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<p>Covid-19 has devastated the tourism industry harder than most with airplanes on the ground, hotels closed and travel restrictions put in place in virtually all countries around the world. United Nations World Tourism Organisations figures show the scale of the destruction will take years to undo. Dubai, home to the world&#8217;s largest and busiest airport, has taken its fair share of the pain.  His Excellency Helal Saeed Almarri, Director General of the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing speaks to CNBC Africa’s Godfrey Mutizwa about Dubai&#8217;s strategy to get the tourist back and what the UAE offers Africa&#8230;.</p>


How Dubai plans to bring back tourism hit hard by the pandemic

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<p>Blockchain technology has made great strides over the past few years speeding up processes like AI and smartphones.  Studies found that improvements in technology are beneficial in classrooms and that technology has the ability to better manage accountability, transparency and overall educational experiences. Partnerships between governments and private sector can also lead the way to boost nationwide education and employment. African Operations Director of blockchain engineering company IOHK, John O’Connor joins CNBC Africa&#8217;s Zinathi Gquma to explore blockchain technology and how partnerships with governments can help improve quality of life&#8230;.</p>


How blockchain technology can help improve quality of life in Africa

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<p>Atsuko Toda, the African Development Bank’s Acting Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development says the AfDB has been promoting a series of agriculture value-chain projects that are important to help food security and focus on a number of key commodities are really important to help smallholder farmers commercialise and move towards agriculture as a business&#8230;.</p>


AfDB: Agriculture value-chain projects needed to help strengthen food security

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<p>May is Africa Month and we celebrate it by looking at Africa&#8217;s arts, culture and heritage. As is with many industries, Covid-19 has impacted this sector in Africa particularly hard as travel restrictions made it challenging to appreciate our heritage. We will take a look at lessons learned across Africa in preserving our arts, culture and heritage and the role the sector can play in building the Africa we want&#8230;.</p>


Africa Month: Lessons from Africa: What COVID-19 taught our sector

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<p>Cross-platform technologies have helped students across #Africa maintain access to education, even during the #Covid19 pandemic. As the accelerated adoption of multidimensional #tech creates new opportunities for students, it is important to ask; Are parents able to make this transition? What are their key concerns and challenges? How does the blended approach work for them and their children?&#8230;</p>


What parents want: How are parental perceptions of Ed-Tech evolving?

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<p>18 African heads of state pledged their political and financial commitment to scale up technologies and innovations to transform agriculture in their country. Each leader detailed their shared commitment, as well as national priorities related to agriculture and even their plans for agricultural investment in the coming years&#8230;.</p>


Feeding Africa: Heads of State Dialogue – A Shared Commitment to Transforming Agriculture in Africa

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<p>18 African heads of state and laid out their political and financial commitments to transform agriculture over the next 5 years at the virtual Feeding Africa high-level dialogue jointly organized by the African Development Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development in partnership with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa and the CGIAR System Organization. The two-day event focuses of ways to modernize food production to strengthen Africa&#8217;s agriculture value chains&#8230;.</p>


High Level Dialogue on Feeding Africa 2021: Opening Addresses

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<p>With many countries having to shut down due to lockdowns and curfews as a result of covid-19, the impact on movement seemed to present an opportunity for businesses in the e-commerce space. A year on, with gradual re-openings happening, could this have a lasting impact on consumer behaviour?&#8230;</p>


How COVID-19 has changed consumer behaviour in the e-commerce space

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<p>In a bid to help jump start the economy, Rwanda embarked on an array of measures that included availing the Economic Recovery Fund as a way of mitigating the effects to businesses, in this CNBC special we speak to the Minister for Finance and Economic Planning Uzziel Ndagijimana for more&#8230;.</p>


COVID-19: Finmin Ndagijimana outlines measures to jumpstart Rwanda’s economy

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<p>The impact of COVID-19 on businesses continues to be profound and the conversation on the importance of IP rights grows more profound across various sectors. The importance of IP rights in ensuring safety, reliability and effectiveness for consumers has never been in doubt but could they also be detrimental for the growth of other sectors&#8230;.</p>


Why protecting Intellectual Property Rights matters to Rwanda’s growth

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<p>We live in a world where technology is part of our daily lives. We rely on it to solve complex problems, collect data, keep track of climate change and even create new discoveries like vaccines. This panel discussion will look at supercomputers and quantum computers, the incredible speed that it&#8217;s being designed and how it will be part of our new world order&#8230;.</p>


