Tag: African
Eutelsat: capacity agreement on African markets – 03/21/2024 at 3:52 p.m.
(CercleFinance.com) – Eutelsat Group announced on Thursday the signing of a contract in sub-Saharan Africa with NEC XON to whom it will provide very high-speed connectivity services via its Eutelsat…
African Internet strongly affected by submarine cable break
Nathan Le Gohlisse Hardware Specialist March 18, 2024 at 5:46 p.m. 2 Abidjan, capital of Ivory Coast © Djebi Abraham Philippe / Unsplash The rupture of several faulty submarine cables…
Canal+ raises its offer to acquire the South African TV operator MultiChoice – 03/05/2024 at 4:26 p.m.
(AFP / LIONEL BONAVENTURE) The Canal+ group, the largest shareholder of the South African television juggernaut MultiChoice at 30%, has raised its offer to acquire the entire capital of the…
Air Liquide signs a renewable energy contract for the South African site of Sasol
(AOF) – Air Liquide and Sasol have signed long-term contracts (PPA) with Enel for a total capacity of 110 MW of renewable electricity for the Sasol site in Secunda, South…
2023, a year of diet for African start-ups
The Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi, Kenya on Wednesday February 15, 2023. BLOOMBERG / BLOOMBERG VIA GETTY IMAGES In the jargon, we call it “a winter”. A period of sharp…
Israel definitively banned from the African Union
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and his Zimbabwean and Ghanaian counterparts, Emmerson Mnangagwa and Nana Akufo-Addo, attend the unveiling of a statue honoring former Tanzanian…
Africa’s growth declines to 3.2% in 2023 (African Development Bank)
by Rachel Savage JOHANNESBURG, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Africa’s economic growth fell to 3.2% last year, from 4.1% in 2022, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Friday, but forecast…
Criticism mounts against the deployment of South African soldiers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
South African army vehicles drive near Sake, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, February 7, 2024. AUBIN MUKONI / AFP It’s hard to imagine a worse start. Just two days after…
Africa’s growth declines to 3.2% in 2023, says African Development Bank
by Rachel Savage JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Africa’s economic growth fell to 3.2% last year, from 4.1% in 2022, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Friday, although it forecast higher…
Gaza: International Court of Justice rejects new South African request against Israel
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest judicial body of the United Nations, on Friday rejected South Africa’s additional request against Israel, which announced a major offensive against Rafah,…
Two South African soldiers killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
South African army vehicles drive near Sake, eastern DRC, February 7, 2024. AUBIN MUKONI / AFP Two South African soldiers died in mortar fire in the east of the Democratic…
Ivory Coast wins the African Cup of Nations at home
Cyrille de La Morinerie, with AFP // Credits: SIA KAMBOU / AFP 11:03 p.m., February 11, 2024modified to 2:01 p.m., February 12, 2024 Ivory Coast, after coming close to elimination…