France Shifts Gear with ‘New Deal’ with Africa
On Monday 27 February 2023, French President Emmanuel Macron presented his new vision of the tumultuous Africa-France relationship at the
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Technology
Partech Mobilizes $250 Million Targeting African Startups
Silicon Valley-headquartered VC Partech Partners announced that it has managed to raise USD 262.3 million from a broad array of
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US Ambassador to UN to Visit Africa
Following the 2nd US-Africa Leaders Summit (#UALS2) in December 2022, the US Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, will visit
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Microsoft CEO Nadella Details How AI Will Transform Our Lives at Davos
Just as Microsoft Office changed the way the world works, AI will transform our lives. Or so claims Microsoft CEO
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EU Pitches Green Tech at Davos 2023
Launched in 2020, the EU #GreenDeal is a set of overarching policy initiatives aimed at reaching #NetZero by 2050. During
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Davos Reboots Amidst Geoeconomic Tensions in a Polycrisis World
Following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID, the World Economic Forum (#WEF2023), also known as the Davos Meeting, restarted
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COMAC C919 Ready for Take-Off
On 9 December 2022, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) successfully delivered its first ‘Made in China’ passenger jet
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Xi Inks Deals Worth USD 30 Billion in Saudi Arabia
From 8 to 10 December 2022, Chinese President XI Jinping was on official visit to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. During the
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TSMC Triples Investment in USA with 2nd Fab in Arizona
During groundbreaking ceremony in Phoenix, Arizona on 6 December 2022, TSMC announced that it is raising its investment in the
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MTN Zambia Launches 5G
After South Africa and Nigeria, Zambia has become the third market where MTN has launched 5G commercially. During a ceremony
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