South Africa: All Safe, Flights on Schedule After Fire Damages Skukuza Airport Terminal Roof

[ad_1] Airlink confirms that a section of the Skukuza Airport terminal roof was damaged in a bush fire yesterday. Passengers and airport personnel were safely evacuated and fortunately, nobody has been hurt or incapacitated. Airlink flights will operate on schedule. Airlink with SANParks, its partner service providers, and lodges in the surrounding area, have set up temporary departures, and arrivals facilities, and related services using back-up systems to perform the associated processes. “We want to minimise any disruptions at Skukuza and […]

October 7, 2024 1

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African Startups Raise $306m in Third-Quarter As Downturn Persists

[ad_1] TLDR African tech startups secured $306.4 million in Q3 2024, totaling $836.5 million for the year with a 40% decline from 2023. Global capital shortage slows tech ecosystem funding, with Q1 & Q2 2024 witnessing a 50% drop compared to 2023. Notable funding from NALA, MNT-Halan, and Paymob hint at potential recovery as new funds emerge. African tech startups secured $306.4 million in funding during Q3 2024, bringing the total for the year so far to $836.5 million, a […]

October 4, 2024

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Ethiopia: Boeing’s African Adventure to Take Off in October 2024 With Its New Office Opening in Ethiopia

[ad_1] Addis Abeba — Boeing's Africa office is set to commence operations in October 2024, as announced by Henok Teferra, Managing Director of Boeing Africa. In an interview with state media, Henok explained that the decision to establish Boeing's African headquarters in Addis Abeba was influenced by Ethiopia's notable advancements in the aviation sector and its status as a key hub in Africa. "The establishment of Boeing's African office in Addis Abeba will enable us to further enhance and expand […]

August 27, 2024 2

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Kenya: KQ, Safaricom Join Forces to Enhance Digital Solutions

[ad_1] National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) and Safaricom have partnered to bolster innovation in digital solutions to boost operational efficiency, cybersecurity, and customer experience. The partnership will focus on an array of areas, including enhancing connectivity across Kenya Airways' pan-African network through fixed connectivity solutions and in-flight Wi-Fi, as well as bolstering cybersecurity measures and loyalty programs. Data analytics will play a crucial role in supporting Kenya Airways' operational needs, ensuring the implementation of reliable and transformative digital solutions that […]

August 8, 2024 2

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Africa: PPPs’ Private Gain At Public Expense

[ad_1] Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — At high cost and with dubious efficiency, public-private partnerships (PPPs) have increased private profits at the public expense. PPPs have proved costly in financing public projects. PPPs' high costs Eurodad has shown high PPP costs mainly due to private partners' high-profit expectations. Complex PPP contracts typically involve high transaction costs. Worse, contracts are often renegotiated to favour the private partners. They also take advantage of lower government borrowing costs compared to private borrowers. Most PPP […]

January 24, 2024 2

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Africa: Meta – Protect LGBT People From Digital Targeting

[ad_1] Beirut — New #SecureOurSocials Campaign Urges Transparency from Facebook, Instagram Meta should do more to protect the safety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and all its users, in particular on Facebook and Instagram, Human Rights Watch, Social Media Exchange (SMEX), INSM Foundation for Digital Rights, Helem, and Damj Association said in the #SecureOurSocials campaign opened today. The campaign, building on the work of various human rights organizations, is based on a February 2023 Human Rights Watch […]

January 23, 2024 2

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Africa: Scared of Sharps? This Map Shows the Way to Delivering Painless Vaccines

[ad_1] Seoul — If the fear of sharps makes a visit to the doctor dreadful, you need not dread it anymore. A South Korean company's invention of an innovative micro-needle patch could make you look forward to your next doctor's visit. The micro-needle patch (MAP) is a painless, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly way to administer vaccines and drugs in place of solid injections, its developers say. The MAP system has the combined advantages of conventional patches and syringes. It has […]

January 23, 2024 1

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Africa: Airtel Africa CEO Ogunsanya Retires Effective With Effect From July 1, 2024

[ad_1] Having served for over 12 years at Airtel Africa Plc where he rose to the rank of chief executive officer (CEO), Olusegun Ogunsanya -- popularly addressed as 'Segun' -- will retire from the his position with effect from July 1, 2024. But he still remains in the business family as Ogunsanya will become the Airtel Africa Charitable Foundation's inaugural chairperson -- which is set to accelerate the company's commitment to its sustainability initiatives and charitable operations across its locations […]

January 3, 2024 2

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Africa: Airtel Africa Boss to Retire

[ad_1] Lagos, Nigeria — Airtel Africa plc has today announced the retirement of the Chief Executive Officer, Olusegun "Segun" Ogunsanya, with effect from 1 July, 2024. Ogunsanya, who joined Airtel in 2012, ran the Nigeria Operations of the Telecommunications and mobile money company for nine years before his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Group in 2021. With local knowledge of the African landscape and deep distribution experience he led the company in maintaining double-digit revenue growth over many […]

January 3, 2024 2

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