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EGYPT
Telecom Egypt , Egypt ’ s first integrated telecom operator and one of the largest subsea cable operators in the region , and EXA Infrastructure , a European fibre backbone and transatlantic subsea cable infrastructure provider , announced their partnership to reshape East-to-West traffic flows entering the Mediterranean , and reinforce Egypt ’ s role as a pivotal hub for global telecommunications . Headquartered in London , EXA Infrastructure is a portfolio company of I Squared Capital and the largest dedicated digital infrastructure platform connecting Europe and North America and owns 151,000 kilometres of fibre network across 34 countries .
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ETHIOPIA
Maly , the innovative FinAI startup headquartered in Dubai International Financial Centre , announced the launch of MalyGPT , MENA ’ s first Generative AI Financial Assistant . With the user ’ s permission , this groundbreaking tool can analyse spending habits , financial activities , and income , then align these with saving goals to offer personalised financial advice and help them build better money habits . The platform , along with its new features , is crafted and fully developed by Maly ’ s in-house tech and product team .
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KENYA
Alef Education , Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development , and UNICEF announced the signing of a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding , to integrate climate change education into the curriculum in public schools across Kenya . The content will be delivered through KICD ’ s Kenya Education Cloud platform , a nationwide digital learning initiative that connects schools to education and learning resources . This collaborative effort aims to increase awareness , knowledge , and action on climate change among learners and educators .
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TANZANIA
East African telecommunications company Wingu Africa and pan- African talent cloud technology company Gebeya have announced an ambitious partnership aiming to create a robust pool of skilled data centre technologists , with at least one-fifth being women . The partnership will result in the certification of 1,000 young people in data centre infrastructure . Gebeya ’ s talent management and technology expertise will help build a pool of talent that will support data centres in Ethiopia , Djibouti , and Tanzania .
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SOUTH AFRICA
Check Point SecureAcademy has partnered with South Africa based Falcon Business Institute to provide cyber security training . This collaboration underscores Check Point SecureAcademy ’ s commitment to advancing cybersecurity education worldwide . Falcon Business Institute is accredited with the Institute of Chartered IT Professionals , to provide unique Candidacy , Professional Learning Programmes to address sector critical and scarce skills training .
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