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Africa: Kenya Eyes Bigger Stake in $20bn Africa Film Economy At Lagos Forum

eriinfo.com1 month ago02 mins

Nairobi — Kenya’s film and creative sector is set to gain from the upcoming Africa Film Finance Forum (AFFF), which returns this September in Lagos, Nigeria, with an ambitious goal of unlocking a $20 billion Pan-African film economy. Scheduled for September 16-18, the forum will convene industry stakeholders under the theme “Pan-African Film Economy: Building…

In job losses, AI’s role may be bigger than companies say

eriinfo.com1 month ago012 mins

Klaus Vedfelt | Digitalvision | Getty Images As rounds of layoffs continue within a historically strong stock market and resilient economy, it is still uncommon for companies to link job cuts directly to AI replacement technology. IBM was an outlier when its CEO told the Wall Street Journal in May that 200 HR employees were…