Kagame Backs Calls For Adoption of Digital IDs

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said that digital identity would be the start of a long and valuable chain of capabilities that will enable citizens to participate productively in the regional and global economy. He was speaking on the sidelines of the 32nd ordinary session of the AU in Addis Ababa, where he handed over his chair to Egyptian counterpart President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Africa: Kagame Makes Case for Digital Identity

New Times, 12 February 2019

President Paul Kagame has backed the on-going efforts by the African Union (AU) to further accelerate the adoption of digital identities, saying this would shore up citizen… Read more »

Photo: New Times

President Kagame speaks at a “High-Level Lunch on Digital Transformation in Africa” on the sidelines of the 32nd Ordinary Session of the African Union in Addis Ababa.

Comments

Tanzania More Peaceful Nation than France, US and UK

By Staff Writer, New York 31-3-2019: TANZANIA remains East Africa’s most peaceful and calm nation than most of the developed world like France, the United States of America (USA) and the United Kingdom (UK), the report reveals. The Global Peace Index (GPI) 2018 report released this weekend by the Institute for Economic and Peace (IEP), shows Tanzania improved by ranking 51, gaining three positions from 54 in 2017. Four living Presidents of Tanzania The most powerful nation on earth, USA is ranked 121 st while the UK ranked 57, six positions behind Tanzania. The UK dropped 16 positions compared to its 2017 rank. The s tudy covers 163 independent nations and territories around the world. This is good news for most Tanzanians and Africa about the reality of their narrative compared to the Africa of the Western media. Tanzania is one of the top five countries in Africa whose economies is the fastest on the continent. The nation is a beacon of peace and harmony in...

Why Tanzania Tops EAC As Most Preferred Investment Hub

By Staff Writers, Nairobi & Dar, 26 April, 2019: INDUSTRIAL development is EACs top priority as business and investment environments continues to improve overall among member states. However, individual countries like Tanzania have shown different approaches and speed in improving their easy of doing business. Tanzania offers one of the region’s best practices in FDI attraction for industrialization. The country alone has attracted projects worth TSh. 883bn. (US$$ 383 million) in just three months. Tanzanian Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa attributed to such gigantic achievements to President John Magufuli’s strategic decision to introduce a dedicated Ministry just for investors. In ensuring the country does away with bureaucracy and deliver the best services, the Government has enacted a blue print prepared in consultations with both the private sector and the World Bank (WB). Under the Blueprint, the Government is going to initiate assorted amendments to...

AFRICA'S TOP 5 "UNAFRICAN" PRESIDENTS OF THE YEAR 2018

"Botswana's impressive performance, Tanzania's great strides, Ethiopian reforms leaves the mark" says our online readers. By Africa 54 Magazine, Accra, Ghana, 31 Dec, 2018 As we end the year 2018 and welcome the incredible 2019, our online magazine readers were asked to simply comment: who is your best African President for the year 2018- a leader who is not common to have one in Africa "UnAfrican" because of his/her incredible performance, leadership, focus, courage and great result. And these are the results for 2018... #1 IAN KHAMA-Botswana: Always cool in leading the small country into tremendous social and economic transfomations including quality infrastructure, access to social services and j...

Africa54

Search This Blog