Category: Women

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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Extreme E progresses legacy projects in Senegal

A year on from the Ocean X Prix in Season 1, Extreme E returned to Lac Rose, Senegal, as part of its continued commitment to fighting climate change and supporting communities in the area. The vast expanse of the Atlantic was a scenic backdrop for the second event on the Extreme E calendar last year, but a closer look revealed the challenges the environment and its locals face as a result of climate change and plastic pollution. For its Senegal […]

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Rethinking the Foundations of Export Diversification in Africa

Soaring food and energy prices are hitting African countries especially hard as they struggle with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and the war in Ukraine. To cope with current crises and insulate itself against future shocks, Africa must diversify its economies. The continent of 1.4 billion people is among the least diversified regions in the world with regard to exports. Download the full report Download the executive summary Commodities account for more than 60% of total merchandise […]

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The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022 announces Wawira Njiru as winner of the icon award

In the latest pre-ceremony announcement from The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022, it is revealed today that the recipient of the Icon Award 2022 is Kenyan nutritionist Wawira Njiru, founder and director of non-profit Food for Education. The Icon Award celebrates an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the food world worthy of international recognition and who has used their platform to raise awareness and drive positive change. With an estimated 80% of children in Kenya not receiving […]

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2025 Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Road World Championships in Rwanda

Union Cycliste Internationale and Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa join forces to develop African riders Selected athletes will then be able to train at the UCI WCC in Switzerland or elsewhere in Europe where they will gain appropriate race experience over the next three years The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) (https://AfricaOlympic.com) are delighted to announce that they have joined forces to develop cycling on the African continent in […]

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EU-African trade gets new opportunities

The Ukraine war will also lead to a reorganisation of supply chains in the mechanical and plant engineering sector, strengthening closer economic ties between Europe and Africa. VDMA, Europes’s most important Mechanical Engineering Industry Association has established training centres in Botswana, Nigeria and Kenya, where prospective skilled workers are trained on modern machinery and equipment as part of the initiative “Skilled Workers For Africa”. “After the Ukraine war, many companies from the mechanical and plant engineering sector will try to […]

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