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Startup is selling subscription-based weather forecast to improve crop yield in Africa
The majority of sub Saharan countries have no access to reliable weather forecasts, which is a serious constraint for farmers’ planning and timing of...
Ericsson Board fires CEO Hans Vestberg
The board of telecommunications equipment giant Ericsson has forced its CEO, Hans Vestberg, to step down today with immediate effect after the board agreed...
Buhari nominates MIT Prof Akintunde Ibitayo Akinwande as new NERC Chair
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Akintunde Ibitayo Akinwande, a professor in the electrical engineering and computer science department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
Verizon acquires Yahoo for $4.8 billion
Verizon acquires Yahoo for $4.8 billion. The US wireless carrier has been expanding online content and advertising since last year’s AOL deal, and sees...
U.S. invested $6.9B in Africa in 2015
According to EY’s 2016 Africa attractiveness program 2016, Staying the course, despite a relative slow down, Sub-Saharan Africa remains one of the fastest growing regions...