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SuperBridge Summit 2024 to foster cross-continental collaborations between Middle East and Africa amid growing economic ties

SuperBridge Summit 2024, organised by the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) and the SuperBridge Council, is all set to showcase the thriving economic landscape and investment opportunities between the Middle East and the African continent. The summit comes at a time when Africa is striving to bolster its industrial sector, particularly manufacturing, which is crucial […]
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Moody’s Fully Acquires GCR Ratings, Deepening Presence in Africa’s Domestic Credit Markets

Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that it has fully acquired Global Credit Rating Company Limited (GCR), a leading domestic credit rating agency with operations spanning Africa. The announcement follows Moody’s 2022 acquisition of a majority stake in GCR, and expands Moody’s investment in Africa’s domestic credit markets. “GCR provides investors with
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Airtel Africa Enters A Strategic Partnership With WebEngage

To Enhance Digital Customer Management Airtel Africa has initiated a strategic collaboration with WebEngage, a customer data and analytics platform, to transform its digital customer management. Airtel Africa’s partnership with WebEngage aims to leverage advanced technologies to enhance customer engagement and retention, reinforcing the company’s commitment to bridging the
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Sub-Saharan Africa Dominates Top 10 List of Countries With Highest Negative Experiences Worldwide

The Gallup Global Emotions 2024 Report offers a snapshot from Gallup’s latest measurements of people’s positive and negative daily experiences. The findings are based on nearly 146,000 interviews with adults in 142 countries and areas in 2023. Gallup’s Positive and Negative Experience Indexes measure life’s intangibles — feelings and emotions — that traditional
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Sama Reaffirms Support for AI AgTech in Africa

For agriculture in East Africa to sustainably feed a growing population, farmers must adopt AI tools to enhance productivity, increase yields, protect environments and reduce costs. Sama, a leading provider of data annotation solutions that power the artificial intelligence (AI) models of the future, has seen the potential improvements firsthand with deployments for
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Dubai International Chamber leads delegation to Senegal and Morocco to support expansion of Dubai-based companies into Africa

Dubai International Chamber, one of the three chambers operating under the umbrella of Dubai Chambers, has successfully concluded its trade mission to Senegal and Morocco as part of the ‘New Horizons’ initiative to support the expansion of Dubai-based companies into Africa. The chamber signed four MoUs in Morocco and arranged more than 300 bilateral business […]
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Yahsat signs Memorandum of Understanding with Government of South Africa to boost cooperation in satellite communications

Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (ADX: YAHSAT), the UAE’s flagship satellite solutions provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies of The Republic of South Africa to boost cooperation across a wide range of satellite communication fields. The MoU was signed in Johannesburg by Sulaiman Al
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Trinasolar Announces Strategic Partnerships to Advance Renewable Energy in the Middle East and Africa

Trinasolar proudly announces the signing of three transformative distributor partnerships, marking a significant expansion in its reach across the Middle East and Africa. Partnering with Noon for Renewable Energy in Lebanon, Al Takamul Engineering in Palestine, and Golden Sun Solar Solutions in Sudan. Trinasolar is poised to deliver a total of 110MW modules including the
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Fintech Giant – Moniepoint – Ranked as Africa’s Fastest Growing Fintech by the Financial Times

Moniepoint Inc. (“the Company” or “Moniepoint”), announces it has been ranked by the Financial Times as Africa’s fastest-growing fintech. The world’s leading financial publication confirmed Moniepoint’s accolade in its annual “Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies” survey, released yesterday. It is the second consecutive year Moniepoint has achieved both the
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Remarkable Surgical Success: Uterine fibroids safely removed at Saudi German Hospital Makkah

In a remarkable surgical achievement, doctors at Saudi German Hospital Makkah successfully removed 15 uterine fibroids from a Nigerian woman in her 40s who had endured 10 recurrent miscarriages and premature births. Disheartened by ineffective treatments in her home country, the patient tuned to Saudi German Hospital Makkah for hope. Thorough medical examinations provided