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13Dec/20

Xoom, a PayPal service, announces secure money transfers to mobile wallets in 12 countries in Africa

December 13, 2020FinanceBurundi, Cameroon, Canada, Dioscorea quartiniana, Ghana, Heteropterinae, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Metisella abdeli, Mozambique, PAYPAL, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwesmbale

Xoom, PayPal’s money transfer service, announced that the company’s customers in the US, UK, Canada and Europe can now send secure and convenient money transfers directly to mobile wallets in key markets across Africa with a focus on the underbanked segment. This new service expands the company’s offering to send money to mobile wallets in Burundi, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe—with plans to include more markets in 2021. Read more

25Sep/17

Our sleep patterns inherited from hunter-gatherers, says study

September 25, 2017ResearchAnthropology, Articles, Biology, Branches of biology, Canada, Company: Sentinel, DAVID SAMSON, Dream, fitbit-like devices, Human, Jim Drury, Mississauga, Neurophysiology, Neuroscience, Physiology, Samson, Sleep, Sleep in non-human animals, Tanzania, Toronto, University of Toronto, University of Toronto Mississaugasmbale

A study of a remote Africa tribe wearing actigraphs suggests for the first time that a 50-year-old theory on animal sleep patterns applies to humans, as Jim Drury reports. Continue reading →

07Aug/17

Kenya election a dangerous game for female candidates

August 7, 2017PoliticsBehavior, Chauvinism, Countries, Country: Kenya, Discrimination, Gender equality, Geography of Africa, Hatred, Human behavior, International organizations, Intimidation, Kenya, Matthew Larotonda, Prejudices, Psychology, Rwanda, Sarah Korere, Saudi Arabia, Sexism, Skirt, Social Issues, Tanzania, Uganda, Violence, Women in governmentsmbale

Kenya is on edge ahead of national elections on Tuesday, but the risk is that much greater for women candidates facing violence, intimidation, and general sexism in the race. Matthew Larotonda reports. Continue reading →

20Mar/17

Norway unseats Denmark as world’s happiest country – report

March 20, 2017Human InterestAustralia, Burundi, Canada, Central African Republic, Continents, Countries, Demography, Denmark, Environmental social science, Finland, France, Geography of Africa, Germany, Guinea, Human geography, Iceland, Landlocked countries, Least developed countries, Liberal democracies, Liberia, Life expectancy, Member states of NATO, Member states of the African Union, Member states of the Council of Europe, Member states of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, Member states of the United Nations, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oslo, Quality of life, Rwanda, Scandinavian countries, Social Issues, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, United Kingdom, United States, World Happiness Report, Yemensmbale

Norway displaces its neighbour Denmark as the world’s happiest country in a new report that assesses life expectancy, freedom, social support and corruption, among other measures.
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15Nov/16

Kenya’s travelling telescope brings Supermoon even closer

November 15, 2016SpaceAstrology, Astronomy, Atacama Desert, Domes, Education, European Southern Observatory, Full moon, Kenya, Lunar science, MAGADI, Moon, Natural sciences, Observational astronomy, Planet, Planetary science, Shammah Kendi, Space science, Stephen Kureko, Supermoon, Susan Murabana, Tanzaniasmbale

On Monday (November 14) Kenyan astronomer, Susan Murabana set up her telescope at a remote village in the Rift Valley to see the largest, brightest full moon in nearly seven decades. Murabana takes her telescope to various parts of the country to teach people about the stars and planets. Her initiative is also aimed at getting more children interested in science.

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06Feb/16

Students from different colleges in India hold posters

Students take out peace march against attack on Tanzanian woman in southern India

February 6, 2016CrimeBangalore, BENGALURU, Country: India, Country: Tanzania, India, John W. H. Kijazi, Sanjeev, Shabana Taj, Tanzania, The Mob, Veronicasmbale

Students including foreign nationals take out a peace march in India’s southern Bengaluru city where a 21-year-old Tanzanian woman was attacked, beaten and stripped by an angry mob last week.

