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World Bank commits $200 mln to support Ethiopia’s renewable energy program

The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved $200 million in funding for the establishment of a Renewable Energy Guarantees Program (REGREP) in Ethiopia. These funds, to be disbursed by the International Development Association (IDA), will help the authorities in Addis Ababa to reform their regulatory framework and gear it up for private investment and […]

Kenya’s economy powers ahead to overtake Angola, as Ethiopia stretches its lead

The size of Kenya’s economy will overtake that of Angola, Africa’s leading oil producer, this year even as Ethiopia stretches its lead, according to the projection presented in the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest World Economic Outlook. The IMF projects Angola’s gross domestic product (GDP) to shrink during the period, hence catapulting Kenya, whose economy […]

AI breaks language barriers, spurs digital access across Africa

Groundbreaking artificial intelligence technologies are dismantling longstanding language barriers across Africa, democratizing digital access for millions, previously excluded from the global information economy. LugandaGPT leads this transformation by enabling indigenous language speakers to engage with online content that has historically remained confined to dominant global languages. This technological revolution captured attention during the AI Summit […]