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Dump diamonds for digital? Botswana bets on tech

Dump diamonds for digital? Botswana bets on tech

Botswana will be investing in the idea of a "knowledge-based economy" - one that does not rely on a finite resource. Diamond mining remains one of the biggest revenue earners but with the presence of high levels of inequality and an unemployment rate of 24.5%, the...

Swoop Aero to provide medical drone logistics in Namibia

Swoop Aero to provide medical drone logistics in Namibia

Australian drone logistics provider Swoop Aero announces to launch medical drone services in Namibia early next year, in collaboration with local health services provider Macquarie Medical Care. The drone scheme services will be for both urban and rural communities...

India to shell out $10b to woo global chip makers

India to shell out $10b to woo global chip makers

Amid the global chip crises, India approves a $10 billion incentive plan to attract semiconductor and display manufacturers. To establish the country as a global electronics production hub Indian government will extend financial support of up to 50 per cent of a...

Visit to Maldives: Bangladesh PM to push for regularising undocumented

Visit to Maldives: Bangladesh PM to push for regularising undocumented

Bangladesh to deepen its ties with the Maldives, a small Commonwealth island nation, to discuss trade, connectivity, migration and tourism as part of its greater objective of regional integration in South Asia. The PM Sheikh Hasina will hold a bilateral meeting with...

AsaaseGPS gives Lesotho’s capital a new digital addressing system

AsaaseGPS gives Lesotho’s capital a new digital addressing system

AsaaseGPS Limited, a wholly-owned Ghanaian software development company and a subsidiary of Afrifanom Group, signs a partnership agreement with the Maseru Municipal Council and Future Systems Limited in order to provide Lesotho with a new and effective digital...