Diego Han, director of Ecosystem Development at Huawei Cloud Sub-Saharan Africa. Huawei says its delayed public roll-out of a cloud platform was a deliberate strategic move to ensure scalability, in-house R&D integration and the development of transformation expertise it now offers globally. The company believes this approach positions it well as the market shifts from…
Addis Ababa, — Minister of Planning and Development Fitsum Assefa underscored that Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), would be instrumental to catalyze solutions for a resilient future. The summit pursuant to the decision adopted at the recent African Union Summit aiming to accelerate global solution and financing. The summit, organized in collaboration with the African…
Uganda’s borders have always been busy and vulnerable. Over the past decade, Ebola, COVID-19, leptospirosis, Marburg, measles and cholera have all emerged, stretching an already burdened health system. With Mpox still active and the memories of the recent Ebola outbreak fresh, the country is intensifying efforts where it matters most: at the borders. With over…
CNN — When customers at Silicon Valley Bank rushed to withdraw billions of dollars last month, venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton stepped in to help some of the founders of color who panicked about losing access to payroll funds. As a Black woman with nearly 10 years of business experience, Hamilton knew the options for those…
For a long time, much of ICT distribution has been a game of reaction – waiting for vendor forecasts, fulfilling reseller orders and doing our best to keep the system moving. But as we all know, reacting isn’t the same as anticipating. And in today’s volatile, data-rich world, anticipation is everything. We’ve been thinking hard…
Africa CDC’s Bingwa PLUS Y-Health Incubator Programme has awarded its first 15 grants, worth €45,000. These grants will support youth-led, community-focused initiatives that promote innovation, impact, and sustainability in addressing public health, social justice, education, and development challenges by transforming them into actionable public health solutions. The pitching contest was held from 27 to 30…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is spearheading a continental Mental Health Leadership Programme aimed at equipping mental health advocates and leaders with the skills and competencies needed to address mental health challenges through a public health lens. Launched last year at two training sites–the American University in Cairo, which trained…
WASHINGTON — Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., said Monday that she confronted Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah over his social media posts about the suspect in shootings that killed a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband. Smith said she confronted Lee after his “cruel” posts Sunday, in which he included a photo of the suspect and…
iPadOS 26, previewed at WWDC 2025, promises to supercharge your tablet’s productivity with what Apple calls its “biggest software update yet.” Key features include dynamic app window resizing, a new menu bar with drop-downs, and Apple’s visually refreshed Liquid Glass redesign. This release offers iPad users a significantly more Mac-like experience. Read: Switch 2 breaks…
Addis Ababa, — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, in his social media channel, shared that Ethiopia, the Land of Origins, will host the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) from September 8-10, 2025, in partnership with the African Union. Centered on “Green Talks and Green Actions,” the summit will promote Nature-Based Solutions as key to Africa’s climate…
