Innovative Climate Action Solution Wins Gold At SDG Awards For Nature-Based Approach
4iAfrica, an innovation driven solutions provider which pivoted from the renewable energy sector to focus on developing Climate Change Solutions took the top spot for SDG#15 – Life On Land at last week’s prestigious SDG Awards by EUTech. 4iAfrica’s winning application is one of the largest and most sustainable NBS – Nature Based Climate Action […]
Going Local To Improve Healthcare Access
Many people in Africa lack adequate access to healthcare. How are local innovators changing this? Most developing countries haven’t fully met basic needs for healthcare services, and there are major regional discrepancies in the level of healthcare coverage. For example, according to the latest figures from the World Health Organization (WHO), Sub-Saharan Africa scores only 44.49 […]
Unlocking The Power Of E-Commerce In The Digital Age
By Raphael Afaedor, CEO of Kyosk Digital Services Embracing innovation and reimagining service capacities are part of a large realm of possibilities that has opened up across Africa as a result of e-commerce adoption, and the opportunities for tech start-up enterprises are limitless. As African countries embrace the spread of digitalisation and goods that provide […]
Kenyan Start-Up Grows To Reach 150,000 Young Entrepreneurs Following Funding From Mastercard’s Strive Community Program
Kenyan start-up MESH, the country’s first online community for young entrepreneurs in the informal economy, today announces it has reached 150,000 members. Launched to mass market in November 2021, MESH connects young entrepreneurs and small business owners to vital networks, tailored training content, and for the first time, access to opportunities and services in the […]
African Energy Chamber (AEC)-Gazprom International Roundtable Explores Gas For Poverty Eradication
With countries such as Russia serving as a benchmark for how African nations can utilize their gas for economic growth, a panel discussion during the AEC-Gazprom- International Roundtable on Gas explored how Africa can leverage partnerships with Russia to usher in a new era of electrification African natural gas is the key to making energy […]
African Development Bank, European Investment Bank, Islamic Development Bank And World Health Organization (WHO) Launch New Investment Platform To Strengthen Primary Health Care Services
The Platform will make an initial €1.5 billion available to low- and low-and-middle income countries in concessional loans and grants to expand the reach and scope of their primary health care services In a landmark development aimed at investing in and strengthening essential, climate and crisis-resilient primary health care services in low- and low-and-middle income […]
Bybit Secures License to Operate Cryptocurrency Exchange and Custody Services in Cyprus
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 26 June 2023 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Bybit, the world’s third most visited crypto exchange, is pleased to announce that it has successfully obtained a license to operate a crypto exchange and provide custody services in Cyprus. This milestone demonstrates Bybit’s commitment to working within regulatory frameworks and providing its users with secure and […]
