Suppple Plc, a London-Cape Town-based information technology and artificial intelligence company unveiled an app designed to assist regulators and consumers in identifying fake goods, including medicines.
Internet shutdowns have remained widespread despite the proliferation of a wide range technologies, including sophisticated ones, used by Governments for censorship, propaganda and surveillance.
Despite Governments in Africa making strides when it comes to strengthening surveillance, laboratory systems and logistics, there has been minimal focus on risk communication.
With common trade rules, movement of people and transport connectivity, Africa becomes a market large enough to attract investors from across the world, and a vehicle for industrialization, analysts say.
Africa holds solutions to climate change. Ignoring its demands will have implications on everyone and could negate climate efforts by other parts of the world namely Europe and the United States, experts say.
Funding access hurdles have been singled out as acting as a stumbling block on Africa path to green transition and inclusive economic development of the continent that got to devise ways to plug growing energy, transport and IT infrastructure gaps.
At least 28 out of 54 African countries voted for the resolution of UN general assembly condemning Russia’s aggression, while several others abstained.
The US also did not invite leaders of Eritrea, alongside leaders of four other African countries that “are not in good standing with the Africa Union” namely Mali, Sudan, Guinea and Burkina Faso.
The diplomats tackled a wide range of issues from security, cooperation with regard recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, climate crisis, and the push to have African countries halt oil purchases from Russia.
What do humanitarian agencies or the United Nations think of such schemes? Is it legal for a country to transfer its migrants, refugees or asylum seekers abroad, and under what circumstances is it acceptable?