The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC), a unit of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in collaboration with Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), will host a conference on leveraging the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to boost women’s economic empowerment on Tuesday 23 February. The virtual event is aimed at creating a better understanding […]
Expanding the development of existing Cassiterite (tin ore) assets and greenfield explorations; engagement of Geonomik Pty Ltd to detail Moolyella Project tin potential; strong tailwind from high tin prices. SunMirror AG, the mining and exploration firm specializing in raw materials such as gold, lithium and other metals and minerals, is increasing its efforts to discover
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5G will be the most transformative communications technology in a generation and enable a universe of new services, including advanced energy management capabilities that will be critical to solving growing energy and sustainability challenges. But new research highlights the practical challenges of 5G energy management facing telecommunications operators. Estimates suggest 5G networks can be up
Covid-19 has accelerated education’s digital transformation, highlighting Africa’s digital divide – and exposing the vital need for all-inclusive digital literacy, say expert panelists at the inaugural session of Canon’s groundbreaking thought leadership series. As a result of the pandemic, online learning has provided a critical lifeline to learners affected by the worldwide closure of schools.
From 5 – 7 March 2021, a leading manufacturer of home appliances, Defy, will be hosting the Hack The Normal online hackathon with the aim of exploring how technology can be leveraged for sustainable living and economic development in Africa. Supported by Defy sister company, Beko, hackathon participants will have the opportunity to develop new
Mr. Ayman Amin Sejiny, the CEO of the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) and Mr. Sakhi Annaklichev, the Chairman of the Management Board of Uzbek Industrial and Construction Bank (JSCB), signed a USD 25 Million Shari’ah-compliant Line of Financing Agreement which will be utilized by JSCB to local finance private
Hype will first launch in Africa, where Opera has nearly 150M MAU, with Kenya as the pilot market; With Hype, Opera reimagines the chat experience, with content sharing as a key feature; Opera Mini, with more than 100M users worldwide, becomes the world’s first mobile browser with an integrated chat service. Today, Opera the Norwegian
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, has committed to buy up to US$50,000,000 of a bond issue by Liquid Telecommunications, that is being launched on Monday 22rd February 2020. The bond (“The New Note Offering”) aims to raise US$600 million which will be used to refinance existing debt
Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd., a Pan-African telecommunications group with operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, announced after its board meeting held on January 15th, 2021, significant changes in the leadership of the Group’s board and management. The Group announced the retirement of Ms. Irene Charnley and Mr. Mohammed Wajih
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The Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission, Mr. Lamido Yuguda has urged senior bankers to mentor young professionals. In a statement obtained by The Daily, https://thedaily-ng.com, at that the re-launch of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, CIBN, Mentoring Scheme, with the theme, “Mentoring: Unlocking Career Potentials and Possibilities”, in Lagos, he said: “Let
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