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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

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Africa

The growing role of telco operators in driving financial inclusion through accessible mobile-first financial services.

    By Robert van Breukelen, COO at Itemate Solutions   Africa remains a hotbed of mobile innovation. Telco operators across the continent are stepping in to fill gaps left by lower levels of development in key areas, including banking and financial services. A 2022 report estimated that just over half of Africa's population remained unbanked. The same report found that banks across the continent are investing in digital transformation […]

todayFebruary 8, 2024 22

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Somaliland-Ethiopia port deal: international opposition flags complex Red Sea politics

  By Jutta Bakonyi, Durham University   The memorandum of understanding between Ethiopia and Somaliland announced on 1 January 2024 set off diplomatic rows in the Horn of Africa – and beyond. Details of the agreement are not publicly known, but both state leaders have touched on its content. Among the main elements: Ethiopia gets a 50-year lease on a strip of land on Somaliland’s Red Sea coast for naval […]

todayFebruary 8, 2024 19

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Science & Technology

South Africa’s internet space is getting hotter

    By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency   A surge in internet connectivity and speeds will amplify opportunities within South Africa's already flourishing digital economy, executives in the sector believe. Africa-focused news platform Innovation Village reported the 2Africa subsea cable project is expected to be operational in the Rainbow Nation in 2024. “We expect 2Africa West and 2Africa East to be live by the end of the year,” David […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024 29

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Somalia’s rekindled aviation industry

  By Conrad Onyango, via bird story agency   The recent opening of Somalia’s first plane maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility is the latest indicator of the country’s efforts to revive a civil aviation industry that collapsed more than 30 years ago. Christened the Blue Hangar, the facility in Mogadishu is a key step towards an independent industry, according to local officials, as it offers local flight maintenance capabilities. […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024 36

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Ghana won Afcon four times, but the last time was 40 years ago. What went wrong with its football team?

  By Ernest Yeboah Acheampong, University of Education, Winneba The Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) is the most important football tournament in Africa. It has been contested by the male national teams of countries on the continent since 1957. Egypt is the most successful country in the tournament’s history, with seven wins, the most recent in 2010. Previously, Ghana was the dominant force with four wins. In spite of producing […]

todayJanuary 18, 2024 10

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DR Congo capital in tumult as river bursts banks

Burst riverbanks are causing turmoil in DR Congo's capital Kinshasa, with dark and foul-smelling water pouring into homes across working-class neighborhoods in the central African megacity. The impoverished metropolis of some 15 million people sits on the Congo River -- the second largest in Africa after the Nile -- which has swollen to near-record levels over the past several weeks. Kinshasa is crisscrossed with small rivers and waterways, which often […]

todayJanuary 12, 2024 27

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Business / Economics

Unpacking FinTech: A financial journalism deep dive

By Angie Scholtz 1. INTRODUCTION: The world over, the inclusion and advancement of technology in the financial services sectors and markets have become more and more prevailing to the extent where the accepted acronym for this has been determined to be FinTech which essentially relates to Financial Technology as a designated term. The world is aware of the various levels of information technology infrastructure in various countries which would by […]

todayDecember 21, 2023 35

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Health / Medical

Government wants to partner with private sector for nurses’ home renovation

The government is partnering with the private sector to renovate the Windhoek Central Nurses' Home. Ben Nangombe, the Executive Director of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, told the Namibia Press Agency that a bid notice for the partnership with the private sector will be advertised. The decision to renovate the nurses' homes at Windhoek Central Hospital follows recent complaints about their poor condition.

todayDecember 19, 2023 30

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