Unlocking Supercomputing: A New World Order

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<p>This edition of Mastercard Foundation’s Edtech Monday shines the spotlight on the gap between the learning outcomes and the improved access to education in Africa. Dubbed the “Learning crisis” by the World Bank in 2019, this episode delves into the depths of the challenges facing the education systems on the continent, ranging from the quality of training programs to inequalities and exclusion. With a panel made of experts from the government, private sector and UNICEF, the discourse consolidates the disparities in education, along with new-age solutions to provide the youth of Africa with the best learning opportunities&#8230;.</p>


How COVID-19 has shifted perceptions of parents & students on Ed-Tech

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<p>The shortage of healthcare professionals in South Africa is likely a large factor contributing to the high levels of work-related stress felt by younger healthcare professionals. There is a danger that stress, combined with inflexible working cultures and a lack of empowerment, could prompt an early exodus from the profession. The panel also discuss how stress can be minimised, how workplaces can be supportive, and how to deal with internal barriers to transformational change&#8230;.</p>


#FOHSummit: Creating the ideal Healthcare Working Environment

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<p>The burden of expectation to transform healthcare lies on the new generation of healthcare professionals, but too often their views are not widely understood. This panel unpacks the skills gap, with a focus on business acumen, and looks at how to close the data and knowledge gaps within the South African context&#8230;.</p>


#FOHSummit: How to close the gaps in Healthcare Education & Training

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<p>The important role technology will play in strengthening the health system. Technology has the power to transform delivery, improve patient care, provide work satisfaction and drive value-based care. It presents a platform to address the high costs and waste that destabilize budgets&#8230;.</p>


#FOHSummit: The Transformative Power of Technology

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<p>This panel looks at the need to strengthen and improve existing systems and structures within the healthcare system. They also examine the shortfalls of the healthcare system in coping with the burden of ill health in South Africa&#8230;.</p>


#FOHSummit: Healthcare infrastructure: The need to improve structures & systems in SA

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<p>Over the past decade, financial inclusion has been one of Africa’s greatest success stories. The launch and growth of digital financial services has led to an unprecedented increase in the number of people enjoying access to formal financial services. This panel looks at how financial inclusion has evolved across sub-Saharan Africa, what digital tools are emerging that will continue to bolster financial inclusion and where the availability and equality of opportunities to access financial services is going in the future&#8230;.</p>


Debates

How Dubai plans to bring back tourism hit hard by the pandemic

How blockchain technology can help improve quality of life in Africa

AfDB: Agriculture value-chain projects needed to help strengthen food security

Africa Month: Lessons from Africa: What COVID-19 taught our sector

What parents want: How are parental perceptions of Ed-Tech evolving?

Feeding Africa: Heads of State Dialogue – A Shared Commitment to Transforming Agriculture in Africa

High Level Dialogue on Feeding Africa 2021: Opening Addresses

How COVID-19 has changed consumer behaviour in the e-commerce space

COVID-19: Finmin Ndagijimana outlines measures to jumpstart Rwanda’s economy

Why protecting Intellectual Property Rights matters to Rwanda’s growth

Unlocking Supercomputing: A New World Order

How COVID-19 has shifted perceptions of parents & students on Ed-Tech

#FOHSummit: Creating the ideal Healthcare Working Environment

#FOHSummit: How to close the gaps in Healthcare Education & Training

#FOHSummit: The Transformative Power of Technology

#FOHSummit: Healthcare infrastructure: The need to improve structures & systems in SA

#DigiFinRoundTable: The Evolution of Digital & Financial Inclusion in Africa

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Debates

How Dubai plans to bring back tourism hit hard by the pandemic

How blockchain technology can help improve quality of life in Africa

AfDB: Agriculture value-chain projects needed to help strengthen food security

Africa Month: Lessons from Africa: What COVID-19 taught our sector

What parents want: How are parental perceptions of Ed-Tech evolving?

Feeding Africa: Heads of State Dialogue – A Shared Commitment to Transforming Agriculture in Africa

High Level Dialogue on Feeding Africa 2021: Opening Addresses

How COVID-19 has changed consumer behaviour in the e-commerce space

COVID-19: Finmin Ndagijimana outlines measures to jumpstart Rwanda’s economy

Why protecting Intellectual Property Rights matters to Rwanda’s growth

Unlocking Supercomputing: A New World Order

How COVID-19 has shifted perceptions of parents & students on Ed-Tech

#FOHSummit: Creating the ideal Healthcare Working Environment

#FOHSummit: How to close the gaps in Healthcare Education & Training

#FOHSummit: The Transformative Power of Technology

#FOHSummit: Healthcare infrastructure: The need to improve structures & systems in SA

#DigiFinRoundTable: The Evolution of Digital & Financial Inclusion in Africa

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