Corridor Financing – Key To Unlocking Regional Economic Growth
Aadil Cajee, Head of Infrastructure at Standard Bank As we look to rebuild our economy in the wake of the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, corridor financing and investing in productive infrastructure will be key to economic recovery and growth not only in South Africa, but across the African continent. Economic activity and connectivity […]
Kenya Vision 2030 Has Been A Powerful Catalyst For Growth
Digitizing the construction industry will expedite growth exponentially, A change of mindset is needed By Eduardt Ruhling. New Southern Energy, Nairobi The Kenya Vision 2030 project that was initiated to transform Kenya into a newly industrializing, middle-income nation has been a powerful catalyst for development in the East African country. Launched in 2008 by President Mwai […]
Call For Partners And Applications For The African Blockchain Developers’ Call II
Last year, the first edition of the African Blockchain Developers Call (ABDC) Series was launched. The programme is a three-month blockchain event that features the training and incubation of blockchain programmers and the creation of a breeding ground for inter-governmental deliberations on blockchain regulation. During the launch of its maiden edition, the program had over […]
Agile Teams Need The Support Of Agile Infrastructure
By Amit Singh, Solution Architect at AlphaCodes Agility is a key term surrounding IT today. In a rapidly shifting world, the ability to adapt, learn quickly and change to meet new requirements is critical to success. However, while agile methodology has long been applied to the development of new software and services, infrastructure has tended […]
RBM Partnership Welcomes New Commitments To Malaria Innovation, Including mRNA Platform And Local Manufacturing For Malaria Vaccine
The RBM Partnership to End Malaria welcomes the announcement today of a major project by kENUP Foundation and BioNTech to develop the first mRNA-based prophylactic malaria vaccine. Supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the European Commission and European Investment Bank, and international partners, the project aims to use […]
Successful Entrepreneurs Need More Than A Good Idea – They Need Business Skills To Make It Work
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) found that South Africa has one of the highest business start-up failure rates in the world. In the GEM National Entrepreneurship Context Index (the NECI Index), South Africa ranks 49th out of 54 countries, ahead of only Croatia, Guatemala, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, and Iran. “Often, people think that the number one thing […]
Africa Gears Up: How A Continent Is Working To Become The Global Powerhouse Of The Future
A host of energy development initiatives designed to increase energy access and improve livelihoods are coming online across Africa and are scheduled to be showcased at Africa Oil Week 2021 in November in Dubai – a temporary move for this major annual event as a COVID-19 precaution, ahead of its scheduled return “home” to its […]
The Imperative Of Economic Recovery: How Can The Resolution Of The Sahara Issue Strengthen Africa’s Regional And Continental Integration?
On 27 July 2021, Imani Center for Policy and Education, a Ghanaian Think Tank held a seminar, in Accra, on the topic: “The Imperative of Economic Recovery: How can the Resolution of the Sahara Issue Strengthen Africa’s Regional and Continental Integration?”. The event brought together several Ghanaian and West-African stakeholders including prominent policymakers, experts, academics, […]
Kenyan Artist Turns More Trash into Treasured Works of Art
Cyrus Kabiru is on a continuous journey with his art. Born in Nairobi the award-winning artist and sculptor best known for his “C-stunners” — eyewear created with junk — has turned his focus to discarded radios and a “Black Mamba” series of old bicycles, which were common in Kenya during his childhood. Repurposed and reimagined using colorful […]
South Africa Objects to the AU Commission’s Decision to Grant Israel Observer Status
In a strongly worded statement, the continental powerhouse, which last year held the annually rotating AU presidency, said it “is appalled at the unjust and unwarranted decision of the AU Commission to grant Israel observer status in the African Union”. The AU handed Israel the observer status on Thursday, a move the two parties expected would […]
