Unlocking The Transformative Power Of Mobile Money
By Ashley Olson Onyango, Head of Financial Inclusion, GSMA During the last decade, rapid digitisation has revolutionised the financial industry globally, through the advent of innovative services such as mobile banking apps or seamless transfer options. Driving this trend in low-and-middle-income countries, where over a billion people remain unbanked, mobile money has helped millions of […]
Greta Thunberg speaks for Africa when it comes to climate. Where are Africa’s voices?
CAIRO, Egypt, 21 April 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Africa has become the face of the global climate crisis, yet Greta Thunberg has emerged as the continent’s leading voice of advocacy – even among African activists, according to the newly launched report, Climate Change in Africa: Are Africans sleepwalking to disaster? The research was undertaken by Africa No […]
Standard Bank’s Real Estate Finance Division Executes First Social Loan For Growthpoint Student Accommodation Holdings
Standard Bank, acting as the Sustainability Structuring Agent for Growthpoint Student Accommodation Holdings (GSAH), recently executed its first social loan under the category of access to education as an essential service, in line with the Loan Market Association’s Social Loan Principles April 2021. The pioneering R550 million social loan will provide funding for the acquisition […]
Nesta Challenges Announces Semi-Finalists Of Strand Three Of The Afri-Plastics Challenge
The third and final strand, “Promoting Change” of the Afri-Plastics Challenge seeks to inspire behaviour change around plastic waste Semi-finalists are using innovative engagement strategies such as gamification, nudges, incentives, and storytelling Fifteen finalists will be selected in June 2022 to implement their ideas and each will win £50 000 Nesta Challenges has announced the […]
The Future Of Enterprise Resource Planning Is In The Cloud
For faster, more scalable ERP solutions, CIOs are turning to the cloud in greater numbers to help streamline performance across key areas of operations. Marilyn Moodley, Country Leader for South Africa and WECA (West, East, Central Africa) at SoftwareONE, says the industry can expect another big shift to the cloud on the back of SAP customers […]
African Media Agency (AMA) and Smart Africa Media join forces to deliver quality content for the Africa & Diaspora audience
ABIDJAN, Cote d’Ivoire, 21st April 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- African Media Agency (AMA), a leading pan-African PR and communications firm with footprint across Africa today announced its partnership with leading news house Smart Africa Media. The partnership aims to share stories of economic development and opportunity on the African continent and in the African diaspora to […]
University of Mauritius Develops Breast Cancer Awareness App with Support from Oracle
Over 1,000 users benefit from cancer prevention service running on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, 21 April 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Oracle and the University of Mauritius(UoM) today announced the successful completion of a three-year skills development program that has trained over 1,000 UoM students in the latest cloud computing technologies. As part of the program the student entrepreneurs […]
Production Commences On National Geographic Kids Africa Educational Entertainment Series
Series aims to inspire lasting, impactful behaviour change in young viewers in Africa, inspiring the next generation of environmental advocates by providing them with the knowledge and skills to understand, conserve, and protect the world around us. Local series presenters announced. Kenya-based White Rhino Films announced as production partner. In the lead-up to Earth Day 2022, […]
The Importance Of Supporting Gender Equality In The Tech Industry
While there has been headway toward greater workplace diversity in recent years, there is still much more work to be done. In all businesses, there is undeniably a gender divide, and one of these historically male-dominated industries is technology. In fact, according to a PwC report, women presently hold only 19% of tech-related roles at […]
Renowned Artist Adjaratou Ouédraogo Shares the Joy of Painting in her Home City in Burkina Faso
She is more famous abroad than at home in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. In The Painter, by filmmaker Ousmane Zoromé Samassékou, she organises a street art event called “My City In Painting” to encourage locals to celebrate and participate in art. In this thoughtful, immersive film we also see her at work in her studio while she […]
