‘Africa needs data centre surge’ to keep up with the digital economy
The strides made in adopting AI and building data centres in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya need to be replicated across Africa if the continent is to be competitive in the digital economy, says Wamkele Mene, secretary-general of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Africa needs new financing models to scale climate solutions, forum hears
Rwanda, Sep 3 — Governments, financiers and agricultural organisations meeting in Kigali have called for new financing models to help African farmers invest in climate-smart technologies, saying the continent’s challenge is increasingly how to finance existing solutions rather than develop new ones