Kaspersky announced the appointment of Andrew Voges as the new General Manager for Africa. Kaspersky has demonstrated strong performance in Africa in 2022: there was a 16% increase in B2B sales in the region,” said Andrew Voges. Our focus will be on strengthening our technical infrastructure and intensifying our partnerships to make Kaspersky’s world-class security solutions more accessible in Africa. His mandate as the new GM for Kaspersky in Africa will see him based in Johannesburg, reporting directly to Kaspersky global HQ management. The company offers its corporate customers comprehensive integrated solutions such as Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, Kaspersky Industrial Cybersecurity, specialized solutions such as Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response and Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response, as well as Threat Intelligence services.

The 11 winners of the first Africa Impact Investment Awards were announced in an online ceremony last week, aiming to highlight impact investing’s potential to drive more capital to social enterprises across the continent. Judge Sophia Omar, programme manager at the Impact Investing Institute (the UK’s national advisory board for the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment), said the awards played a “key role in growing the impact investing field” by highlighting opportunities across the continent. Just 6% of impact investing organisations, managing 2% of global impact assets under management, are headquartered in sub-Saharan Africa; organisations based in the Middle East and North Africa region account for 1% of global impact assets under management. Merlen said the quality of the nominations was proof of the development of the impact investing sector on the continent, adding that impact investing was “an indispensable component to financing the Sustainable Development Goals”. The awards use the Global Impact Investing Network’s definition of impact investments.

“I have been inundated with phone calls on the readiness of countries with their military force and contributions. However, I told them to wait. I am meeting with the Ulamas (Islamic theologians),” said President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria during a recent meeting with representatives of the country’s northern Muslim establishment. There's more to this story Get unlimited access to our exclusive journalism and features today. Our award-winning team of correspondents and editors report from over 54 African countries, from Cape Town to Cairo, from Abidjan to Abuja to Addis Ababa.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Aesthetic Medicine Market, By Procedure Type - Estimation & Forecast, 2017-2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global aesthetic medicine market exhibited substantial growth, with a market value of USD 69.12 billion in 2022, and it is projected to reach USD 173.26 billion by 2030. Aesthetic medicine is a specialized branch of medicine that focuses on enhancing a person's appearance through non-invasive or minimally invasive procedures. Technological advancements, such as lasers, radiofrequency, ultrasound, and advanced injectables, have contributed to the increasing adoption of minimally invasive treatments. Growing Population Aged 25-65: The age group of 25 to 65 constitutes a significant portion of the population seeking aesthetic treatments.

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 Cipla gains on acquiring South Africa-based Actor Pharma for $48.6 mn Sep 05, 2023 09:39 AM | Source: capitalmarket.com Cipla advanced 1.35% to Rs 1255.60 after the company said that Cipla South Africa has signed a binding term sheet with Actor Holdings (Pty) Limited to acquire 100% of the issued ordinary shares of Actor Pharma (Pty) Limited. Cipla South Africa is a 100% owned subsidiary of Cipla. It is the third largest pharmaceutical company in South Africa. Cipla South Africa produces world-class medicines at affordable prices for the public and private sectors. This is a strategic acquisition for Cipla South Africa to unlock the future growth opportunities and leverage cost synergies in the South African market.

For Africa to achieve universal electricity access by 2040, a more equitable system must be implemented – one that leverages a diverse mix of the continent’s abundant renewable resources and is dependent upon a more interconnected, flexible and reliable power grid. This was the key message from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Director-General Francesco La Camera to mark an agreement signed with the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) in support of Africa’s energy goals. “The current business as usual trajectory falls significantly short of achieving universal electricity access by 2040, necessitating a substantial increase in investments to elevate the continent’s installed capacity from 266GW to approximately 1,218GW,” said Bekele-Thomas. It maps out how to best to utilise the vast renewable energy resources across the continent, supporting national power strategies that consider cross-border interconnections as a vital component. “This brings an opportunity for African countries to align their energy planning processes to a pan-Africa vision and accelerate the realisation of Agenda 2063,” said IRENA.

