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According to a recent Kaspersky survey[1] (www.Kaspersky.co.za), over half of employees surveyed in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region feel the lack of digital skills when working on computers and other digital equipment. If they had higher digital skills, employees think they would earn 41% more, on average. Specifically, respondents in Egypt said they would earn 53% more money with higher digital skills, in the UAE – 44% […]

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has supported the capacity building of about 50 managers from Burundi's public administration to consolidate implementation of the programme budget currently under deployment. The training sessions, which ran from 22 November to 23 December 2023, covered the preparation of work plans and the annual budget, quarterly progress reports, and annual performance reports in addition to developing a results-oriented public investment programme. Training also covered the […]

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) (www.AfDB.org) agreed on Wednesday that the Bank should take a stake of USD 10.50 million in the capital of Seedstars Africa Ventures S.L.P. venture capital fund to enable it to invest in innovative African businesses with strong growth potential. The Bank agreed to invest USD 7 million from its ordinary resources and USD 3.5 million from the European Union Boost […]

Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid) (https://www.Liquid.Tech/), a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, proudly announces its attainment of the Cisco Gold Certified Partner certification level for its South African operations. Liquid SA is now one of a few select partners in Africa to achieve this milestone, joining an elite group of system integrators with proven expertise and competency in Cisco technologies and solutions. “The Cisco Gold Certification is another […]

The UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza visited Al-Arish, Egypt, on Wednesday in efforts to scale-up assistance to the enclave, where more than 100 days of war between Israel and Hamas militants have left most of the population in dire need of food, water, medicines and other basic items.  Sigrid Kaag was appointed to monitor and verify aid shipments into Gaza, in line with a UN Security Council resolution adopted last month. She […]

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says after a turbulent start to the 2020s, African economies have since 2023, consolidated their recovery and demonstrated resilience and adaptability while navigating an uncertain global environment. Putting Ghana under the spotlight, President Akufo-Addo said, economic growth in Ghana “has rebounded, with an average GDP of 3.2% for the first nine months of 2023, compared to 2.9% within the same period in 2022. […]

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on the global investor community to recognize early, the fact that Africa is the new frontier for manufacturing, for technology and for food production. According to him, the savage lessons of these past few years, “where the financial markets have been set up to operate on rules designed for the benefit of rich and developed nations, and, during times of […]

The head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Wednesday appealed for the international community to provide an urgent boost in funding and commitment to address Sudan’s escalating humanitarian crisis, now entering its tenth month. A staggering six million people have been displaced within Sudan since the war between rival militaries – the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RAF) – erupted on 15 April 2023.   […]