Category: African Business
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๐ฌ๐ญ Uproar in Ghana after president unveils his own statue
Ghana’s outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo is facing a backlash on social media after he unveiled a statue of himself during a tour of the countryโs Western Region. The monument is intended to honour the development initiatives the president has overseen whilst in office, the region’s minister Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah says. But many Ghanaians have been…
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๐ธ๐ฉ Dozens die of mysterious illness in besieged Sudan town
At least 73 people have died of mysterious causes in the Sudanese town of al-Hilaliya, besieged by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the Sudanese Doctors Union said late on Wednesday. It is one of dozens of villages that have come under attack in eastern El Gezira state since the defection of a top RSF commander…
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LinkedIn to Pay $335 Million for Data Privacy Violation!
#privacy #news #data #linkedin We all know LinkedIn; a kind platform that helps us find jobs from all around the globe, right? Well, there is a rather dark side as well. Recently, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, which is the regulator to watch over LinkedIn in the EU, declared that the website has processed its users’…
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Private-sector company has kept South Africa in global UAV race
South African private-sector defence group Milkor has kept South Africa in the global top ten of larger uncrewed aerial vehicle- (UAV-) producing countries through its development of the Milkor 380 medium altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV. Milkor entirely financed the development of the Milkor 380 itself, and is currently producing the first batch of these aircraft,…
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๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria’s power grid partially collapses again, causing blackouts
Nigeria’s national grid suffered a partial collapse on Tuesday, the state power transmitter said, marking the ninth incident this year to have caused power outages across the country. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said the grid experienced a disturbance at 12.52pm GMT, triggered by a series of line and generator trips destabilising the system.…
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๐ช๐บ๐ณ๐ดSurge in Electricity Demand from European Data Centers Expected by 2030
Projected Rise in Electricity Demand for Data Centers in Europe and Lessons for Pan-African Nations by 2030 Europeโs data centers are set to experience a significant rise in electricity demand, with a projected increase from the current 2.2% to 4.5% of the continentโs total electricity consumption by 2030. This translates to approximately 150 terawatt-hours (TWh),…
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๐ฌ๐ญ Ghana cocoa farmers restrict product supply amid price hike speculation
Cocoa farmers in Ghana are hoarding their products in anticipation of an increment in the price of cocoa. There are fears that this may cause pressure on the global cocoa market as Ghana is the world’s second largest cocoa producer with so many economies dependent on the country for cocoa beans. The hoarding has been…
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๐ง๐ฎ Burundi Assumes New Chairmanship of COMESA
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional economic community in Africa with twenty-one member states stretching from Tunisia to Eswatini. Its 23rd Summit of Heads of State and Government is underway in Bujumbura, Burundi, where President Evariste Ndayishimiye has assumed the blocโs leadership, taking over from his Zambiaโs counterpart Hakainde…
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Business Editorial: The Dark Arts of Growth Hacking Websites
This entry will focus on how some companies exploit metrics to create an illusion of growth, distorting their real value and deceiving investors. Tactics include shifting profitability projections, using misleading engagement metrics, or fabricating user activity through click farms and bots, a practice prevalent in both Web2 and Web3 spaces. In crypto, wash trading and…
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๐ง๐ผ โI am proud of our democratic processes and I respect the will of the people,โ Botswana’s Masisi
The people of Botswana woke up this Friday (Nov. 1) to the end of an era and with a new leader at the helm of the country. The preliminary election results mark the end of 58 years of rule of the BDP, the Botswana Democratic Party. Incumbent president Mokgweetsi Masisi held a press conference and…
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