or where they live – receives the full benefits of immunization. The endorsement was issued during the 28th African Union (AU) Summit...

Michelle Obama once spoke about how Mary Tyler Moore had inspired her, and the reasons are pretty incredible

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January 26, 2017

Michelle Obama once spoke about how Mary Tyler Moore had inspired her, and the reasons are pretty incredible

Celebrity Alim Kheraj Hello Giggles January 26, 2017 Michelle Obama once spoke about how Mary Tyler Moore had inspired her, and the reasons are pretty incredible While tributes and remembrances are being shared, we’ve come across and old interview the former First Lady, Michelle Obama, gave about Mary Tyler Moore, and it’s so darn inspiring. It was sadly announced yesterday that iconic television icon Mary Tyler Moore had passed away at aged 80. It had previously been reported that Moore had been admitted to hospital and was in a grave condition. However, her spokesperson, Mara Buxbaum, confirmed that she had upsettingly passed away....

CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

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January 26, 2017

CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

50% special discount applied on tuition fees for all international students Wide range of accreditation undergraduate and post graduate programmes Modern vibrant campus with full range of academic social and sports activities Guaranteed on campus accommodation and excellent dining facilities NORTH CYPRUS Safe and peaceful country with rich culture No ethnic or religious problem Transit VISA Guaranteed with university acceptance letter Direct Turkish Airlines flights from African capitals Contact Cyprus International University Tel:(+90)3926711111 ext 2074 Fax (+90)3926711130 Haspolat-Nicosia North Cyprus via MERSIN 10 TURKEY CIU.EDU.TR or Africa@ciu.edu.tr Contact: CIU International Office Regional Manager Ms. Hazal Aripinar  or                                                 Lladia Educational Consultancy...

GBV cases irk NGOCC Board Publicity Secretary Beatrice Mulevu

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January 18, 2017

GBV cases irk NGOCC Board Publicity Secretary Beatrice Mulevu

Wednesday, 18 th January 2017 For Immediate Release The Non-Governmental Organization’s Coordinating Council (NGOCC) is deeply concerned at the alarming levels of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the Country. As a focal point organization of the women’s movement in Zambia, we are saddened by recent media reports indicating that Ms Nagaad Saad, the Kafue woman who was brutally battered by her boyfriend Mr Chishimba Chibemba, aka DJ Chichi, is now vcalling for his release due to loss of economic support owing to his incarceration. Ms Saad was caught up in a dehumanizing incident of violation which circulated on social media....

Harvard’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies Opens Field Office in Tunisia

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January 18, 2017

Harvard’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies Opens Field Office in Tunisia

Support from alumnus creates new opportunities for scholarship and academic exchange  CAMBRIDGE, United States of America, January 18, 2017/ — The Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) (http://CMES.fas.Harvard.edu) at Harvard University today opened its first overseas office, in Tunisia, home to a tradition of learning and research that extends from Antiquity to the present. The office and the year-round programs run from the location are made possible by the support of Harvard College alumnus Hazem Ben-Gacem (AB ’92). “The Middle East is a part of the world that you’ll never fully understand unless you get your feet on the ground...

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January 18, 2017

WEF Building Africa: Industrialisation key to Africa’s economic transformation

WEF Building Africa: Industrialisation key to Africa’s economic transformation 01/18/2017 12:35:46 views Industrialisation is key to making Africa a force to be reckoned with, but without power and infrastructure this will remain a mere dream. On this Building Africa debate CNBC Africa is joined by panellists consisting of Phuthuma Nhleko, Executive Chairman, MTN; Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda; Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo, Vice President of Nigeria and Siyabonga Gama, CEO , Transnet to discuss what is needed from power to hospitals to roads and technology. TAGS:

Increase Nutrition funding, William Chilufya prods President Edgar Lungu

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January 18, 2017

Increase Nutrition funding, William Chilufya prods President Edgar Lungu

By Derrick Sinjela-Rainbownews Zambia October 17, 2015 CIVIL Society Organisation in Scaling Up Nutrition (CSO-SUN) Executive Director William Chilufya has petitioned Government to increase funding to the social sector, reports Derrick Sinjela. And Chilufya says there is need for political will on nutrition as Zambia continues to grapple with stunted growth among children. Chilufya said Government should ensure that it allocates substantial amounts of money to the social sector which include education, health gender, community development and child development ministries. Appearing before the Parliamentary Committee on Budget Analysis, Chilufya restated the CSO-SUN resolve toward partnering with parliamentarian to build a food...

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