Thales and Google Cloud Announce Strategic Partnership to Jointly Develop a Trusted Cloud Offering in France
The jointly developed sovereign cloud offering will meet the French “Trusted Cloud” requirements and enable French organizations to innovate and fully benefit from hyperscale cloud technology, while keeping their data confidential, secure and fully sovereign This solution will live on dedicated infrastructure that will be managed and operated by a new company, of which Thales will be […]
Ventures Africa’s special feature on Heifer International: Reimagining the future of African agriculture
LAGOS, Nigeria, 6 October 2021,-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- In collaboration with Heifer International, Ventures Africa, an online platform that produces stories about an evolving Africa, has released a mini edition titled Heifer International: Reimagining the future of African agriculture. This mini edition covers Heifer International’s commitment to agriculture on the continent through its AYuTe Africa Challenge. The […]
Unemployment In South Africa – Are Poor Public Policies To Blame?
By Asanda Gcoyi, CEO, Vapour Products Association of South Africa One in three South Africans is looking for a job. This is according to Statistics South Africa’s most recent quarterly labour force survey, which notes that unemployment in the country has hit a new record high of 34.4%. And it’s not about to get any […]
Eutelsat’s Konnect Africa selected by Globacom to bring satellite broadband to underserved regions of Nigeria
Multi-year, multi-Gbps wholesale capacity commitmentShowcasing satellite’s ability to enable telcos to achieve ubiquitous reach for their services, helping to bridge Africa’s digital divide PARIS, France, 6 October 2021,-/African Media Agency(AMA)/-,In the presence of the French President, Emmanuel Macron, Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and Globacom have signed at the Elysée Palace in Paris, a multi-year, […]
Technology initiative aims to bridge Africa’s digital divide
· Seventh edition of digital literacy program to reach all 54 African countries· New mobile app and coding challenge to kickstart youth innovation· Virtual teacher training model to help scale online learning across the continent JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, October 6, 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Africa’s biggest digital skills initiative, SAP Africa Code Week (ACW), officially launched yesterday with a […]
Ten-Year-Old Author Writes A New Christmas Classic ‘Is Santa Really Real?’
Ten-year-old Ghanaian-American bestselling author, Nicholas Buamah has published and catalogued his third book titled ‘Is Santa Really Real?’ into the Library of Congress. According to his mother, Danielle, Buamah’s idea for his new book came about when he was 9 yrs-old after a conversation with her about Christmas and Ol’ Saint Nick. Is Santa really real, was the […]
ARM-Harith Launches US$ 250 Million Urban Climate Fund For West Africa
Endorsed By The Global Innovation Lab For Climate Finance ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investments Limited, a Mauritius-regulated infrastructure fund manager and parent company of ARM-Harith Infrastructure Investment Limited Nigeria, has announced the official launch of the ARM-Harith Cities and Climate Transition Fund (“The ACT Fund”), endorsed by the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (the Lab). The […]
Ugandan Artist Draws Attention to Vitiligo
It was a confrontation with a female Michael Jackson fan that first drew Martin Senkubuge’s attention to the skin condition vitiligo. Senkubuge, who was studying industrial fine art and design at Makerere University at the time, had not heard of the disease. The 22-year-old was shocked to discover the stigma that surrounds vitiligo in Uganda […]
South Africa’s Great Sardine Run
One of the world’s most spectacular marine migrations is the KwaZulu-Natal sardine run. The so-called “greatest shoal on Earth” takes place during the southern hemisphere’s winter. It involves the movement of tens to hundreds of millions of sardines from the warm-temperate waters of South Africa’s south coast to the subtropical waters of the east coast, […]
A Blockchain Fintech Soultion for Southern Africa
Pan-African fintech startup KamPay has launched a blockchain-based financial platform that is at the same time a payment system, a wallet and a lottery. Launched this year, KamPay comprises a digital wallet and token, which combined with ZymPay, a fiat payment gateway that presently exists between South Africa and Zimbabwe, will facilitate easy crypto-to-fiat exchanges […]
