GE Power has signed its first contract with Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) to develop a SCADA/energy management system at the principal grid control centres in BPC headquarters in Gaborone and the backup control centre in Francistown
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SmartStream to provide reconciliations management solution to Libya’s Jumhouria Bank
Jumhouria Bank, the leading bank and branch network in Libya, has signed a deal with SmartStream Technologies for its Corona solution to deliver intra-day reconciliations management across cash, cards, branch, central bank and payment transactions
One Channel introduces cloud solutions for building
One Channel, Africas leading cloud business solutions provider, has launched its Acumatica product for construction, One Build, an end-to-end cloud business management system for general contractors, home builders, subcontractors, speciality contractors and land developers
Tunisia Economic City to apply the Locus Chain blockchain platform
Locus Chain Foundation (LCF) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Tunisia Economic City (TEC), the largest Mediterranean city project, to apply Locus Chain blockchain technology as its settlement currency and service platform
East African economies to enjoy sustained economic growth
Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are East Africa’s economic powerhouses and are enjoying significant economic growth, with GDP forecasted to grow by between 5.2 per cent and 8.5 per cent in 2018, according to Ecobank’s the newly published East Africa section of AfricaFICC