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Africa is one of the world's fastest growing crypto markets
Analysis by blockchain data platform Chainalysis has revealed that Africa’s crypto market is growing faster than anywhere else in the world.[East Africa Business Week] Bob Koigi: Accelerating sustainable and clean transport solutions
A bulk of East African countries’ electricity comes from renewables. Yet the region’s transport sector relies entirely on imported petroleum fuels.AW Free Foundation, FactSpace West Africa train Togolese journalists on fact-checking
The journalists were taken through the fact-checking processes including identifying claims; verification of information; presentation of facts; diversification of sources and putting together fact-check reports among others.[Kenya] KAM partners with Sainath Institute to address skills gap in the drive textile industry
Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has inked a partnership deal with Sainath Education Institute to address skills gap within the Textiles and Apparel Sector.African Energy Chamber announces the 2023 African Energy Week
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) has announced that African Energy Week (AEW), Africa’s premier event for oil and gas sector, will return in 2023 from October 16 – 20 to drive Africa’s energy sector growth and make energy poverty history across the continent by 2030.Côte d’Ivoire Terminal lance officiellement les activités du nouveau terminal à conteneurs du port d’Abidjan
Côte d’Ivoire Terminal a procédé au démarrage effectif des activités commerciales du nouveau terminal à conteneurs du port d’Abidjan, avec l’accueil du navire CMA CGM ROSSINI, d’une longueur de 267 m, de 40 m de largeur et d’une capacité de 5770 Conteneurs EPV.[South Africa] Joe Public launches Cell C’s summer campaign, Spin Your World
Brand and Communications Group, Joe Public, recently launched Cell C’s latest summer campaign, “Spin Your World”, just in time for the summer holiday excitement.Afreximbank and Thelo DB renew partnership for the development of railways in Africa
Under the terms of the MoU, Thelo DB will review each railway project from a technical perspective and provide technical solutions. Afreximbank will consider the diagnostic technical and feasibility analysis undertaken by Thelo DB.[Interview] Jennifer Feaster, Speaker, YouTube Creators Festival
Jennifer Feaster is a Managing Partner at Age Africa, an agency that combines data and creativity to develop performance driven YouTube channels, with unique content optimized for success.African startups are weathering the funding storm with acquisitions, report
Startups have resorted to cutting costs to extend their runway, and acquisition deals have become necessary for survival, particularly with startups operating in the same marketTRADE X expands its presence in Africa with the opening of a trade route in Ghana
TRADE X, a B2B cross-border automotive trading platform with its headquarters in Ontario, Canada, has announced that it has opened a new trade route in Ghana, strengthening the company's presence in Africa after having recently opened new import facilities in Lagos, Nigeria and Nairobi, Kenya.AIIM invests in Kenya's road network to support upgrades and connect rural communities
African Infrastructure Investment Managers, AIIM, Africa's largest dedicated infrastructure private equity manager, has committed to invest $34 million into Kenya's Road Annuity Programme through its pan-African AIIF4 Fund.IFC partners with DTRT Apparel to expand garment production in Ghana
Backing Ghana's ambition to become a regional textile and apparel manufacturing hub, IFC announced a partnership with DTRT Apparel Group that will support the expansion of the company's garment production capacity.Beko joins forces with Water.org to provide Kenyans with access to safe water
Beko, a home appliances brand in Europe, announced a new partnership with Water.org to support a community programme that will empower 10,000 Kenyans in need with access safe water and sanitation solutions.GhanaWeb et Age Africa Agency parrainent le Festival des créateurs de YouTube au Ghana
GhanaWeb, la principale plateforme médiatique en ligne du Ghana, et Age Africa Agency, la principale agence YouTube disposant d'un réseau multicanal (MCN) en Afrique, coparrainent la deuxième édition de la festival des créateurs de YouTube qui se tiendra du 24 au 26 novembre 2022 à Accra, au Ghana.FEDA invests $85 million into Arise IIP to support its pan-African growth strategy
The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) has announced a $85 million investment into ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms (ARISE IIP), the pan-African infrastructure developer and operator. This deal demonstrates the confidence of FEDA in ARISE IIP's development strategy.[East Africa Business Week] Bob Koigi: Boosting small businesses’ competitivity in the region
Small businesses are the engine of the East African economic growth, employing millions and opening up the member states to interact with each other through seamless trade.[Nigeria Business Week] Andrea Ayemoba: Local fintech spreads to East Africa, oil and gas find major milestone
Nigeria, like other countries of the world, is going through some economically turbulent times. Inflation is on the rise (recently pegged at 21.9%) and local startups are directly impacted by financial crises on the other side of the world.Snapplify and Longhorn Publishers partner to impact education across Africa
A new partnership between two African powerhouses, Snapplify and Longhorn Publishers, will make thousands of top-quality, curriculum-aligned books available to schools and students across the continent.General Electric’s upgrade boosts power plant’s output at Nigeria’s Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals
This modernization increased the turbine’s output by 5.1 Megawatts (MW), more than doubling the previously expected power output increase of 2.5 MW - and effectively bringing the cumulative power increase on all three turbines to over 10 MW.GhanaWeb, Age Africa Agency sponsor YouTube Creators Festival in Ghana
Ghana’s leading online media platform, GhanaWeb, and Age Africa Agency, the foremost YouTube agency with a Multi-Channel Network (MCN) in Africa, are co-sponsoring the second edition of the YouTube Creators Festival to be held from November 24 to 26, 2022, in Accra, Ghana.Lancement du projet Employment4Youth-L’Industrie 4.0 pour favoriser l’emploi des jeunes en Côte d’Ivoire
L’objectif principal de ce projet est d’aider la Tunisie et la Côte d’Ivoire à accroître l’emploi des jeunes et améliorer les conditions de travail en structurant et en consolidant un écosystème d’économie numérique et particulièrement celui de l’Industrie 4.0.[Interview] Ismail Akwei, Speaker, YouTube Creators Festival
Ismail is among the speakers at The YouTube Creators Festival, a three-day convention that will bring all content creators across the region to engage, educate and inspire in the global YouTube community.Economic strife, geopolitics among top risks for businesses in 2023, report
Businesses will face a historically broad and deep set of risks in 2023, posing interconnected and existential threats across geographies and sectors, says specialist risk consultancy, Control Risks.Big John beats Ya’hunga with Chicken Licken’s new ad
Inspired by this, Chicken Licken wanted to tell a tale of just how legendary the burger is and how far someone would go to get their hands on one.
