Revolutionizing Finance with AI: Efficiency, Accuracy, and Growth

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Guinea-Bissau publishes national strategy for digital transformation

BISSAU, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Bissau-Guinean Prime Minister Rui Duarte de Barros on Friday launched a national strategy for digital transformation in Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, which aims to improve the country's economic development, data...

From Hype to Impact: How Business Process Transformation Enables AI Adoption

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Guinea-Bissau Launches National Strategy for Digital Transformation

In a significant step toward modernizing its economy and public services, Guinea-Bissau’s Prime Minister Rui Duarte de Barros unveiled the National Strategy for Digital Transformation on Friday in Bissau, the country’s capital. The ambitious...

Comment By UN Human Rights Spokesperson Liz Throssell On Shrinking Civic Space In Guinea-Bissau

Geneva, 29 April 2025 We are worried about the numerous allegations of intimidation, harassment and, in some cases, arbitrary arrests and detentions of human rights and environmental defenders, journalists and trade union members in Guinea-Bissau....

America’s Millionaires and Billionaires vs. Other Top Countries

Mapped: Financing Risk by Country in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways Most countries (90)...

The proposed Banjul-Barra Bridge represents a critical test of economic rationality and collective decision-making

- Advertisement - Dear Editor, At its core, the project demands rigorous cost-benefit analysis (CBA), a framework quantifying projected costs such as construction outlays and environmental externalities against anticipated benefits, including...

World Bank pledges US$490 million in support to ARREST agenda

The Management of the World Bank has agreed to support Liberia’s Development Agenda through its New Country Program Framework (CPF) in the tune of United States Dollars Four Hundred Ninety Million. The New Country Framework, which would be...

World Bank downgrades economic forecast for Angola to 2.7 percent growth

As for Angola, the World Bank now predicts that the second largest oil producer in sub-Saharan Africa will grow by just 2.7 percent, when in October 2024 it predicted an expansion of 2.9 percent, and is also making a strong review of inflation,...

Souq Al Jubail welcomes government delegation from Guinea-Bissau

Delegation received by Sharjah City Markets director The delegation was welcomed by Engineer Abdullah Al Shamsi, Director of Sharjah City Markets. Attendees included Mario Musante da Silva Loureiro, Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy;...

Liberia: World Bank Commits $490 Million to Support Liberia’s ARREST Agenda

Washington, D.C– The Management of the World Bank has committed to providing US$490 million in support of the Boakai-Koung-led government’s ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development through its upcoming Country Program Framework (CPF), signaling a...

World Bank Provides US$490M in Support of Liberia's ARREST Agenda

The Management of the World Bank has agreed to support Liberia’s Development Agenda through its New Country Program Framework (CPF) in the amount of four hundred ninety million United States Dollars ($490M). The New Country Framework, which would...

Leaders and entrepreneurs honored at maiden Leadership Summit

By Francis Kwabena Cofie About 70 top tier leaders and entrepreneurs across Africa have been honored at the African Leadership and Entrepreneurship Conference/ Award and Peace Summit at a ceremony at the British Council in Accra. Awardees were...

ECOWAS advocates reforms to improve intra-regional trade

By Godwill Arthur-Mensah Accra, April 22, GNA – Dr Oumar Alien Touray, the President of ECOWAS Commission, has bemoaned the low intra-regional trade, with trading hovering around 12 per cent among the West African member states. He, therefore,...

Guinea-Bissau: World Bank to grant $20M to health, education until 2030

The World Bank has US$20 million (€19.3 million) to strengthen the education and health of one million children and 200,000 pregnant women and adolescents in Guinea-Bissau, the institution announced on Tuesday. The grant is to be applied over the...

West Africa’s bold trade experiment turns 50: an Ecowas repo...

The Economic Community of West African states (Ecowas) is set to mark 50 years in May 2025. It was established in 1975 by 16 member states. Though seven of the founding leaders had ascended to power through coups d'état, the initial focus was...

West Africa’s bold trade experiment turns 50: an Ecowas report card

The Economic Community of West African states (Ecowas) is set to mark 50 years in May 2025. It was established in 1975 by 16 member states. Though seven of the founding leaders had ascended to power through coups d’état, the initial focus was...

Russian Academic Frames Western Sahara as Core to Moroccan Foreign Policy Identity

Marrakech – A new Russian academic study positions Western Sahara as the cornerstone and compass of Morocco’s foreign policy identity, arguing that the North African country’s defense of its territorial integrity is central to its national...

Elon Musk's Starlink gains more ground in Africa with Guinea-Bissau approval

Guinea-Bissau’s National Regulatory Authority for Information and Communication Technologies (ARN-TIC) has granted official approval for Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, to operate in the country. The announcement was made by...

Women protesters attack Chinese-run mine in Guinea Bissau

Women protesters in Guinea-Bissau on Sunday attacked a Chinese-run site in the northwest of the country mining zircon, setting fire to equipment, the interior minister and witnesses said. One protester said they had acted after the authorities...