Exploring the Potential of the Ethiopian Telecom Market: License B and Giants like Veon, Orange, Etisalat

2023-07-01 11:52:00 (Agence Ecofin) – The Ethiopian telecom market has great potential with a population of around 120 million people and a low mobile penetration rate. This market in full liberalization arouses the interest of giants like Veon, Orange, Etisalat. The Ethiopian Communication Authority (ECA) launched Friday, June 30 a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for … Read more

Boosting Wheat Production in Nigeria: New Seed Varieties Approved by NACGRAB

2023-06-30 14:36:00 (Ecofin Agency) – In Nigeria, wheat is the main imported cereal. The country, which wishes to increase the level of local production in order to reduce the purchase bill, is betting, among other things, on increasing the area cultivated and improving the quality of seeds. In Nigeria, the National Center for Genetic Resources … Read more

Nobel laureate John Goodenough, one of the fathers of the lithium-ion battery, died at 100

2023-06-27 15:50:00 (Ecofin Agency) – To meet the explosion in demand for lithium-ion batteries, several African countries are working to exploit their lithium reserves. A technology that has benefited from the contribution “ crucialby Goodenough, according to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which awarded him a Nobel. American John Bannister Goodenough (photo) died at … Read more

AssistALL: A Digital Solution Revolutionizing Communication for the Hearing Impaired

2023-06-25 16:20:00 (Agence Ecofin) – The WHO estimates that 2.5 billion people will have hearing problems by 2050. In Kenya, a tech entrepreneur has implemented a solution to make life easier for the hearing impaired. AssistALL is a digital solution developed by the Kenyan firm Signs Media, which allows people with hearing loss to benefit … Read more

Instagram is working on the possibility of creating audio notes

2023-06-22 09:02:00 (Agence Ecofin) – After adding music to its “Notes” feature, Instagram continues to improve this option which is finding a growing audience. The Instagram social network is in the process of allowing people to create Notes in audio format. This is the content of the tweet unveiled by Alessandro Paluzzi, a scout for … Read more

Unlocking Success: A’salfo’s Journey to a Master’s Degree in Management and Cultural Entrepreneurship

2023-06-21 19:09:00 (Ecofin Agency) – 16 gold records, 3 platinum records… and now a master’s degree in management from HEC Paris. There is at least one good reason why A’salfo has returned to school. « Are you ready for the show ? A sentence that would have seemed incongruous on the HEC campus, if it … Read more

Modernizing Payment Systems to Meet the Increase in Fiduciary Circulation in Morocco

2023-06-21 06:40:03 By On June 21, 2023 08:40 The Wali of Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM), Abdellatif Jouahri, underlined, on Tuesday in Rabat, the need to modernize payment systems to cope with the increase in fiduciary circulation in Morocco. “There needs to be a modernization of payment systems and a change of paradigms in terms of technology,” … Read more

Morocco’s New Development Model: Achievements, Economic Reforms, and Future Opportunities

2023-06-20 20:54:58 “During this high-level international meeting, Morocco will have a unique opportunity to share with the world the great achievements made and the economic reforms undertaken,” said Ms. Fettah during a meeting with the Managing Director of the IMF, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, on a working visit to the Kingdom as part of the preparations … Read more