New facility in Accra hopes to link the rapidly growing African population Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | In its quest to ramp up uptake of digital services on the continent, the Africa Data Centres, the largest network of interconnected, carrier-and cloud-neutral data centre facilities on the continent, has acquired land …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Less than 10% of the workers in sub-Saharan Africa save for old age, the lowest rate for any region in the world. That implies most of the breadwinners today won’t be able to afford basic items after retirement. A pension plan is meant to commit …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The three-day multi-sectoral conference on food security in Africa has concluded in Kampala with a strong call for scientists and researchers to play a more active role in addressing climate change, sustainability, and challenges in food chain production and marketing. While scientists and researchers …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The upcoming China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo will be an impetus for strengthening Ethiopia-China economic ties and advance the East African country’s strive for industrialization, an Ethiopian official has said. Deputy Commissioner of the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) Daniel Teressa said Ethiopia envisaged to take …
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The EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism is designed to lower greenhouse-gas emissions and encourage cleaner industrial production beyond its borders COMMENT | CARLOS LOPES | As the European Union pursues vigorous efforts to achieve its targets under the Paris climate agreement, the bloc’s proposed carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) offers the …
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The company is investing US$1millon in its first year of operation Zambia – which will be used a hub for regional expansion Lusaka, Zambia | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s B2B retail and e-commerce company, Wasoko, has expanded into the Southern African market, with Zambia as the first investment destination. The company …
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Experts say global energy transition will happen with or without Africa Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | As the global shift towards a cleaner renewable energy order picks up pace, mining experts on the continent are rallying African governments to focus more on developing bankable mining projects if they are to …
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MTN Uganda and Stanbic Bank are the only Ugandan-listed companies on the list in the region Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seventeen East African firms are among the list of the continent’s most valuable brands, with the Safaricom retaining the top spot amidst a decline in its overall ranking. The …
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Kainene vos Savant was Justin Irabor’s personal study partner. Named after one of America’s cleverest people, Kainene is off-the-charts clever. But she is no regular study partner. She’s a super-intelligent chatbot. And she’s taking the Nigerian internet by storm. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After enrolling as a distance learning …
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Africa is not in position to sustain the development of the public health sector while it’s held in a pricing vise by Western pharmaceutical companies COMMENT | Penninah Iutung | This is seemingly the same script but a different cast; the profiteering and greed of big pharma know no boundaries. We have …
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