Year 8 | Edition 3 | 16 February 2021 |
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The World Trade Organization General Council has selected Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria to become its new Director General making her the first woman and African to hold such a position. Effective 1 March 2020, her term, renewable, will expire on 31 August 2025.
"This is a very significant moment for the WTO. On behalf of the General Council, I extend our warmest congratulations to Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her appointment as the WTO's next Director-General and formally welcome her to this...
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PGS, in cooperation with ANPG, has begun a new fully prefunded MultiClient 3D survey in the Lower Congo Basin, near the river plume of the Congo in Angola Block 1/14. The acquisition phase will continue until April and fast-track data is expected in October 2021.
Ramform Atlas is acquiring high-density 3D GeoStreamer data using a 10 x 8 025 m streamer spread. The survey is designed to produce data of superior resolution, to increase understanding of the prolific Lower Congo Basin. The Block...
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IFC is expanding the scope of its support to subnational entities in Morocco through a new partnership with the Wilaya of the Region of Marrakech-Safi and the Regional Investment Center, to attract more investment and improve the business environment.
Like many other regions in the world, Marrakech-Safi, a major economic center in Morocco , has been hard hit by the COVID-19-induced downturn in tourism, a key industry in the region. Through the partnership, IFC will support the Marrakech...
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Mastercard and MTN have announced a strategic partnership to enable millions of consumers in 16 countries across Africa to make global e-commerce payments safely and securely.
Through a Mastercard virtual payment solution linked to MTN MoMo (Mobile Money) wallets, consumers and merchants can engage with brands and businesses abroad through digital commerce, extending their reach to an international marketplace and unlocking a host of opportunities...
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The IITA Uganda Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Program supports the Ugandan Government in its commitment to increasing coffee quality, volumes, and smallholder farmer livelihoods.
The Institute’s activities closely align with the country’s agricultural agenda, with the IITA team collaborating with the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) to implement the Uganda Coffee Roadmap. By developing the Stepwise Climate Smart Investment Pathway (Stepwise) approach...
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The demand for cloud in Africa is growing rapidly. This demand has particularly been accelerated by the ongoing pandemic that has moved everything online.
With increasing connectivity and availability of reliable and cheap internet across the continent, it has changed the way people work...
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As more of Africa’s 526 million Internet users are opting to buy goods at the click of a button, Kenyan e-commerce revenue is projected to hit $1.5 billion in 2021. Digital platforms are seizing this opportunity and have been investing heavily in improving their digital infrastructure.
So, what might this year hold for online trade in Kenya? Here’s my take on Africa’s leading e-commerce platform and what developments we can expect to see regarding key policies and trends in online commerce today and in the future...
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The development is an attempt by the telecom operator to increase relevance to financial technology which is increasingly characterizing the financial industry in aspects such as inclusion.
MTN Rwanda CEO Mitwa Ng’ambi said that with financial technology fast becoming influential in digital finance, they have been considering setting up an independent subsidiary running financial technology operations. This would see Mobile Money move from a department within the telecom to a...
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News Headlines
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The new route, ET 764 from Addis Ababa to Warsaw via Athens, will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. Return flight ET 765 from Warsaw to Addis Ababa via Athens will on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
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Nakonde Border Post upgrade boosts trade between Zambia and Tanzania
Funded by the UK government, the ZMK 197 million (£7.1 million) project will improve the flow of goods and people along the Dar es Salaam Corridor, promising to streamline operations and reduce cargo clearance times by more than 100% on both sides of the border.
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