Kenya plans to expand irrigated farmland to 1 million hectares by 2032 50 mega-dams, 200 medium dams planned to support water capture Goal is to cut $3B annual food imports, boost local production Kenya aims to expand its irrigated agricultural land to nearly one million hectares between 2020 and 2032, President William Ruto said in his State of the Nation address on Nov. 20. This...

New US$2.99 dose price expected to free up as much as US$90 million in national health budgets. Lower costs enable the delivery of over 30 million additional doses and support Gavi’s goal to vaccinate 50 million children by 2030. Malaria remains Africa’s highest economic and health burden, with 95% of global deaths recorded on the continent (WHO). Gavi and UNICEF have...

Operators seek removal of taxes totaling 215 billion ariary Government refuses and warns of sanctions without compromise High mobile Internet costs remain above the ITU affordability threshold In Madagascar, the government and telecom companies are locked in a dispute over lowering Internet costs. Operators are calling for the removal of several taxes whose combined value is about...

NITA-U and AlphaX unveil UGOV to unify public services in one digital system Platform aims to simplify procedures and improve access for remote communities Uganda seeks stronger performance in e-government after a 0.4464 EGDI score in 2024 The National Information Technology Authority (NITA-U), in partnership with technology company AlphaX, presented UGOV last week, a platform...

National SCI4O contest brings together teams from across Malawi Winning schools receive science equipment worth 3 million kwacha each Initiative aligns with Malawi’s updated science and innovation strategy The 2025 edition of the national “Science for All (SCI4O)” contest was held on Saturday, November 22, at the Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe, Malawi....

Ethiopia deployed 152 rural base stations in partnership with Ethio Telecom and ZTE, providing 2G, 3G, and 4G coverage to over 1 million users. ZTE’s Rural Ecosystem—featuring EcoSite, EcoEnergy, and EcoDevice—enabled cost-effective, energy-efficient network deployment. The network has empowered rural communities with access to digital payments, online education, remote...

Orascom completes all Egypt-side installations for the HVDC link First pole entering service enables 1 500 MW of two-way electricity exchange Project strengthens Egypt’s regional energy role amid expansion of renewables Orascom Construction, which specializes in large-scale infrastructure development, announced on Monday, November 24, that it has reached a major milestone on...

Kenya Revenue Authority launched the eCUSTOMS app at Busia One Stop Border Post on the Kenya-Uganda border. Platform will reduce cumulative truck waiting time by 1,200 hours daily, saving small traders KES 750 per customs declaration. Busia OSBP, one of East Africa’s busiest border posts, has already cut clearance time by 80% since 2011. Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), in...

Ethio Telecom launched Tila to offer microloans and smartphone financing. It targets rural and urban users through telebirr. The service uses AI to assess creditworthiness based on transaction history. It includes savings, salary loans, and MSME financing. Tila supports Ethio Telecom’s 2028 digital strategy. With 57.59 million telebirr users, it expands beyond telecom into...

Morocco places 6th in the 2026 CCPI covering 63 countries and the EU Strong scores in emissions, energy use, and climate policy drive its ranking Nigeria rises to 17th, while Egypt, Algeria, and South Africa remain low performers Morocco ranks 6th and stands among the top performers in the Climate Change Performance Index, published each year to measure countries’ actual progress...