Jacobs Engineering SA (JESA), says it will host the first international symposium, “Engineering Symposium for Africa” under the theme “Engineering and Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Development” in Marrakesh, Morocco next month.
MassDel Technology, a freight platform which facilitated bookings between shippers that needed to transport goods and carriers, was launched in Addis Ababa. According to MassDel Digital Technology’s Manager Tewabe Yilak, the technology implements a software which automatically connects shippers and carriers.
Ethiopian Electric Power announced the successful installation of a massive rotor, as well as a stator, on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The installation is part of the two early generation units with a capacity of 375MW power generation each.
Mastercard and EthSwitch have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance the adoption and usage of digital payment systems of financial institutions. The agreement will enable Mastercard and EthSwitch to work together on enabling transfer of funds through a mobile phone application. It will also allow customers of the financial institutions to access a secured and swift transaction system.
The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity launched an Agribusiness Challenge Fund, calling for proposals from SMEs in the agriculture sector that can create work opportunities at scale for young women and men, young persons with disabilities, and refugee youth.
