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19Nov

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Events, Startups

EMERGING Valley Set for Record Attendance: Over 100 Startups, 150+ Speakers, and 40 Inspiring Conferences Scheduled

On December 3, 2024, Aix-Marseille-Provence, designated as the European Capital of Innovation in 2023, will host the 8th edition of EMERGING Valley at the futuristic and inspiring site of TheCamp. Organized under the High Patronage of President Emmanuel Macron, this international event is supported by the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, the Bouches-du-Rhône Departmental Council, Euroméditerranée, the City of Marseille, and the French Development Agency (AFD). It will bring together 150 speakers, over 40 sessions across 3 top-tier stages, and participants from more than 50 countries, solidifying Aix-Marseille-Provence's status as a strategic hub for emerging technologies connecting Europe and Africa. A Main Stage Rich in Strategic Announcements and Inspiring Discussions The Main Stage ...

30May

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African News, Agriculture, Fintech, Libya News, Mauritania, Morocco News, Startups, Tech, Tunisia News

Official launch of the second cycle of EMERGING Mediterranean – the springboard programme for emerging Mediterranean Tech For Good leaders

The call for applications is open to any startup based in Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia or Libya that has been operating for over 18 months in one of the following areas: e-health, climate, mobility, agritech, social economy and financial inclusion. As a result of the work done during the preparatory forums for the Summit of the Two Shores and with the support of the French Development Agency, EMERGING Mediterranean, created by Samir Abdelkrim in 2020, aims to increase the impact of Mediterranean startups that help their societies become more resilient. After the first year of the programme in 2020 underlined a strong demand for support from entrepreneurs in the Mediterranean, EMERGING Mediterranean is launching its second call for applications to identify, accelerate and publicise...

7Apr

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Events, South Africa News

Accelerating South Africa! Ayo Technology Solutions Partners With The Sa Innovation Summit To Scale Africa

A great leader once said, ‘What is important is that we make sure to work together, that we understand our strength comes from unity and not division.’ Now more than ever, we all understand the need to foster the spirit of collaboration in the way we do business. With that in mind, AYO Technology Solutions (AYO), in partnership with the SA Innovation Summit is proud to announce the first ever, AYO Scaling Africa Series. This is a brand-new Africa-base initiative, aimed at empowering technopreneurs. This series will identify and support digital and tech businesses from South Africa, disrupting the ecosystem with novel ways to solve business and everyday needs for communities across, not only South Africa but, Africa as a whole. The AYO Scaling Africa Series will provide Series A funding...

19Feb

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Events

African finance heavyweights slated to make an appearance at The Africa Financial Industry Summit

Organised in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the inaugural Africa Financial Industry Summit will be held online this coming 10 and 11 March and gather the most influential voices and institutions in African finance. The Africa Financial Industry Summit’s extensive list of speakers includes executives from the largest banks and insurance companies operating on the continent, Africa’s most dynamic mobile money operators and microfinance institutions, as well as the continent’s most innovative fintech firms and influential regulators and finance ministers. A cohort of 400 high-profile decision-makers representing every segment of Africa’s financial industry will gather to collectively address the post-Covid recovery of this industry pivotal to the continent’s fu...

14Nov

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African News, Ghana News, South Africa News

TE Connectivity joins IT Leaders West Africa Summit as Silver Solution Provider

The anticipated annual IT Leaders West Africa Summit will take place from 28 to 29 November 2012 in the heart of Ghana's esteemed capital city, Accra. The summit is produced by international business-to-business conferencing company, Kinetic Events; key strategic information providers to the IT and telecoms sector within Africa. The summit is proudly endorsed by ITES and NITA in West Africa. South Africa, Republic of, Nov, 2012 - West Africa is aiming to further develop and improve ICT activity beyond simple challenges of connectivity, encouraging investment and expenditure within local production and development. Until recently, new regulations currently pending before parliament could be implemented in third-quarter 2012 would have mandated the purchase of local IT products and services...

14Nov

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African News

ThinkForex®Attends MENA 10thForex Managed Funds & Investment Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

AUCKLAND, New Zealand - (Nov., 2012) -ThinkForex®, a leading international Forex broker, will be attending the MENA 10thForex Managed Funds & Investment Summit, which will be held on November 15 – 16, 2012 at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ThinkForex will be exhibiting (booth 7 & 8) at the summit and will be giving away free iPads to a couple of lucky event attendees. If you’re interested in signing up to win a free iPad, please visit www.thinkforex.com/mena2012or stop by the ThinkForex booth during the summit. Attendees are also invited to the ThinkForex booth for Forexplatform walkthroughs. Over the past few years, ThinkForexhas demonstrated tremendous growth in the global Forex market and continues its commitment as a leading Forex broker in the Middle ...

8Nov

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African News, South Africa News

Leading IT summit to boost ICT sector in South Africa through improved broadband and infrastructure

The 4th annual IT Leaders Africa Summit will be held in South Africa's city of gold, Johannesburg from 13 to 14 March 2013. The summit is hosted and produced by international business-to-business conferencing company, Kinetic Events. The IT Leaders Summit series is hosted in strategic locations all over the world including Johannesburg, Dubai, Ghana, Cape Town and Nairobi. The series hosts over 150 CIOs and senior IT executives representing leading companies from the respective regions. South Africa, Republic of, Nov, 2012 - Telecommunications is one of the fastest growing sectors within South Africa's economy, driven by rapid growth in mobile and broadband connectivity within recent years. South Africa boasts a network that is reportedly 99.9% digital and includes the latest advancemen...

6Nov

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African News

International business must reach out to the global masses

By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa An initiative aimed at mobilizing the Global business community to achieve sustainable prosperity must be taken seriously. A document released from Washington, D.C reveals that transnational corporations are now so numerous and in some cases so well capitalized that their global influence now rivals and in many cases exceeds that of governments, according to research published by the Worldwatch Institute. And that around 80,000 transnational corporations (TNCs) operate worldwide, a mere 147 of which control 40 percent of the total value of all these corporations' value. Any vision of a sustainable future must include full recognition of the role that TNCs play in shaping the planet's human and ecological destiny, authors argue in Institute's Stat...

6Nov

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African News, Equatorial Guinea

American Businessman Talks About Investment In Equatorial Guinea

More than 25,000 Americans Work in Equatorial Guinea Today MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Nov., 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Investing in Equatorial Guinea is a flexible and friendly process, according to American businessman John James. In a recent interview with Focus Washington, John James, founder and chairman of JD James & Company, an advisory firm serving governments, government sponsored enterprises and the global private sector in West and Central Africa, said that Equatorial Guinea offers more flexibility to establish a business than other African countries because the government has deeply focused on the country’s development. James has lived and worked in Africa for more than ten years. James said that Equatorial Guinea is one of the most dynamic stories in Afric...

13Oct

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African News, Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea Gives US$30 Million To FAO For Food Aid In Africa

Equatorial Guinea Gives US$30 Million To FAO For Food Aid In Africa Equatorial Guinea joins the fight to end hunger in Africa MALABO, Equatorial Guinea , Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Equatorial Guinea has offered US$30 million to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to assist African countries with food shortages and improve food security across the continent. The donation comes after a meeting between the President of Equatorial Guineaand Jose Graziano Da Silva , Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization at the 67th United Nations General Assembly in September. "We believe that with this contribution, the FAO will advance plans to end hunger in Africa ," said President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. The remarks wer...