Seven African tech companies have been awarded as Technology Pioneers by World Economic. The companies: 54gene (Nigeria), Kuda (Nigeria), Sokowatch (Kenya), Moringa School (Kenya), FlexFin Tx (Zimbabwe), Cambridge Industries (Eithopia) and mPharma (Ghana) were selected among hundreds of candidates as part of the World Economic Forum’s “Technology Pioneers.’ The World…
Author: Oluwasegun Olukotun
Netflix this week is kicking off two creative industry skills development initiatives in Africa: a 3-month training programme with 12 participants in partnership with Realness Institute and an APost Lab post-production workshop for film & TV professionals. The company in a post on its site said, “There’s a African humanist…
MTN Uganda and several members of the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) have signed an agreement that will advance network automation using TIP’s Disaggregated Cell Site Gateway (DCSG). This first of its kind network deployment in Africa will see MTN evolve its Transport Network and turn it into a future-proof asset…
The G7 Development Finance Institutions (DFIS), the IFC, the private sector arm of the African Development Bank, EBRD, and the European Investment Bank (EIB) today announced that they were committed to investing $80 billion in the private sector over the next five years to support sustainable economic recovery and growth…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded the process for determining the cost-based price of Mobile International Termination Rate (ITR) to ensure healthy competition on traffic handling for voice services between local and international operators in Nigeria. The Commission made this known at the final Stakeholders’ Forum for the presentation…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked Armstrong Idachaba as the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). Mr. Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, a veteran broadcaster will now take his place as the new Director-General of the commission. Before his sack, Mr. Idachaba was appointed acting Director-General of the commission replacing Modibbo Kawu…
American video game company Electronic Arts (EA) has been hacked with valuable data of about 780GB stolen. Reports also revealed that the hackers declared that they have downloaded source code for games such as FIFA 21 and the proprietary Frostbite game engine used as the base for many other high-profile…
US President, Joe Biden on Wednesday annulled the Trump administration’s executive orders against social platforms TikTok and WeChat. Former American President, Donald Trump had clamped down on the Chinese-owned apps in August of last year citing security reasons for the action. Biden recently signed a new order which requires the…
Volvo Cars is outlining its ambition to offer its customers of Recharge cars comprehensive and easy access to public charging. It aims to do so by continuously lowering charging costs across the board for its customers, improving the charging experience, and expanding its charging networks. Through a new and deepened…
The Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MINT) of Ethiopia and the Internet Society announced a new collaboration agreement today that will help advance the digital economy and drive economic transformation. Last year, the government of Ethiopia launched its digital transformation strategy to leverage digital technologies to foster development and growth…
Luno, the leading global cryptocurrency company on a mission to upgrade the world to a better financial system, today announces it has hit a major milestone in its growth, with eight million customers (wallets), with one million added in just 12 weeks. This follows an earlier announcement in April after…
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is supporting the African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) to harmonise standards in the automotive sector in Africa in order to facilitate an accelerated development of the sector across the continent. The harmonised standards are to be adopted by individual African countries, facilitating cross-border trade, under the…
Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, today announced Corporate and Investment Banking for Financial Services Cloud, new technology to help bankers and deal teams deepen relationships with clients, manage deal interactions on one platform and compliantly collaborate and share sensitive information relevant to a deal. As the pandemic made clear,…
Keeping a remote workforce connected in the forever-changed business landscape has been a unique challenge for SMEs and large enterprises alike. To help solve this problem, Vodacom has launched Business Tickets to ensure work-from-home teams have data required to access business-critical applications. The new product is a first-to-market innovation exclusively…
A recent Mastercard study showed that 58% of consumers are more mindful of their impact on the environment, with 85% willing to take personal action this year. Today, Mastercard makes this promise easier to realize with a new badge to identify cards made more sustainably from recyclable, recycled, bio-sourced, chlorine-free,…
Ada Labs Africa and AI Center of Excellence (AICE) have today announced an initiative with NVIDIA to contribute to the digitization of the African continent through artificial intelligence (AI) and collaborate on several data science and AI projects. The CEO of Ada Labs Africa, John Kamara, said the relationship will…
AppsFlyer, the global marketing measurement leader, today released its 2021 edition of The State of Finance App Marketing report. The COVID-19 pandemic directly impacted how consumers interact with financial institutions and how the institutions themselves operate. According to the report, Financial Technology (FinTech) apps are in high demand, experiencing a…
MultiChoice is enhancing its digital customer service through an Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot. Called The Ultimate Master of Information, or T.U.M.I, this innovative service is available 24/7 to answer customer queries about products and services. “T.U.M.I is an evolutionary leap in our service capability. Born and developed right here in…
Speedaf Express, a leading China-Africa integrated logistics service provider, officially announced the completion of its Round A+ financing. This round of financing was led by TRUSTBRIDGE, followed by northern light VENTURE CAPITAL, and VISION+CAPITAL based on Round A. The tens of millions of dollars raised in this round will be…
Apple on Monday unveiled new tools and technologies designed to help developers create more engaging app experiences and make it even easier to build high-quality apps. Xcode Cloud brings together the multiple tasks and tools required to build, test, and deliver apps using powerful cloud services, enabling individual developers and…