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Africa: World Bank Group Report – Pathways for Unlocking Productivity-Led Private Sector Growth in Guinea-Bissau

eriinfo.com1 week ago06 mins

BISSAU — Guinea-Bissau’s economy demonstrated notable resilience in 2025, according to the World Bank Group’s Guinea-Bissau Economic Update (Spring 2026), released today. Real GDP expanded 5.8% in 2025, buoyed by a strong cashew harvest and farmgate prices that supported rural incomes and private consumption. Yet beneath this encouraging headline, the country faces mounting structural pressures…

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Africa’s Best Teacher Is Africa – How Strengthening Foundational Skills Together Is Unlocking Jobs for the World’s Youngest Continent

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago011 mins

On an ordinary November afternoon nearly two years ago, something extraordinary was happening in Kigali, Rwanda. Kigali Convention Center’s auditorium was filled with nearly 700 participants, including Ministers of Education from 25 African countries, alongside senior officials and leaders from across the development community. At the microphone, Rwanda’s First Lady, Jeannette Kagame, captured the moment:…

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Africa: For Somalia, Building Climate Resilience Is Key to Unlocking Long-Term Growth and Jobs

eriinfo.com4 months ago07 mins

Nairobi — A new World Bank Group report finds that cost-effective and smart development investments, particularly in climate-smart agriculture, resilient cities, disaster risk management, and stronger institutions, could cut projected economic losses for Somalia by half and deliver more stable, productive jobs for its people. Launched today by the Government of Somalia and the World…

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Africa: Visa-Free Travel Seen As Key to Unlocking AfCFTA Growth

eriinfo.com4 months ago06 mins

African policymakers, business leaders, and development institutions have renewed calls for visa-free travel across the continent, describing the free movement of people as essential to unlocking Africa’s economic transformation under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The call was reinforced at a High-Level Symposium on Advancing a Visa-Free Africa for Economic Prosperity, co-convened by…

AI fluency key to unlocking real agentic AI value

eriinfo.com6 months ago04 mins

Ruth Hickin, VP of Workforce Innovation at Salesforce. Agentic AI can boost productivity in businesses by removing routine bureaucracy and ‘noise’ from the workplace, but this is only achievable with an AI fluent workforce, says Ruth Hickin, VP of Workforce Innovation at CRM technology firm Salesforce. The company says businesses are looking to emerge as…

One80 Technology Group achieves HPE Aruba Gold Partner status, unlocking next-generation networking for customers

eriinfo.com7 months ago07 mins

One80 Technology Group has been awarded HPE Aruba Gold Partner status. One80 Technology Group is proud to announce that it has been awarded HPE Aruba Gold Partner status, a major milestone that recognises the company’s depth of expertise in designing, deploying and managing modern, secure networks. Backed by more than two decades of experience in…

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Africa: Nigeria Unlocking $410bn Investment to Become Africa’s Renewable Energy Hub – Shettima

eriinfo.com9 months ago010 mins

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has disclosed that Nigeria’s energy transition journey under the administration of President Bola Tinubu is unlocking an investment opportunity of over $410 billion between now and 2060 to position the nation as the heartbeat of Africa’s renewable energy revolution. According to him, over $23 billion will be needed to expand energy access…

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Africa: UBA to Host Leaders At Unga, Launches Whitepaper On Unlocking Africa’s Potential

eriinfo.com10 months ago03 mins

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc said all is set to make a bold statement on the global stage as it will be gathering world leaders, policymakers, and investors and other private sector players at the forthcoming 2025 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). UBA Group said it has mapped out series of engaging activities to…

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Africa: UBA Launches Whitepaper On Unlocking Africa’s Potential

eriinfo.com10 months ago06 mins

Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc is set to make a bold statement on the global stage as it will be gathering world leaders, policymakers, and investors and other private sector players at the forthcoming 2025 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). This year’s gathering at the UNGA, which is the 80th Edition,…

Sybrin launches Platform 20, unlocking next era of low-code innovation

eriinfo.com10 months ago09 mins

Empowering users to build smarter, more secure applications. Sybrin yesterday announced the official launch of Sybrin Platform 20, a major evolution in its enterprise-grade low-code development solution. Designed to meet the growing demand for speed, scalability and simplicity in software delivery, the new release introduces a wide range of performance upgrades, developer experience improvements and…