Toshiba Gulf, a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation and a leading global storage device manufacturer, has said that its go Africa initiative has seen its market share in the storage business grow by 400 percent since […]
Mastercard and payment service provider, DPO Group, have announced a collaboration to enable more than 40,000 African merchants to accept Mastercard payments, connecting more people and businesses to the global economy. The collaboration will enable DPO […]
The past year has been extremely eventful in terms of the digital threats faced by financial institutions: cybercrime groups have used new infiltration techniques, and the geography of attacks has become more extensive. According to […]
Liquid Telecom has reached an agreement with CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, to invest US $180 million in the company. This investment will enable Liquid Telecom to expand its high-speed broadband connectivity to […]
Nominated as Best Pre-School Programme at the 2019 Broadcast Awards, Pablo is now streaming first and only on Showmax in Africa. Pablo is five-and-a-half and on the autism spectrum. To cope with the challenges he […]
Swedish money remittance and payment services fintech Okapi Finance has entered into a partnership with Ecobank to enable customers of the two institutions transfer cash from Okapi wallet to Ecobank account and vice-versa at no […]
Ever wondered how Dragon Ball Z or the latest Pixar movie was animated? Africa’s leading animation studio, Triggerfish, is introducing aspiring African animators to the principles of animation and the tools they need to make their first […]
Orange Group and MTN Group have announced a joint venture, Mowali (mobile wallet interoperability), to enable interoperable payments across the continent. Mowali makes it possible to send money between mobile money accounts issued by any mobile money […]
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), jointly with the New Partnership for Africa´s Development (NEPAD) has announced the UNWTO/NEPAD Tourism Tech Adventure: Promoting African Tourism Innovation, an initiative dedicated to supporting the African startups that will […]
First Brick Holdings, part of Roha Group, has announced plans for multiple investments to boost the digitalisation of East and Southern Africa with the funding, and development, of several data centres across the region. These […]
FreeConferenceCall.com, a conferencing and collaboration platform, has announced that it has launched free conference calling service in Uganda. Uganda joins Algeria, Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria and South Africa on a growing list of countries that can […]
Luke Mckend, who has been head of Google operations in South Africa from late 2010, has left the firm and moved to LinkedIn as the Director in charge of Africa, Southern and Eastern Europe. Mckend, […]
Visa has announced that Aida Diarra has joined the company as Senior Vice President and Group Country Manager for Visa SSA (sub-Saharan Africa), effective November 1, 2018. Diarra will oversee all Visa operations in 48 […]
Digital transformation is re-imagining industries around the world. Technology is no longer a nice-to-have, but a necessity for staying in business. Research shows that modern technologies like artificial Intelligence (AI) will contribute up to $15.7 […]
Airtel Africa, a UK incorporated subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, has announced that six global investors comprising Warburg Pincus, Temasek, Singtel, SoftBank Group International and others have agreed to invest US $1.25 billion through a primary equity issuance […]
TechCrunch Startup Battlefield in partnership with Facebook, returns to Africa in 2018, featuring panels and keynotes with high-powered industry leaders such as Omobola Johnson, senior partner at TLcom Capital, and Lexi Novitske of Singularity Investments. […]
Enterprises in Southern East Africa and Mauritius are rapidly stepping up their efforts to boost customer experience, reports omnichannel customer experience specialist Genesys. Genesys, currently experiencing strong growth in the region, says enterprises in key […]
By 2025, more than 86% of businesses and organizations will use AI, and data utilization will reach 80%; AI services will be everywhere, creating an intelligent world that will reveal endless vistas of opportunity, according […]
Commercial Ka-band broadband services in Sub-Saharan Africa have been launched by SatADSL, bringing cost-effective coverage to communities and businesses. Utilizing Avanti’s High Throughput Satellite (HTS) HYLAS 4, the new offering will provide consumer and corporate business […]
In line with its focus on bringing people together and building communities, Facebook has announced the names of 116 people worldwide who have been selected to join the Facebook Community Leadership Program. Five Kenyans have […]
Mid last month, Finserve – Equity Group’s fintech subsidiary – was formally launched. And with launch, Finserve also announced the going live of two other products that offer innovative payment solutions to businesses and developers […]
The rise of fintechs might be shaking up the banking sector in developed countries, but African banks are taking full advantage of this technological revolution. So argue the co-founders of TagPay – Yves Eonnet and Hervé […]
In line with its focus on bringing people together and supporting the development of connected communities, Facebook has announced the names of 116 people worldwide who have been selected to join the Facebook Community Leadership […]
Liquid Telecom has announced a partnership with Zindi to support the rollout of its new data science competition platform across Africa. Zindi was launched at the AI Expo Africa in Cape Town, to provide a […]
By Ben Roberts When mobile phones took off more quickly and more widely in Africa than elsewhere, the continent leapt ahead of the western world in mobile adoption. This was driven by its sparse and costly landline […]
By Guido Verweij The whole notion of what today’s hyperconnected travellers want, and what they value, has changed. While cost, choice and convenience are still significant, booking decisions are now based on the experience. Right from […]
Google Kenya hosted the first Web Rangers summit in Africa aimed at spreading awareness about internet safety and promoting responsible digital citizenship on the continent. About 26 Web Rangers from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa are […]
The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit was successfully held in Beijing last week, with over 3,200 participants from China, Africa and international organizations having attended the summit, making it the largest and most high-profile […]
UNAIDS and digital television company StarTimes are set to increase HIV/AIDS awareness among Kenyan youth with mobile online video application. Under the theme of “Value of new media in Africa, HIV/AIDS Prevention Campaign” the two […]
The MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy has announced the four regional winners for their 2018 global economic prize, the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC) in Africa. The winning organizations were selected from 9 IIC […]
Opera and Worldreader, the global nonprofit that believes everyone can be a reader, have announced ahead of the International Literacy Day that African mobile users have spent more than 4 millions hours of reading books […]
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