Nigerian Startup Beat Drone deploys its drones to disinfect communities and save them from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation
Manufacturing
South Africa to boost tourism sector
South Africas private-sector tourism body, under the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA), is keen on opening international borders of South Africa by September 2020, and will be presenting the appeal at the next Parliamentary Portfolio Committee meeting on 9 June
AfDB approves five-year strategy for Nigeria amid COVID-19 concerns
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved Nigeria’s country strategy paper (CSP) 2020-2024, which builds on the successes and challenges of the 2013-2019 edition and incorporates emerging developmental realities and opportunities shaping Nigeria’s political and economic landscape, including in the post-COVID-19 period
COVID-19 driving smart manufacturing across production lines
COVID-19 is triggering the manufacturing sector to re-evaluate its traditional production processes, driving digital transformation and smart manufacturing across the production lines, according to Jason Chester, director of global channel programmes at InfinityQS
Africa's economy is changing with strategic vision to accomplish development
The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) High 5 priority areas are set to support the continents achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a major focus on Industrialise Africa and Integrate Africa, as Africa must become better integrated in terms of trade and markets