(Posted 29th August 2024)
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Malawi Signs €70M Deal for 50 MW Solar Farm, Advancing National Clean Energy Goals
TechAfrica News
A 50 MW solar farm is set to be built in Choma, Mzuzu, following a memorandum of understanding signed between Malawi and Sun Africa Power Development Limited…Read More>>
TechAfrica News
A 50 MW solar farm is set to be built in Choma, Mzuzu, following a memorandum of understanding signed between Malawi and Sun Africa Power Development Limited…Read More>>
Flutterwave Secures PSO License In Uganda
CIO Africa
Payment technology company, Flutterwave, has recently secured a Payment Systems Operator (PSO) license from the Bank of Uganda, marking its entry into Uganda’s digital payment space…Read More>>>
U.S.-AFRICA RELATIONS
Levis Signature is stiched in Tanzania with TOOKU Garmentd Co Ltd trading under U.S. Africa Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA)
American Chamber of Commerce in Tanzania
American Chamber of Commerce in Tanzania
Tooku is a private sector apparel company specialising in manufacturing of garments, jeans and knitwear for U.S brands. The annual production capacity stands at 8million jeans. Tooku is one of the recipient of USAID Africa Trade and Investment (ATI) grant. Under this grant they will recruit and train 600 new workers by February 2025 and increase export by 20percent ($7.7m) in the next 19months….Read More>>
US official holds talks in Africa on responsible use of military AI
Voice of America
Voice of America
A U.S. State Department official was in Nigeria this week to meet with local and regional authorities about the responsible use of artificial intelligence in military applications…Read More>>
United States Announces More Than $64 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Department of State
Today in Dakar, Senegal, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes announced more than $64 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance for Sub-Saharan Africa. This is just the latest demonstration of the U.S. commitment to Sub-Saharan Africa, with recent announcements by Under Secretary Uzra Zeya, Ambassador Jeffrey Prescott, and Ambassador Michael J. Adler, bringing the total U.S. humanitarian assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa to more than $3.8 billion so far in Fiscal Year 2024. The United States is proud to be the largest single humanitarian donor to Africa/Sub-Saharan Africa globally….Read More>>
ENERGY
A Journey to Empowering Women in Africa’s Energy Sector
World Bank Blogs
World Bank Blogs
The objective of WEN-Africa is to increase the number of women professionals in technical and managerial positions in power utilities and power sector companies across Africa…Read More>>
Giant batteries to store wind and solar power can speed up South Africa’s energy transition – how that can happen
The Conversation
The Conversation
South Africa is at a pivotal moment in its energy transition: trying to decarbonise its economy (move away from coal) and make sure that everyone has access to reliable and affordable energy. Storage of renewable energy is very important for this transition. Solar and wind power are not available all the time. To keep the national grid stable, renewable energy must be stored somewhere and supplied reliably….Read More>>
HEALTH
Africa to finally receive first batch of vaccines for deadly mpox virus
The Guardian
The Guardian
Africa’s first batch of mpox vaccines will this week finally reach the continent, weeks after they have been made available in other parts of the world…Read More>>
Fourteen African countries, key partners unite to provide critical resources for health in WHO’s first-ever Investment Round
World Health Organization (WHO)
In an unprecedented show of unity in support of the World Health Organization, 14 African countries and many partners pledged over US$ 45 million to the WHO Investment Round, a three-month-old initiative aimed at generating sustainable financing for the organization at the center of the global health architecture…Read More>>
World Health Organization (WHO)
In an unprecedented show of unity in support of the World Health Organization, 14 African countries and many partners pledged over US$ 45 million to the WHO Investment Round, a three-month-old initiative aimed at generating sustainable financing for the organization at the center of the global health architecture…Read More>>
Special Session on Mpox of the Foreign Ministry Channel for Global Health Security
U.S. Department of State
U.S. Department of State
On August 23, Ambassador Dr. John Nkengasong – U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Senior Bureau Official for Global Health Security and Diplomacy – led a special session of the Foreign Ministry Channel for Global Health Security (FMC) to discuss the global response to the unprecedented surge of Clade I mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa….Read More>>
INFRASTRUCTURE
South Africa: Eskom announces end to power cuts
EnergyNews
