Smaller African countries are punching beyond their weight to diversify their economies from agricultural dependence, a new report shows. Nairobi, Kenya | BIRD AGENCY | A new report shows that value-add factories and public-private partnership are helping small African countries industrialize much faster than their larger peers. The recently …
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From Kenya to Nigeria, African startups are debuting electric vehicles and unveiling plans for increased fleet deployments, especially in the public transport sector, as electric vehicles roll out across the continent. Nairobi, Kenya | BIRD AGENCY | Kenyan e-mobility firm BasiGo recently secured $6.6 million in new funding to fast-track …
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San Francisco, U.S. | Xinhua | Tesla on Thursday delivered the first batch of electric Semi trucks to PepsiCo at an event held at the company’s Gigafactory in Sparks in the U.S. state of Nevada. Tesla CEO Elon Musk drove one of three Tesla Semis in front of audience inside the …
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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There were celebrations in many parts of Tororo district today after it was announced that the licence and frequency for the Tororo Broadcasting radio business, operating under the name Rock City Radio, had been confirmed. Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) confirmed today that RockCity Radio will …
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e-health startups are attracting more funding to extend health services to the last mile frontier COMMENT | David Birungi | This year’s World AIDS day is being celebrated under the theme and call to action “Equalize”. The UN agency, UNAIDS, is urging every one of us to tackle inequalities that perpetuate …
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From house piggy banks to accounts in commercial banks and now on mobile, junior accounts are going digital as telcos tap a much younger population to grow what could be their next biggest customer base Harare, Zimbabwe | BIRD AGENCY | Until recently, young children have been saving small amounts …
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Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | The leading mobile services provider MTN in Zambia has launched its fifth-generation mobile (5G) network which will enable consumers to have fast-paced and indestructible internet speed. The network launched on Thursday will also enable signal carriers to transfer data at a fast speed and users to download …
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Africa Data Centres provides colocation for the first Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Managed Root Server in Africa NAIROBI, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group is to be the colocation provider for the first ICANN Managed Root …
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In Africa alone, Huawei has laid more than 250,000 kilometers of optical fibers, enabling 30 million households to access high-speed broadband Shenzhen, China | THE INDEPENDENT | Huawei has signed a global commitment to join the International Telecommunication Union’s Partner2Connect digital alliance, which will bring connectivity to about 120 …
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