Having witnessed its worst recession in half a century in 2020, Africa’s economy is forecast to grow at a healthy pace of 3.8% in 2021, driven by rising global demand as restrictions are eased, untapped market opportunities, a rebound in commodity prices, and a rise in oil prices, according to GlobalData
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UN to support gender mainstreaming in government ministries
![The partnership aims to advance the rights of women and girls and to accelerate gender equality. (Image source: Adobe Stock)](/images/AdobeStock_235645931.jpeg)
The partnership aims to advance the rights of women and girls and to accelerate gender equality. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
The UN in Sierra Leone has signed an MoU with the Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs on July 30, to support mainstreaming gender in government Ministries
Bentley Systems announces Seequent’s acquisition of Imago
![Imago assists companies to deploy processes that improve core image capture. (Image source: Seequent)](/images/Leffe_Image_3.png)
Imago assists companies to deploy processes that improve core image capture. (Image source: Seequent)
Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company announced that its Seequent business unit has acquired Imago Inc, a developer of cloud-based software for the capture and management of geoscientific imagery
Pinnacle becomes a Commvault Service Advantage Distributor
Pinnacle, one of the leading South African ICT distributor, has achieved Foundation level Commvault Service Advantage Distributor status as of May 2021
Nigerian economic survey shows economic insights
![Long-standing issues plaguing the monetary sector will have to be addressed for the recovery to gain real traction. (Image source: Adobe Stock)](/images/AdobeStock_427845762.jpeg)
Long-standing issues plaguing the monetary sector will have to be addressed for the recovery to gain real traction. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
Nigeria is showing improvement in boosting up its economy, however, there are numerous factors that could potentially derail this recovery, analysed NKC African Economics, an Oxford Economics company