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Partner ecosystems driving innovation: How BNI, Huawei are enabling digital transformation in Africa

eriinfo.com1 month ago04 mins

Together, BNI and Huawei remain committed to empowering businesses, unlocking new opportunities and building a connected, intelligent world. In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, strong partnerships are essential to delivering meaningful innovation and sustainable business outcomes. The collaboration between Blue Networks and Infrastructure (BNI) and Huawei is a powerful example of how global technology leaders…

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Africa: Violence Over ‘King’ Installation – Govt Urges Nigerians in South Africa to Maintain Low Profile

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Violence erupted yesterday in KuGompo City, Eastern Cape, South Africa, following the purported coronation of a Nigerian national as king, prompting the Nigerian High Commission to issue a 10-point advisory to Nigerians in the country amid rising tensions over the alleged installation of an Igbo traditional ruler. In a circular issued on Monday, titled “Advisory…

Africa: All of Africa Today – March 31, 2026

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Mystery Surrounds Ugandan Presidential Jet Landing in U.S. The sighting of a Ugandan presidential jet in the United States without an official explanation has drawn public attention amid questions about First Lady Janet Museveni’s whereabouts, as authorities remain silent about the purpose of the trip. Flight data showed that the government-owned Gulfstream G550 departed Uganda…

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Africa Bitcoin Corporation Builds Treasury With 5 Bitcoin

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Africa Bitcoin Corporation holds 5.0246 Bitcoin in its corporate treasury as it advances a long-term strategy to accumulate digital assets on its balance sheet. The company, listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, has set a target of holding 21,000 Bitcoin by 2030, a level that would make it the largest African-listed corporate holder of the…

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Africa: AfDB Commits $5.7m to Finance Solar Mini-Grids in Africa

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African Development Bank will provide $5.65 million to support a financing mechanism for solar mini-grids in Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The funding, approved in Abidjan, will be deployed as a repayable grant through the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa. It is matched by the Nordic Development Fund, bringing…

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Africa: AI-Driven Border Surveillance Is Spreading Across West Africa. What This Means for Migrants’ Rights

eriinfo.com1 month ago010 mins

West Africa as a region has long had one of the most mobile populations in the world. Since 1979, the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has allowed citizens of its member states to travel freely across borders without visas. This freedom of movement has helped support regional trade, labour mobility and social ties….

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Africa: Handpumps Bring Water to Rural African Communities, but Many Are Broken – Study Models How Best to Maintain Them

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In rural sub-Saharan Africa, access to clean drinking water often depends on a simple technology: the handpump. These manually operated systems pump water out of the ground for more than 184 million people. Yet despite their importance, research has found that at least 100,000 handpumps out of the 500,000 to 1.3 million in use in…

Africa: Meeks, Jacobs Lead Warning to Rubio Not to End Lifesaving Assistance to 7 African Countries

eriinfo.com1 month ago03 mins

Washington, DC — Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the Africa Subcommittee, joined by other Africa Subcommittee Democrats, today sent a letter to Secretary Rubio in response to public reporting that the State Department plans to end lifesaving assistance to seven African nations…

Businessman bullish on ‘Made in Africa’

eriinfo.com1 month ago011 mins

Interview with Saikat ChowdhuryCO-FOUNDER and MANAGING DIRECTOR, NIVÉSAL Lives in: Singapore Every month, thousands of shipping containers arrive at African ports, filled with goods that Saikat Chowdhury believes should be made on the continent. Despite its vast natural resources, Africa contributes less than 2% to global manufacturing output. As the managing director of NivéSal, a…

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Africa: Presidential Election in the Republic of the Congo

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The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, takes note of the results of the presidential election in the Republic of the Congo, as announced by the Constitutional Court, and extends his congratulations to H.E. Denis Sassou Nguesso on his re-election. The AUC Chairperson also congratulates the Congolese people for the conduct…