Africa enters epic global Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation race, joining world’s tech capitals as an epicentre for digital advancement
The AI mania that’s transforming business, government and society globally is also igniting waves of innovation across Africa, with the shape-shifting tech’s existential prospects powering a cross-continental investment surge at the AI Everything Expo by GITEX AFRICA (www.GITEXAfrica.com) in Morocco next month.
Africa’s epic AI opportunity is already disrupting digital advancements in diverse sectors from finance and agriculture, to healthcare...
ICIEC Partners with Huawei Technologies to Promote Telecom Advancements in ICIEC Member States
The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) (https://ICIEC.IsDB.org/), a Shariah-based multilateral insurer and a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, is thrilled to announce a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. This strategic memorandum was signed on the sidelines of the IsDB Group Annual Meeting 2024 in...
Africa: $4 Trillion is New Annual Financial Target to Save Sustainable Development Goals, says AfDB’s Adesina
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina has emphasized the critical need for significantly increased financing to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Speaking at the Islamic Development Bank’s 50th anniversary celebrations in Riyadh, he highlighted a growing annual financial shortfall of $4 trillion, a gap that threatens to derail efforts to achieve the SDGs by 2030.
Adesina addressed a...
Professor Naana Opoku-Agyemang: 2024 Election Vital for Ghana’s Healing and Renewal
Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the vice-presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) alongside flagbearer John Dramani Mahama, has underscored the significance of the upcoming 2024 general election as a pivotal moment for Ghana's healing and resurgence from the brink of decline and deep-seated despair.
Speaking at her official unveiling ceremony at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Professor...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Spousal Salaries for President and Vice Presidentpen_spark
The Ghanaian Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in two separate judgments that the payment of salaries to the spouses of the President and Vice President is unconstitutional.
These cases stemmed from recommendations by the presidential emolument committee that sparked controversy. The committee proposed that the First and Second Ladies be compensated with wages and emoluments.
Lawsuits Challenge Committee's Authority and Parliamentary...
Guinness Accravaganza Honors DJ Lord OTB in Spectacular Fashion
The 3rd edition of the Guinness Accravaganza, an eclectic outdoor event blending food, games, fashion, and music, dazzled attendees on April 20, 2024, at the Untamed Empire. Among the star-studded lineup of performers, DJ Lord OTB stole the spotlight with his electrifying set.
Renowned for his exceptional talent behind the decks, DJ Lord OTB, the reigning Best DJ of the Year...
N-Soft Continues Empowering African Economies with Guinea Bissau being the latest adopter of its Revenue Collection System
N-Soft, the world’s leading revenue mobilization provider, is thrilled to announce a major partnership with the Ministry of Finance in Guinea-Bissau. The governance technology provider will supervise transactional data from across the digital sector, including operators in mobile money, gambling, telecom, and banking, with an eye to expand further. With a history of increasing revenue mobilization by upwards of...
Nigeria army vows revenge after soldiers killed in ambush
The Nigerian army has vowed revenge for the killing of six soldiers who were ambushed while on a peace mission in the central state of Niger last week.
The troops were on a "fighting patrol" in Karaga village in the Shiroro area last Friday when they were attacked by what the army called "terrorists".
An army statement said a number of...
Niger protesters call for immediate exit of US troops
Hundreds of people have held a demonstration in Agadez in the north of Niger, calling for the immediate departure of the 1,000 American troops based there.
The protest on Sunday was called by organisations that support the military authorities who seized power last year.
It came two days after the US agreed to withdraw its forces from the Sahel nation in response to...
About 10bn barrels of oil discovered off Namibian coast
An estimated 10bn barrels of oil has been discovered in Namibia, Portuguese oil company Galp Energia has said.
The company revealed that it had made the potential find after concluding its first phase of oil exploration in the Mopane field off Namibia's coast.
“In the Mopane complex alone, and before drilling additional exploration and appraisal wells, hydrocarbon in-place estimates are 10...
