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Africa: Ethiopia’s Agricultural Transformation Model Offers Lessons for Other African Nations – AU Officials

eriinfo.com2 months ago07 mins

Addis Ababa — Ethiopia’s efforts to boost agricultural productivity, promote self-sufficiency, and engage smallholder farmers offer valuable lessons for other African countries seeking to strengthen food security, according to officials from the African Union (AU) and the Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System. Clement Adjorlolo, Principal Programme Officer for Agriculture and Rural Transformation at…

Why your data estate, not your AI model, will decide who wins

eriinfo.com2 months ago07 mins

Gunther Wucherpfennig, Executive: Data Analytics and AI, Mint Group. The winners in the AI era won’t necessarily be the organisations with the best AI models. They’ll be the organisations with the most trusted, accessible, governed and business-ready data estates. That’s the view of Gunther Wucherpfennig, Executive: Data Analytics and AI at Mint Group, who notes…

New business model for monetising WiFi vouchers in cash-based markets

eriinfo.com2 months ago05 mins

Local spaza shop selling prepaid WiFi vouchers through a reseller network in a cash-based market. (Image: Splynx) Prepaid WiFi vouchers remain one of the main ways for ISPs to sell internet access across many African markets. As networks grow, providers need more ways to distribute vouchers and reach customers beyond their existing sales channels. Local…

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Africa: U.S. Defends New HIV Funding Model As Activists Challenge PEPFAR Reforms

eriinfo.com3 months ago020 mins

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — HIV activists confronted U.S. officials before the official start of the AIDS 2026 conference over sweeping changes to Washington’s global HIV strategy, accusing the Trump administration of creating a public health emergency through funding cuts, while the United States defended a new financing model that it says will build more sustainable,…

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Africa: Ghana’s Health Model Example for Africa – Africa CDC Boss

eriinfo.com3 months ago05 mins

The Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr Jean Kaseya, has commended Ghana for implementing the Free Primary Healthcare System. He described it as a model for expanding access to care across the continent. He said the policy had significantly broadened access to healthcare, particularly in rural and underserved…

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Africa: Over $1.6m and Counting – How Betpawa’s Model Is Improving Athlete Payment in Africa

eriinfo.com3 months ago05 mins

A direct-to-player payment system with $1.67 million paid across eight markets, more than 47,000 instant disbursements, and equal pay for the women’s game by design. betPawa today published a full year of verified payout data from its Locker Room Bonusprogramme, and the numbers describe something few private-sector sports initiatives in Africa have managed to build:…

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Africa: Ethiopia’s National Dialogue Can Serve As Exemplary Model for Africa – PM Abiy

eriinfo.com3 months ago05 mins

Addis Ababa — The Ethiopian National Dialogue Conference, which is monumental in scope, process, duration, and potentially in the results it will yield, can serve in many ways as an exemplary model for Africa, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said today. Opening the conference, the PM described the dialogue as an all-inclusive platform in scope, process,…

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Africa: IMF Says Africa Needs New Growth Model to Lift Incomes

eriinfo.com3 months ago04 mins

Sub-Saharan Africa needs a new growth model to return to a path of income gains, the International Monetary Fund said, warning that public spending can no longer carry the region’s expansion. The IMF said reforms in governance, business rules and market openness could raise regional output by about 20% over 5 to 10 years, if…

OpenAI to release new frontier AI model

eriinfo.com3 months ago04 mins

OpenAI will publicly launch its most capable model, GPT‑5.6, on Thursday, after delaying the launch last month at the US government’s request amid national security concerns that powerful AI systems could be misused. This comes on the heels of the US government lifting curbs on Anthropic’s latest Fable and Mythos AI models last week, less…

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Africa’s Wildlife Laws Follow a Colonial Model Which Separates People and Animals – Why It’s Not Working

eriinfo.com3 months ago010 mins

Africa is home to many iconic national parks and marine reserves, such as Virunga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niokolo-Koba in Senegal, Kruger National Park in South Africa and Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. Many of them were established during the colonial era, and nearly half are still managed by government agencies. In…