Africa: Accelerating female digital entrepreneurship
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through its Technology, Innovation, Connectivity and Infrastructure Division (TICID), has officially launched a regional project titled “Fostering Digital Entrepreneurship Among Women in Africa”, aimed at strengthening women’s participation in the digital economy across Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Namibia, and the Republic of Congo. The initiative responds to persistent structural […]
Morocco: €200m to boost employability
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved €200 million in financing for the implementation of the “Cap Compétences 2030” program, aimed at improving employment opportunities for young people and women in Morocco. This results-based financing is designed to strengthen the relevance, quality, and diversity of vocational training through the digitalisation […]
AEF 2026: Building Africa’s Industrialized Future
The Africa Energy Forum (AEF) returns from 16-19 June, bringing together the companies, investors and governments driving Africa’s move from energy access to industrial-scale infrastructure. The companies gathering in Cape Town, South Africa are deploying capital into transmission infrastructure, building mining corridors that will define trade routes for decades, financing baseload capacity that can power […]
Oil and gas must power Africa’s data center boom
In April this year, Angola’s Ministry of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Social Communication launched a national data center and government platform, marking a significant step in its digital transformation strategy. The facility is designed to enhance cybersecurity by localizing sensitive data, reduce operational costs across government systems and expand access to digital public services, while […]
