At the U.S.-Africa Business Forum on December 14 in Washington, DC, as part of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, President Biden announced the launch of a new Digital Transformation with Africa (DTA) initiative. A signature initiative of the Biden-Harris Administration, DTA will expand digital access and literacy and strengthen digital enabling environments across the continent. Working with Congress, this initiative intends to invest over $350 million and facilitate over $450 million in financing for Africa in line with the African Union’s Digital Transformation Strategy and the U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa.Africa’s digital ecosystem offers massive potential to spur economic recovery, promote…
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Dec 14 (Reuters) – Visa Inc (V.N) plans to invest $1 billion over the next five years in Africa to capitalize on the emerging economy’s rapid growth in digital payments, the company said at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit on Wednesday.U.S. President Joe Biden is hosting dozens of African leaders for the three-day event, which started on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.”Visa has been investing in Africa for several decades to grow a truly local business,” Chief Executive Officer Alfred Kelly Jr said in a statement.The investments in Africa shine a new light on a major growth opportunity on the continent where…
Macmillan Children’s Books has signed a new poetry anthology from Allie Esiri, A Nursery Rhyme for Every Night of the Year. Gaby Morgan, associate publisher, acquired world English Language rights, excluding US and Canada, from Clare Conville at Conville & Walsh. The title will be supported by major marketing and publicity campaigns across consumer and trade channels and publish in March 2023 in jacketed hardback, audio and e-book formats. The publisher says that with “enchanting black and white line illustration” and “a stunning foiled cover” by artist and map-maker Emily Faccini, the “definitive” collection of 366 nursery rhymes will make…
Launch to Facilitate Expedited Rollout Across East Africa Region and Access to Key New Agricultural Products for its Commodity Trading and Export Business MONTVALE, NJ, Dec. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MICT, Inc. (NASDAQ: MICT) (“MICT”) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Tingo Mobile Limited (“Tingo Mobile” and together with MICT, the “Group”), has today launched in Malawi, as it establishes a strategic presence in East Africa and accelerates its pan-African rollout. Having already achieved a substantial user base in West Africa, which is expected to expand considerably in the coming months, Tingo Mobile’s move into Malawi is an important…
Now in its 29th year, Manchester’s Viva! festival returns for its annual celebration of Spanish and Latin American culture, bringing with it a programme of exciting cinema from across the Spanish-speaking world. In 2023, the festival will showcase 25 new feature films, including multiple UK cinema premieres, along with filmmaker Q&As, film introductions and other opportunities to get involved. As well as this, there’ll be plenty of archive cinema treats – two classics from Juan Antonio Bardem, the UK premiere of 1970s hidden gems by fellow Spaniard Cecilia Bartolomé, and a programme of shorts from Latin American feminist film collectives.…
Since 1981, The Dispatch’s Empty Stocking Fund has helped provide a Christmas to Davidson County children who may not otherwise have presents under the tree on Christmas morning.And despite major staffing cuts over the past several years at the local newspaper that has limited who is available to do bookkeeping for the nonprofit and shop for gifts, the fund is continuing to brighten the holidays for local children this year with a new partner.The Empty Stocking Fund has teamed with the American Children’s Home in Lexington to provide presents to some of the home’s 28 residents and provide needs for…
After doing a range of genres, Aadhi Pinisetty is next going to do a supernatural crime thriller. Titled ‘Sabdham’, it will be released in Telugu and Tamil in 2023.Filmmaker Arivazhagan of ‘Vaishali’ fame has collaborated with the hero for the same. Releasing the first poster, 7G Films Siva and Aalpha Frames today hinted that the supernatural element has something to do with bats. We see the side of an ear of a tormented character in the announcement poster. With music by S Thaman, who is currently working on ‘Vaarisu’ and SSMB28, the film has cinematography done by Arun Bathmanabhan. Edited…
The project will help address South Africa’s energy shortfall by generating more than 325 gigawatts-hours of clean energy per year, powering around 25,000 households. December 14, 2022 AMEA PowerAMEA Power announced today that it has been awarded a 120MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project in South Africa as part of the Sixth Bid Submission Phase of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement (REIPPP) Program. The Doornhoek PV Project will sell electricity to the state utility, Eskom, under a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement.AMEA Power is the majority shareholder in the US$120 million project, and has partnered with a consortium wholly owned…
The African Diaspora in the United States is a source of strength. It encompasses African Americans, including descendants of enslaved Africans, and nearly two million African immigrants who have close familial, social, and economic connections to the continent. The African immigrant community makes significant contributions to America’s growth and prosperity. The African Diaspora—i.e., people of native African origin living outside the continent—has been described as the sixth region of African Union. The African and Diaspora Young Leaders Forum, held on December 13 in Washington, DC as part of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, reflected the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to strengthening the…
The Santa Fe Playhouse closes out 2022 with a thoroughly delightful production of what one might call a contemporary classic musical, A Year With Frog and Toad. Based on the much beloved Frog and Toad series of children’s books by Arthur Lobel, the show details a charmingly sweet series of events from a year in the life of the titular characters—and some of their woodland acquaintances. Back when it premiered on Broadway in 2002, it was one of the first attempts at true children’s theater following a successful off-Broadway run, and though playwright Willie Reale’s original production ran for only…