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Source: Mozilla | Sep 11, 2023

MozFest House Kenya Announces Keynote By Daniel Motaung, Unveils 30+ Sessions About Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Africa

Mozilla Festival House: Kenya to explore local approaches to AI, data governance; event will take place September 21 - 22, 2023 at Nairobi’s Shamba House Cafe

The first-ever Mozilla Festival House: Kenya (https://www.MozillaFestival.org/house/) later this month will feature keynote speaker and Facebook whistleblower Daniel Motaung, along with dozens of sessions exploring AI’s impact in Eastern and Southern Africa. Browse the live schedule of sessions here (https://Schedule.MozillaFestival.org/schedule). MozFest House: Kenya will debut September 21 and 22 at…

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Source: Mozilla | Aug 01, 2017

Mozilla-backed research reveals main barriers to internet access in African countries

The research aims to understand, from a comparative perspective, how the citizens use the internet when data is subsidised and when it is not

Compelling Mozilla-backed research (www.Mozilla.org), carried out by Research ICT Africa, finds that significant barriers to internet access remains in four African countries – Rwanda, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. The research aims to understand, from a comparative perspective, how the citizens use the internet when data is subsidised and when it…

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Source: Mozilla | Apr 04, 2017

South African Team Runner Up in Mozilla’s Equal Rating Innovation Challenge

Project Isizwe extension Afri-Fi: Free Public WiFi wins funding award of US$75,000

Afri-Fi: Free Public WiFi has been announced as the “Runner-Up” in Mozilla’s Equal Rating Innovation Challenge (www.EqualRating.com) with a funding award of US$75,000. With this global competition, Mozilla (www.Mozilla.org) called for creative and scalable ideas to provide affordable access to the full diversity of the open internet. Mozilla offered awards,…

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Source: Mozilla | Oct 17, 2016

Mozilla Launches Equal Rating Innovation Challenge: A $250,000 contest including expert mentorship to spark new ways to connect everyone to the Internet

Mozilla calls upon innovators to challenge existing approaches; Submissions open on November 1st

Mozilla (www.Mozilla.org) announces the launch of its global Equal Rating Innovation Challenge, a competition which invites contributions on ways to provide unfettered access to the open Internet for anyone across the globe. As part of its initiative, Mozilla is asking entrepreneurs, designers, researchers and innovators to propose creative and scalable…

Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | a day ago African Development Bank and Mozambique launch drone-based initiative to strengthen country’s disaster preparedness
The Drone-Based Disaster Management Project will establish a drone training centre in Mozambique to train 30 professionals, including 10 instructors
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Source: Energy Capital & Power | a day ago Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2025 to Highlight Growth Opportunities in Africa’s Downstream Supply Chain
A dedicated downstream panel at the Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris will explore strategies to enhance Africa’s refining capacity, strengthen supply chains and drive investment in key infrastructure projects
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Source: African Energy Chamber | a day ago Ghana’s Petroleum Commission to Outline Investment Opportunities at Accra Investor Briefing
The Invest in African Energies: Accra Investor Briefing will showcase emerging opportunities in exploration and procurement
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Source: CrossBoundary Energy | a day ago Kamoa Copper and CrossBoundary Energy sign agreement for a groundbreaking baseload renewable energy system in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
The ramp-up of the new on-site direct-to-blister copper smelter is expected to commence in the second quarter of 2025
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Source: OPEC Fund | a day ago OPEC Fund approves over US$600 million in new financing to strengthen connectivity, human capital and economic resilience
The new commitments reflect the OPEC Fund’s efforts to promote inclusive and resilient growth in line with its strategic priorities
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Source: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) | a day ago African Development Bank and Mozambique launch drone-based initiative to strengthen country’s disaster preparedness
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Source: Energy Capital & Power | a day ago Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2025 to Highlight Growth Opportunities in Africa’s Downstream Supply Chain
A dedicated downstream panel at the Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris will explore strategies to enhance Africa’s refining capacity, strengthen supply chains and drive investment in key infrastructure projects
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Source: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda | a day ago Government allocates funds for Advanced level (A- level) curriculum implementation
The Ministry of Education introduced a competence based syllabus for Ordinary level (O- level) and the pioneers of the syllabus were examined by the Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) last year and have now advanced to A- level
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Source: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda | a day ago Uganda Telecommunications Corporation (UTel) to take on operationalisation of National Backbone Infrastructure
Legislators raised concerns about the running contract with Soliton Telmec that was contracted by NITA-U to manage the NBI
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Source: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda | a day ago Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) wants hospital in every division
MPs observed that although the city is in need of hospitals, its public health is significantly threatened by unregulated disposal of sewerage which they said is among the leading causes of morbidity
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Source: World Food Programme (WFP) | a day ago United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Italy partner to expand home-grown school feeding and resilience interventions in Malawi
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Source: State House Seychelles | a day ago President Ramkalawan Honours Seychelles Dance Delegation for Triumph on Global Stage
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