Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI), funded by the UK Space Agency’s International Partnership Programme (IPP), is developing a Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE) to fight against crop-devastating pest outbrakes in Kenya
Commerce
DHL partners with MallforAfrica on a marketplace site
DHL, the world’s leading international express services provider, has partnered with e-commerce giant, MallforAfrica’s new platform, Marketplace Africa, to help online retailers bring Africa-made products to the US and global market
GE technology set to boost Botswana’s power sector
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
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