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africa-s-biometric-market-strategic-but-lacking-local-leaders

Africa’s Biometric Market: Strategic but Lacking Local Leaders

As African countries accelerate the digitalization of civil registries, elections, and public services, biometrics is becoming a key pillar of state...
Faure Gnassingbé visits agricultural zones in northern Togo Government...
Read more |  14 February 2026
AD Ports signs 30-year concession to build dry...
Read more |  14 February 2026
Mobile games account for 87% of gaming in Africa, although the share...
Read more |  14 February 2026
Benin’s ANAC issues operating permit to Amazone Airlines Project aligns with national aviation...
Read more |  14 February 2026
Kenya plans to attract $1.2–2bn investor for Kenya Airways KQ posted first operating profit...
Read more |  14 February 2026
Africa-based investors accounted for 30% of active VC players in 2025 Total VC...
Read more |  14 February 2026
This week in Africa, Africa CDC is stepping up its drive for...
Read more |  14 February 2026
South Africa will remove transmission control from Eskom and create a separate...
Read more |  14 February 2026
AFDG acquires Butembo copper project via reverse takeover U.S.-listed firm rebrands as Copper...
Read more |  14 February 2026
National large language model to power government services, education, and healthcare Over 350...
Read more |  14 February 2026
Ghana cuts COCOBOD cocoa road debt from ¢21.7bn to ¢4.35bn. Finance Minister Forson...
Read more |  14 February 2026
Benin is guest of honor at the 2026 African Book Fair in...
Read more |  13 February 2026
Ericsson and Nigeria’s government launched the “Connect NextGen Hackathon.” The four-month program targets...
Read more |  13 February 2026
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reddot Finance

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced in a statement released on...
Read more |  5 November 2016
Morocco’s leading bank, Attijariwafa Bank, has announced on September 19 that it...
Read more |  21 September 2016
UK’s recent exit from the European Union (Brexit), should impact the economy...
Read more |  15 September 2016
Only eight African countries have been listed among the countries with low...
Read more |  17 December 2015

reddot Public Management

reddot Agriculture

Egypt’s EHCSS secures €12 million EU-backed grant for wheat storage Funding to build five...
Read more |  17 December 2025
As project sponsors, borrowers, lenders and investors gathered at the Africa Investment...
Read more |  9 November 2018
Yesterday, the Moroccan sugar company Cosumar announced that it acquired a 55%...
Read more |  3 October 2018
In Ghana, fees for shipping cocoa to Europe will decrease from 39...
Read more |  2 October 2018

reddot Electricity

Following deliberations last July 25, the African Biofuel and Renewable Energy Company...
Read more |  13 December 2018
The African Development Bank Group, in partnership with the French Development Agency,...
Read more |  26 October 2018
Ghana and Burkina Faso inaugurated the 225 KV power line linking them....
Read more |  8 October 2018
Tanzania will need $3.611 billion to complete the nine power plants and transmission...
Read more |  27 September 2018
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) announced that it provided $25 million to...
Read more |  26 September 2018

reddot Mining

South African miner Harmony Gold said it has successfully produced the 1.1...
Read more |  20 July 2016
AIM-listed Bostwana Diamonds and joint-venture partner Alrosa began exploration at the PL...
Read more |  24 March 2016

reddot Telecom

reddot Comms

In Kenya, Facebook will soon start reporting fake news published on its...
Read more |  5 October 2018
On October 26-27, the second edition of Les Panafricaines, the forum of...
Read more |  4 October 2018
From October 29 to November 1, 2018, Tunis, Tunisia’s capital will host...
Read more |  3 October 2018
Last September 27, Rwanda’s parliament passed a law punishing the caricaturing of...
Read more |  1 October 2018
Reuters just extended its video offers aimed at Africans by launching Africa...
Read more |  21 September 2018
Start Network, a global network of forty national and international humanitarian organizations,...
Read more |  4 September 2018

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africa-s-biometric-market-strategic-but-lacking-local-leaders

Africa’s Biometric Market: Strategic but Lacking Local Leaders

As African countries accelerate the digitalization of civil registries, elections, and public services, biometrics is becoming a key pillar of state...
Faure Gnassingbé visits agricultural zones in northern Togo Government...
Read more |  14 February 2026
AD Ports signs 30-year concession to build dry...
Read more |  14 February 2026
Mobile games account for 87% of gaming in Africa, although the share...
Read more |  14 February 2026
Benin’s ANAC issues operating permit to Amazone Airlines Project aligns with national aviation...
Read more |  14 February 2026
Kenya plans to attract $1.2–2bn investor for Kenya Airways KQ posted first operating profit...
Read more |  14 February 2026
Africa-based investors accounted for 30% of active VC players in 2025 Total VC...
Read more |  14 February 2026
This week in Africa, Africa CDC is stepping up its drive for...
Read more |  14 February 2026
South Africa will remove transmission control from Eskom and create a separate...
Read more |  14 February 2026
AFDG acquires Butembo copper project via reverse takeover U.S.-listed firm rebrands as Copper...
Read more |  14 February 2026
National large language model to power government services, education, and healthcare Over 350...
Read more |  14 February 2026
Ghana cuts COCOBOD cocoa road debt from ¢21.7bn to ¢4.35bn. Finance Minister Forson...
Read more |  14 February 2026
Benin is guest of honor at the 2026 African Book Fair in...
Read more |  13 February 2026
Ericsson and Nigeria’s government launched the “Connect NextGen Hackathon.” The four-month program targets...
Read more |  13 February 2026
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