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The US Government is Investing in E-commerce Start-ups in Kenya and Uganda

The US Government is Investing in E-commerce Start-ups in Kenya and Uganda

Business, FEATURED, NEWS
Despite its ongoing struggles with poverty and epidemics, there is good news coming out of Africa these days. The US government is investing in e-commerce start-ups in Kenya and Uganda in an effort to boost self-sufficiency in those regions, according to an 11 September article in Quartz magazine. Meanwhile, China has been accelerating their investment in Africa; the China National Offshore Oil Corporation is collaborating with the French oil firm Total to sink 500 wells and build the world’s longest heated oil pipeline. Finally, struggling airlines might try to boost their business by taking advantage of the growing markets there; United Airlines announced on 8 September that they are adding service to South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana. About ResearchAndMarkets.com Research...
Clampdown: Security Forces Arrest Hong Kong Media Mogul Jimmy Lai, Vandalise Newspaper Offices

Clampdown: Security Forces Arrest Hong Kong Media Mogul Jimmy Lai, Vandalise Newspaper Offices

FEATURED, NEWS
By Our Reporter Media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been arrested under Hong Kong's national security legislation and his newspaper raided, as he was accused of "colluding with foreign powers" in the most prominent arrest since China imposed the controversial law just over a month ago. Lai's Apple Daily reported that 10 police officers arrived at the 72-year-old's home at about 7:00am (23:00 GMT on Sunday), and later began livestreaming a raid on its headquarters by scores of police who could be seen looking through piles of papers  and reporters' desks. Mark Simon, a senior executive at Lai's Next Media Group, said on Twitter that the tycoon was "being arrested for collusion with foreign powers at this time". The police confirmed the arrest of seven people aged between 39 and 72....
Banking Sector Urged To Go Digital To Build Resilience And Sustainable Growth Post COVID-19

Banking Sector Urged To Go Digital To Build Resilience And Sustainable Growth Post COVID-19

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By Elite Reporter Bankers from Sub Saharan Africa and China who attended the Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa Financial Services Industry Online Summit 2020, agree that digitisation of the sector will give it resilience against the current Covid-19 pandemic and enable sustained growth in the post Covid era. The pan-African conference themed “Accelerating Digital Transformation, Enable Business Growth Again” was attended by 1200 delegates from across banks, telco operators, fintech and ICT services companies.  Opening the event, Liao Yong, vice president of Huawei Southern Africa Region, said advances in ICT present unique opportunities for the banking sector, especially when almost 70% of the region’s population don’t have a bank account.  “All of these ICT advances will...
Chinese Gov’t Expels Ugandans & Other Africans, Accuses Them Of Exporting Coronavirus

Chinese Gov’t Expels Ugandans & Other Africans, Accuses Them Of Exporting Coronavirus

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 By Elite Reporter Government officials in China are ejecting Ugandans and all other Africans from their homes in several provinces, accusing them of having exported the deadly Coronavirus to their country.  According to news coming in, Chinese officials are ejecting Africans from homes, hotels, companies and all buildings and herding them onto streets. Africans in China, who confirmed the ejection,  said the government was employing force to eject Africans from their homes and all buildings.  Some of the Africans who have been ejected from buildings While the world has adopted various measures to combat Coronavirus, Chinese authorities are beginning to eject foreigners specifically Africans, from their homes and hotels over claims that they were importing the virus into th...