British smartphone startup Nothing is here to break the chain of sameness in the mobile industry. The company on Tuesday debuted a handset it hopes can shake the market and turn into the next big…
Protesters demanding better services from Airtel arrested in…
Some 36 activists of the citizen group Lutte pour le changement (Lucha) were arrested in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, after demonstrations against the telephone operator Airtel, the movement told AFP on…
South African classrooms are getting a 4IR upgrade
The Eastern Cape Department of Education (ECDoE) has announced that it’s set on introducing information and communication technology (ICT) to the classroom. This is part of the departments plan to ensure that its classrooms are…
Egypt’s Sisi issues presidential decree approving loan to…
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has issued decree no. 83 of 2019 approving a loan agreement between the Egyptian government and the Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development.to build four sea water desalination stations in South Sinai.…
Ghana’s Energy Ministry Begins Negotiations With Oil Block…
Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of Energy, has begun negotiations with the two companies that recently won blocks GH_WB_02 and GH_WB_03 located in the Deepwater Cape Three Points in the Western Basin. First Exploration…
Ghana Signs Loan Agreement With Kuwait for Rehabilitation…
Ghana and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development have signed a seven million Kuwaiti Dinars (an equivalent of about $23.8 million) loan agreement to finance the rehabilitation of Dome-Kitase Road Project. Mr Ken Ofori-Atta,…
80% of Employers Not Worried About Unethical Use…
A new Workplace Survey has found that 64 per cent of the employers expect their companies to be using AI or advanced automation by 2022 to support efficiency in operations, staffing, budgeting or performance, although…
Nigeria’s Robotics Engineer Adekunle Shuts Down Business In…
Nigeria-born Silas Adekunle has shut down Reach Robotics, the Bristol, United Kingdom-based consumer robotics company, that he co-founded a few years ago. He said he’s going to focus on new things. Adekunle made the announcement…
South Sudan Launches Country Code Top-Level Domain
South Sudan government has for the first time launched a Country-Code Top-Level Domains (ccTLD) according to the country’s National Communication Authority (NCA). The .SS will be the country’s first segment of a domain name that…
Nigeria: Edo’s 6,000 bp/d Modular Refinery Set to…
The Edo Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited, says it will soon commence operation at its 6,000 barrels per day (bpd) modular refinery before the end of the year. The project which is located at Ologbo, Ikpoba/Okha…
Govt Secures a $42.5 Million Loan for Power…
The government of Zimbabwe has secured a combined $42.5 million loan from an Indian bank for power generation projects the Herald reports. The Export-Import Bank of India provided a $23 million dollar loan for the…
Thousands of Kenyan Homes Receive Broadband Connectivity
MORE than 15 000 homes in Kenya are set to receive fibre connectivity in the next two months. Safaricom will connect the homes following its embarking on a move to grow the uptake of its…
Technology: Nokia Showcases 5G Potential in Nigeria
Nokia is hosting a series of Innovation Days in Lagos to showcase how 5G technology can transform the way people live and work as well as enhance the industrial productivity in Nigeria. Nokia will present…
New app allows Zimbabweans in South Africa to…
Hello Paisa has developed an app that will allow Zimbabweans in South Africa to send goods and groceries to their loved ones. Malaicha.com offers users same-day collection and free delivery in Harare, Bulawayo, Mutare, Masvingo…
Namibia Inaugurates New Port Terminal
Namibia’s president, Hage Geingob has inaugurated a new $200 million dollars port terminal at Walvis Bay, an extension that will double the country’s port capacity from 350,000 containers to 750,000 per year. The inauguration ceremony…
‘Women in African Gaming’ Campaign Launched in Time…
On Thursday, 1 August 2019, Clarion and Zamani Holdings announced the theme for this year’s Women in Gaming initiative — ‘Shining a light on Diverse Women within the gaming industry’. The campaign is set to…
South African Develops App to Help Farmers Sell…
A pioneering app in South Africa lets investors, eager to benefit from rising global beef demand, buy shares in a cow from their mobile phone for as little as 576 rand ($41). Self-styled “crowd-farming” company…
Ghana-Germany Sign Waste-to-Energy Project Agreement
Ghana yesterday signed a grant agreement of €5,026,027 (GH¢31 million) with Germany for the construction of a community waste-to-energy project in the Ashanti Region. The 400-KW demonstration project, which will use a hybrid solar PV,…
Zimbabwe: USD$1.5 Billion Hwange Expansion Project Well on…
The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), says that the USD$1.5 billion Hwange Expansion project – Unit 7 and 8 is going according to schedule and will add 600MW to the national grid upon completion in 2022.…
