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African Union Chairperson, Moussa Mahamat, has advocated the creation of an enabling environment to boost businesses and attract private sector investments.

The entrance of Digital Realty into Nigeria would be truly significant as it would ensure that the plan by the federal government of Nigeria to create a fully digital economy would be actualized.

Since 2014, Twiga Foods has been using technology to build supply chains in food and retail distribution on the continent, starting with Kenya. Today, the seven-year-old company is announcing a $50 million Series C round to scale its efforts in the East African nation and other neighboring countries.

Clyde Mallinson this week said South Africa needs to build energy storage solutions to bridge the gap between when renewable energy is produced and when it is not to meet daily and peak demand.

With a few months left to round up 2021, the year has witnessed a record-breaking $10.5 billion investment in the insurance technology start-ups, surpassing the $10 billion mark for the first time in any one year during the first three quarters.

Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, has launched the continent’s first digital currency, the e-Naira.

No-Till Provides Potential for 300% Yield Increases for Kenyan Farmers

Southern Madagascar faces the worst famine in its history. According to UNICEF, 20% of children suffer from malnutrition.

The famine was caused by a plague of locusts in 2020 that destroyed all the crops.

agricultural economist, Tshepo Morokong, notes that the Western Cape exported R78.68 billion worth of combined agricultural and agri-processing products in 2020.

There’s a $1 trillion market opportunity in Africa’s agriculture sector. Or there could be, if farmers, agri-processors, and other key players in the food value chain are enabled with the right technologies, resources, and capital between now and 2030.