UNESCO, Huawei and the Government of Kenya launch the DigiSchool pilot project on school connectivity

The pilot project was launched on December 17, 2021 in Maragima Primary School, Nyeri County, one of the 13 beneficiary schools As part of the Global Education Coalition (GEC), UNESCO and Huawei, in collaboration with the Government of Kenya through the Ministries of Education; ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs; and the ICT Authority, have provided free internet connectivity to 13…

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IMF Staff Completes 2021 Article IV Mission to Djibouti

Djibouti’s large-scale infrastructure investments have driven strong economic growth in recent years, but the benefits have not been widely shared WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, Large port-related infrastructure investments have boosted growth in recent years, but also increased macroeconomic vulnerabilities while generating few jobs and little tax revenue; The COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict in neighboring Ethiopia have…

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IMF Staff Completes 2021 Article IV Mission to Djibouti

Djibouti’s large-scale infrastructure investments have driven strong economic growth in recent years, but the benefits have not been widely shared WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, Large port-related infrastructure investments have boosted growth in recent years, but also increased macroeconomic vulnerabilities while generating few jobs and little tax revenue; The COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict in neighboring Ethiopia have…

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Make Tanzania’s agricultural sector more transformative- call to Public and Private sector Actors.

By Anthony Muchoki and Ms Stella Clara Massawe Tanzania’s 6th phase government is intensely focused on accelerating private sector development, the Deputy Permanent Secretary (DPS), Prime Minister Office Mr Kaspar Mmuya has assured. He said the government, through the Second Agriculture Sector Development Programme (ASDP II), has articulated the central role of the private sector in agriculture.  According to…

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Make Tanzania’s agricultural sector more transformative- call to Public and Private sector Actors.

By Anthony Muchoki and Ms Stella Clara Massawe Tanzania’s 6th phase government is intensely focused on accelerating private sector development, the Deputy Permanent Secretary (DPS), Prime Minister Office Mr Kaspar Mmuya has assured. He said the government, through the Second Agriculture Sector Development Programme (ASDP II), has articulated the central role of the private sector in agriculture.  According to…

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UNDRR ROAS Making Cities Resilient 2030 Webinar: Empowering Local Governments in Tunisia

Mayors and representatives of different municipal councils attended the webinar, which aimed to encourage Tunisian municipalities to join the MCR2030 programme The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), Regional Office for Arab States (ROAS) and the Ministry of Local Affairs and Environment in the Republic of Tunisia organized a national webinar under the title “Resilient Cities: Introduction to…

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Paylend, a Kenyan FinTech company raises $2 million seed investment from Next Chymia Consulting HK Limited

This investment will help Paylend grow its operation in the Kenyan market and open new markets in Tanzania, Zambia and Nigeria as part of its next 3 years growth plan NAIROBI, Kenya, Paylend (www.Paylend.africa), a Kenyan FinTech startup focused on providing access to finance and digitizing MSMEs in Kenya have today announced that it has raised $2 million dollars…

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Paylend, a Kenyan FinTech company raises $2 million seed investment from Next Chymia Consulting HK Limited

This investment will help Paylend grow its operation in the Kenyan market and open new markets in Tanzania, Zambia and Nigeria as part of its next 3 years growth plan NAIROBI, Kenya, Paylend (www.Paylend.africa), a Kenyan FinTech startup focused on providing access to finance and digitizing MSMEs in Kenya have today announced that it has raised $2 million dollars…

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Uganda, DR Congo Speaker’s Root for Regional, Economic Cooperation

Oulanyah and Lukwebo rooted for regional federation to ease market accessibility of goods and services if the two neighbouring countries are to attain regional economic transformation KAMPALA, Uganda, The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah and the President of the Senate of the DR Congo, H.E. Modeste Bahati Lukwebo have agreed to foster bilateral relations that better the lives of…

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Uganda, DR Congo Speaker’s Root for Regional, Economic Cooperation

Oulanyah and Lukwebo rooted for regional federation to ease market accessibility of goods and services if the two neighbouring countries are to attain regional economic transformation KAMPALA, Uganda, The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah and the President of the Senate of the DR Congo, H.E. Modeste Bahati Lukwebo have agreed to foster bilateral relations that better the lives of…

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