Water scarcity is a growing concern around the world. Despite serious issues facing the regions most prone to water scarcity, initiatives and collaborations supported by governments and leveraging technological advancements can reach viable solutions. For example, reducing water leakage will be a major battlefield in the fight against water scarcity. “In light of escalating water scarcity and declining quality, it is crucial to take immediate action. Another potential tool for fighting water waste is imposing fines on water distributors that lose water to leakages.

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Mr. Kim also plans to visit Pier 33, where naval ships from Russia’s Pacific fleet dock, they said. On Wednesday, the White House warned that Mr. Putin and Mr. Kim had exchanged letters discussing a possible arms deal, citing declassified intelligence. The new information about a planned meeting between them goes far beyond the previous warning. The intelligence relating to the plans has not been declassified or downgraded by the United States, and the officials describing it were not authorized to discuss it. to cease its arms negotiations with Russia and abide by the public commitments that Pyongyang has made to not provide or sell arms to Russia,” she said in a statement after this story was published.

The Women Startup Competition Africa chapter is launching, and is calling upon African women-led enterprises that want to go global to enter. The Women Startup Competition (WSC) is a non-profit organisation that seeks to increase access to funding opportunities for women-led businesses. In its nine years of existence in Europe, the programme has assisted more than 620 female-founded early-stage firms in 15 countries. This year the Women Startup Competition has launched an Africa chapter, led by regional ambassador Lebo Mashaba, who is the CEO and founder of Real PPE, and collaborators The Tech Collective. The aim of the Africa chapter is to promote innovative women-led enterprises across the continent, and to give three high-potential finalists the opportunity to present an international investor audience at the ninth global Women Startup Competition.

Hays is committed to supporting Women Choice by providing training to female social entrepreneursDubai: Hays Middle East and Women Choice, an international organization dedicated to advancing women’s personal and professional development, have partnered to help boost the employment of women in the Middle East. Women Choice established their Social Innovation Incubator (SII) program to provide comprehensive support for women entrepreneurs and create employment opportunities in their chosen fields over the next five years. They are committed to be part of the change and help increase the number of opportunities for women,” said Nezha Alaoui, Founder & CEO of Women Choice. About Hays:Hays Middle East is part of Hays plc, the world’s leading specialist in recruitment and workforce solutions. Established in 2005, Hays Middle East services the GCC region from its offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Full TranscriptA new type of mercenary spyware came on the radar called Predator. In this episode we hear from Crofton Black at Lighthouse Reports who spent 6 months with a team of journalists researching this story which was published here: https://www.lighthousereports.com/investigation/flight-of-the-predator/. If you want to hear about other mercenary spyware, check out episodes 99 and 100, about NSO group and Pegasus. To hear another episode about Greece check out episode 64 called Athens Shadow Games. Embed EpisodeAdd this episode of Darknet Diaries to your own website with the following embed code:<iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=ADV4528987985" width="100%"></iframe>Transcript[START OF RECORDING]JACK: You ever think about the proliferation of weapons?

Private equity and venture capital deal value in the Middle East and North Africa edged higher in the second quarter to $5.23 billion from $5.12 billion in the same period in 2022. Preqin data shows 35% of its direct private equity deals are in the Middle East. – Read about private equity investment in movie and entertainment companies. "The boom in demographics is actually putting pressure on the governments in North Africa to provide health services to their population. Across North Africa, Morocco is the country poised to receive a bigger share of investment given its relatively stable economy.

Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies is eyeing opportunities in Saudi Arabia with its first public cloud service in the Middle East, while it faces increasing geopolitical tensions in Western markets. Huawei said on Monday it had launched a data centre in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, to provide public cloud services for clients in the country as well as other parts of the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia. With the new cloud services that offer a range of capabilities including artificial intelligence (AI) applications, Huawei is aiming to “support Chinese companies to explore the Saudi Arabia market and also help Saudi companies to go global”, a company representative said in a briefing. The company plans to support 200,000 new developers in Saudi Arabia, and work with 1,000 local partners and 2,000 start-ups with its cloud computing services over the next five years. At the company’s cloud event in Riyadh on Monday, Huawei also introduced its Pangu AI model, which has been trained to support the Arabic language.