How Kenya’s TausiApp is leveraging AI to connect freelance beauticians with clients
Kenyan startup TausiApp is an on-demand beauty tech platform that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to connect freelance beauticians with clients. Through TausiApp, beauticians can build their businesses independently, and clients can enjoy convenient and professional beauty services at their preferred location,” Kimani told Disrupt Africa. Inspired by the convenience of ride-hailing services, he envisioned creating a platform to connect freelance beauticians with clients. “TausiApp identified a gap in the market for convenient and on-demand beauty services, especially for freelance beauticians who faced challenges in reaching clients efficiently,” Kimani said. Kimani, however, said TausiApp differentiates itself by focusing on empowering freelance beauticians, ensuring quality services through AI-driven matchmaking, and creating a transparent and fair marketplace for both clients and beauticians.
Source:The North Africa Journal
February 05, 2024 07:45 UTC
Morocco : Rabat brings in new lobbyist in Brussels
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Source:The North Africa Journal
February 05, 2024 07:35 UTC
Vanadium, a future energy storage and steel production element
Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries (VRFBs)In recent years, vanadium has gained attention for its role in energy storage solutions, notably in VRFBs. VRFBs offer scalability, long cycle life, and decoupling power and energy, making them ideal for grid-scale energy storage applications. As power grids worldwide continue to replace fossil fuel power plants with large-scale renewable energy solutions, long-duration energy storage is essential to ensuring reliable grid operation. Future applications and forecastThe forecast for vanadium demand paints a promising picture, driven by both traditional steel industries and the expanding market for energy storage technologies. As industries continue to innovate and global energy storage needs grow, vanadium’s dual role in steel production and energy storage positions it as a critical element in shaping the future of sustainable technologies and heavy industries.
Source:The North Africa Journal
February 05, 2024 05:49 UTC
African startups raised $83 million in January 2024
African startups got off to a sluggish start in 2024, raising just $83 million across 31 disclosed deals in January, according to data from Africa: The Big Deal. Excluding this outlier, African startups in January 2023 raised roughly $99.1 million, bringing the YoY decline to a more moderate 16.2%. Image source: TechCabal/Timi OduesoThe three sectors with the highest funding are agritech with $26.3 million in raises, cleantech with $18.1 million, and healthtech with a modest $13.5 million. Three of the four logistics startups—Bosta, FriendlyM and Roboost—who raised funds in January 2024 were from North Africa, or Egypt specifically. Last year, logistics startups received a fair bit of interest as the fourth sector with the highest funding at $205 million.
Source:The North Africa Journal
February 05, 2024 05:30 UTC
From Singapore to Africa, a journey beyond sustainable mining
From a sustainable shipping leader…WIG runs highly efficient shipping lines that bridge the African continent to Asia, fostering smooth trade and connectivity. The innovative WinningMax class of vessel, crafted by and for Winning in collaboration with industrial partners, represents a breakthrough in sustainable shipping. Aligned with the principles of sustainable shipping, WinningMax addresses the specific demands of maritime trade, ensuring a smooth logistics chain in West Africa. The project has been lauded as the world largest mining project in the world due to its complex infrastructure requirements and investments. In Guinea, WIG is spearheading the creation of a groundbreaking trade corridor that spans 600 kilometers across the entire West African nation.
Source:The North Africa Journal
February 05, 2024 03:55 UTC
South Africa keeper credits backroom staff for his record performance in Africa Cup penalty shootout
South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams says preparation was key to his saving four of the five penalties he faced in a shootout to help the Bafana Bafana reach the Africa Cup of Nations semifinals
Source:The North Africa Journal
February 04, 2024 16:59 UTC
Tunisia doubles down on countering Morocco’s territorial integrity – The North Africa Post
The incident is a continuation of Tunisian provocation of Moroccan diplomacy after autocratic president Kais Saied gave a state reception to Polisario chief during a Japan-Africa summit in 2022. In response to this offense to bilateral ties, Morocco protested to Tunisia and recalled its ambassador. After backtracking on his country’s democratic achievements, autocratic president kais Saied has succeeded in making his country a vassal serving Algeria’s military rulers. Tunis is now siding with an irrational Algerian military regime serving a hegemonic agenda that has only simmered instability in north Africa as well as the Sahel, including through manipulating terrorism that ironically also hit Tunisia’s tourism-dependent economy. Algeria has given 300 million dollars to Tunisia in exchange for its unconditional support in international fora.
