Airtel Q2 preview: PAT may jump 64% on steady India, Africa performance

Bharti Airtel is expected to report a strong set of numbers for the July–September quarter (Q2 FY26), driven by steady growth in its India mobile business, resilient performance in Africa, and sustained gains in its home broadband and enterprise...

Dozens attend Black Men’s Wellness Day in Jackson

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Today, the African American Male Wellness Agency hosted what was advertised as the “most fun you will have at a doctor appointment” at the Jackson Medical Mall. Many braved the chilly weather on Saturday morning to attend...

From code to care: Shyreen’s mission for mothers across Africa

Over the past three weeks, she has ridden a whirlwind of emotions — perhaps unlike any since her birth on May 31 2005. The fear of rejection, failure, despair, ecstasy and excitement. From a protracted passport saga that captured national...

Oramah’s legacy: How Afreximbank’s visionary leader redefined Africa’s trade and development 

At a one-day farewell conference held in honour of Professor Benedict Oramah, the immediate past President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), tributes poured in from across the continent,...

Investing in Africa’s fintech beyond payments

Africa, long recognized for harnessing the potential of fintech primarily through payment solutions, is undergoing an intriguing transformation. Investors are now eyeing more diverse fintech avenues like digital lending, insurtech, embedded...

Artificial intelligence for Africa: Adoption for development

In the dynamic and constantly evolving world of technology, Africa's burgeoning Artificial Intelligence ecosystem stands as a beacon of potential and transformation. The AI Expo Africa held recently was a gathering of key stakeholders from the...

15 Dutchess County eateries have flawless health inspections; 11 marked with critical violations in October 

Out of 44 health inspections conducted in Dutchess County last month, 11 had critical violations, 15 had no violations, and 28 had unfixed violations remaining from previous inspections, according to new reports released by the Dutchess County...

Celebrating Excellence: Dr. Victoria Akai Honoured As African Woman Of

Dr. Victoria Akai,IIPM, FICMC has been honoured with the prestigious "African Woman of the Year 2025" award by the Voice Achievers Award organization. The Voice Achievers Award, a distinguished Pan-African organization headquartered in The...

Tertiary institutions’ health workers shun strike

Health workers in medical centres across the countries’ universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education have distanced themselves from the ongoing industrial action declared by the National Association of Resident Doctors across the country....

How to bring down your high blood pressure without medication - including the EXACT amount of weight you need to lose

When Pauline Richardson was told during a routine GP appointment that her blood pressure was high, in the aftermath of losing her husband it was the least of her worries. Aged just 46, the nurse from Hampshire was left raising two small children...

New report details rising cost of climate change to human health

One death per minute. That’s one of the many costs of climate change people face as global temperatures continue to rise, according to the latest report from the Lancet Countdown, a comprehensive study looking at climate change and health....

Morocco to host Africa Financial Summit next week

Morocco’s economic capital, Casablanca, will host the fifth edition of the Africa Financial Summit (AFIS 2025) on Nov. 3-4, gathering more than 1,250 financial leaders and public decision-makers to define a roadmap for the continent’s financial...

10 Years of BCNet: IARC’s Dr Zisis Kozlakidis presents at the 2025 AORTIC conference

3 November 2025 Dr Zisis Kozlakidis, Head of Laboratory Support, Biobanking, and Services at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), is presenting on “10 Years of BCNet: Opportunities, Challenges and LMIC-Specific Experiences in...

Kerala must tap massive non-resident cluster to boost medical value travel business: Experts

K. Saravana Kumar, Consul General of Malaysia in Chennai speaking at the valedictory function of Kerala Health Tourism and Global Ayurveda Summit and Expo. Kerala has enormous opportunity in boosting medical and tourism revenue through medical...

Unlocking the great potential in AI for African youths

Introduction: A generation standing at the edge of possibility Africa’s youth represent the continent’s greatest treasure — a population of over 400 million young minds under the age of 35. This demographic powerhouse sits at the intersection of...

‘Training Africa’s AI generation: Why skills, not silicon, will shape the future’

As the world enters a new era powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), Abideen Yusuf, Microsoft Nigeria’s country manager, says Africa’s greatest opportunity lies not in technology infrastructure alone, but in building the skills to power it....

Lagos now a ‘Silicon Savannah’ as TIA set to celebrate Africa’s innovators

Lagos is fast emerging as Africa’s own Silicon Savannah, a thriving hub where digital innovators, entrepreneurs, and policymakers converge to shape the continent’s technology-driven future. This reality will be further celebrated at the upcoming...

Rediscovery Of African American Burial Grounds Provides Chance For Healing

(ANALYSIS) In the course of construction work in 2013, the remains of 36 individuals of African descent were uncovered in the heart of downtown Charleston, South Carolina. They had lain hidden for some 200 years in an unmarked 18th-century burial...

FG pledges to release N11.995b arrears to doctors, other health workers within 72 hours

The Federal Government has promised to release N11.995 billion within 72 hours for the payment of outstanding arrears, including the accoutrement allowance, to doctors and other healthcare workers across the country. The Guardian reported that Dr...

Mobile-health Network Solutions Reports FY2025 Results and Operational Update

Singapore, Singapore–(Newsfile Corp. – October 31, 2025) – Mobile-health Network Solutions (NASDAQ: MNDR) (“MNDR” or the “Company”), a leading AI HealthTech platform, today announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025...