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The report authored by experts Benedict Musengele and Jane Kibiru states: "The relaxation of the free movement of essential goods in the region will enhance their production and boost intra-Comesa trade during this pandemic
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US wrestles with economic response to coronavirus pandemic | Afro
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a $3 trillion stimulus bill, known as the Heroes Act, last month that would provide an additional $1,200 direct payment per family member and $600 per household, close to $1 trillion to state, local, territorial and tribal
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African start-ups funding at risk in 2020 [Morning Call]
Nearly all sectors or industries are affected badly by the impact of this pandemic and the jobs and livelihoods of millions if not billions of peoples are considered to be at grave risk according to reports from several finance
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POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe director-general Gift Machengete says his organisation will continue to roll out Community Information Centres (CICs) across the country to increase access to information as a viable weapon in the fight against COVID-19. By Harriet
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Rwandan Chili to Be Auctioned on China's e-Commerce Platforms
Rwandan chili is set to be auctioned online in China after local coffee performed well in campaigns targeting consumers on China's e-commerce platforms
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Huawei launches Africa Cloud & AI Innovation Centre - TechCentral
Huawei has launched a South African-based Cloud and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Innovation Centre to drive innovation, knowledge transfer and economic growth through app development in the AI industry.
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Facebook Launches A New Virtual Marketplace To Help Small Businesses
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KOBUTHI: Africa needs policy change to reap the benefits of
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Consider for a moment who on your street, in your building, in your family, in your circles are disadvantaged by age (65 years or older), disability (physical and mental), and/or social (food insecure, laid off, or homeless), and reach out to them. If you have, share. If you need, ask.
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Naspers unit in talks to up stake in Brazil's iFood
E-commerce group Prosus is in talks to increase its stake in iFood, Latin America’s biggest food delivery start-up, amid a wave of consolidation in the industry, people with knowledge of the matter
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KARANJA: Why data governance is key to restarting growth
The rise in non-technology companies becoming technology companies has been made possible by the availability of data but close to it is trust, as Juan Jiménez Zaballos, Head of Financial Industry Transformation, Santander Digital Platforms stated in a 2020 Finastra
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Honey Bun Foundation moves to help SMEs
Twenty- two small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been given the opportunity to rebuild and re-enforce their businesses courtesy of The Honey Bun Foundation.The one-year-old foundation, whose mission is to 'create powerful business models for SMEs and the creative industry to become
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Traders who suffered under Taliban go digital | Afro
Zahra Kazemi started her business Bamyan Weavers nearly 30 years ago, when Afghanistan was under Taliban control. She left the country after the Taliban destroyed her trade, returning after the U.S.-led invasion in 2001 drove the regime from power. Kazemi, like many traders in the country, needed
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Traders who suffered under Taliban go digital
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Amazon in talks to buy $2-billion stake in Bharti Airtel
Amazon.com is in early-stage talks to buy a stake worth at least US$2-billion in Indian mobile operator Bharti Airtel, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter, underscoring the growing attraction of India’s digital economy for US technology
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Africa: A24 Media Launches Yebo VoD Service Focused On History, Biography and African Discovery - Mobile Deals in the Offing
Two weeks ago pan-African TV content producer A24 Media launched its Yebo platform focused on history, biography and African
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Kenya's workplace gender parity gap growing wider
Only 13.2 percent of firms have a majority female ownership and only 18.1 percent of the firms in Kenya have women in top
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Algerians find smartphones are a lockdown essential
Since the onset of the global coronavirus pandemic, smartphones have become increasingly popular in Algeria, as many people across the country use their time in lockdown to connect with each other and the outside world, new research
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Black Ad Exec Looking to Create One Million Black Millionaires
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The United Kingdom’s Department for International Trade is reporting a noticeable increase in Jamaican businesses investing in British cybersecurity services, with one company providing services to the value of £1.5 million in recent months.  
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Rwanda: Govt to Scale Up Interventions to Accelerate Technology, Innovation
The Government has set out a series of actions and plans that it will implement to accelerate technology and innovation in the country amidst the novel coronavirus pandemic, or
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Nigeria: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - I Have All It Takes to Be WTO DG
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Tiktok maker ByteDance hit $3-billion in net profit last year
TikTok parent company ByteDance generated more than US$17-billion in revenue and more than $3-billion in net profit last year, figures that show the start-up, already the most valuable in the world, is growing at a brisk rate, according to people familiar with the
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