Africa readies remedy to transform pharmaceutical industry

West African country pens grant agreement with AfDB, government of Switzerland.

Completion of first phase of the Congolese component of the Central African Backbone (CAB) project.

Bank’s investment is expected to accelerate the creation of a new class of successful African entrepreneurs that will serve as a model to younger innovators.

Mark Dankworth, President Business Development Africa at Ukheshe, shares his thoughts on how mobile money, cross-border payments and ‘buy now, pay later’ are transforming the financial sector, particularly in emerging markets, for the better.

The investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises Program (i-DICE) is a government initiative established to promote investment in digital and creative industries.

AfDB, World Bank roll out RASME project in Gabon.

One Sun One World One Grid global solar grid initiative launched by the UK and India.

African Development Bank Group and MTN pen grant agreement to study women’s access to financial services.

Government reissues licences to Guinea Telecom, as well as its mobile unit Guinetel.

Huawei executive said technology can reduce global carbon emissions by 20% over the next decade.

The project will establish a complaints handling system for the financial regulators, using multilingual chatbots and AI.