South African startup Carry1st, a gaming startup-turned-consumer payments provider, has partnered Audiomack, one of the world’s leading music streaming and discovery platforms, to make it easier than ever for Audiomack’s customers in Africa to purchase subscriptions to stream their favourite artists using local payment methods. The Carry1st Shop offers seamless access to a wide range of products, including daily essentials like airtime, data, and electricity, as well as game gift cards and top-ups, and lifestyle and entertainment vouchers. Audiomack, Africa’s leading music streaming platform, serves millions of African music fans. Subscriptions allow music fans to remove ads, unlock special app features, and bring their support of artists to the next level. This partnership is a testament to our growth and the versatility of the Carry1st Shop.

Islam’s growth in sub-Saharan Africa is particularly strong in the northern regions and the central belt. Migration has also played a role, with internal movement from predominantly Muslim regions increasing the Muslim population in other areas. Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, is almost evenly split between Christians in the south and Muslims in the north. Northern Nigeria, where several states have adopted Shariah law, has become a battleground for religious dominance. Why aren’t the difficulties faced by Christians in Africa better known in the West?

The signing of the memorandum between Bpifrance, Sawari Ventures, and Flat6Labs took place within the framework of the FrancoTech exhibition for Francophonie and Innovation at Station F in Paris, alongside the Francophonie Summit. Launched in 2010, Sawari Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage African tech companies addressing regional and global challenges. Additionally, they seek to foster commercial and technological partnerships between European businesses and African innovation companies. Our partnership with Bpifrance reflects our shared commitment to strengthening ties between Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Hany Al-Sonbaty, Co-founder, Sawari Ventures and Flat6Labs

Dublin, Oct. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Saudi Arabia Commercial Data Center Market" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report analyzes Saudi Arabia's data center colocation opportunity, including demand analysis, supply dynamics, cloud infrastructure build, market structure, competitive context and much more. The Saudi colocation market brimming with facility construction is spiking, and capacity volumes are skyrocketing. This report provides an assessment of what is now Middle East and North Africa's (MENA) second largest commercial data center market. Still, the Saudi colocation market remains in a strong upswing trajectory, with one of the deepest pipeline in emerging markets.

ALBISDistributor adds Covestro rPC to portfolio— By Plasteurope.com staff —ÂGerman plastics distributor(Hamburg; www.albis.com ) has announced that it is now marketing the R portfolio of compatriot engineering plastics specialist(Leverkusen; www.covestro.com ). The range includes mechanically recycled post-consumer (PCR) and post-industrial (PIR) polycarbonates as well as PC blends. Albis’s sales area covers Europe, North Africa, China, and Southeast Asia. Due to what the company calls excellent flame retardancy, PC in the R range is particularly suitable for the electrical and electronics industry and the mobility sector, specifically for household applications, televisions, e-charging stations, and vehicle interiors.The companies said the R series demonstrates that recycled plastics can be used without compromising on quality or aesthetics. Covestro adds that its recyclates can reduce the carbon footprint by up to 50% compared with virgin materials.

South African digital payments service provider Peach Payments has integrated with Kenyan conversational commerce and CRM platform Sukhiba to offer its South African merchants a new sales channel and facilitate WhatsApp-based sales. Founded in Cape Town in 2012, Peach Payments provides a complete toolkit to help businesses accept, manage and disburse payments through web and mobile. It is the second largest online payment gateway in South Africa, and has also expanded to Kenya and Mauritius. “We are confident that the deep knowledge and network that Peach Payments brings to this partnership will accelerate WhatsApp commerce and payments in South Africa,” said Gudipati. Merchants sign up using the Sukhiba website and can monitor their sales on both the Sukhiba merchant app and their Peach Payments dashboard.

Key Findings and TrendsBeyond the AI Hype, Security Remains Top Priority:34% of CIOs ranked securing the network as their number one priority, while 22% of respondents ranked integrating networking and security as their second biggest priority. CIOs overwhelmingly desire a single platform to incorporate GenAI and security into their network operations. 88% of respondents said they would prefer a single integrated platform for networking, AI and security. In terms of ranking the most important features of a cloud networking platform,58% said they want a cloud networking platform that integrates AI and security. 55% cited the option of a Network Infrastructure as a Service model (NIaaS)45% ranked security within their top three priorities.

