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Africa: Microsoft opens development centers in Nairobi, Lagos

US-based tech giant Microsoft Corp will launch this year two hubs in Nairobi and Lagos with an investment of over $100 million over five years as it seeks to partner with local talents and governments on the continent, Bloomberg reports. Microsoft will launch two hubs this year and plans to hire 100 workers at the […]

Mohammed VI Investment Fund, AfDB pool efforts to promote investment financing in Morocco

The Mohammed VI Investment Fund (FM6I) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed a Letter of Intent, aimed at increasing funding sources for productive investment and strengthening the role of the private sector in Moroccan economy. This partnership, sealed on the sidelines of the Africa Investment Forum 2023, held last week in Marrakech, will allow […]

Algeria: Japan eyes Algeria’s energy sector

A day after Japan’s Senior Vice Foreign Minister responsible for the Middle East, Europe and America expressed desires of enhancing military cooperation in the Sahel to promote stability, he has added that they are interested in importing gas from Algeria and investing in its energy sector. Senior Vice Foreign Minister Nobuo Kishi is on a […]