AVPA, a network of social investors collaborating to mobilize and deploy capital for impact, has launched a new programme designed to strengthen the capabilities of African social investors. The 2022 Africa Impact Investing Fellowship will [c]
Samsung has announced that the company ranked fourth out of 150 companies in the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA)’s Digital Inclusion Benchmark in 2021. Samsung was recognised for its consistent, multifaceted efforts to be digitally responsible, [c]
Airtel Africa, which has a presence in 14 countries across Africa, has launched a comprehensive sustainability strategy which sets out its detailed plans to improve the lives of millions of people across Africa through digital [c]
By Oliver Nudds Current waste management practices in Africa are causing major economic, social and environmental impacts. The rise in plastic consumption combined with weak waste collection infrastructure is resulting in increased marine plastic litter, [c]
Safaricom’s latest sustainable business report indicates that the company created a total value of Kshs 664 billion for the Kenyan society in its last financial year, which is ten times greater than the profit made [c]
Mobile operators and government institutions of the DRC have partnered with the global mobile association, the GSMA, to advance the nation’s digital transformation with the launch of “We Care” in the country. The We Care [c]
Reducing household emissions is considered one of the most effective ways of combating climate change and mitigating the threat of global warming. Household carbon dioxide emissions have been proved to have a major impact on [c]
Even as the world recently celebrated Earth Day, the ravaging impact of climate change is being felt globally through extreme weather events like wild fires, massive flooding, devastating hurricanes and severe drought. Scientists have for [c]
Humanity must agree on the benefits of technology – and then use it to uplift each other and achieve our development goals says Huawei VP Catherine Chen. Technology holds significant benefits for humanity and digital [c]
Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, on Monday passionately delivered an inspiring keynote address during the Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) fourth African Business Forum, emphasizing the importance for African governments to create enabling regulatory environments, develop [c]
Safaricom sustained more than one million direct and indirect jobs in the last financial year. According to the telco’s 9th Sustainable Business Report, it sustained 1,013, 728 jobs up from 979,000 which is a 4% increase [c]
Vodacom Group is now a member of the UN Global Compact (UNGC), joining over 12,000 companies from more than 160 countries on the world’s largest corporate sustainability platform. “We are pleased to announce that we [c]
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has published Connecting Humanity – Assessing investment needs of connecting humanity to the Internet by 2030, a comprehensive new study that estimates the investment needed to achieve universal, affordable broadband connectivity [c]
The mobile industry has increased its impact across all 17 SDGs enabling essential services for people and businesses for the fifth year in a row according to a new report by the GSMA. The year [c]
The unprecedented social and economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on the role of digital finance in providing relief for millions around the world, supporting businesses and protecting jobs and [c]
Huawei has released its 2019 Sustainability Report which explains the progress the company made in supporting network stability and security, reducing emissions, responding to climate change, implementing its TECH4ALL digital inclusion action plan, and supporting [c]
The number of mobile money subscribers globally surpassed 1 billion in 2019 while the volume of transactions per day reached almost $2 billion according to GSMA’s new report “2019 State of the Industry Report on [c]
The seventh edition of Sankalp Africa Summit, expected to engage over 1,000 different stakeholders from across the development sector ecosystem, to discuss, define, and drive forward the critical levers of entrepreneurial success for the Sustainable [c]
The 2020 edition of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum, April 6 to 9 2020, Geneva, Switzerland, will focus on “Fostering digital transformation and global partnerships: WSIS Action Lines for achieving Sustainable [c]
The AI for Good Global Summit, set for May in Geneva, Switzerland, is expected to lead the UN platform for inclusive dialogue on AI. The summit identifies practical applications of AI to accelerate progress towards the [c]
Janngo has unveiled its Capital Startup Fund, a €60 million (US $66.6 million) Venture Capital fund dedicated to financing tech-enabled startups accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa, with a €15 million [c]
On May 15, 2018, Sophia Bekele, the founder and CEO of DotConnectAfrica alongside other distinguished speakers sat in a high level panel at the twenty-first session of the UN’s Commission on Science and Technology for [c]
StarTimes Media and SOS Children’s Villages International have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see the two organizations partner towards supporting vulnerable families and children, with an emphasis on empowering youth in light of the [c]
Unilever has launched the Heroes for Change Seed Fund for the University of Nairobi. The €10K (Kshs 1.2 million) one-off fund will be awarded to an individual or group of students from the University who [c]
A high-level inter-ministerial round table on digital health was held at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland today, bringing together Ministers of Telecommunication/ICT and Ministers of Health. The Ministers discussed the use of information and [c]
The World Bank Group, together with the Zicklin Center and Wharton School has launched an ideas contest on financing for sustainable development for youth whose entry submission deadline is February 29. The contest, Ideas for [c]
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