5000 participants are expected at the event, representing all the stakeholders of African local life as well as their partners from other regions of the world
RABAT, Morocco, September 11, 2018/ -- The 8th edition of the Africities Summit will take place from November 20-24, 2018 in Marrakesh, Morocco, under the theme: "The transition towards sustainable cities and territories: The...
This analysis covers 38 countries and describes the progress these countries are making on improving the quality of their policies and institutions
WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, September 12, 2018/ -- The average quality of policies and institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa was broadly unchanged in 2017, according to the latest review by the World Bank. This is a shift...
Spire Bank, will be instrumental in facilitating a wide variety of international Crytpto banking activity in association with Blockbank
LONDON, United Kingdom
Blockbank (https://TheBlock-Bank.com/) purchase stake in Spire bank (https://En.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Spire_Bank) & declare strategic FinTech partnership, as a means to provide international Crypto banking services. One of the leading commercial banks in Kenya, Spire Bank, will be instrumental in facilitating a...
The rise of digital platforms and e-commerce will reshape the retail sector and in turn have deep implications for developing countries’ industrialization processes, which have been at the heart of all successful cases of development
Dr Nimrod Zalk, Industrial Development Advisor in the office of the Director-General of the Department of Trade and Industry, delivered the keynote address at a...
This year’s Fintech Challenge was keenly contested with applications from over 412 innovative fintech entrepreneurs from across Africa, Europe, North America and Asia
LOME, Togo, September 7, 2018/ -- Nala, Virtual Identity and Wallet.ng dazzle judging panel to be the three winners of the competition; All 11 finalists were officially inducted into the Ecobank Fintech Fellowship programme to explore commercial...
The Four Regional Winners Now Proceed to the Global Tournament at MIT on November 8 to vie for $1,000,000 USD
CAMBRIDGE, United States of America, September 7, 2018/ -- The MIT Initiative (www.MITInclusiveInnovation.com) on the Digital Economy has announced the four regional winners for their 2018 global economic prize, the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC) (www.MITInclusiveInnovation.com) in Africa. The winning...
Andrew Amonde, Dennis Ombachi, Sammy Oliech and Nelson Oyoo of Kenya 7s are training with Simbas
NAIROBI, Kenya, September 5, 2018/ -- Kenya Simbas are into the first week of training for the upcoming repechage that will be played in November in Marseille, France.
The Simbas, under assistant coach Dominique Habimana, have been doing gym sessions since Monday with ball work...
During her 10-day visit, the Independent Expert will visit the capital, Nairobi, as well as Thika, Embu, Eldoret and Migori
GENEVA, Switzerland, September 5, 2018/ -- The UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Ikponwosa Ero, will conduct an official visit to Kenya from 7 to 17 September 2018.
“The purpose of the mission is...
Only about 70% of the population is literate, and the rate drops to around 60% for women
ARNHEM, Netherlands On a personal level the statistics are grim:
More than 40 percent of Angolans live below the poverty line;
Unemployment is widespread, especially among the large young-adult population;
Only about 70% of the population is literate, and the rate drops to around 60% for...
As Internet access continues to grow in Africa, with over 450 million people now connected to the Internet, more than 60 percent of the population still remains offline
EASTERN CAPE, South Africa, September 3, 2018/ -- As Internet access continues to grow in Africa, with over 450 million people now connected to the Internet, more than 60 percent of the...
