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Scientists identify nine Nigerian plants with powerful anticancer effects
AOL
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Nigerian food plants show promise in cancer therapy through natural compounds that fight tumors and reduce inflammation. (CREDIT: Shutterstock)Cancer remains one of the most serious health threats across the globe. In Nigeria, it grows more urgent...
Gabon forest cave reveals clues about prehistoric central Africa
Witness
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August 17, 2025
In Gabon’s sprawling forest, archaeologists dig for ancient clues that could unlock the secrets of how prehistoric humans lived and interacted in the changing landscape of central Africa. Two billion years ago, the eastern Gabonese region of...
Summary of the 2025 GEDI Science Team Meeting
NASA
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August 18, 2025
Introduction The 2025 Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Science Team Meeting (STM) took place April 1–3, 2025 at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). Upwards of 60 participants attended in-person, while several others...
Gabon To Bring New Exploration, Gas Opportunities To African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 Stage
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) CAPE TOWN, South Africa, August 14, 2025/APO Group/ -- As Gabon accelerates efforts to reposition itself as a leading upstream player in Africa, the“Invest in Gabon” Roundtable at African Energy Week (AEW)...
Mechanical Engineers and Certified Plant Mechanics Licensure Exams
Philippine STAR
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August 15, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 1,554 out of 3,808 passed the Mechanical Engineers Licensure Examination and 84 out of 159 passed the Certified Plant Mechanics Computer-Based Licensure Examination...
Nairobi: How Africa Tech Challenge Season 10 ignites innovation, skills among TVET students
TUKO
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August 14, 2025
The Africa Tech Challenge Season 10, held in Nairobi, Kenya, brings together 568 participants from 12 African countries Prof Emmanuel Mutisya of KAIST highlighted the urgent need to update Africa’s outdated curricula and training infrastructure,...
Nationalised Gabonese oil company insists it will boost production
African Business
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August 14, 2025
Assala Energy, one of Gabon’s largest oil companies, has been through a tumultuous period. Its original owner, the US asset management giant Carlyle, agreed to sell the company to French oil firm Maurel & Prom in August 2023. However, the...
Gabon forest cave reveals clues about prehistoric central Af...
Modern Ghana
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In Gabon's sprawling forest, archaeologists dig for ancient clues that could unlock the secrets of how prehistoric humans lived and interacted in the changing landscape of central Africa. Two billion years ago, the eastern Gabonese region of...
Gabon Forest Cave Reveals Clues About Prehistoric Central Africa
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 5, 2025
In Gabon's sprawling forest, archaeologists dig for ancient clues that could unlock the secrets of how prehistoric humans lived and interacted in the changing landscape of central Africa. Two billion years ago, the eastern Gabonese region of...
Fly Gabon Receives First ATR 42-600
Airline Geeks
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August 8, 2025
Backed by state investment, the young Gabonese airline is rapidly growing its fleet with turboprops, jets, and regional ambitions. [ Planes ]August 8, 2025 5:30 am ET By Victor Shalton Fly Gabon is marking a major fleet milestone with the imminent...
August’s research round-up
Geographical
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August 7, 2025
A pangolin, hunted for its scales that are used in traditional Chinese medicine. Image: Shutterstock By Bryony Cottam Guiding stars In Australia’s Snowy Mountains, a small laboratory houses a unique flight arena designed specifically for the...
Kaspersky supports INTERPOL-led action
Business Ghana
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As part of its partnership with INTERPOL, Kaspersky has recently participated in the law enforcement agency’s operation, known as Serengeti 2.0, to combat cybercrime across the African continent. Focused on several criminal activities which target...
Gabon, Global Fishing Watch Team Up to Fight IUU Fishing
Africa Defense Forum
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July 29, 2025
Gabon has signed a memorandum of understanding with Global Fishing Watch, a nonprofit organization, that aims to enhance the West African country’s ability to monitor, control and surveil its waters by leveraging satellite technology and data...
Chain Stars, powered By Maya, lights up PH Blockchain Week 2025 with talent, tech, and transformation
Manila Standard
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August 1, 2025
The Philippine Blockchain Week 2025 (PBW) didn’t just talk about the future of tech—it also highlighted arts, music, and entertainment. Sponsored by Maya, one of the country’s leading digital financial platforms embracing Web3, debuted a brand-new...
Grenada’s Carnival is Full of African History, Resistance, and the Some of the World’s Best Parties
Rolling Stone
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August 23, 2025
The night after J’ouvert, the pinnacle of Grenada’s annual carnival, I cried and cried. All over the Caribbean and throughout its diaspora, the consecutive days of reverie known as carnival or mas are traditions rooted in African ancestral...
Mobile Scams Surge in Kenya as Authorities and Operators Step Up to Protect Users from Growing Fraud Threat
TechTrendsKE
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August 21, 2025
Mobile phones have become a lifeline for millions of Kenyans, connecting people to services, finances, and daily routines. But as their use grows, so does the risk of fraud. Nearly half of Kenyan mobile users received scam calls or messages last...
Türkiye pledges to support Gabon’s digital govt, connectivity efforts
Biometric Update
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August 1, 2025
The Ambassador of Türkiye to Gabon, Can İncesu, recently had a discussion with the country’s Minister of Digital Economy, Digitization and Innovation, Mark Alexandre Doumba, to explore ways of strengthening digital cooperation between the two...
Erdoğan receives Gabon President Nguema in Ankara
Sabah
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July 31, 2025
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday met with Gabon President Brice Oligui Nguema in the Turkish capital, Ankara. Erdoğan welcomed his Gabonese counterpart with an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex. Delegations from Gabon and...
Building bridges in science: the strategic power of COST Actions in shaping policy and driving global networking
European Cooperation in Science and Technology
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July 28, 2025
Science for Policy (S4P) workshop In June, COST held its 4th ‘Science for Policy’ workshop, bringing together representatives from over 30 COST Actions. Participants took part in a training session on the ‘JRC Competence Framework for...
Empowering Youth, Enabling Dreams: Africa Tech Challenge Season 10 Kicks Off in Nairobi, Kenya
TV47
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July 29, 2025
Africa Tech Challenge (ATC) Season 10, jointly hosted by AVIC Innovation Holding Limited (AVIC INNO), the Ministry of Education of Kenya and the China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE), officially kickstarts at the Technical...