Direct approach
Africa’s fight against COVID-19 has been strengthened by a EUR10 million support package. The funding has been granted to... Read more
7 Jul, 2020
Digging for answers
A ZAR10 million COVID-testing laboratory has been unveiled at a diamond mine in Limpopo, South Africa. The facility at... Read more
7 Jul, 2020
Full support
A financing package is set to help SMEs in Egypt facing economic challenges as a result of the COVID-19... Read more
30 Jun, 2020
New opportunities
Three African fintech startups are among six worldwide that have been selected to be part of a global accelerator’s... Read more
30 Jun, 2020
Detailed analysis
South Africa’s Gauteng provincial government is using machine learning-powered technology to monitor, track and predict COVID-19 infections across the... Read more
30 Jun, 2020
Digital trail
The COMESA Electronic Certificate of Origin (eCO) system is ready to be rolled out for testing across 15 nations... Read more
23 Jun, 2020
Road to recovery
South African spaza shops impacted by COVID-19 have been thrown a financial lifeline by a recently launched public-private initiative.... Read more
23 Jun, 2020
Connecting the dots
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has launched two new apps in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Its... Read more
23 Jun, 2020
Growth point
In a move to avoid a hunger crisis in the wake of COVID-19, an initiative to help support 250... Read more
16 Jun, 2020
Seeds of hope
A Cape Town-based biotech company has joined the global effort to create a fast and affordable antibody test for... Read more
16 Jun, 2020