Eskom plans to suspend power cuts until March, thanks to better management of its thermal power stations and a reduction in capacity losses…Read More>>
EnergyNews
Eskom plans to suspend power cuts until March, thanks to better management of its thermal power stations and a reduction in capacity losses…Read More>>
SA pledges support for water infrastructure investment in Africa
South African Government News Agency
South Africa has expressed its support for bulk water infrastructure investment on the African continent to ensure socio-economic development…Read More>>
South African Government News Agency
South Africa has expressed its support for bulk water infrastructure investment on the African continent to ensure socio-economic development…Read More>>
Acting Special Coordinator for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment Matza’s Travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania
U.S. Department of State
Acting Special Coordinator for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI) Helaina Matza will travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania from August 21-28 to advance ongoing U.S.-led investments in the development of the Lobito and Trans-Africa Corridor and to explore opportunities to expand the economic corridor to the Indian Ocean….Read More>>
U.S. Department of State
Acting Special Coordinator for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI) Helaina Matza will travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania from August 21-28 to advance ongoing U.S.-led investments in the development of the Lobito and Trans-Africa Corridor and to explore opportunities to expand the economic corridor to the Indian Ocean….Read More>>
AGRIBUSINESS
USD 50 million project aims to grant female African seaweed farmers access to climate-resilient resources
Seafood Source
Female seaweed farmers operating in the Western Indian Ocean will have access to private-sector financing through a new project that will support them in introducing farming technology, both boosting the resilience of their enterprises against the adverse impacts of climate change and increasing production of high-quality seaweed…Read More>>
Seafood Source
Female seaweed farmers operating in the Western Indian Ocean will have access to private-sector financing through a new project that will support them in introducing farming technology, both boosting the resilience of their enterprises against the adverse impacts of climate change and increasing production of high-quality seaweed…Read More>>
Food inflation in South Africa hits 55-month low of 3.9% in July 2024
Zawya
Monthly food inflation fell to -0.1% month-on-month with price declines across most products, except fish. Headline inflation continued decelerating after clocking 5.1% year-on-year in June to a 39-month low of 4.6% year-on-year in July 2024…Read More>>
Zawya
Monthly food inflation fell to -0.1% month-on-month with price declines across most products, except fish. Headline inflation continued decelerating after clocking 5.1% year-on-year in June to a 39-month low of 4.6% year-on-year in July 2024…Read More>>
ICT
Africa’s data centre market and digital transformation pathways
Mail & Guardian
Africa’s data centre (DC) market and its evolving digital landscape present a dynamic picture of both immense potential and pressing challenges. As the continent strides towards digital transformation, sustainability in data centre design has become increasingly critical…Read More>>
Mail & Guardian
Africa’s data centre (DC) market and its evolving digital landscape present a dynamic picture of both immense potential and pressing challenges. As the continent strides towards digital transformation, sustainability in data centre design has become increasingly critical…Read More>>
With a new grant from Gates Foundation, Legume Technology aims to rescue Africa’s deteriorating soils
AGFunderNews
Africa’s decline in soil fertility worsens each year, and crop yields are consequently plummeting, particularly for smallholder farmers whose survival is pegged on small pieces of land averaging half a hectare….Read More>>
AGFunderNews
Africa’s decline in soil fertility worsens each year, and crop yields are consequently plummeting, particularly for smallholder farmers whose survival is pegged on small pieces of land averaging half a hectare….Read More>>
FINANCE
Cape Town obtains $150 million loan for energy and water infrastructure development
Smart Water Magazine
IFC announced an investment in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality’s infrastructure investment program to improve access to quality basic services for its population, especially low-income households, and to scale up infrastructure to foster inclusive economic growth…Read More>>
Smart Water Magazine
IFC announced an investment in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality’s infrastructure investment program to improve access to quality basic services for its population, especially low-income households, and to scale up infrastructure to foster inclusive economic growth…Read More>>
