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Analysis & Features

Wasoko, the Rwanda-based B2B e-commerce company, expands operations to DRC to boost informal retail supply chain

September 4, 2023 Staff Writer 0

Wasoko, the African e-commerce company using innovative technology to transform the informal retail supply chain, has announced its expansion into the DRC leveraging its existing e-commerce hub in neighboring Rwanda. With the announcement marking the [c]

CSR

Six African fintechs picked as finalists in the 2022 Ecobank Fintech Challenge

October 13, 2022 Staff Writer 0

Ecobank Group, the private pan-African banking group, has announced the six finalists for the fifth edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The finalists come from the DRC, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Togo. The six [c]

Analysis & Features

Equity Group expands its mentorship and leadership development program to DRC

December 16, 2021 Staff Writer 0

EquityBCDC has extended its social impact contribution through scaling up the various programs that are already under implementation through Equity Group. The Bank, whose purpose is to transform lives, give dignity and expand opportunities for [c]

Analysis & Features

Over 2,000 entrepreneurs from Kenya and DRC register for 15-day Trade Mission in DRC

December 4, 2021 Staff Writer 1

The Vice-Prime Minister of DRC who is also the Minister of Environment Eve Bazaiba officially opened the Kenya – DRC Trade Mission 2021, a 15-day business networking initiative organized by the governments of Kenya and [c]

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Liquid enables more seamless internet connectivity with FTTx solution in DRC

October 11, 2021 Staff Writer 0

Coming off the back of reaching a 100,000 km fibre network milestone in Africa, Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid) in the Democratic Republic of Congo is investing extensively in the country by bringing innovative, super-fast and [c]

Analysis & Features

GSMA partners with mobile operators to launch ‘We Care’ campaign in DRC

August 1, 2021 Staff Writer 0

Mobile operators and government institutions of the DRC have partnered with the global mobile association, the GSMA, to advance the nation’s digital transformation with the launch of “We Care” in the country. The We Care [c]

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Mastercard partners with Billetera to offer digital payment solutions in the DRC

May 11, 2021 Staff Writer 1

Mastercard has partnered with Billetera – a digital payments technology company headquartered in Kenya – to provide millions of unbanked and financially excluded residents in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), access to formal financial and [c]

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More women-owned and led SMEs to benefit from newly signed Equity SME guarantee

March 18, 2021 Staff Writer 0

A bulk of the recently signed SME guarantees by Equity Bank totaling Kshs 52.25 Billion will go towards supporting women-owned and led MSMES across Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and DRC, Equity Group MD and CEO Dr [c]

Analysis & Features

Four projects win Orange Foundation’s International Solidarity FabLabs Challenge

November 6, 2020 Staff Writer 0

Orange Foundation has announced the winners of the fourth edition of its International Solidarity FabLabs Challenge. Thirteen teams of young people on integration programmes from four African countries (Cameroon, DRC, Senegal and Tunisia) and three [c]

Analysis & Features

Refugee-led organizations can deliver education to refugee children during and post Covid-19

June 22, 2020 Staff Writer 0

When I was six years old my family moved to Kyangwali refugee settlement in Uganda. For two decades, I called Kyangwali my village and home. Every day, for seven years, I walked kilometers to and [c]

Analysis & Features

Post Covid-19 lockdowns, benefits of mobile financial services will be clearer – Vodacom

June 3, 2020 Staff Writer 0

Mobile money services on the African continent have not only been a great business success story but also a significant social success, as the mobile money platforms offer an opportunity to promote greater financial inclusion [c]

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DRC’s internet connectivity restored after 4 days following WACS cable cut

February 12, 2020 Staff Writer 0

The combined efforts of Gilat Telecom and SES led to the restoration of internet connectivity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) within four days after the West Africa Cable System (WACS) undersea cable was [c]

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Lumbumbashi gets DRC’s second IXP thanks to ISOC and Facebook

November 10, 2019 Staff Writer 0

The Internet Society, a global NGO dedicated to the open development, evolution and use of the internet and the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) of the DRC, that is ISPA-DRC, have launched a new Internet [c]

Events Noticeboard

Kinshasa, DRC to host AfNOG meeting in mid 2020

November 7, 2019 Staff Writer 0

Africa Internet Summit (AIS) Secretariat has announced AfNOG’s program at the Africa Internet Summit scheduled to be held in Kinshasa, DRC from May 31 to June 12, 2020. AIS is a multi-stakeholder event combining, workshops, [c]

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Yannick Kimanuka, a 21-year old from DRC, wins $25,000 Anzisha Prize

October 28, 2019 Staff Writer 0

The overall winner of the 2019 Anzisha Prize is 21-year-old Yannick Kimanuka from the DRC. Ms Kimanuka founded the KIM’s School Complex in 2018, a nursery and primary school which aims to improve how children perform [c]

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Parallel Wireless signs commercial deals with Vodafone subsidiaries in DRC and Turkey

October 7, 2019 Staff Writer 0

Parallel Wireless, a US-based OpenRAN company which provides software-defined end-to-end OpenRAN solution  for coverage and capacity, has announced that Vodafone Group has deployed a macro Parallel Wireless OpenRAN pilot in Turkey and in DRC. Both [c]

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Tech&PR

PR practitioners urged to tackle misinformation by embracing AI

Newmark Group officially inducted into Public Relations Global Network

Visa named as CAF official payment partner for AFCON tournaments until 2026

David Karega picked by Woodrow Communications to head the PR agency’s operations in East and Southern Africa

Saddled with financial challenges, PR and communications agency Redhouse Group files for insolvency

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Investor-founder disconnect major threat to Africa’s tech startup funding

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Cybersecurity Bulletin:

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