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Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi Upper Hill and Humming Bird Transport Partner toIntroduce Electric Vehicles for Sustainable Mobility
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Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi Upper Hill, has announced aninnovative partnership with Humming Bird Transport (HBT), a leading transport servicecompany specializing in guest mobility services. This partnership aims to advance sustainabilityefforts within the hospitality industry and comes just ahead of World Environment Day on June5.As part of this initiative, Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi Upper Hill, will integrate 12...
GITEX Africa 2024 (www.GITEXAfrica.com), the continent’s largest tech and startup exhibition scheduled from 29-31 May in Marrakech, Morocco, emerges as a pivotal platform for exploring the intersections of digital transformation, financial inclusion, and economic empowerment. As South Africa’s banking of finance sector takes center stage in this global dialogue, the event promises to be a catalyst for innovation, collaboration,...
A dedicated panel discussion – “New Opportunities in Growth Markets” – will showcase burgeoning opportunities in Africa’s key gas markets at the Invest in African Energy Forum (IAE) forum in Paris this month.
The panel will feature Bráulio de Brito, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Service Providers of the Angolan Oil & Gas Industry (AECIPA); Ian Cloke,...
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Driving socio-economic transformation through technology: The young startup changing the face of Uganda’s automotive industry
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In recent years, Uganda has witnessed a wave of technological innovation. In a country where access to traditional infrastructure and services can be limited, technology is emerging as a powerful catalyst for change, offering solutions to longstanding socio-economic issues.
GITEX AFRICA, the continent’s largest tech and start-up event, taking place in Marrakech, Morocco from 29 - 31 May, will host...
Africa has an unprecedented opportunity to accelerate development by aligning its abundant renewable energy resources with solutions for its infrastructure deficiencies. This is a key conclusion from a new annual study on the State of Africa’s Infrastructure initiated by the Africa Finance Corporation (www.AfricaFC.org).
The report highlights critical gaps in key sectors including power, transport, logistics, digital communications, and commodity-based...
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Halliburton Boosts Local Content in Africa, Seeks Interest in Oil & Gas Ventures
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Multinational oil service company Halliburton is inviting eligible local companies to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the supply of goods and services across the oil and gas industry. With various categories available, the EOI aims to assess local interests and capabilities, connecting players to oil and gas projects. Following submissions, a competitive bidding process will lead to...
African civil society, human rights groups, environmental groups, governments and the private sector stand firm in their commitment to align Africa's efforts in combating energy poverty and fostering industrialization, all while advocating for a just energy transition and ensuring climate justice. This steadfast commitment was underscored by the conclusion of the Invest in African Energy forum held in Paris...
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Afreximbank and MobiHealth Sign Project Preparation Facility to Drive Digital Healthcare Solutions Across Africa
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The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) and MobiHealthCare Limited (MobiHealth) have signed a project preparation facility agreement that is expected to bolster the expansion of Mobihealth’s telemedicine services in Nigeria, and also assess the feasibility of establishing similar services in Egypt, Ghana, Kenya and Cote d’ Ivoire.
Under the terms of the agreement, Afreximbank will part-finance project preparatory activities that will...
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Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Eutelsat Group bring Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services to Africa
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Liquid Intelligent Technologies (https://www.Liquid.Tech), a pan-African technology group, announces a distribution partner agreement (DPA) with Eutelsat Group that will see enterprise-grade Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services being made available in Africa. Eutelsat Group is the world's first satellite operator with an integrated GEO-LEO infrastructure.
“Liquid has always been committed to technological innovation in Africa,” said Ahmed El Beheiry, CEO...
















