Africa: Afcon Daily Live Blog – Rolling Updates of the Day’s Action, Events and Key Moments

East Africa: Ethiopia Continues Executing Its Key Role in Horn of Africa

Addis Ababa — Ethiopia is asserting itself as a major force in the Horn of Africa, leveraging its economic strength and strategic position to shape regional development and stability, according to Nebiyu Sihul, Director General of the Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party’s International Relations Directorate. In an exclusive interview with the Pulse of Africa (POA), Nebiyu…

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Africa: Afcon Daily Live Blog – Rolling Updates of the Day’s Action, Events and Key Moments

Africa: ‘97% of Spotlight Initiative Programme Countries Have Sustained Achievements’ – Key Takeaways From the Initiative’s Sustainability Report

BRUSSELS, Belgium – On 11 December, Spotlight Initiative hosted ‘A sustainable legacy: An intimate evening of conversation and insights from global leaders on how seed investments to end violence against women and girls deliver sustainable outcomes’. The event launched the Initiative’s sustainability report, which found that a remarkable 97 per cent of programme countries had…

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South Korea stocks lead losses in Asia-Pacific as investors parse key data from China

South Korea stocks lead losses in Asia-Pacific as investors parse key data from China

Aerial view of vehicles being driven on the road through the central business district in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell Monday, after Wall Street declined Friday stateside as investors took a breather from the AI trade. “[Friday] is a value-outperforms-growth day,” said Jed Ellerbroek, portfolio manager at…

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Africa: Afcon Daily Live Blog – Rolling Updates of the Day’s Action, Events and Key Moments

Africa: Research, Industry Partnership Key to Driving Africa’s Digital Transformation – – Tawa Bolarin

MS Tawa Bolarin, Director of Enterprise and Wholesale at Telecel Ghana, has called for a continuous exchange partnership between telecom operators and research institutions in developing solutions to close the continent’s digital inclusion gap. Speaking on a panel at the Future of Digital Countries (FDC) Africa Regional Summit in Accra on the topic, Bridging Research…

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