Digital Ghana Meets E-Estonia as Vice President Bawumia holds talks with Estonia President, Prime Miniter in Tallinn

Dr. Bawumia's visit to Estonia is to examine the remarkable story of the Northern European country, vi's a vis Ghana's own digitalisation journey, which has set Ghana apart as a reference point in Africa

A high-level bilateral discussion on the significance of digitalisation in a modern economy, was held Wednesday afternoon in Tallinn,  Estonia between  Ghana, Africa’s fastest digitizing country, and Estonia, renowned as one of the world’s most digitized countries. The Ghanaian delegation, led by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who has spearheaded…

Ghana: Vice President Bawumia Confers with Estonian President, Prime Minister in Tallinn

The Vice President, who arrived in the Capital Wednesday afternoon, went straight into meetings with the President and Prime Minister

The Vice President, Dr  Mahamudu Bawumia, has held bilateral talks with the President of Estonia Alar Karis and Prime Minister Kaja Kallas in the Estonian capital, Tallinn on Wednesday January 24, 2024. Dr. Bawumia is in Estonia, regarded as one of the most digitally advanced countries in the world, for…

Germany, the European Union and Estonia as #Team Europe launch the Digital Transformation Centre to support Kenya’s transition towards a human-centred digital economy

Kenya’s digital transformation holds the promise to leapfrog socio-economic development

Germany, the European Union and Estonia launched the Digital Transformation Centre (DTC) to make Kenya’s digital transformation work for people and businesses. The DTC is part of a broader Team Europe Initiative on Human-Centred Digitalisation. The centre was launched together with implementing partner Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ) and…

Estonia - Undersecretary Ratnik in Zimbabwe: the experience of Estonian Information Technology companies is highly valued in Africa

Undersecretary Ratnik also spoke on several panels on digital issues in Africa, sharing Estonia’s experience in building a digital society

The Foreign Ministry’s Undersecretary for Economic and Development Affairs Mariin Ratnik was in Zimbabwe from 25 to 28 April for the international digitalisation summit Transform Africa Summit, where she led the business delegation of the Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications (ITL). The visit included meetings with the IT…

Reinsalu and Collins Launch the Technology for Democracy Cohort

Minister for Tech and Digital Economy of the United Kingdom Damian Collins said that democracy and human rights are under pressure globally

Today 10 October, Foreign Minister of Estonia Urmas Reinsalu and Minister for Tech and Digital Economy of the United Kingdom Damian Collins launched the Technology for Democracy Cohort of the Summit for Democracy: Year of Action on the sidelines of the Tallinn Digital Summit. The aim of the cohort is…

Estonian Ambassador to Egypt Ingrid Amer presents her credentials

Estonia appreciates the good relations it has with Egypt, a valuable partner in the Southern Neighbourhood of the European Union

Today 17 September, Estonian Ambassador Ingrid Amer presented her credentials to President of Egypt Abdel Fatah al-Sisi. In the conversation following the presentation ceremony, Ambassador Amer and President al-Sisi discussed ways of advancing relations between Estonia and Egypt. “Estonia appreciates the good relations it has with Egypt, a valuable partner…

UNECE to support Uganda in the preparation of a road map to guide its accession to the Water Convention

Uganda has demonstrated a commitment to transboundary cooperation and harmonious co-existence with its co-riparians dating back over 50 years

Uganda has 98 per cent of its water resources within the Nile River Basin. The Nile River is the longest transboundary river in Africa. Cooperation on the Nile Basin water resources, according to Uganda’s Minister for Water and Environment, His Excellency, Hon. Sam Cheptoris, is therefore “not a choice, but…

Estonia president launches partnership for transforming education digitally in Kenya

Kenya Literature Bureau, StarCloud LLC Estonia, Risk Africa Innovatis, UNICEF and Liquid Intelligent Technologies partnered to digitise books and make them available to learners in school

The rapid adoption of technology over the last 18 months has transformatively powered production and service delivery around the globe. In the education sector, integration of technology in learning enhances student's interest in learning, collaboration among teachers and students, and prepares learners for the digital future. It also enables them…

Coronavirus - Africa: The African Union and Estonia launch hackathon to develop digital solutions to accelerate Africa post-COVID recovery

The online hackathon is seeking innovative solutions to socio-economic problems in Africa, exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis

African Union and Estonia, in cooperation with Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg and Poland, with the implementing partners Garage48 and Smart Africa are organizing an online cross-continental hackathon “EU-Africa: The Post Crisis Journey” on 10-13 December 2020. The online hackathon is seeking innovative solutions to socio-economic problems in Africa, exacerbated by the…

Coronavirus - Seychelles: List of countries from which visitors are permitted to enter Seychelles

The Department of Health reviews the COVID-19 situation (transmission levels, trends, public health capacity, etc.) in various countries on a regular basis, to update a list of permitted countries from which individuals can travel to Seychelles. Find below the list of permitted countries based on the latest review, which will…