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Africa is the continent with the youngest population in the world, and so needs to expand effective higher education, Dr Jonathan Louw, group CEO of Honoris United Universities (HUU), the largest pan-African tertiary education network, has told UWN.

In an exclusive interview in Tunis, Tunisia, Dr Louw noted how the fact that almost 60% of Africa’s population is under 25 years old presents a huge opportunity for higher education in Africa.…

African environmental academics are struggling to get political and social support for their solutions to problems such as the desertification in North Africa and the Sahel region.

In Africa, there is a “disconnect” between policymakers and researchers, and “to some extent, even the community”, including research findings released by academics and even research institutes, said Sanusi Bello Shamaki, professor at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, north-west Nigeria.…

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With the textile industry under pressure from consumers, regulators and standards to become more sustainable, companies are looking at all aspects of the supply chain – including upstream to fibre production. Digitalisation has a key role to play here, especially in supplier countries where the use of such technology is weak – such as in Africa.…

MORE than 150 days since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, scammers are still finding new ways to turn compassion into profit– stealing thousands of pounds worth of donations through fake charity appeals, fraud, and deception. Dylan Carter reports
 

THE HUMANITARIAN impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been immense.…

Time was when modest Muslim fashion was about being unseen – practicing piety without giving as much as a nod to style or fashion. But female consumers around the Muslim world are increasingly combining their desire to proclaim modesty and religious identity without discarding elegance and sophistication in their clothing choices.…

The global Islamic microfinance market has room to grow significantly if it can overcome social and regulatory barriers that have so far curbed its expansion, say experts. Given microfinance is a poverty-alleviation mechanism that provides credit and other financial resources to poor and low-income households and small-and-medium-sized businesses, it fits well with the charitable traditions of Islam.…

Time was when hijabs were simply religious garb for Muslim women that covered their head and chest of religiously observant women. But hijab design has become increasingly sophisticated in recent years, with wearers wanting elegance while expressing their religious identity.

In Bangladesh, for example, online fashion influencers have been particularly influential since the mid-2010s, promoting different hijab trends and styles online, with local entrepreneurs increasingly producing and selling hijabs online, especially via Facebook.…

The Muslim world is extremely diverse culturally, so it is no surprise that colour cosmetics trends are many and varied. However, one clear universal trend is that Muslim women are on average becoming more knowledgeable about make-up, especially with internet influencers spreading advice on products and techniques.…

Glencore Energy (UK) has been convicted on seven charges of international bribery under the UK Bribery Act 2010, including two of corporate failure to prevent bribery. In a case brought by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), at Southwark Crown Court on June 21, Glencore admitted to multiple counts of paying bribes in Africa to secure preferential access to oil and generate illicit profit.…

Sharia-compliant financial technology (fintech) is poised for explosive growth across both Islamic and western jurisdictions. 

In part this reflects growth in Islamic finance: Refinitiv, an American-British global provider of financial market data owned by the London Stock Exchange (LSE), predicts the value of money transacted through the Islamic finance sector will reach USD4.9 trillion by 2025. …