Connected phones can save lives and secure food In Africa, the internet of things (IoT) plays an increasingly important role in sectors like agriculture and healthcare. Traditionally the provider of voice, data connectivity and mobile payments solutions, the telecommunication sector is now using technology to build an entire ecosystem around […]
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‘An economic calamity’: Africa faces years of post-Covid instability | Africa
Analysts and experts are warning of many years of instability across Africa, possibly leading to wars and political upheavals, as the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic deepens across the continent. Though many of the likely consequences are yet to become evident, recent unrest in southern Africa, increased extremist violence […]
East Africa Seeks $16 Billion of Debt to Spur Economies
Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast. East Africa’s largest economies plan to borrow at least $16 billion to fund an economic revival, while striving to ease their debt burdens after the coronavirus pandemic battered governments’ revenue. Finance ministers in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will […]