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The African Development Bank (AfDB), along with the Rockefeller Foundation, Microsoft and Facebook launched a programme to train African youth in coding skills

Pico, which provides network infrastructure to financial firms, said that it has expanded its operations into South Africa and has connected directly to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)

France's Ingenico Group said it partnered with payments technology company Paycode to help Zambia roll out a biometric system which is used to distribute subsidies

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that Gambia has launched its National Summary Data Page (NSDP) which will provide essential macroeconomic data on the country