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Remote Working Pushes Kenya’s Corporate Financial Malware Attacks to 29%

During the first half of 2021, 29 percent of corporate organizations in Kenya experienced financial malware attacks, a new report

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Harmonisation of Regulatory Environments Key to Intra-regional Trade

The benefits of intra-regional trade are well documented, yet Africa remains the least integrated continent in the world. Integration would

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Pathways for Prosperity Launched on How to Harness Tech for Good

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has kicked off an initiative to research the future of work, examining how developing

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15 Startups Selected by Nailab for Make-IT Accelerator Programme

Fifteen startups have been selected by Nailab to take part this month’s Make-IT accelerator programme, designed to strengthen entrepreneurs’ skills

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Turning Africa’s Digital Divide into Dividends Requires Effort

Internet penetration is creeping up in Africa, bringing the prospect of digital dividends to a continent long marked by digital

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China “a gift bestowed from heaven” for Africa in Railways Infrastructure

China has become “a gift bestowed from heaven” for Africa, Nikolai Shcherbakov, an analyst at the Center for African Studies

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Rwanda’s Development Model Compromises Democracy

Rwanda is often touted as an example of what African states could achieve if only they were better governed. Despite

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Single African Air Transport Market to Be Launched in Addis

The Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) will be launched this end of January at the African Union Headquarters. SAATM

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Tanzania Places 5 Banks Under Receivership for Breaching Capital Rules

Tanzania’s central bank has canceled licences for five banks and placed them under receivership. The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) said

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Egypt and Ethiopia Hold Talks Over River Nile Dam

Cairo fears that an Ethiopian plan to build a huge hydropower dam on the Blue Nile, the source of most

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Ethiopia signs KSh400 Bn Deal to build Corbetti Geothermal Plant

Corbetti Geothermal plc (Corbetti), the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (GoE) and Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) have

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Open Letter to South Africa’s ANC President, Cyril Ramaphosa

Nedbank Chief Executive’s Open Letter to the New ANC President, Cyril Ramaphosa calls for ethical and inspirational leadership with the

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