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Cassava Technologies subsidiary Africa Data Centres has agreed a bespoke financing solution with South Africa’s Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) that will see 20MW of additional capacity deployed.

The investment supports South Africa’s growing demand for cloud computing services and adds to Africa Data Centre’s existing operations in South Africa.

“The additional funding will allow us to support the digital transformation journeys of our customers,” said Hardy Pemhiwa, president & group CEO of Cassava Technologies.

RMB acted as the co-ordinator, initial mandated lead arranger and bookrunner on the ZAR2 billion (~US$ 110 million) facility and also structured the deal.

“The data centre space presents a significant digital infrastructure opportunity, as there is currently a large deficit of supply versus demand,” explained Nana Phiri, head of corporate client group at RMB.

Africa Data Centres already operates two data centres in Johannesburg and one in Cape Town.

It has already started developing a second facility in Cape Town, which will provide 20MW of power when fully operational. It is not immediately clear if the latest funding is to support this project or an entirely new development(s) in South Africa.

“With the exponential growth in demand for data centre capacity in Africa, we are proud to partner with Africa Data Centres as they facilitate digital transformation across the continent,” Phiri added.

Outside of South Africa, Africa Data Centre’s operate one facility in Lagos, Nigeria and one in Nairobi, Kenya.

It also has plans to expand to Rwanda, Togo and Ghana. These new facilities alongside the Cape Town project fit into Africa Data Centres investment program to deliver an additional ten data centres in Africa. Capacity Technoraco Brand

EASTERN EQUATORIA – Civic education and voter registration are important parts of the process meant to lead to the first post-independence elections in the world’s youngest nation in December. Recently, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) held a workshop for the 25 members of Eastern Equatoria State’s electoral commission.

“The content of this workshop is important, not least for us women, as we have discussed, among other things, the importance of gender parity and what roles women can play in the electoral process. My participation here will allow me to educate my sisters as well, and encourage them to get involved,” said Davidika Ikai, one of seven women in the commission, which also includes representatives from local authorities, the media, and youth groups.

The workshop covered various aspects of the daunting task of administering successful elections, with international electoral standards, best practices, the relevant legal framework, civic education and voter registration being but a few of them.

Participants expressed their wish for more training sessions on related matters but were assured that local authorities would be able to lead Eastern Equatoria successfully through the complex process.

“We are ready for elections come December 2024. I am saying this because we already have an office awaiting the arrival of the chairperson of our state’s electoral commission,” said Mathew Nehemiah Tombe, Peace and Security Advisor to the local government. By MOSES YAKUDU/FILIP ANDERSSON, UNMISS

Noting the adverse global consequences of the war in Ukraine, President Ruto underscored the urgency of all parties committing to a path to peace

President William Ruto last evening held a bilateral meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on the margins of the peace summit in Bürgenstock, Switzerland. 

President Zelensky reaffirmed the desire of Ukraine for peace and his openness to involve all parties in the search for a just and sustainable peace.

President Ruto reiterated Kenya’s unambiguous stand on the principle of equality of nations, inviolability of territorial borders, pacific settlement of conflicts and adherence to the rule of law.

Noting the adverse global consequences of the war in Ukraine, President Ruto underscored the urgency of all parties committing to a path to peace. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of President of the Republic of Kenya.

In the 1990s and 2000s, the exotic mango mealybug, Rastrococcus invadens, was effectively controlled in West Africa. This was achieved by introducing two parasitoids from India, the native country of both mango and mango mealybug.

In 2019, the same pest was detected for the first time in Eastern Africa, specifically in Rwanda. The infestation led to a staggering 92% reduction in mango production in 2022, as reported by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The cumulative mango production losses for Rwanda alone between 2019 and 2023 were estimated at USD 23.6 million.

To address this, the Food and Agriculture Organization financed a classical biological control program managed by the Subregional Office for Eastern Africa (SFE) and executed by IITACGIAR. The two biocontrol agents were reared in the insectaries at IITA-Benin, where extension agents from Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda received training in mass production and monitoring techniques. Initial field releases with parasitoids supplied by IITA-Benin took place in Burundi in May 2022 and Uganda in October 2022. Both releases were conducted near the Rwandan border. CGIAR

A United States military airstrike in Somalia targeted the top Islamic State leader in late May, but it remains unclear if the leader was killed in the airstrike, according to U.S. officials.

Abdulqadir Mumin has been identified by the U.S. as the head of the Islamic State in Somalia, an African affiliate of the terror group once known as ISIS.

statement from U.S. Africa Command disclosed that on May 31 it had conducted an airstrike in a remote area of northeastern Somalia, south of the Gulf of Aden, that killed three militants affiliated with the Islamic State. The statement did not provide more accurate information about who was specifically being targeted in the airstrike.

 

Three U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News that the target of the strike was the top leader of the Islamic State in Somalia whom the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) identified as Mumin. However, the U.S. officials said it remained unclear if Mumin had been killed in the airstrike. 

A fourth U.S. official would only confirm that a senior Islamic State leader was the target of the strike but would not comment on the individual's name.

NBC News was first to report that Mumin was the target of the May 31 airstrike and that he had become the global leader of Islamic State.

The NCTC describes Mumin as the founder and leader of the Islamic State in Somalia that operates primarily in the semi-autonomous area of northeastern Somalia known as Puntland. 

Founded in 2015, the terror group became an official affiliate of ISIS in 2018 and is believed to have between 100 and 400 members that mainly carry out what are described as "small-scale, sporadic attacks and assassination operations against Somali Government officials and security forces, government-affiliated civilians, Puntland security forces, Africa Union Mission in Somalia peacekeepers, business owners refusing to pay extortion demands, and al-Shabaab."

Al-Shabaab is the main Islamic militant group in Somalia where its nearly 10,000 members operate in the southern part of the country and is the usual target of U.S. airstrikes in support of Somalia's government. ByLuis Martinez and Michelle Stoddart, ABC

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