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03Jan/16

A review of how African economies performed in the second half of 2015

January 3, 2016EconomyAfrica, Africa's Pulse Report, Amani Kameo, Angola, Articles, Aza Ajamin, Beijing, Botswana, Burundi, China, Dar es Salaam, Dubai, dubai bank, Economic bubbles, Economic history, Economics, Economy, Economy of Africa, electricity supply constraints, Equatorial Guinea, Eric Nsabimana, Ethiopia, Financial crisis of 2007–08, Ghana, Great Recession, Habil Olaka, International Monetary Fund, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mauritania, MOGADISHU, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pierre Nkurunziza, Presidency of Barack Obama, Presidency of George W. Bush, Punam Chuhan Pole, Rogerio Zandamela, Rwanda, Saharan Africa, Somalia, South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania, World Bank, World Bank Africa, World economy, World food price crisis, Zambiasmbale

African growth was at its weakest in six years and analysts warned that things could get worse if the global economy continues to struggle. The IMF reported that the continent was likely to grow 3.75 percent this year and 4.25 percent next, a big drop from the years before and after the 2008/2009 financial crisis. China’s investment slowdown, and low commodity prices affected support to growth.

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02Dec/15

Tanzania’s cost cuts go viral

December 2, 2015PoliticsAfrica, Business/Finance, Chama Cha Mapinduzi, Continents, Dar es Salaam, Hashtag, Hayley Platt, JACOB SELENGIA, JASPER SABUNI, John Magufuli, president, Republics, Southeast Africa, Tanzania, Twittersmbale

Tanzania’s new president has been given a comic hashtag on Twitter:#WhatWould MagufuliDo? after introducing a radical programme of government cutbacks just days into the job. As Hayley Platt reports he’s even banned government Christmas cards to cut back on costs. Continue reading →

01Dec/15

#WhatWouldMagufuliDo? Twitter reacts to the campaign against corruption initiated by the Tanzanian president

December 1, 2015PoliticsAfrica, Chama Cha Mapinduzi, Continents, Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam University College of Education, Jacob, Jasper, John Magufuli, Joseph Warioba, Julius Nyerere, Kassim Majaliwa, Legislators, Ngasuma Kanyeka, Nigeria, president, President of Tanzania, Sabuni, Selengia, South Africa, Tanzaniasmbale

The new President of Tanzania has already made a name across the continent with a drastic reduction program. During his first three weeks in office, John Magufuli banned officials to travel abroad, canceled the annual celebrations of Independence Day and even put an end to the budget spent on Christmas cards, all before naming his government. Today, social media, to Nigeria and South Africa, have picked up the story and gently make fun of this austerity, with the hashtag #WhatWouldMagufuliDo.

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28Nov/15

Highlights of world events from April to June 2015

November 28, 2015WorldAbd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, Ali Abdullah Saleh, amtrak, Andrew Chan, Assyrian City, Australia, Baghdad, Baltimore, Barack Obama, Brazil, Burundi, Cambridge, Charleston, Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, Chile, China, Clementa Pinckney, Countries, Cuba, David Cameron, Dylann Roof, Egypt, Elizabeth Diana, Freddie Gray, Fulgencio Batista, Georgia, Godefroid Niyombare, Goodluck Jonathan, Houthi movement, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Joko Widodo, Kenya, Kevin Krogh, Kyanjin Gompa, Lagos, Libya, Malaysia, Malta, Mohamed Mursi, Moon, Mosul, Muhammadu Buhari, Myanmar, Myuran Sukumaran, Nepal, New York City, Nigeria, Nigerian people, Nimrud, Philadelphia, Pierre Nkurunziza, Prime Niyongabo, Queen Elizabeth, Ramadi, Raúl Castro, Riyadh, Saif Rezgui, Salerno, Sanaa, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sousse, Soviet Union, Tanzania, Tayyip Erdogan, Tbilisi, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Western Asia, William, Yemen, Yemeni Crisissmbale

World events during the second quarter of the year include an attack on a Kenyan university, a gunman targeting tourists on a Tunisian beach and, after decades of hostility, a handshake between the leaders of the United States and Cuba.
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