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Algeria’s internet addiction clinic, first in Africa
Algeria is the first African country to open an Internet rehabilitation clinic in 2016, reports Al Jazeera.com. According to Dr. Hakima Boualem, the head of the medical staff of the addiction treatment...
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WHO: Africa Has the Highest Rate of High Blood Pressure in the World
Africa has the highest rate of high blood pressure globally at 46 percent, according to a new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which reveals that one in three African adults suffers from...
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Nigerian Online Payment Provider Paystack Raises $1.3 Million
Nigerian payments startup Paystack has raised $1.3 million in funding from international angel investors, which will assist the fintech company refine its online platform and reduce the time for doing...
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Forbes: Obama, El-Sisi & Dangote Are Among World’s Most Powerful People
U.S. President Barack Obama, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and Nigerian businessman and Aliko Dangote are among the “World’s Most Powerful People” in 2016, according to Forbes....
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How Safaricom’s M-Pesa Has Managed To Uplift Kenyans From Poverty
Safaricom’s mobile money transfer service, M-Pesa, has managed to uplift Kenyans from poverty according to a new study published in the Science Journal titled, “The Long-Run Poverty and Gender...
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African Governments To Blame for Internet Shutdowns Across Continent
As 2016 comes to a close, a new report reveals that many African governments banned their citizens’ access to the Internet this year. Human rights lobby group Paradigm Initiative Africa produced the...