• Malawi: Chakwera Scales Up Youth Empowerment, Launches K2 Billion Innovation Fund
    Thursday, July 3, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Innovation
    [Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has reaffirmed his administration's commitment to youth empowerment with the launch of a K2 billion Youth Innovation Fund, aimed at unlocking the potential of young Malawians and...
  • Rwanda: Kagame, IAEA Director Talk Nuclear Innovation
    Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Innovation
    [New Times] President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, July 1, received Rafael Mariano Grossi, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) who travelled to Rwanda for the inaugural Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for...
  • Nigeria: The Young Nigerian Innovator Lighting Up Communities With Recycled Solar Innovation
    Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Innovation
    [IPS] Abuja -- When Stanley Anigbogu heard his name announced as the 2025 Commonwealth Young Person of the Year in London earlier in March, he could hardly believe it. He had not expected to win, especially among a pool of brilliant...
  • Nigeria: Plan International Engages Girls With ICT, Digital Innovation
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Innovation
    [Leadership] In a bid to promote digital innovation, Plan International has engaged young girls, equipping them with deep knowledge of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and digital innovation tools to foster national...
  • Africa: African Media Delegation Explores India's Growth and Innovation Firsthand
    Friday, June 27, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Innovation
    [Shabelle] India hosted over 20 journalists from 10 North and West African nations for a week-long familiarization tour, offering firsthand exposure to its development journey and deepening Africa-India cooperation.
  • Ghana: Kumasi Airport City, Knust Partner to Establish Technology Bub for Innovation, Growth
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Innovation
    [Ghanaian Times] HDG Homes, a real estate and investment management company, together with its partners for the development of the Kumasi Airport City project, has forged a strategic partnership with the Kwame Nkrumah University of...
  • Nigeria: Lagos Digitises Blood Services With Haemocentral, Says Lives Depend On Innovation
    Wednesday, June 25, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Innovation
    [Vanguard] To save more lives through blood donation, Lagos State Government on Tuesday launched the HaemoCentral Blood Inventory Management System (BIMS) and the official Lagos State Blood Transfusion Committee (LSBTC) website.
  • Africa: Minister Calls for Innovation to Unlock Gas Potential in Africa
    Tuesday, June 24, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Innovation
    [Daily Trust] The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, has called for regional collaboration and innovation to build a resilient African gas economy.
  • West Africa: Nigeria Leads Global Stablecoin Adoption With 25.9m Users
    Monday, June 23, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Innovation
    [Leadership] Yellow Card, a licensed stablecoin payment facilitator in Africa, said Nigeria has emerged as a global leader in stablecoin adoption, ranking first worldwide, while securing the second position in overall digital asset usage...
  • East Africa: Ethiopia Showcases Bold Public Service Reform
    Monday, June 23, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Innovation
    [Ethiopian Herald] - Scales up digital platform nationwide
  • Ethiopia: Aastu Boosts Innovation, Employment Through Stronger Industry Ties
    Friday, June 20, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Innovation
    [Ethiopian Herald] - The university is actively fostering a dynamic ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship among its graduate students through strengthened industry linkages, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU)...
  • Nigeria: Experts Call for Partnerships, Innovation to Tackle Youth Unemployment At Premium Times Summit
    Friday, June 20, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Innovation
    [Premium Times] The summit was organised by PREMIUM TIMES in partnership with Business School Netherlands, Seven Up Bottling Company, The SME Scale Up, and the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF)
  • Ethiopia: Metropolitan Reinforces Endeavors to Lift Innovation Dev't
    Friday, June 20, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Innovation
    [Ethiopian Herald] Efforts are being intensified to promote innovation in support of Ethiopia's technology transfer policy and the development of a sustainable economy, according to the Addis Ababa Labor and Skill Bureau.
  • Ethiopia: MoLS Promotes Hard Work, Innovation to Drive Nationwide Dev't
    Friday, June 20, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Innovation
    [Ethiopian Herald] The Ministry of Labor and Skills (MoLS) has underscored the importance of transforming communities through a culture of hard work, innovation, and value-added approaches.
  • Rwanda: Kigali's Smart Street-Cleaning Revolution Driven By Innovation and Dignity
    Thursday, June 19, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Innovation
    [New Times] Kigali's reputation as one of Africa's cleanest cities is getting a high-tech upgrade. In an effort to modernise the way the capital maintains its spotless streets, the City of Kigali has introduced a smart street-cleaning...
