Impact of Red Sea shipping disruptions on global trade
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Red Sea shipping disruptions by Houthi rebels is stemming from the Israel -Palestine dispute in the Gaza Strip.
Simultaneously, transits around the...
Wind and solar energy | EAC’s energy efficient projects 2024
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The EAC has announced investments in wind and solar energy infrastructure.
Member states have launched various initiatives designed to catalyze and...
Carbon credits? d.light’s 600,000 cookstoves a top source
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Global verification body Verra certifies d.light’s clean cookstove projects in Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria.
Initiative to distribute 600,000 clean cookstoves now verified...
US$96M Solar farm to boost electricity here
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Solutions to Liberia’s age-old electricity problem may be near than ever thought, as the World Bank and the Government project US$96...
Profitroom secures key investment for Africa expansion
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Economics of the Holy Month in Zanzibar
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Ramadan fasting increases economic activities around the world.
The travel sector, especially airlines registers higher revenues during pilgrimage after Ramadan fasting.
Zanzibar has...
Gazans Are Starving — Don’t Cut Aid Now
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Earlier this year, the International Court of Justice ruled that Israel’s actions in Gaza plausibly constitute genocide. The...
State of journalism survey 2024 shows scribes not using AI
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Survey shows 60% of journalists interviewed indicate that their newsroom lacks an AI use case policy.
However, 20% of journalists revealed that...
Why AIM Congress 2024 is the real deal
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AIM Congress 2024 aims to facilitate economic opportunities, and foster mutually beneficial international economic relations.
The congress provides a platform to engage...
Africa private capital deals drop 28 per cent amid global economic turmoil
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Africa private capital deals fell to to 450 deals in the past one year.
The continent’s total private capital deal value stood...
New gold-backed currency starts circulation in Zimbabwe.
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Zimbabwe is phasing out ZWL as it ushers a new gold-backed currency, ZiG, starting today, Monday, 8 April 2024.
The ZiG is...
IDA21: Africa’s call to triple finance a chance for the North to rebuild trust
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UN leaders urge ‘wholesale reform’ of global financial architecture
Addressing a high-level meeting of the General Assembly on debt sustainability, António Guterres outlined the crippling impact of debt on developing economies.“No example of...
Open Startup concludes their first BRAIN DeepTech Pan African Bootcamp
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CAIRO, Egypt, 29 April 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-Open Startup, a non-governmental organization that fosters innovation and capacity building through entrepreneurship, education, and cross-cultural...
17 Comptroller of Government entities’ salaries withheld
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Monrovia, April 3, 2024:-The Comptroller and Accountant General of Liberia, Elwood T. Netty, has directed that the March 2024 salaries of...
KCB Group’s profits dip to $326M on soaring costs
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East Africa’s banking giant KCB Group reports heightened operational expenses, which surged to $627 million in 2023, up from $447.9 million...
Tullow singles out Kenya Oil Project as key growth area
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Tullow’s 2023 operating revenue surpasses expectations with strengthened Group financial position through a cut in debt.
British firm has secured long-term capital...
Liquid C2 deal with Google Cloud, Anthropic to drive Gen AI
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Customers of Liquid C2 can expect heightened security measures, access to advanced cloud technologies, and a commitment to securing their digital...
How Washington’s Anti-Iranian Campaign Failed, Big Time
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In the midst of Israel’s ongoing devastation of Gaza, one major piece of Middle Eastern news has yet to hit the...
East African Cables deal to dispose Tanzania Subsidiary
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East African Cables is a private limited liability company incorporated in mainland Tanzania. It manufactures extensive cables for domestic and industrial...
Peace From the Baltics – FPIF
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Former Soviet republics directly feel the threat from Putin’s Russia. Ukraine is currently occupied, but the Baltic nations of Lithuania, Latvia,...
Restructuring Econet rues losses from 2018 demerger
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Gaza economic recovery could take decades: UN report
The preliminary assessment of the social and economic impacts of the conflict examines Gross Domestic Product (GDP) loss, recovery timelines and the enduring effects...
VP Koung Commissions Four New LWSC- Procured Sewage and Water trucks
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Office of the Vice President, Thursday, April 25, 2024-Liberia’s Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung has commissioned four government-procured sewage and water...
