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• AI security is a major concern for African policymakers who are equally grappling with tools to harness the power of the new technology better to drive economic growth.
• Currently, Tanzania and other African countries are formulating AI security measures.
• Countries may not have to look far for guidance as the UK National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) has developed AI security guidelines that Africa can embrace.

AI security guidelines are increasingly becoming popular among developing countries as most African nations move to secure their cyber assets from the increasing threat of attacks. The need for Artificial Intelligence (AI) security comes even as governments and private sector leaders grapple with a myriad of options on how to tap the power of this new technology best to drive growth.

In East Africa, the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has announced it is taking proactive steps to develop standards to ensure Artificial Intelligence (AI) …

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• UK paid Rwanda $307 million as part of a migration deal and more were set to come. 
• With new Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the Rwanda migration plan stands dissolved, leaving Kigali with millions.
• Presient Paul Kagame and his government say there is no obligation to refund the money.

It is not a big deal if mere mortals break their promises at some point, but not for a nation like Rwanda getting cold feet when it comes to refunding $307 million intended for a scrapped migration deal. On July 9, the Rwandan government said a multi-million-dollar migrant deal with Britain that was scrapped by the current Labor government led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer contained no stipulation about refunding monies already wired to Kigali.

The plan was kinetic as it saw Britain paying Rwanda $307 million since the scheme was announced in April 2022, and consequently, Rwandan President …

• UK’s $18.86M investment  will support healthcare workers recruitment and retention efforts in Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana.
• Financing is seen as a boost to achieving universal health coverage while bolstering global pandemic preparedness.
• The three countries were selected for the financing due to their evident need for workforce support.

In a significant move to address pressing healthcare workers’ challenges in Africa, the UK government has allocated $18.86 million in funding to boost healthcare staffing levels in Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana.

This investment is geared towards supporting healthcare staff recruitment and retention efforts. Overall, the investment seeks to fortify these nations against global health crises.

UK Health Minister Will Quince, speaking on the importance of this funding, emphasized that it aims to enhance the performance of health systems in these countries. Quince added that the initiative will have a cascading effect on improving global pandemic preparedness and reducing health disparities.

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• Ghana and the UK have unveiled an investor group to help identify mutually beneficial investment opportunities.
• Target industries are pharmaceuticals, textiles, and agro-processing.
• The announcement at the 8^th UK-Ghana Business Council meeting in London, saw the two countries commit to strengthen trade and increase investment.

The UK and Ghana are looking to further strengthen boost their existing trade partnership with a new investor group. The two countries have launched a new investor group to help identify mutually beneficial investment opportunities boost existing economic partnership.

The announcement at the 8^th UK-Ghana Business Council meeting in London, co-chaired by the Minister for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell, the Minister for International Trade, Nigel Huddleston, and the Vice-President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, comes as the two countries committed to strengthen trade and increase investment.

Generate leads on viable projects

The business-led UK-Ghana Investor Group will include UK investors and key …

• US, EU pledge to cut global methane and greenhouse gas emissions by at least 30 per cent by 2030.
• 16 Southern African Development Community (SADC) states have recorded 36 per cent of all weather-related disasters in Africa.
• China, the world’s largest emitter of methane, India and Russia are not part of a pledge to cut down emissions.

The 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) has demonstrated to the world action towards climate change is possible.

As heads of state converge and pledge crucial issues including, the US and European Union announced a global methane pledge, cutting emissions of greenhouse gas by at least 30 per cent by 2030.

The conference, which is attended by countries that signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), has been drawing international attention as climate change impacts the global economy, especially developing economies across the world.

In that context, Africa as a region …

Kenya has received a coronavirus vaccine donation from the United kingdom, following the meeting between President Uhuru Kenyatta and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson earlier this week.

The East African nation received 410, 000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine Saturday, as part of the 817, 000 doses that Kenyatta secured during his three-day visit of London earlier this week.

The remaining doses which were donated through the COVAX facility is expected to arrive in the country in the coming days ahead.

The arrival of the vaccines come days after President Uhuru Kenyatta urged the global community to heighten efforts in promoting equity in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

Speaking to Sky News in London, President Kenyatta underscored that the world can only be save if everybody gets to be vaccinated against the virus.

He noted that Kenya is ready to manufacture the COVID-19 vaccines but regretted that the only …

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has ordered the country’s Ministry of Minerals to allocate land to iron and other metal smelters; and to lure investors quickly, the president said the land allocation may even be done at ‘no direct charge’ to the investor.

The President issued the order at a swearing in ceremony for the ministry’s new deputy minister, on Friday 11.12.20. President Magufuli was emphatic over the sector’s potential to contribute to national development. He specifically named a few areas that have already been identified to have ‘millions of tonnes of iron deposits.

“We have so much iron deposit, if the smelters ate willing to melt stolen rails they are willing to smelt iron ores,” he said.

“Give investors areas to mine iron and other metals and minerals,” he went on to say and even pointed out that “…even right here at the capital, we have iron deposits.”

With that, …

The UK and European Union are currently in the final stages of negotiation on the terms of their ‘divorce’. The talks have been characterized by a lot of talking, sulking, walk-aways, and renegotiations. It remains to be seen if the process will end in a deal or no deal as to the terms of trade. While the bickering goes on between the ‘parents’, it raises the issue of what will become of the ‘children’ after the break-up.  

The European Union is one of the major trading partners on the African continent. Countries like South Africa are the largest beneficiaries of this trade. Trade arrangements with the UK were initiated within the auspices of the European Union. As the UK sets out on a solo mission, what will become of these deals?  

According to forecasts by the London School of Economics, if the trade deal falls through, the UK would make …