Africa-focused Ampion and Berlin, Germany-based Plutos Ventures have announced the founding of Ampion Ventures, with the goal to build scalable digital business models in selected African countries by providing seed capital and strategic expertise support. […]
Microsoft has announced the opening of its first datacentres in Africa, with the general availability of Azure from the new cloud regions in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. This makes Microsoft the first global […]
Want to grab that purchase and go? You’re not alone. Today more than ever, people are living an increasingly digital – and mobile – life and they expect their ability to pay for their needs […]
Orange has partnered with KaiOS Technologies and UNISOC to launch a budget phone with voice recognition feature at $US 20 in 16 countries in Africa and the Middle-East. The feature phone, branded Sanza, will be […]
The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) will officially call for applications starting from March 27, 2019. The ANPI is a US$10 million Prize competition for African entrepreneurs, founded by the Jack Ma Foundation. Each year […]
Sanofi, a global pharmaceutical company, has announced the extension of the registration period for the call for proposals for this year’s VivaTech, an annual technology conference, dedicated to innovation and startups to February 22, 2019. Peter […]
Visa has announced it is expanding its Fintech Fast-Track Program in the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) region as part of its efforts in developing the next generation of digital payment solutions. […]
By Andrew Sordam Africa is a continent pulsating with energy and this carries over from its beautiful cultures to business and innovation. Digitalisation is permeating every industry, with cloud computing rapidly becoming an essential component […]
Standard Chartered has announced the start of the second phase of its digital-only retail bank across Africa. As part of the development, the Bank will launch its digital solution in four key markets during the […]
On December 1 last year, Sanofi – in conjunction with organizers of VivaTech, an annual technology conference and expo – opened the platform for African startups and innovators developing solutions for healthcare to submit their […]
Around 1 billion people in rural areas around the world live on less than US$1.25 a day including nearly 500 million smallholder farmers (SHF) who provide 80% of the food for the developing world. For […]
This year, 2019, promises to be full of activity as relates to the sporting arena. There is the biennial Africa Cup of Nations, African Games, Rugby World Cup, European Games, World Police and Fire games, […]
Sanofi, a global pharmaceutical manufacturer, has launched three contests for African start-ups to identify innovative solutions to improve access to healthcare and transform the health ecosystem throughout the continent. These will be pitched at VivaTech […]
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 […]
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