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No. 156: 3AMReads: Azure in Africa |Facebook Invests in Fiber Optic | Volvo Takes to Kenya

May 19, 2017

Africa, Economics, Notes

Azure, Facebook, Fiber Optic, Kenya, Microsoft, uganda, Volvo

Microsoft Announces First Public Cloud in Africa Microsoft announced today that it was going to stand up two data centers in South Africa, the first public data centers on the continent. Let that sit with you for a bit. Hopefully, this is the beginning of public clouds proliferating across the continent. The benefits of this…
No. 39: Three Things in African Markets You Needed to Know Last Week – October 9

Oct 14, 2014

Africa, Business, Economics

Africa, budget, celtel, deficit, egypt, ethiopia, fiscal, Ghana, governance, hotel, IMF, inflation, marriott, Mo Ibrahim, mo ibrahim foundation, Nigeria, South Africa, uganda, wages

Here’s the rundown on last week’s episode of New Rules Africa. Check out the video for our deep dive into Africa’s stock exchanges: Link Marriott Plans to Build 50 Hotels in Nigeria, South Africa, and Egypt by 2020 – Link Marriott is putting both feet in Africa, where it projects to have its highest revenue growth through…