Kagame launches Africa’s first smartphone factory – Made in Rwanda Mara phones
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame launched Africa’s first smartphone factory in Kigali on 7 October 2019 with a second Mara phone factory scheduled for launch in South Africa on Octo…...
Read More Equity rebrands as part of transformation and expansion drive
Equity has unveiled a new look and identity in line with the company’s ongoing plan to transform the business and expand its operations regionally. The new identity represents the …...
Read More Shilling gets boost against the dollar on remittances
The shilling closed Friday on a stronger footing against the dollar as diaspora remittance inflows offered support.Traders quoted by news agency Reuters said that there was a fall i…...
Read More Drones for Good: Mapping for the Kenyan Red Cross with Altohelix
Bringing drone technology to the gobal communities who may benefit most is difficult. Challenges range from regulatory hurdles, communcation issues, extreme weather, to community a…...
Read More Digital ID advances all African fronts
by Frank HerseyThe trend for this week is mobile – mobile banking, payments, SIM registration and even a mobile app to check someone’s ID from a photo of their thumbprints. It’s …...
Read More World Bank Ranks Nigeria Among 'Top 20 Improvers' in Ease of Doing Business
Nigeria has been named among the “top 20 improvers” in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business rankings for 2019.Renowned Indian-American experts on strategy, globalisation, and …...
Read More Kiwi supermodel Rachel Hunter promotes Moroccan mint tea
Kiwi supermodel Rachel Hunter is in Tauranga this month for a special event and book launch for Tour of Beauty.She will be signing copies of her book Thursday midday at Whitcoulls i…...
Read More Africa Food Show 2020 signs MoU with East African Grain Council
MIE Groups, the organiser of the upcoming Africa Food Show 2020, has signed at the 8th African Grain Trade Summit in Mombasam, Kenya, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to raise aw…...
Read More Notre-Dame: How an underwater forest in Ghana could help rebuild a Paris icon
Wood from a vast underwater forest in Ghana could be used to rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral after its spire and roof were consumed by a blaze in April.Massive tropical trees have been…...
Read More Zimbabwe to introduce new currency in November: official
INTERNATIONAL –The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe will introduce a new currency in November, a member of the banks Monetary Policy Committee, Eddie Cross, has told State broadcaster Zimb…...
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