Africa Logistics Properties (ALP) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have partnered to accelerate the adoption of green building practices through the promotion of voluntary green building certification programs based on the World Bank’s Excellence [c]
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has increased the awareness of the importance of digital technologies, and many Sub-Saharan African countries are seizing the opportunity to create conditions for new, better and inclusive jobs. The latest Africa’s [c]
MainOne, the Nigeria-based connectivity and data center solution provider, has been picked by Burkina Faso, with funds from the World Bank, to provide bulk connectivity services to a consortium of operators through the PAV-Burkina Cooperative, [c]
By Roku Fuku; Christopher James; and Ardernetim Kelly In 2000, the whole of Africa had less international internet bandwidth than Luxembourg (a country the size of the state of Rhode Island). Two decades later, despite [c]
At the World Bank Land and Poverty Conference this week, land rights experts with Cadasta Foundation revealed dramatic findings concerning the impact of new mobile technologies that are helping more than one million of the world’s most vulnerable [c]
iHub and the World Bank Group will host a one-week intensive boot camp in Nairobi, as part of a business acceleration program to help East African tech start-ups commercialize and scale innovative digital products. The [c]
The World Bank and Nest have announced a call for applications for the Agritech Challenge 2017. The initiative is the first open innovation program in Kenya which aims to connect promising startups and innovators with one of [c]
The World Bank has launched XL Africa, a five-month business acceleration program designed to support the 20 most promising digital start-ups from Sub-Saharan Africa. Start-ups will receive mentoring from global and local experts, learn through a [c]
The Mombasa County government’s investment portal – called Mombasa Invest – is now live. The portal is part of the digital reforms initiated by the County Government’s Department of Trade, Energy and Investment meant to [c]
Vera Oloo has left IBM after 5 years of service as the IT firm’s PR Lead for Africa. Ms Oloo, who joined the company in early 2011, resigned from IBM in August this year and [c]
m:lab East Africa and the World Bank Group launched Traction Camp, a new initiative developed to support emerging digital and mobile entrepreneurs across the region. With support from the World Bank Group, Traction Camp will [c]
SWIFT has announced the first names in its speaker line-up of industry leaders set to participate in its first ever Business Forum West Africa on November 8, 2016. The event will bring together more than [c]
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