Swift action A new web-based tool has been launched to facilitate a more rapid response to public-health emergencies in Africa, such as COVID-19. Up-to-date member profiles of the African Volunteer Health Corps… Read more
Platform power A data centre in Lagos, Nigeria, is set to become one of the largest in West Africa. This is thanks to a US$100 million expansion programme announced by local carrier-neutral… Read more
Business across borders Women entrepreneurs in Tanzania, Zanzibar, Seychelles and Zimbabwe are among the latest to benefit from a digital platform aimed at empowering African women to grow their own businesses. Funded by… Read more
Innovation express The Africa Telecommunications Union (ATU) is running a continent-wide competition seeking creative digital solutions, by African youth, to the challenges presented by COVID-19. The African Innovations Challenge 2020 is aimed… Read more
Power on Construction has begun on a 1 GW solar-power project near Kinshasa in the DRC. In a move to significantly improve access to power for the capital city’s 14 million-strong population,… Read more
