By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Eyeradio
The government plans to roll out a digital system for recording civil registration events and statistics, known as CRVS, across the country. It will standardise registers, enable the issuing of legal certificates and support the introduction of digital identification, including for births, deaths, marriages, divorces and foetal deaths.
The Liberian government is preparing to digitise 16 priority public services with World Bank support, aiming to simplify procedures and make government departments more efficient. The project notably includes a single online services platform, an inter-institutional data-sharing system and the modernisation of data centres, reports FrontPage Africa.
🇱🇷 Liberia · Source: Frontpageafricaonline ·
The Togolese government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Huawei to develop connectivity and technologies for energy, transport and customs. The agreement also provides for skills transfer and is part of closer cooperation between Togo and China, according to Icilomé.
🇹🇬 Togo · Source: Icilomé ·
At the global summit on artificial intelligence and digital technology held in Seoul from 19 to 22 October, Djiboutian minister Safia Mohamed Ali Gadileh championed AI based on ethics, transparency and inclusion. She called for people to be placed at the heart of the digital revolution, La Nation reports.
🇩🇯 Djibouti · Source: Lanation ·
African universities have called for stronger scientific cooperation, national research funding and local innovation to address health challenges and support the economy. The recommendations were made at a meeting of the Alliance of African Research Universities, hosted by the University of Rwanda, reports New Times.
🇷🇼 Rwanda · Source: Newtimes ·
Bayern’s Luis Díaz out for four to six weeksBayern Munich’s Colombian winger Luis Díaz has suffered a slight left-thigh muscle tear after the 2-2 draw with Arsenal in the Champions League. German media estimate that the former Liverpool player could miss four to six weeks, while the club says he will be absent for an unspecified period, AFP reports.
Rwanda seeks South Korean investment in artificial intelligenceRwanda is seeking to attract South Korean companies in artificial intelligence and data centres, aiming to make the country a springboard to other African markets. State Minister for ICT and Innovation Yves Iradukunda cited applications in healthcare, agriculture, education and finance during a visit to South Korea, according to the Korea Herald.The week in Africa
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