Direct approach Africa’s fight against COVID-19 has been strengthened by a EUR10 million support package. The funding has been granted to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by the… Read more
Digging for answers A ZAR10 million COVID-testing laboratory has been unveiled at a diamond mine in Limpopo, South Africa. The facility at De Beer’s Venetia mine will be used to test employees and… Read more
Full support A financing package is set to help SMEs in Egypt facing economic challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), of which… Read more
New opportunities Three African fintech startups are among six worldwide that have been selected to be part of a global accelerator’s portfolio. South Africa’s PayMeNow and Nigeria’s WellaHealth and Flex Finance, as… Read more
Detailed analysis South Africa’s Gauteng provincial government is using machine learning-powered technology to monitor, track and predict COVID-19 infections across the province. The technology has been developed in a collaboration between the… Read more
