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Agroecology gains central focus during second Leadership Forum
Over one hundred of Africa’s leading and emerging leaders in agriculture met in a two-day virtual forum last week to discuss issues related to...
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ECA launch Africa’s first AI Research
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Government of the Republic of Congo inaugurated a groundbreaking Centre devoted exclusively to advancing research through...
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Africa to register mild economic growth in 2022
After being the slowest growing region in 2021, Africa will register mild growth in 2022 (+3.5%) as vaccination rates will remain very low (32%...
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1 in 3 finance workers haven’t been cybersecurity trained
A pretty impressive 31% of employees in the finance sector haven’t had cybersecurity training arranged by their current employer, according to a new survey...
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Deputy UN envoy highlights the need for support to drought-hit communities
The United Nations Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Adam Abdelmoula, visited Somaliland to assess the drought situation. He...
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Global development finance coalition commits over $5.5 billion for MSME financing in Africa
The coalition for a sustainable and inclusive recovery of the private sector, an international group of 20 development finance institutions that came together in...
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The 2022 Hult Prize AAU on-campus program kicks off
The 2022 Hult Prize Addis Ababa University On-campus programs officially kick off in Addis Ababa. HULT prize competition on campus 2022, part of an...
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Boeing Reaches Record $2 Billion in E-Commerce Sales
Boeing achieved an annual record for e-commerce parts sales last year with more than $2 billion in online orders. Fueled by investment in digital...