Entlaq, an Egypt-based entrepreneurial think tank, has partnered with Savannah, a Sudanese incubator, to support Sudanese migrants and refugees entrepreneurs in Egypt. Entlaq is committed to reshaping the country’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, while Savannah is a prominent incubator and advisory firm focused on unlocking the Sudanese startup ecosystem’s potential. The partnership aims to help migrant and refugee entrepreneurs transition their businesses into the formal economy through comprehensive support, training, and advocacy efforts. It sets the foundation for a range of interventions that will enhance the socio-economic status of Sudanese migrant and refugee entrepreneurs in Egypt. It will provide an incubation programme that includes workshops, training sessions, and mentorship programmes aimed at equipping entrepreneurs with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed.
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October 15, 2024 07:40 UTC
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October 15, 2024 07:01 UTC
On the second day of the summit of the most industrialized countries of the world and Russia, the focus of the consultations are the transformation in the Arab world and support for Africa. After the changes in the Middle East and North African countries, the G8 states want to come closer as partners to support democratic change, writes Deutsche Welle. On Thursday, the G8 heads of state and government who met in Deauville also discussed atomic energy and the Internet. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said that the ministers of 30 countries will meet on July 7 in Paris to compile toughened security regulations. /Telegraph/
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October 15, 2024 05:21 UTC
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October 15, 2024 02:49 UTC
Jia Shaoqian, chairman of Hisense, said the company has set up 26 R&D centers, 36 industrial parks and production bases and 64 overseas branches across the globe. Jia said the company has established a complete industrial system, including R&D, production, sales, supply chain and services, while making forays into overseas markets, in order to better serve local markets and consumers. Hisense's revenue reached 202.2 billion yuan ($28.6 billion) in 2023, while its overseas sales stood at 85.8 billion yuan, accounting for more than 42.5 percent of the company's total revenue. "Over the past three decades, Hisense has deeply integrated with African enterprises within the continent's industrial and supply chains," Jia said. For instance, the company signed an agreement with local partners to establish a new factory in Egypt in August.
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October 15, 2024 02:28 UTC
Algeria secured their place in the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with a narrow 1-0 win over Togo on Monday night, ensuring their fourth consecutive victory in Group E of the qualifiers. The result puts the Desert Foxes on 12 points with two games to spare, confirming their qualification for the tournament in Morocco. The victory guarantees Algeria’s seventh straight TotalEnergies CAF AFCON appearance and their 21st overall, as they aim to lift their third continental title. With the 2025 tournament set to take place in North Africa, Algeria will hope that the familiar surroundings will inspire another title run. The defeat leaves Namibia at the bottom of Group J, while Zimbabwe climbed to second place behind leaders Cameroon, keeping their qualification chances alive.
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October 15, 2024 00:40 UTC
Siddharth Kelkar, Managing Director, Performance Business, AnyMind Group, and Aditya Aima, Managing Director, Growth Markets, AnyMind Group, have been given additional responsibility to co-lead the company’s India and MENA operations as Co-Managing Director, India and MENA. They will replace Rubeena Singh, who leaves AnyMind Group on October 15, 2024. Kelkar and Aima joined AnyMind Group through the acquisition of POKKT, a mobile advertising platform, in 2020, and have been with POKKT for seven and five years respectively. Before joining AnyMind Group and POKKT, Kelkar held leadership roles in SVG Media, Ozone Media and Reliance Games (Zapak). Prior to joining AnyMind Group and POKKT, Aima held leadership positions in Culture Machine Media, Astro Malaysia, Bloomberg TV and Turner Broadcasting System.
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October 15, 2024 00:02 UTC
How the video games industry is booming in NIBBC Amber Isle was created by Jordan Bradley from her flat during lockdownA childhood love of dinosaurs and a lockdown idea led Jordan Bradley to develop what she hopes will be a hit video game. One of the UK's biggest video game companies, Team17, has also come on board with it. Overall, the UK's video games industry employs around 76,000 people and is estimated to bring £6bn a year to the UK economy. The video games industry in Northern Ireland is also bigger than you might think. Kerry Michelle O'Brien said there is a growing number of careers in the gaming industry in Northern IrelandIt is companies like Jordan's that are growing the gaming industry in Northern Ireland.
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October 14, 2024 19:08 UTC
An investment of $250,000 has been granted to two renewable energy companies to increase access to productive use of energy technologies in East Africa. The Power Africa grants are the first in a new series of funding rounds aimed at increasing private-sector participation to improve access to clean and affordable energy for households, human services and productive energy use across East and Central Africa. Simusolar and SureChill received grants to deploy solar-powered irrigation and refrigeration systems, boosting energy productivity for disadvantaged communities in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Encouraging productive use of renewable energy markets“We are pleased to award grants to two visionary renewable energy companies, Simusolar and SureChill, whose work is transforming communities. It is great to work with a partner who shares our passion and commitment to provide access to sustainable energy and life-enhancing appliances,” he said.
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October 14, 2024 18:33 UTC
Updates: Deadly Israeli attacks continue in Gaza, West Bank and LebanonA new Israeli attack has targeted a house in the Jabalia camp, killing at least four people as siege of northern Gaza continues.
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October 14, 2024 18:12 UTC
African 5G revolutionTunisia's 5G plans comes at a time when many African countries are launching and rolling out the next-gen technology. Hormuud Telecom launch followed Somtel's 5G launch, which happened weeks earlier. Telecom operators interested in commercially deploying 5G technology in Tunisia must submit their applications to the ministry by September 2, 2024. Orange has announced its plans to launch 5G services in most of its African operations by the end of 2024. The Ethio Telecom launch came on the back of Emtel becoming the second telco to launch 5G services in the island nation of Mauritius in August 2023.
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October 14, 2024 17:31 UTC
The renewed efforts will aim to address allegations including potential war crimes and crimes against humanity, and it will assess the responsibility of all parties involved, without targeting specific groups, Khan added. He linked recent violence in the area to regional patterns of conflict dating back to 2002, when the ICC’s jurisdiction in the DRC began.
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October 14, 2024 16:18 UTC
Algeria hosted the Polisario group, who at first had no separatist agenda, following the Green March that marked the end of Spanish colonial rule. The advent of the Hirak that toppled Bouteflika and brought about a recycling of the military regime marks a U-turn in Alegria’s policy regarding the Sahara issue with a more explicit involvement in the defense of its Polisario proxies in international fora. Ruling behind a thin civilian curtain, represented by President Tebboune, the military regime in Algeria made the Sahara issue a question of life and death (more an issue of death than life). UN reports on the Sahara issue have been mentioning Algeria more than the Polisario. Meanwhile the more Algeria gets enmeshed in the conflict the more its diplomacy makes blunders that reveal the real nature of the conflict opposing Morocco to Alegria’s Polisario proxies.
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October 14, 2024 15:31 UTC
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October 14, 2024 15:25 UTC