Africa
DBSA to partner with Invest Africa to generate sustainable finance for Africa
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) will partner with Invest Africa to generate sustainable finance solutions for the continent during the Africa Debate 2021. The forum, which will take place from 14-16 September, will see African business, policy and other industry leaders meet to discuss how the region can assert its priorities for a sustainable and transformative recovery as regional entities look to drive a return to global growth. Mohan Vivekanandan, group executive: Origination and Coverage, DBSA will lead a discussion with leading banks, regulators, capital markets investors and others to outline how sustainable finance can generate growth in emerging markets. While green finance has made significant strides in Western markets, it has been under-funded and thus under-utilised in developing countries. Redressing this imbalance is essential both to global recovery efforts and to ensuring a just transition.
Source: Africa Business Communities
Africa
Liquid Intelligent Technologies partners with Unitas Global to create a network of interconnected data centres in Africa
Pan African technology group, Liquid Intelligent Technologies has announced a strategic partnership with global managed network provider, Unitas Global, in a bid to meet the demands of rapid digital transformation across the continent. Through strategic interconnections, Liquid and Unitas are now better positioned to serve their customers in Africa and beyond, with this rapid response to the growing demand for secure, cost-effective cloud services. The partnership provides enormous expansion opportunities for both companies – Unitas Global further expands Unitas Reach™ with Liquid’s extensive pan African network (100 000km fibre backbone) that connects to over 40 data centres across 18 African countries, including Africa data centres, Teraco and iColo. Liquid, in turn, will be able to connect to Unitas Global’s integrated SDN, IP and access network. Through its innovative software platform, Unitas Nexus™, Liquid will be able to design, price, provision and manage end-to-end connectivity solutions across a cloud-first transport-independent infrastructure.
Source: Africa Business Communities
Angola
Angola launches diamond development hub
Angola has officially launched its USD77-million Saurimo Diamond Development Hub, a comprehensive project that unites the country’s entire diamond value chain. Inaugurated on 27 August by President João Lourenço, the hub marks an important step in the country’s quest to become a global diamond producer. Located 4km from the city of Saurimo, the Saurimo Diamond Development Hub aims to significantly enhance […]