Category: Environment

Huawei and partners to boost digital inclusion in Uganda through DigiTruck project

DigiTruck will provide free digital skills training for more than 10,000 beneficiaries. Ugandan President H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni officially launched a new DigiTruck project in Uganda. The project will provide free training in digital skills for more than 10,000 beneficiaries over three years. Launched on March 8 at an event celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) in Kiruhura District, the DigiTruck project is a part of Huawei’s TECH4ALL initiative, the company’s long-term initiative for driving inclusion and sustainability across the globe. […]

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Interview with CAKE’s Sinje Gottwald

What was your previous experience with motorcycle adventures? I have extensive experience with motorcycle adventures, having circumnavigated the world by motorcycle from 2017 to 2020. During this time, I traveled overland from Europe to Asia, explored Australia, made my way from South to North America, and traveled from Morocco to Mali, as well as completing several shorter motorcycle trips. When did you begin your journey across Africa? October 14th, 2022. What did you bring with you?The CAKE Kalk AP motorcycle, […]

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CAKE’s Sinje Gottwald completes first unassisted African continent crossing on an electric motorcycle.

AKE B2B Account Manager Sinje Gottwald has achieved a remarkable milestone in riding the longest distance ever on an electric motorcycle, after completing her 124-day journey along the West Coast of Africa on the CAKE Kalk AP. Starting from Spain and ending in South Africa, Sinje rode the entire journey completely unaided by technical or medical support. Faced with daily challenges ranging from the continent’s inclement weather and terrain, to her ability to charge the bike and the risks posed […]

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Inflation, Weaker Currencies and Climate Change Top List of Concerns for African Economies, According to New Survey

45% of surveyed CEOs are worried by financial risks,of these, more than 60% are concerned about currency depreciation. The need to adapt to climate change was the second most pressing issue. New survey takes the temperature of business across Africa. Financial risks, including currency depreciation and inflation, is topping the list of challenges facing the 54 African economies in the year ahead. That’s according to a new survey of the continent’s leading insurance professionals, conducted by the pan-African reinsurer, Continental Reinsurance. […]

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Africa Eco Race – Final stage without surprises, with video

AFRICA ECO RACE 2022 – STAGE 11 During the briefing on Friday evening at the Ouad Naga bivouac, Manfred KROISS, the Sporting Director of the AFRICA ECO RACE 2022, had indicated that the final timed sector was complicated because the tracks were covered with vegetation, masking the traps of the track. He therefore advised competitors, especially those on motorbike, to be very vigilant. A message received by all because there was not the slightest problem on this last special of […]

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Africa Eco race 2022 stage 7 with video

After the cancellation of the first special stage in Mauritania, everyone was eager to get started yesterday morning at the start of this 7th stage between Chami and Akjoujt. VIDEO: STAGE 7 – RACE The start had been brought forward by 30 minutes so that the competitors could avoid driving in the high temperatures of the afternoon. Even though yesterday’s route was particularly difficult, there were no real problems for the participants of this 14th edition of the AFRICA ECO […]

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The Africa Eco Race has seriously began – Day 1 & 2 with videos

VIDEO: STAGE 1 – RACE REPORT VIDEO: STAGE 2 – RACE REPORT Stage 1Leg Nador / Bousaïd 605kmLiaison: 118 km – Special stage: 94 km – Liaison: 393 km A FIRST STAGE WITHOUT ISSUES FOR THE AFRICA ECO RACE 2022 As soon as the competitors drove off the ATLAS ferry from the Italian company GNV, they set off for a 118km liaison which was just far enough to warm up the engines before diving straight into the race. Tuesday’s stage […]

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African Development Fund extends $3 million in additional financing for Liberia’s Special Agro-Processing Zone scheme

photo: Women selling various grains at a community market in Monrovia, Liberia. The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an additional $3 million of mixed financing for the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone project in Liberia. The financing, approved on 12 October 2022, comprises a loan of $2.92 million and an $80,000 grant sourced from the African Development Fund, the Bank Group’s concessional lending arm for the continent’s low-income countries. On 20 October 2021, the African […]

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