ICT

04 Apr

Ethiopian students will compete at global ICT competition

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The 2022–2023 Huawei ICT Competition, which is a competitive ICT talent exchange event for university students, launched on November 11, 2022, for the 7th round in Ethiopia. More than 1500 students from Ethiopian higher institutions registered and took the online preliminary exam. Among them 63 of the students were able to attend the national ICT competition, which was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on last December. A total of 15 students who aced the national exam competed in the regional finals in countries including Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Cameron, Congo, and others in Africa. These 15 students convened on March…

09 Jun

AfDB Chief: Djibouti Strategically Placed to Become Global ICT Center

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Adesina was on a two-day official visit to the Horn of Africa nation where he received Djibouti’s highest honor of Commandeur dans l’ordre national. He and President Guelleh discussed ways of transforming Djibouti’s economy as the country strives to achieve its vision of becoming an information, communication and technology (AfDB) hub in the region. Djibouti is largely dry and barren. Its population of nearly one million people relies on imported food. Its Red Sea port remains the main source of income and employment. It is also a gateway for landlocked neighboring Ethiopia. “Djibouti needs to look beyond the port, diversify…