Expert Highlights Namibia-China Partnership for Economic Growth

Josef K. Sheehama, nominated by the China Embassy in Namibia, attended a seminar on Chinese Modernization and African Development in Anhui, China. He business expert Namibia’s potential for food security and discussed the growing China-Namibia partnership in renewable energy and digital connectivity.

November 22, 2024 16

Africa

Undersea cables for Africa’s internet retrace history and leave digital gaps as they connect continents

By Jess Auerbach Jahajeeah, University of Cape Town Large parts of west and central Africa, as well as some countries in the south of the continent, were left without internet services on 14 March because of failures on four of the fibre optic cables that run below the world’s oceans. Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Ghana, Burkina Faso and South Africa were among the worst affected. By midday […]

March 18, 2024 12

Africa

Rwanda pushes Africa towards universal smartphone access

By Seth Onyango, via bird story agency Progressive policy reforms and the influx of budget-friendly smartphones are steering Africa towards complete digital connectivity in just over a decade. Rwanda's recently-announced, three-year target is the most ambitious on the continent, although statistics show that other nations are also rapidly closing in on similar milestones. As part of Kigali's innovative funding scheme, citizens can obtain handsets at the subsidised price of […]

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