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The Africa Tech Week Summit Complimentary tickets to giveaway to the first 20 registrants for this year’s virtual event. This is your chance to snatch one! Registrations are open and you can…
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United Nations Scholarships UN fully funded BSc, MSc, and Ph.D. scholarships for international students to study in Canada, the USA, Australia, or Japan. Apply here: https://bit.ly/3p3uIuC The .africa Domain…
Read MoreJanuary Newsletter
Our Monthly Newsletter for January will be noticeably short as we sent you a New Year’s edition just a week and a bit ago. Here is the link to the…
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The Africa Trade and Customs Week, Durban, 25-27 July 2022 The 2022 edition of Africa Trade & Customs Week will showcase global customs and trade capabilities across agencies and promote…
Read MoreWorking From Home? Will 2022 see a Move Back to the Office or is Remote Work a Benefit for Both Staff and Employers?
The pandemic transition to remote work comes with profound positives for employers and employees. One report found that employers are saving as much as $22,000 per full-time remote employee by…
Read MoreInvesting in The Digital Economy
Global venture funding reached a record $621bn in 2021, more than double the 2020 amount of $294B. CB Insights has studied the activities of investors over the past year. The…
Read MoreEFA Supported the International Conference on Cyberlaw, Cybercrime and Cybersecurity 2021
The conference took place from 24 – 26 November 2021 virtually with the support of the Indian Ministries of External Affairs, Law & Justice, Electronics & Information Technology, and the…
Read MoreChina’s New Data Protection Law and other things Chinese
Last month we put the Newsletter to bed just as the Chinese announced the adoption of their new data privacy law. This law ensures that data generated in China stays…
Read MoreCross-Border e-Payments in Africa
Smart Africa has completed its work on ecommerce and cross-border payments in Africa (https://smartafrica.org/knowledge/blueprint-for-e-payments-for-the-facilitation-of-digital-trade-across-africa/). EFA was invited to participate in the final session of the drafting of the report and…
Read MoreGoodbye 2021, Welcome 2022!
This is the last Newsletter for 2021. Our next will be at the end of January 2022. We wish all our readers a great Festive Season and Summer holidays! Be…
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