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African Airline Industry Lost $55 Billion from COVID-19 Lockdowns

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Africa's travel and tourism industry have lost $55 billion due to the closure of borders across the continent in attempts to stave off the spread of the novel coronavirus. This is according to the African Union, who says that on...
Africa By Region

A Future Reimagined for African Economies Post-COVID-19

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The COVID-19 pandemic has crippled African economies but also offers an opportunity to reinvent economic systems on the continent and make small businesses more resilient, says VP and Senior Director for Economic Growth at Creative Associates International’s. “We are seeing...
Africa By Region

Unique Health Platform Could Benefit 800 Million Mobile Subscribers in Africa

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“With this platform, we have the possibility of reaching between 600 million and 800 million mobile subscribers in Africa,” says Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), during the virtual launch of the Africa Communication...
Africa By Region

Mobile Data Traffic in Africa to Grow 12 Times by 2025

Luis Monzon -
Mobile data traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to grow by 12 times the current figures with total traffic increasing from 0.33 Exabytes (EB) per month to 4EB by 2025. At the same time, average traffic per individual smartphone is...
Africa By Region

Online Marketplace for Medical Supplies Launches to Aid Africa-wide COVID-19 Response

Luis Monzon -
An online marketplace, Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP), has been launched to provide the purchase, volume aggregation, quota management, payment facilitation as well as logistics & transportation of COVID-19-related medical equipment across the African continent. According to Tech Cabal, the...
Healthcare

The Difficulties of Reaching Communities in Chad with COVID-19 Safety Messages

Luis Monzon -
The health authorities in Chad are focusing on communities to build confidence so that citizens trust the right information and avoid risky behaviour. Communal living, not uncommon in many of N’Djamena’s neighbourhoods, the Chadian capital, is a source of fear...
Africa By Region

Why Africa Urgently Needs Affordable Broadband Internet, Especially Now

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The director of Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resources Management at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Jean-Paul Adam, told journalists during a virtual press briefing on 10 June 2020 that Africa contributes less than 1% to the world’s...
Company News

Uber Cash Digital Wallet Launched in Sub-Saharan Africa

Luis Monzon -
Uber is launching its Uber Cash digital wallet feature in Sub-Saharan Africa through a partnership with Nigerian founded fintech Flutterwave. The arrangement will allow riders to top up Uber wallets using the dozens of remittance partners active on Flutterwave’s Pan-African...
Africa By Region

How to Fight COVID-19 in Africa’s Informal Settlements

Luis Monzon -
The COVID-19 pandemic has cost hundreds of thousands of lives in the world’s richest cities but poses an even greater threat to cities in the developing world. There are now more than 150,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across Africa,...
East Africa

Energy Leaders Give Insight on the Future of Kenya’s Oil and Gas Transition

Luis Monzon -
Kenya’s oil and gas industry is in a state of transition, as its major oil and gas development — Blocks 10BB and 13T in Turkana — has been put on hold, with Tullow Oil submitting a notice of force...
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