Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The idea of mobile phone lending was first made a reality in Uganda IN 2016 when Commercial Bank of Africa, CBA, partnered with MTN to launch the MoKash product. This was an expansion of MTN’s Mobile Money services to diversify into savings and loan products …
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United Nations | XINHUA | Without harnessing the energy, tech savvy and optimism of young people, the world has no hope of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or the Paris Agreement on climate change, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday. Addressing leaders from governments, businesses and multilateral agencies …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | XINHUA | As the operationalization of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is expected to take place on Jan. 1st, 2021, the African Union (AU) says it keeps AfCFTA in track with digital technology in the wake of COVID-19. For the AfCFTA operationalization timeline to be …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Bank has called for the scrapping of over-the-top tax-OTT. It argues that the move could boost access to coronavirus prevention messages for the vulnerable populations. This is the first organization, a big lender to government, openly calling for the abolition of the …
Read More »Why news organization strategists must not allow themselves to be swept up by every new tech trend Project Syndicate | ALEXANDRA BORCHARDT | Technology was supposed to solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Connect everyone to the Internet, it was once assumed, and democracy would follow. Collect enough …
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