Random News

eriinfo

Tag: launches

Africa: Elevate Africa Dangles ,000 Grants, Launches 2026 Fashion Film Contest to Revive Indigenous Textiles

Africa: Elevate Africa Dangles $25,000 Grants, Launches 2026 Fashion Film Contest to Revive Indigenous Textiles

eriinfo.com03 mins

Elevate Africa has announced the commencement of applications for the 2026 edition of the Threads of Africa Fashion Film Prize, a pan-African initiative aimed at preserving and promoting endangered African textiles, garments and traditional fashion techniques through storytelling and film. The organisation said the competition seeks to encourage creatives across Africa and the diaspora to…

Read More
Africa: Elevate Africa Dangles ,000 Grants, Launches 2026 Fashion Film Contest to Revive Indigenous Textiles

Africa: World Bank Group Launches Ten-Year Strategy to Drive Jobs and Prosperity in Uganda

eriinfo.com06 mins

Kampala — The World Bank Group (WBG) Board of Executive Directors today endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Uganda, a 10-year strategy (2026-2035) designed to accelerate a private sector-led economic transformation and expand opportunities for the country’s rapidly growing population. The CPF, developed in collaboration with the Government of Uganda and in consultation…

Read More
Africa: Elevate Africa Dangles ,000 Grants, Launches 2026 Fashion Film Contest to Revive Indigenous Textiles

Africa: Ghana Launches Agriconnect Compact to Strengthen Food Security, Create Jobs, and Mobilize Investment

eriinfo.com06 mins

Accra — The Government of Ghana, with support from the World Bank Group and development partners, today launched its AgriConnect Compact, a national framework to strengthen food security, create jobs, reduce food imports, and mobilize investment across priority agricultural value chains. The Compact sets out a coordinated agenda for public and private action to raise…

Read More
Iran launches deadly attack on Kuwait airport after U.S. strikes, as Trump says talks ongoing

Iran launches deadly attack on Kuwait airport after U.S. strikes, as Trump says talks ongoing

eriinfo.com02 mins

Oil prices extended gains Wednesday as Middle East peace talks stuttered, though stocks mostly rose on the back of continued demand for all things linked to artificial intelligence. Despite President Trump’s assurances that the U.S. and Iran are edging closer to ending their three-month-long war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, crude investors appear unmoved…

Read More
Wegovy weight loss pill launches in the UAE as Novo looks beyond U.S.

Wegovy weight loss pill launches in the UAE as Novo looks beyond U.S.

eriinfo.com05 mins

Novo Nordisk is launching its weight loss pill Wegovy in the United Arab Emirates, the Danish drugmaker said Wednesday, marking its first launch outside the U.S. market. Novo’s approach will be guided by patient demand, the readiness of healthcare professionals, and the strength of healthcare and telehealth infrastructure, said Emil Kongshøj Larsen, executive vice president,…

Read More
Africa: Elevate Africa Dangles ,000 Grants, Launches 2026 Fashion Film Contest to Revive Indigenous Textiles

Africa: Kenyan-Built Urbantok Launches As Africa Pushes for Creator Economy Independence

eriinfo.com06 mins

Nairobi — A Kenyan technology company is seeking to transform how African content creators earn money online with the launch of UrbanTok, a new social media platform designed to put monetization at the center of the creator experience. The platform was officially unveiled during the Connected Africa Summit 2026 in Nairobi, attracting attention from policymakers…

Read More
Spinnaker launches in South Africa, backed by Motsepe’s ARC

Spinnaker launches in South Africa, backed by Motsepe’s ARC

eriinfo.com07 mins

Spinnaker Support CEO Mathew Stava Spinnaker Support, a US-based provider of third-party support for enterprise software, has formally launched in South Africa in partnership with Patrice Motsepe’s African Rainbow Capital (ARC), pitching local enterprises a cheaper alternative to the support contracts SAP and Oracle sell alongside their ERP systems. ARC has taken a minority stake…

Read More
Meta launches Plus subscription tiers for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp

Meta launches Plus subscription tiers for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp

eriinfo.com04 mins

Following a brief phase of unannounced public testing, Meta has officially launched a premium, subscription-based ecosystem across its core social platforms: Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp. Operating under the newly established Meta One brand, a unified division built to manage the company’s experimental monthly payment structures, these “Plus” tiers introduce exclusive analytics, advanced messaging capabilities, and…

Read More