  • Tanzania: Minister Hails TBA for Quality, Innovation in Public Building Projects
    Wednesday, June 18, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Innovation
    [Daily News] Minister of State in the President's Office (Public Service Management and Good Governance), Mr George Boniface Simbachawene, has commended the Tanzania Building Agency (TBA) for its high-quality construction work and...
  • Nigeria: Lagos Deepens Stakeholder Engagement On Innovation Bill
    Tuesday, June 17, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Innovation
    [Vanguard] TO institutionalise innovation governance in Nigeria's commercial capital, the Lagos State Government has held another strategic stakeholder engagement session on the Lagos Innovation Bill.
  • Kenya: Govt to Bolster Start-Up Innovation Through Sector Reforms
    Thursday, June 5, 2025 from AllAfrica News: Innovation
    [Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government is ramping up efforts to strengthen the country's start-up ecosystem, with a renewed focus on capacity building and innovation-driven development.
  • Zimbabwe: Central Bank Sets Standard 70% Forex Retention Threshold
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [263Chat] Zimbabwean exporters will now be subjected to a standardized foreign currency retention threshold of 70 percent following the success of the auction based system in improving foreign currency availability for producers.
  • South Africa: Minister Fikile Mbalula Addresses Launch of Taxi Lekgotla Public Discourse Platform
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [Govt of SA] A few months ago I declared my intention to convene a national taxi indaba, which will emerge with a ground-breaking compact that will take the transformation of the taxi industry to its logical conclusion. The outcomes of...
  • Zimbabwe: Central Bank in Mobile Money Companies
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [263Chat] The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor, Dr John Mangudya has ordered mobile money companies to immediately stop registering multiple individual wallets which are being used as conduits for bypassing regulatory transaction...
  • Zimbabwe: Govt in a Quandary As Local Unit Continues to Plummet
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [Zimbabwe Independent] The Zimbabwean dollar, re-introduced last year, is continuing to crumble despite frantic attempts by the government to forge ahead with plans to de-dollarise the economy.
  • Kenya: Sonko, Badi Seek Truce With Medics as Strike Threatens Pandemic War
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and Nairobi Metropolitan Service Director General, Maj Gen Mohamed Badi, have appealed to Nairobi health care workers to resume duty and allow room for dialogue on pay hike demands.
  • Rwanda: Email-Related Fraud Increasingly Targeting Rwanda
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [New Times] Financial services also fell prey to the hackers, with phishing attacks often carried out using emails offering various benefits and bonuses to customers of credit institutions due to the pandemic.
  • Rwanda: Horticulture Exporters Decry Hike in Airfreight Charges
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [New Times] Statistics by NAEB show that the value of horticulture exports increased from over $27 million in the fiscal year 2018-2019, to more than $28 million in the year 2019-2020.
  • Zimbabwe: Implications of Foreign Investors Exit On the Stock Exchange
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [Zimbabwe Independent] The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) resumed trading last week after a five-week suspension at the instigation of the government of Zimbabwe, but three dual listed stocks out of the listed 59 counters remain under...
  • Namibia: Forex Traders Suffer Legal Setback
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [New Era] Local forex traders Michael Amushelelo and Gregorie Cloete suffered a legal blow yesterday in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court after the presiding officer dismissed their application to provisionally withdraw their case from the...
  • South Africa: Digital Vigilantism - Like Fake News, Has Real-World Consequences
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [Daily Maverick] While freedom of speech is clearly an imperative which must be jealously guarded, the potential for digital vigilantism to be hijacked in order to deliver disinformation campaigns cannot be understated. The likes of...
  • Rwanda: Bank of Kigali in Drive to Facilitate Clients to Get 'Equipment Loans'
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [New Times] Bank of Kigali has urged clients who want to buy equipment to run and boost their businesses' profitability to apply for 'equipment loan' from the bank that is paid back at lower interest rate.
  • South Africa: Mkhize Committed to Health Worker Safety
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [SAnews.gov.za] Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has assured health care workers that their safety remains a priority, as they continue to battle the COVID-19 outbreak.
  • South Africa: MEC David Maynier On Economic Recovery in Western Cape
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [Govt of SA] 21 August is World Entrepreneurs' Day - an opportunity to celebrate our pioneers in business.
