Africa: ‘Inclusive Digital Transformation Will Pave Path for Prosperity, Bridge Divides’

Africa: ‘Inclusive Digital Transformation Will Pave Path for Prosperity, Bridge Divides’

Clermont-Ferrand, France — Weeks after an international conference on inclusive and people-centric digital transformation organized by the Global Development Network (GDN) here, a new narrative is unfolding about the need for digital innovations to serve people first and narrow inequalities rather than widening them. Earlier this week, amidst a landmark G20 Summit on African soil,…

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MultiChoice carves out SA unit to pave way for Canal+ deal

MultiChoice carves out SA unit to pave way for Canal+ deal

MultiChoice Group has announced details for the first time about its plans to restructure the shareholding in its main South African operation to facilitate the JSE-listed broadcaster’s sale to France’s Groupe Canal+. The move comes 10 days after the two companies secured the green light from the Competition Tribunal for their transaction to proceed. The…

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Africa: ‘Inclusive Digital Transformation Will Pave Path for Prosperity, Bridge Divides’

Africa: Will the U.S. Brokered Rwanda-DR Congo Deal Pave the Way for Peace?

Domestic power struggles between President Tshisekedi and former president Kabila will likely complicate difficult negotiations with M23. Recent efforts to resolve the M23 crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have taken a new turn. After the breakdown of the Angola-led Luanda talks in mid-December 2024, a joint East African Community-Southern African Development…

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