Technology

Vertiv Supports Growing African Telecommunications Industry with Expertise and Solutions

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Offerings Tailored for 5G Challenges and Economic Growth By Jon Abbott, Telecom Strategic Clients Director, EMEA at Vertiv The telecommunications industry across Africa occupies a complex yet active space, with factors such as significant investment in sub-sea connectivity cables, increasing demand for data centres, and the rollout of terrestrial fibre broadband infrastructure gaining increasing prominence. Challenges […]

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Diawara: ‘We got revenge on Gambia and now target Senegal win’

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Guinea coach Kaba Diawara revelled in Friday’s 1-0 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations victory over Gambia, calling it revenge for their 2021 defeat. Mohamed Bayo’s goal gave Guinea a key win in Group C after losing to the same opponents at the 2021 finals. “This victory is payback for that previous loss which was

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Rwanda and European Investment Bank agree new Critical Raw Materials investment partnership

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This is the first critical raw materials agreement between the European Investment Bank, the world’s largest international public bank, and an African partner KIGALI, Rwanda, December 19, 2023/ — Rwandan President Kagame and European Commission President von der Leyen witness agreement; Rwanda first country in Africa to partner with EIB (www.EIB.org) to unlock critical raw materials

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Govt gets go ahead to acquire funds to modernize agriculture

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Parliament has authorized Government to borrow up to US$325 million (Shs1.23 trillion) from the International Development Association of the World Bank, to finance the Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project. The loan will be topped up with a grant worth US$25 million (Shs94.5billion). The House approved the loan request in a plenary sitting held on

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Five Ecobank affiliates win Bank of the Year 2023 awards and Ecobank Zimbabwe wins Global Award for Financial Inclusion in The Banker’s Awards 2023

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Ecobank SADC Cluster Head, Mr. Moses Kurenjekwa (2nd right) and Zimbabwe’s Head of Customer Experience, Mr. Tichaona Gandanhamo (2nd left) with The Banker’s Bank of The Year Award trophies for Benin, Guinea, Liberia, Mali and Togo. The five affiliates defied stiff competition to emerge the best in their respective markets. They were flanked by officials

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Kampala,Uganda:Nyombi Thembo formally takes over office as new UCC Executive Director

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The former Minister of State for ICT, Mr Nyombi Thembo was Friday formally handed the office as the new Executive Director of Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) replacing Eng Irene Kaggwa Ssewankambo who held the position in acting capacity over the last years. Speaking shortly after assuming office, Thembo hailed his predecessor for steering the ship

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Ugandan MPs commend ERA for remarkable progress at Kakira, Bufulubi power plants

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FROM L TO R: ERA CEO, ENG. ZIRIA TIBALWA WAAKO, WASAGALI, KAKISA SUGAR’S DOP, CHRISTIAN VINCKE, DR EMMANUEL OTAALA, AND ERA BOARD CHAIRPERSON, DR. SARAH WASAGALI KANAABI IN A GROUP PHOTO AT KSL FACTORY. Kampala, (Uganda) Members of Parliament sitting on the Natural Resources and Environment Committee alongside the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), recently visited electricity

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NETSCOUT unveils Anonymous Sudan’s impact on African cyberspace

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JOHANNESBURG – 20 November, 2023 – Guardian of the connected world, NETSCOUT has made use of its extensive internet visibility to closely scrutinise the disruptive endeavours of Anonymous Sudan, a prolific threat actor engaged in recent widespread distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, in order to better understand its methodologies and impacts. Targeting Africa and beyond, this group aligns its

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“DON’T DELAY MY ELECTRONIC NUMBER PLATES” SAYS H.E GEN MUSEVENI AS HE PASSES OUT 2,717 POLICE AND IMMIGRATION OFFICERS AT KABALYE.

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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni continues to insist and express trust in the digital motor number plates project, saying it will be vital in fighting criminality in Uganda. “I’m now insisting on the electronic number plates. Please, I want my number plates. Don’t delay my number plates. I don’t want these aimless number plates.

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Speaker Of Parliament in Uganda Anita Among Nnalongo slams KCCA over selective road repairs

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Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has asked the leadership of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to consider fixing all roads and potholes across the city as opposed to only rehabilitating those that will facilitate movement of dignitaries who will attend the Non-Allied Movement (NAM) conference. While presiding over the plenary sitting on Wednesday, November 15,

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