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Africa: From Commonwealth Connections to Economic Opportunity – Expanding Africa–Caribbean Trade Linkages

eriinfo.com2 days ago09 mins

When Commonwealth leaders gather in Antigua and Barbuda this November, they will confront rising trade tensions, geopolitical shocks and supply chain disruption alongside longstanding challenges, such as high debt, limited affordable finance, climate exposure and poor connectivity. Across Africa, the Pacific and the Caribbean, these pressures make diversifying markets, attracting productive investment and building resilience…

iONLINE launches Sydney breakout point, expanding its global network core

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago05 mins

iONLINE’s Australian breakout brings high-speed, localised connectivity to a region experiencing rapid growth in IoT and enterprise data requirements For many global deployments, connectivity remains reliant on centralised network paths that add latency, limit visibility and make even simple network changes painfully slow. This leads to unpredictable routing, slower incident response and longer lead times…

China posts weakest industrial profit growth this year, expanding 4.2% in August

eriinfo.com1 month ago03 mins

SHENZHEN, CHINA – AUGUST 30: A Chinese national flag flies from a vessel in front of the MSC Claire container ship berthed beneath gantry cranes at Yantian Port on August 30, 2026, in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. China is set to release its latest official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index as investors assess the outlook for…

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East Africa: How Nigerian Social Media Growth Platforms Are Expanding Across West and East Africa

eriinfo.com2 months ago09 mins

Nigeria’s social media growth industry has spent the past few years building genuine technical infrastructure and market trust at home. A newer, less discussed pattern is now emerging alongside it, several Nigerian-built platforms are beginning to serve customers well beyond Nigeria’s own borders, extending into Ghana and Kenya as real, distinct markets rather than incidental…

ITWeb TV Biz: Supported by AWS, MFactory is expanding beyond software development to sharpening service management with Smart Desk

eriinfo.com2 months ago09 mins

MFactory stopped by the ITWeb studio as part of the AWS Equity Equivalent Investment Program – a business acceleration initiative designed to support the growth of black-owned technology businesses within the AWS Partner Network. #aws #awseeip #MFactory “The ability to grow while staying true to your roots is powerful,” says Thembelihle Mahlalela, CEO of MFactory. “What…

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Africa: China’s Expanding Military Reach in Africa – From Exercises to Expeditionary Power

eriinfo.com2 months ago027 mins

Africa remains a testing ground for the PLA’s expeditionary capabilities and equipment, posing political and strategic implications for African governments. “Eagles of Civilization 2026,” the latest China-Egypt air force warfighting exercise, is a significant step up in scale, complexity, and power projection from China’s previous military training drills in Africa, including last year’s Eagles of…

BBC travels inside occupied Lebanon as officials say Israel is expanding positions

eriinfo.com2 months ago02 mins

The drive on the highway by the Mediterranean in southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel, is scenic and, these days, desolate. Crops lie abandoned and buildings destroyed by Israeli air strikes, too many to count, are in ruins. Near the town of Naqoura, a Lebanese military checkpoint, painted in the white-and-red colours of the…

Expanding digital skills for South Africa’s next generation

eriinfo.com4 months ago06 mins

As technology continues to shape the future of work, digital skills are becoming increasingly important. A new partnership between Stellantis South Africa and Social Coding South Africa is aiming to make those opportunities more accessible by bringing coding, robotics and digital learning directly into underserved classrooms. Through a mobile computer lab, the initiative will provide…

Why U.S. AI giants like Anthropic, OpenAI are expanding in London

eriinfo.com5 months ago07 mins

A slew of U.S. Big Tech and AI companies are racing to expand in London as they look to take advantage of the city’s deep talent pools amid a push to develop and commercialize frontier tech. Anthropic and OpenAI both announced they’d taken up larger office spaces in the U.K. capital in recent months. Vibe…

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Africa: Nigeria’s Expanding Tech Ecosystem Leads Africa’s Innovation Push – Report

eriinfo.com5 months ago05 mins

Nigeria’s growing influence in Africa’s technology and innovation ecosystem has received fresh global recognition as startups founded by Nigerians emerged strongly on Bloomberg’s latest list of 25 African Startups to Watch. The ranking, which highlights innovative startups solving critical challenges across the continent, underscored Nigeria’s expanding dominance in sectors such as fintech, artificial intelligence, health…