The AEF

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[The Associated Press @AP]

A Kenyan senator says she attended parliament while wearing a white pantsuit stained by her menstrual blood to combat period-related stigma. It sparked public debate about period shaming and the lack of access to sanitary pads in many African countries. https://t.co/BWMdn4gTBn

[Josephine @j_karianjahi]

Wrote about a dream come true for African podcasting for my FIRST article for @thecontinent_ S. Africa’s @radioworkshop_ ‘s Ambies-nominated podcast series took Africa to the awards ceremony in Las Vegas this week! Read more: https://t.co/QQnS7dHRHB

[Josephine @j_karianjahi]

today is #AfricaPodcastDay together with a host of amazing colleagues across Africa and the African diaspora, this day celebrates podcasting in Africa and by Africans. a big thank you to African podcasters for giving us and our stories love and airplay!

[Danny Richman @DannyRichman]

I mentor a young lad with poor literacy skills who is starting a landscaping business. He struggles to communicate with clients in a professional manner.

I created a GPT3-powered Gmail account to which he sends a message. It responds with the text to send to the client.

[EU Publications @EUPublications]

Those under 35 make up at least 65% of Africa’s 🌍population, but they remain a largely untapped resource for peace and prosperity. What can be done to change this? This @EUI_EU policy brief provides some guidance: ➡️https://t.co/319cvgeP2X

#PPF22 @ParisPeaceForum

[Africax5.tv @Africax5]

The Ethiopian bible is the oldest, most complete and original bible on earth.

Written on goat skin in the early Ethiopian language of Ge’ez. It is also World’s first illustrated Christian Bible.

[Sab🍀 @bonsaisab]

Applications open today!

"On a mission to create better opportunities in the arts, carving a space for marginalized communities and supporting art-focused organizations in making long-term, systemic change."

https://t.co/N7uMsc2C0f

[The AEF @AfricanEuropean]

Senegal signs peace deal with separatist rebels https://t.co/TkeuaVWh39

[allAfrica.com @allafrica]

Talking Walls Use Art to Spread Peace During Kenyan Elections: https://t.co/voZEi62vMt #Kenya

[Liban Farah @LibanFa]

Today is a historic day!

With the wonderful @aminajxx we now have the first afro-german minister in a federal state!

Congratulations, Minister for Social Affairs Touré! 🔥✊🏾

[World Travel Guide @WTGTravelGuide]

Two lovely grey-crowned cranes. Did you know that they are the national bird of #Uganda?

#bird #DoYouKnow

[Josephine @j_karianjahi]

Truly excited to share a stage with Laura, Kim, Bella and Rutendo. Let me know via DM if you would like to attend as I have a few tickets to share.

[Mass Eye @Masai_Williams]

Can anyone in my network give me a link to a definitive list of Freshwater Seas in the world or is there just the one? Either way I don’t want to have to trawl through loads of information I would just really like a straightforward list as I’m coming up dry using Google!

[Nnimmo @NnimmoB]

Goldman prize winner Chima Williams speaks on the struggle to hold oil companies accountable in the Niger Delta. Congratulations ⁦⁦@pchima⁩ ✌🏼✊🏽👏🏽👏🏽 https://t.co/ZM9dai6AcS

[EU Publications @EUPublications]

It's #AfricaDay! 🌍
How are geopolitics in #Africa being transformed by new geographical & functional spaces? How can we connect the dots to strengthen strategic relations?
Discover this @EU_ISS title https://t.co/dnjrwHzL74 and ... listen to the podcast https://t.co/jOmxsCW2lL

[The AEF @AfricanEuropean]

The region's digital ecosystem is unevenly distributed within and between countries. This is affecting the impact of start-ups on jobs to remain geographically limited due to their location in urban centers.

[The AEF @AfricanEuropean]

North Africa is the best‐connected region on the continent. This is mainly due to a favorable ecosystem that is characterized by strong government support and private sector involvement.

[The AEF @AfricanEuropean]

Despite North Africa’s lead and continued growth in mobile phone penetration rate and 4G-coverage, the region is still characterized by a weak start-up development.

[The AEF @AfricanEuropean]

Thanks to the mobile money revolution, Kenya has created the technological foundation to establish the fourth largest tech ecosystem in Africa. In 2018, the sector contributed more than USD 1 billion to Kenya’s economy.

[The AEF @AfricanEuropean]

Africa’s digital transformation is expanding to all economic sectors. Currently, over 640 tech hubs exist across the continent.

The country with the most tech hubs is Nigeria (90). Yabacon Valley, Lagos' digital ecosystem, is worth an estimated USD 2 billion.

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[The AEF @AfricanEuropean]

Egypt, with the third-highest number of tech hubs (56), is one of the first African countries to establish technology parks for foreign software businesses such as IBM, Cisco, and Microsoft.