Source:The North Africa Journal
February 04, 2024 15:43 UTC
Fight against Terrorism: Saudi Arabia hosts Islamic Military Coalition, Morocco represented by Abdellatif Loudiyi – The North Africa Post
Morocco was represented at this meeting, held under the theme “Combating Terrorism: A Shared Responsibility”, by Minister in charge of the National Defense Administration, Abdellatif Loudiyi. The defense ministers emphasized their countries’ determination to enhance cooperation, coordinate efforts, and unite them to avert terrorism risks. The defense ministers reviewed the alliance’s 2023 annual report and its operational and financial performance report. The defense ministers were briefed on the Coalition’s methodology and the initiatives it encompasses, designed according to the needs of the member states. In addition to three partner countries, the Islamic Military Coalition for the Fight against Terrorism has 42 member states working collectively to launch initiatives covering its areas of action.
Source:The North Africa Journal
February 04, 2024 15:32 UTC
New Grammy category for African music ignores almost all of Africa
The 2024 Grammy awards will see the introduction of a new category: "best African music performance." They're all based in cities and hail from either Nigeria, Africa's biggest economy, or South Africa, the continent's third largest economy. "The award is just the West's vision of what world music or global music should be," says Mathlouthi. Music from northern Africa, where Mathlouthi is from, has historically been shut out of past Grammy global categories. "African music is not one style.
Source:The North Africa Journal
February 04, 2024 15:17 UTC
The World Reacts to South Africa’s ICJ Case
For much of the world, Pretoria has restored its reputation as a moral beacon—at America’s expense, FP’s Sasha Polakow-Suransky writes. By omitting Hamas and limiting its case to the crime of genocide, Pretoria lost an opportunity to halt the fighting, Chile Eboe-Osuji writes. A Chinese journalist wearing a helmet and a bulletproof vest labeled "PRESS" speaks into a microphone while broadcasting for CCTV. Beijing backs the Palestinians in Gaza but faces its own genocide accusations at home, Aaron Glasserman writes. After the court ordered Israel to take provisional measures to prevent genocide, some countries are seeking to enforce the ruling, FP’s Nosmot Gbadamosi writes.
Source:The North Africa Journal
February 04, 2024 15:09 UTC
NATO — the enduring alliance
Nations led by the United States and Britain signed the NATO treaty in Washington D.C. in April 1949. NATO today has a range of missions including but going beyond self-defense narrowly defined. Article 5 of the NATO treaty states that an attack on one member nation is an attack on all. Today, NATO performs roughly the same strategic role. Britain’s sustained support for NATO, and special rapport with the United States, provide interesting leadership opportunities.
Source:The North Africa Journal
February 04, 2024 12:06 UTC
Suez Canal’s revenues fall to $428mln in January
The Suez Canal’s revenues dropped 46.7% year on year (YoY) to $428 million in January, the canal authority's Chairman Osama Rabie told Kol Youm talk show on February 3rd. This was attributed to the decrease in the number of vessels passing through the canal to 1,362 last month from 2,155 ships in January 2023, Rabie highlighted. On a related note, the French shipping group CMA CGM has suspended its Red Sea transits until further notice over security concerns, Reuters reported, citing a source familiar with the matter. Copyright © 2022 Arab Finance Brokerage Company All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info).
Source:The North Africa Journal
February 04, 2024 10:59 UTC
Mozambique: African Development Bank lends $40 million to the Mozambique Rail and Port Authority to buy rolling stock for the Ressano Garcia railway line
The Bank also plans to mobilize an additional $30 million for the project from other potential lenders. Target area and populationThe project will make it possible to purchase rolling stock for CFM’s main corridor, an 88-kilometre line between the port of Maputo and the South African border. The project will also significantly increase foreign earnings, which will grow from $225 million in 2022 to $360 million in 2036. During this period, the project is expected to bring the government a cumulative total of $1 billion in tax revenue. BackgroundStrategically located in southern Africa, Mozambique is arguably the main logistics gateway for countries in the region’s interior, such as Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and Eswatini.
Source:The North Africa Journal
February 04, 2024 10:43 UTC
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Source:The North Africa Journal
February 04, 2024 05:58 UTC
North Korean Eyelashes Sold Globally as China-Made, Reuters Says
North Korean beauty products such as false eyelashes and wigs are being sold around the world as “Made in China,” aiding a recovery in its economy, Reuters reported. China-based firms are importing semi-finished products from North Korea, completing and packaging them before selling them to markets including the West, Japan and South Korea as “Made in China,” Reuters said, citing interviews with people from the eyelash industry, trade lawyers and North Korean economy experts. The process helps North Korea bypass international trade sanctions.
Source:The North Africa Journal
February 04, 2024 03:47 UTC