How Automation Is Changing The Landscape Of The African Labor Market
Technological innovation across Africa continues to thrive. There are over 600 tech hubs across Africa, according to a report by Briter Bridges and AfriLabs. However, as the continent embraces technological changes and progress, there is also rising concern about the impact on Africa’s labor force. In the past, African countries have faced difficult challenges in their […]
Despite Covid-19 Pandemic, Africa Still A Prime Investment Destination
Participants Affirm At African Development Bank (AfDB) Webinar For Asian Audiences The webinar noted that the policy recommendations of the African Economic Outlook Supplement could be regarded as important opportunities for investments ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, September 14, 2020/ — Participants at a webinar to present the African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) African Economic Outlook Supplement (https://bit.ly/33pjJjy) to Asian […]
Gates Foundation’s Annual Goalkeepers Report Shows Covid-19 Has Stalled 20 Years Of Progress, Calls For A Global Response To End The Pandemic
Report shows how economic damage has reinforced inequities in Africa and derailed achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals; spotlights countries innovating to meet challenges The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today launched its fourth annual Goalkeepers Report, featuring new data showing how the ripple effects of COVID-19 have stopped 20 years of progress toward the United […]
US-based VC Openner To Launch Accelerator And Invest In 50 Egyptian Startups
Accelerator aims to render Egyptian startups growth and/or acquisition-ready Openner focuses on custom-designed programs for each of its portfolio start-ups Washington DC-based venture capital firm Openner.vc is now accepting applications from Egyptian start-ups, aiming to identify brilliant founders with brilliant ideas to expand and scale them locally, regionally and globally through their local accelerator. Applications […]
Digital Transformation And Digital Platforms
When we discuss digital transformation, we mean creating competitive advantage. In today’s world a company that does not integrate technology does not do well and gets left behind. We are not only talking about applying technology to your business, we are also focused on creating a new business model on the backbone of technology. In […]
Korean Pop Wave Spreads to the Deserts of Algeria
In Algeria, the genre has inspired such ardent fandom that young people now dress like K-pop stars and incorporate Korean phrases into their everyday speech. Two years ago, a crowd of young people celebrated the 22nd birthday of BTS vocalist Kim Tae-hyung, singing and waving their phones in the dark. Last year, the BTS Army […]
A Gaming Hall Provides Escape for DRC Frontline Workers
Some people stuck inside during coronavirus lockdown are playing video games. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, entrepreneurs are catering to young people who want to share the gaming experience. Immersion Video Game Hall brings, virtual reality games, traditional video games for people who want to release the stresses the pandemic has brought on in Kinshasa. […]
How Past Pandemics Should Inform Urban Planning in Africa
Throughout much of the African continent, colonial officials exploited outbreaks of disease to implement racial segregation and create economic systems that intentionally marginalised Africans. Ghanaian historians are each currently writing about a different major city, these are Kumasi, Accra and Sekondi-Takoradi. In their research efforts – and in those of many other scholars – they’ve repeatedly seen […]
Pandemic Puts Major Deals in Egypt on Hold
The vulnerable nature of most North African economies has made it an attractive market for many Gulf lenders. During the last decades, almost all Maghreb countries have experienced major political unrest that has had a major impact on their financial services sectors while creating economic gaps. When the 2010s began, banks headquartered in Qatar and the United […]
Family Still in the Dark Over Ugandan Refugee’s Death in the UK
The Ugandan family of Mercy Baguma, who died in the UK where she had been seeking asylum, is angry with the British authorities over the investigation into her death. In August, her body was found in a flat in Glasgow near her crying child .But, three weeks on, the family is no closer to finding […]
