LATEST REGIONAL PROJECT UPDATE
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KENYA
In alignment with the company ’ s core pillars of innovation and diversification , Canon recently joined hands with Copy Cat group as the vendor ’ s authorised distributor , to further augment its B2B printing solution offerings in the Kenyan market . This alliance between the two companies is envisioned to fortify Canon ’ s connection with its East African consumers through Copy Cat ’ s widespread presence and reach . In addition , the alliance will help meet customer demands in the rapidly evolving East African market , by establishing a strong route to market through a highly respected printing solutions provider .
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NIGERIA
Flapmax recently announced the 12 companies selected for the first cohort of the FAST start-up accelerator , created to help strengthen and scale Africa ’ s digital ecosystem . In partnership with Microsoft , Flapmax ’ s 12-week start-up accelerator kicked off on March 21st 2022 . The diverse class of entrepreneurs come from six different countries , serve nine industries , and include two female founders . More than 800 applications from 25 countries in Africa were received for the first FAST accelerator cohort . The countries with the most applicants included Nigeria , Kenya , Uganda , South Africa , Ghana , and Egypt .
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MOZAMBIQUE
The African Development Bank has extended membership of a digital data supervision system known as the Remote Appraisal Supervision , Monitoring , and Evaluation ( RASME ) project to Mozambique , making it the sixth African country to benefit from the tool which enhances project-related data collection in remote areas . RASME is a partnership of the African Development Bank and the World Bank ’ s geo-enabling initiative for monitoring and supervision and KoBoToolbox teams . The digital data gathering suite of tools being used for the RASME project is based on the KoBoToolbox platform , an open-source ICT solution developed by researchers affiliated with the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative .
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CAMEROON
Rainbow Sports Global has announced the launch of the African Football Data Centre ( AFDC ), an open , digital platform created in support of the development of football on the continent . The interactive platform , developed in cooperation with Football Benchmark , covers a broad range of data of African football . The free-to-use data centre provides information on the financial performance of African clubs and leagues , including commercial and broadcasting revenues , data on major football stadia on the continent , among others . It also tracks the market value of some 700 African players contracted in top European leagues .
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SOUTH AFRICA
African Energy Week ( AEW ) 2022 , Africa ’ s premier energy event , recently announce a new partnership with the African Petroleum Producers Organisation ( APPO ), a consortium of African hydrocarbon producing countries committed to Africa ’ s energy and economic future . Focusing on energy transition , oil and gas financing , upstream and technology , the partnership will be critical for the continent as it moves to exploit new resources , increase production , and ensure Africa is in a strong position to tackle energy poverty and transition to greener energy . improvement in latency .
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