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19 Jan

African nations set to approve huge free trade deal (CNN)

January 19, 2018
By Dr. Dennie Beach

by Alanna Petroff @AlannaPetroff The African continent is on the cusp of something big. Fifty-five nations are negotiating a free t...

27 May

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(AfDB) Annual Meeting: “Africa must think big, act big and deliver big.” (The Africa Report)

May 27, 2016
By Dr. Dennie Beach

The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Annual Meeting in Lusaka got its official start on its second day and confirmed the principle tha...

22 May

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Africa’s CEOs look to innovation and technology to boost growth (IT News Africa)

May 22, 2016
By Dr. Dennie Beach

Africa remains one of the preferred frontiers for investment opportunities and doing business, according to a report released by PwC Af...

22 May

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Investing in African banks (The Banker (Africa))

May 22, 2016
By Dr. Dennie Beach

Having undergone a series of consolidations, and operating in a region with a young, largely unbanked population, Africa's banks are at...

16 May

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Watly: The computer that provides clean water, energy, internet access (CNN Africa)

May 16, 2016
By Dr. Dennie Beach

(CNN) Touted by its creators as the "world's largest solar-powered computer," it could offer a quantum leap for development across rura...

27 Apr

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Could Cryptocurrencies be the next big thing in Africa? (IT News Africa)

April 27, 2016
By Dr. Dennie Beach

Mobile money is booming in Africa, and digital currencies are at a close second, due to the same reason: 30% of Africans lack access to...

08 Apr

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Angola Cables S.A & NEC South Atlantic to Launch first Cable System to connect Africa and South America by Mid 2018 (IT News Africa)

April 8, 2016
By Dr. Dennie Beach

Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Angola Cables S.A and NEC Corporation have announced that the contract to build the South Atl...

11 Mar

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Farewell white-haired men, meet the new rich Africans: young, hip millennials willing to spend (IMG Africa)

March 11, 2016
By Dr. Dennie Beach

THE profile of a rich African is shifting from older white-haired males to younger, hip millennials who have found new ways to make and...

03 Mar

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Africa, preparing to become an Always-On continent (IT News Africa)

March 3, 2016
By Dr. Dennie Beach

With global cloud traffic expected to quadruple from current levels to 8.6 zettabytes (one zettabyte is equal to a billion terabytes), ...

23 Feb

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(LA Times) Why a congresswoman from Los Angeles is talking about Africa

February 23, 2016
By Madina Toure

By Sarah D. Wire Contact Reporter It’s 8 a.m., Congress isn't in session and Washington’s roads are icy, but more than 100 ambas...