Listen

Description

🎙Uganda has over-time completed the acquisition and processing of high-resolution aerial magnetic data for the country. It is projected that the mining sector will be a major driver of employment and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in Uganda over the next several years.

🎙South Africa posted a trade surplus of ZAR 13.1 billion in September 2023, above market estimates of ZAR 12 billion and a downwardly revised ZAR 12.6 billion surplus in August. 

🎙US President Joe Biden intends to end the participation of Gabon, Niger, Uganda and the Central African Republic in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade program. 

🎙Microsoft has announced plans to certify 30 million people in Africa in artificial intelligence- (AI-) related skills by 2025.