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31Oct

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Startups

EMERGING Valley Returns in 2024 to Connect Investors and Startups Between Europe and Africa

Aix-Marseille-Provence, elected European Capital of Innovation, will host the 8th edition of the EMERGING Valley summit on December 3, 2024. Under the High Patronage of President Emmanuel Macron, this event will take place in Marseille and at thecamp, a futuristic venue designed to foster collaboration and innovation. Historically supported by the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, the Euroméditerranée Public Development Agency, the Departmental Council of Bouches-du-Rhône, and the City of Marseille—founding partners since its inception—EMERGING Valley acts as a catalyst for digital innovations and strategic investments. Its goal is to position the Aix-Marseille-Provence region as the hub for impactful innovation and tech startups between Europe, the Mediterranean, and Africa. The su...

France number one destination for SA travellers wanting snow holidays

26Feb

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Africa Travel, South Africa News

France number one destination for SA travellers wanting snow holidays

From November to April each year, travellers from South African embrace the evolving trends in Alpine destinations, transforming the once-elusive snow holiday into an immersive experience for adventure seekers and winter enthusiasts. With this in mind, pioneers in all-inclusive holidays and leaders in worldwide snow holidays, Club Med Southern Africa have just released their South African Ski Report for the 2023/2024 season. The report was compiled following a comprehensive survey capturing insights to discern key trends in South Africa's snow holiday preferences, expectations, and booking profiles. The geographical distribution of respondents revealed that 45% were from Gauteng, 30.7% from the Western Cape, 14.3% from KwaZulu Natal, and 10% from other regions. The skier profile highlig...

15Nov

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Angola News, Benin News, Kenya News, Main, Nigeria News, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Rwanda News, South Africa News, Startups, Uganda News, Zambia News

Demand for African Talent is Increasing

Strategies to share talent between Africa and France By Kiné Seck Mercier A young woman spends her youth in Nigeria, leaving to attend a university in London. She goes on to work in the United States, Ghana, South America, Kenya and Zambia, finally settling in Paris. In many ways, she is illustrating an increasingly common trend in younger generations—a desire to work abroad and to contribute to building the African economy. We wanted to examine this trend in more detail: What’s driving this new generation to work in Africa? What is the scale of this trend? What is the impact on other countries as rising leaders are drawn to opportunities in Africa? To answer these questions, we held a series of 10 Africa Leadership Dinners and conducted interviews to uncover what is at the root of this ...

26Dec

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African News

A company that knows how to make things look easy

By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa Alcatel-Lucent has a success story to tell. Its stories, references and activities in Africa in 2012 is a lesson for many other organizations who what to make it big on the continent. In a recently published document Alcatel-Lucent shares references, successes, achievement and activities in Africa; as well as vision of African Market and broadband according to Daniel Jaeger, Vice-President of Alcatel-Lucent in Africa. News from Algiers, Algeria reveal that broadband for Africa, realize the potential of a connected world and tackle rural inclusion. I – Alcatel-Lucent presence, activities and foot print in Africa. II- Broadband in Africa, vision and view according to Daniel Jaeger Vice-President of Alcatel-Lucent Africa. III - Alcatel-Lucent’s pres...

16Nov

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African News

Best Global Operator, Best Cloud Service and User’s Choice: Orange Business Services wins three major awards at World Communication Awards 2012

2012 WCA final 11-14-12 (.pdf Acrobat Reader) 2012 WCA final 11-14-12 (Microsoft Word) confirms market leadership in customer satisfaction, innovative cloud-based solution and global service performance Orange Business Services was awarded three of the telecom industry’s highest accolades at Tuesday night’s annual World Communication Awards (WCA) held in London – Best Global Operator, Best Cloud Service and the User’s Choice Award. Tony Lavender, CEO at Plum Consulting and WCA Chair of Judges, said, “Orange Business Services submitted several impressive entries this year and they were worthy of their success in this year’s World Communications Awards. The judges praised the strong customer testimonials that were evident across all of the entries this y...

7Nov

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African News

Orange Business Services appoints new General Manager in Middle East & Africa

Orange Business Services appoints new General Manager (.pdf Acrobat Reader) priority on banking & finance, oil & gas and smart cities sectors Orange Business Services, the business services arm of France Telecom-Orange and one of the Middle East’s major ICT employers, has appointed Jean-Luc Lasnier as the new General Manager for the Middle East & Africa (MEA) region. His new mandate is to build on the recent momentum in the region, with a specific focus on strategic markets, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), alongside Morocco, Sub Saharan Africa and Turkey in the wider region. The key sectors for Orange in MEA include banking & finance, oil & gas and smart cities. “Strong...

10Oct

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African News, Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea Airline Inaugurates Service To Europe

Ceiba Intercontinental Adds Malabo – Madrid Route MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Oct., 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Equatorial Guinea's national airline, Ceiba Intercontinental, made its historic first intercontinental flight on October 4 from Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to Madrid. Ceiba will service the route with a newly acquired Boeing 777 aircraft. The Ministry of Civil Aviation of Equatorial Guinea purchased the aircraft as the first step in the government's efforts to meet the growing demand for air service to the country and support its growing economy. "Flying to Madrid from Malabo, on board an aircraft of this type and owned by Equatorial Guinea, is a dream come true," said Fausto Abeso Fuma, Delegate Minister of Aviation. Upon his arrival in Spain on the inaugural fligh...

10Jul

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African News

Africa – Mobile Voice Market and Major Network Operators

Market penetration to reach 60% among Africa's one billion people in 2012 Mobile phones represent more than 90% of all telephone lines in Africa. Market penetration passed the 50% mark in 2010 and is expected to reach 60% in 2012. Subscriber growth across the continent has slowed to around 17% p.a, but several individual markets are still growing at 50% p.a. or more and others stand at only single-digit penetration rates. The continent's most advanced markets have passed the 100% penetration mark. Although the greatest demand is in the major cities, cellular solutions are also being employed to increase accessibility in rural and other disadvantaged areas. In addition to mobile networks, Wireless Local Loop (WLL) systems have been introduced in a large number of countries for the provision...