N Korea's Kim calls Putin 'closest comrade'Kim (R) and Putin (L) toasted their friendship when they met in North Korea in JuneSeparately on Tuesday, Kim said Pyongyang would speed up steps to make his country a military super power with nuclear weapons. Kim, congratulating Putin on his 72nd birthday, added that relations between both countries would be raised to a new level. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a birthday message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him his "closest comrade". The relationship between North Korea and Russia goes back decades - to Stalin and Kim Il-sung, the current Kim's grandfather. North Korea certainly can benefit enormously from access to Russian military technology – which despite Russia’s problems is still far more advanced than North Korea’s homegrown and reverse-engineered systems.

This 2024 image provided by Anke van Eeden shows Nicolaas and Anke van Eeden during their first week in America. (Anke van Eeden via AP)(AP) — A South African man who died due to a North Dakota wildfire was planning to return to his wife within weeks in time for the birth of their first child. “He was just an amazing person,” Anke van Eeden said of her husband. Anke, 31, quit her job earlier this year to go to North Dakota with Nicolaas, who was the family’s provider. Firefighters on Tuesday had a better handle on two other large wildfires burning in western North Dakota.

The US has imposed sanctions on Algoney Hamdan Daglo Musa, brother of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander, accusing him of procuring weapons for the paramilitary group, thereby prolonging Sudan’s civil war. The RSF, led by his brother Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), has been in conflict with Sudan’s army since April 2023, causing widespread famine and displacing millions. Algoney’s actions, according to the US Treasury, have contributed to the humanitarian crisis in al-Fashir in North Darfur. The Treasury further stated that Algoney controls front companies, including the UAE-based Tradive General Trading, used for RSF procurement. While Washington has refrained from sanctioning Hemedti directly, it has targeted those around him, including another brother, Abdelrahim Dagalo.

Dublin, Oct. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Project Insight - Global Water and Sewage Construction Projects (Q3 2024)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report provides analysis on the construction projects, showing total project values and analysis by stage and funding for all regions. The top 20 projects per region are listed giving country, stage, value of projects. The MENA region accounts for the largest share of the global pipeline value, with 37.6% of the total pipeline value ($159.1 billion). Reasons to BuyGain insight into the development of the water and sewage construction sector.

First, they analyzed the wear on animal teeth and the isotopes in animal bones recovered from the site to reveal what types of food they ate. The study determined that there had been lagoons at the foot of the mountains at Guefaït-4, even though the region was mostly arid. Read the original scholarly article about this research in Nature Communications. To read about the 300,000-year-old bones of early Homo sapiens found in Morocco, go to "Homo sapiens, Earlier Still," one of ARCHAEOLOGY's Top 10 Discoveries of 2017. Model of the Guefaït-4 site in Morocco

Mozambicans vote in key election for a new presidentMore than 16 million people are registered to vote - with change promised by all candidatesHis rivals are independent Venâncio Mondlane, Ossufo Momade, a former rebel commander and leader of the main opposition Renamo party, and Lutero Simango from the Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM). President Filipe Nyusi, who is stepping down after serving the two-term limit, was among the first to vote when polls opened at 07:00 local time (05:00 GMT). Mozambicans are voting in a general election, with the ruling Frelimo party that has been in power for half a century likely to hold on to power. The election is regarded as watershed moment for the southern African nation as for the first time the Frelimo candidate did not fight in the independence war. Counting will start after polls close at 18:00 local time, with official results due to be released in about two weeks.

The Ukrainian army says it has struck a weapons arsenal in western Russia that was storing missiles and munitions, including some supplied by North Korea. “The arsenal stored ammunition for missile and artillery systems, including those delivered from North Korea, as well as glide bombs,” it said. The development came one day after South Korea claimed North Korean soldiers were fighting alongside Russian troops in Ukraine. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin in June adopted a comprehensive strategic partnership that included a mutual defence pact. South Korea and the United States have claimed that North Korea has become a major supplier to Russia of weapons being used in Ukraine.

Bakersfield, Calif. (October 8, 2024) – Sun World International BB #:341274 continues to strengthen its presence in the fresh produce industry by growing its network of partners dedicated to delivering quality produce. Forever Fresh: A grower-owned company, vertically integrated to grow, market and sell fresh fruit in the North American market. Giumarra International: A leading table grape importer specializing in distributing the highest quality grapes to the North American and Canadian markets since 1984. Stay connected and learn more with Sun World International on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. About Sun World InternationalSun World International is a global variety development and licensing business.