Delegates from the African Union, governments and regulators, operators and enterprise representatives, analysts in the region have met to discuss strategies to expand broadband services and develop broadband applications in Africa. Broadband has become an important engine for economic development. According to the World Bank studies, every 10 per cent of broadband penetration can generate…
The fight to tackle Africa’s energy poverty is receiving support through the provision of digital enablers that will boost sufficiency. Currently energy poverty is a serious problem in sub-Saharan Africa with statistics from International Energy Agency (IEA) indicating that over 580 million people in the region lacked access to electricity in 2019. In Nigeria for…
Rural businesses, which are so vital for transforming our food systems, will get a much needed boost from an ambitious new financing programme launched today by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), as part of its broader efforts to address rising hunger and poverty levels in the world’s poorest countries. The Private Sector…
Although the aviation industry took a hard hit in 2020 and suffered its heaviest losses to date, Turkish Airlines distinguished itself with relatively good business performance. According to CAPA (Centre for Aviation, part of the Aviation Week Network) Turkish Airlines established itself as the busiest aircraft carrier in Europe during the pandemic, and one of…
CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour on Monday revealed she has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and had recently undergone surgery for the condition. The 63-year-old who had been absent for four-weeks from her CNN show also revealed she will undergo chemotherapy for a period of weeks as she continues to battle the disease. The award-winning journalist…
The Chinese government has announced that it will allow couples to have up to three children as part of policies to address the country’s aging population. The decision was announced on Monday after a Communist Party Politburo meeting chaired by President Xi Jinping. The party in a statement said that the three-child policy will be…
Gozem, the super app already operational in several West African cities, today launches a taxi booking service in Libreville. From now on, all Gabonese citizens can download the Gozem app, available for free for Android and iOS, and take trips in the nation’s capital. Gozem’s goal is to simplify and improve quality of life for…
Ivory Coast becomes the second country to benefit from the COVAX vaccine-sharing facility, a program meant to ensure fairer distribution amid a global scramble for the vaccine against the pandemic. The country on Friday at the commercial capital Abidjan received a shipment of 504,000 COVID-19 doses. By the end of this year, COVAX plans to…
Gozem, Africa’s Super App, today announces the arrival of Othmane Bouhlal to the advisory board of the company with a strong commitment as a strategic advisor. As Gozem prepares to enter new markets and scale its business, it is building an advisory board with exceptional entrepreneurial skills in the mobility business. Mr. Bouhlal will help…
Ghana on Wednesday announced the arrival of the first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines from Covax, a global scheme to procure and distribute inoculations for free, as the world races to contain the pandemic. This was disclosed by World Health Organisation (WHO) Accra, Ghana via its Twitter handle.COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access, abbreviated as COVAX, is a…