Development

Paxful is shining the spotlight on the opportunities the fast-growing bitcoin economy has to offer the youth In a recent report titled, Workforce of the future 2030, PWC contends that by 2030: "Africa will be home to more than a quarter of the world's population of under 25's. Under 25's in total will make up 60% of the continent's total population....

The African Union (AU), through the African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT), has secured 270-million vaccine doses to supply African countries, with at least 50-million doses available for April to June 2021. AVATT, a 10-member team drawn from across the continent, was established in August 2020 by AU chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa to ensure that the continent could secure sufficient vaccine...

In Partnership with the TAF Africa Foundation, the Jobs, Skills and Finance Program in the Gambia has launched the first formal apprenticeship program in masonry for young citizens, cutting across both male and female recipients. The launching event took place on Tuesday, 6th April 2021, at the TAF Africa Foundation Hall at the Madiba Mall, Brufut Garden. The "Jobs, Skills...

With more than six million students out of school due to closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Bank Board approved a project to support continued learning at home, and safe transition back to school during recovery.  Funded by a $10.6 million grant from the Global Partnership for Education, the Sudan Education COVID-19 Response Project aims to support both teachers...

By Miracle Nwankwo In recent times, Africans are beginning to turn their hearts from seeking employment to making employment. This can be seen in the numbers of business ventures that are emerging in the continent, projecting a future of millions of African-owned brands. In the spirit of the growing an entrepreneurial community in Africa, the continent is turning into a hub...

Two large Tanzanite gemstones with a total weight of about 14 kilograms, was recently discovered by a 51-year-old Tanzanian small-scale miner from the Maasai tribe, authorities reports. A cheque of 7.74 billion Tanzanian shillings (about 3.34 million U.S. dollars) was given to the local miner by Doto Biteko, the Minister of Minerals. They collected the gemstones on behalf of the...

Banque Populaire de Mauritanie (BPM), one of the leading banks in Mauritania, launched a state-of-the-art mobile banking service - Bankily, which has received a positive response from consumers. With banking penetration around 30%, Bankily is helping to modernize banking and payments in Mauritania and encouraging financial inclusion in the country. Bankily is powered by Comviva's mobiquity® Banking Suite. Bankily brings a digital revolution in the...

Telecom giant Huawei Technologies, together with the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy alongside Advocacy for Human Value Foundation, announced their donations of various ICT equipment to Al-Walidyn Charitable School in the Pantami community of Gombe State – Nigeria. The group also disclosed that they also wholly renovated a building at the same school. The news was made public during...

Microsoft has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to co-create technology solutions in agriculture. The collaboration between Microsoft, through its 4Afrika initiative, will support AGRA’s digital transformation as it works to improve food security for 30 million farming households across 11 countries by 2021. The MOU aims to encourage the use...

A new study by Google and International Finance Corporation has revealed that the Internet economy and business has the outstanding potential of contributing $180bn to the economy of Nigeria and other African countries by 2025. The findings of the study which was made public on Wednesday, November 13 2020, featured within its pages the numerous growth opportunities within the African...