  • Kenya: Meru MCAs Urge Government to End Somalia Miraa Impasse
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [Nation] The Igembe Members of County Assembly Caucus has called for a sustainable solution to the miraa trade stalemate in Somalia terming the current arrangement unpredictable.
  • South Africa: Soweto Households Have Been Without Power for Six Weeks
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [GroundUp] Lydia Ngakane, 75, from Zone 7, Pimville in Soweto has been living without electricity for six weeks after the area's substation blew. She says she feels ashamed having to ask neighbours for warm tea and food. Photo: Mosa Damane
  • South Africa: Nearly 2 400 Medical Interns Recruited
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [SAnews.gov.za] The Health Department has recruited close to 2 400 medical interns, as the country grapples with mounting COVID-19 cases and a struggling health system.
  • South Africa: Water and Sanitation Urges Gauteng Water Users to Use Water Sparingly Despite Healthy Dam Levels
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [Govt of SA] Gauteng water users urged to use water sparingly despite healthy dam levels
  • Malawi: - Nankhumwa Says Over 1 Million People May Lose Jobs in Malawi Over Covid Crisis
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [Nyasa Times] Leader of opposition in Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa has said it is the responsibility of any capable individuals to support government in its fight against the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic because its further spread is...
  • Malawi: Malawi's Agricultural Commercialization Project Gears Up to Help Create 1 Million Jobs
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [Nyasa Times] Agricultural Commercialization Project of Malawi (AGCOM) says it is committed to ensure implementation of Government effort in the creation of the much touted of 1 million jobs promised by the Tonse Alliance led government.
  • Malawi: Motorists Decry Non-Functional Traffic Lights in Mzuzu City
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [Nyasa Times] Motorists in Mzuzu City have expressed concern over non-functional traffic lights, saying the situation poses a threat to road users.
  • South Africa: Employment and Labour On Reduction of UIF Claims
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [Govt of SA] Compensation claims lower than expected as the picture becomes clear of industries most impacted by UIF
  • Zimbabwe: VP Chiwenga Urges Nurses to End Strike
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [The Herald] Striking health workers should return to work and save lives while Government addresses their grievances, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who is the Health and Child Care Minister has said.
  • Ethiopia: Nation to Begin Its First Ever PPP Program By Constructing Solar Projects Soon
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia has finalized preparations to commence the first phase of public-private partnership (PPP) program by launching the construction of two solar projects in the coming two months, Ministry of Finance disclosed.
  • Kenya: Dairy Board Allays Fears on Milk Import From America
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [Nation] The dairy sector regulator has assured farmers that measures will be put in place to cushion them against milk imports as Kenya seeks a new trade deal with the US.
  • Zimbabwe: Diaspora Remittances Jump 33%
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe's diaspora remittances continue to increase when compared to yesteryears despite earlier predictions of a sharp decline primarily due to hardships presented by Covid-19.
  • East Africa: Burundi, South Sudan Can Pay EAC Debt With Oil, Timber, Booze, Cows
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [East African] First, the bad news. We learnt recently that Burundi and South Sudan have still not made good the subscriptions they owe the East African Community (EAC). The good news is that Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania are now...
  • Kenya: Warren Buffett Misses Out On a Stake in Kenya's Gold
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [The Exchange] American multinational holding company Berkshire Hathaway, owned by Warren Buffett last week announced the acquisition of a certain percentage of Canadian gold mining company, Barrick Gold.
  • Nigeria: Buhari Renews Key Appointments in Niger Delta Power Holding Company
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [Premium Times] President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday approved the re-appointment of the Managing Director and two Executive Directors in the Niger Delta Power Holding Company Nigeria Limited .
  • South Africa: 'We Are Dying' - Heathcare Union Threatens to Strike Amid Covid-19 Battle
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [Daily Maverick] The country's largest union, Nehawu, is threatening to strike as healthcare workers continue to face inadequate supplies of protective gear and public service employees demand their salary increase for 2020. Nurses union...
  • Africa: Mauritius Oil Spill Highlights Importance of Maritime Laws - UN Trade Body
    Friday, August 21, 2020 from AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
    [UN News] The devastating oil spill off the east coast of Mauritius has highlighted the need for global adoption of international legislation that govern the seas and protect small island states and their vulnerable marine ecosystems...
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