Ajua, the integrated Customer Experience Management solution for businesses in Africa, has acquired WayaWaya, the Kenya-based Artificial Intelligence [AI] and Machine Learning [ML] known for its innovative Janja platform, that enables borderless banking and payments across apps and social media platforms, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition of WayaWaya allows…
Author: Oluwasegun Olukotun
African Leadership Group announces the 2021 Pan-African Anchor Partnership with the “Africa’s Business Heroes” prize competition, the Jack Ma Foundation’s flagship philanthropic program spotlighting and celebrating Africa’s entrepreneurial talent. In its third annual edition, “Africa’s Business Heroes” will leverage the network of African Leadership Group to outreach to talented entrepreneurs…
Temenos, the banking software company, today announced that Barko Financial Services (BFS), a leading microfinance institution in South Africa, has gone live on Temenos Software-as-a-Service to make it faster and easier for South Africans to access finance remotely during Covid-19. The Temenos solution combines Temenos Infinity digital banking platform and…
In the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic, the Orange Foundation is providing an additional €1.3 million in financial aid to the 17 countries in Africa and the Middle East within its footprint. These funds will be used to support national efforts to vaccinate as many people as possible and to…
“If we must satisfy Africa’s food security with our growing population, then there must be high commercialization of agriculture. That is modern farming.” – Ayotomiwa Yinka Ogunsua, poultry farmer When Ayotomiwa Yinka Ogunsua got a job as a loan officer at a microfinance bank in Ibadan, Nigeria, after graduating from…
MyCountry MyWorld is set to launch MY! a social media platform for Africans by Africans providing possibilities in world exploration by allowing users to bring their country and world to each other.MY! A social media platform will be launched in May 2021. “Having developed the app over a period of…
Starting today, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint expands its use of Intel Threat Detection Technology (Intel TDT) beyond accelerated memory scanning capabilities to activate central processing unit (CPU) based cryptomining machine learning (ML) detection. This move further accelerates endpoint detection and response for millions of customers without compromising experience. “This is…
Mastercard has announced the appointment of Shehryar Ali as Country Manager for East Africa. With more than 19 years of experience driving financial and digital solutions in the region and working in well reputed banks in Africa & Asia, Shehryar brings with him a wealth of experience. He will be…
Birimian today launched its first operational investment company dedicated exclusively to African luxury and premium heritage brands. Founded with an all-female executive team, Birimian is led by Laureen Kouassi-Olsson, a seasoned executive of the African financial services and private equity industries. From launch, Birimian will support designers on the continent…
Young Innovative African founders and co-founders between 18 and 35 years who have their social or commercial agrifood businesses headquartered in Africa are invited to apply for the US$100,000 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition. Returning for its third year, the ground-breaking US$100,000 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition continues to inspire agrifood entrepreneurs…
Google Cloud and Siemens, an innovation and technology leader in industrial automation and software, are teaming up to optimize factory processes and improve productivity on the shop floor. Siemens intends to integrate Google Cloud’s leading data cloud and artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) technologies with its factory automation solutions to help…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), as part of its routine enforcement activities to sanitise the industry of criminal elements, has arrested no fewer than five suspected individuals for allegedly engaging in fraudulently registering and selling Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards The hitch-free operation was carried out by a joint team…
The Government of Ekiti State has entered into partnership with the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) on peaceful application of nuclear science and technology in the development of medicine, agricultural, and other social economic activities within the knowledge zone. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by representatives of the…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and Arab Bank today signed a US$ 114 million financing package with ACWA Power for the construction of the largest private solar plant in…
Toyota announced today that, toward the achievement of a carbon-neutral mobility society, it is developing a hydrogen engine. It has installed the engine on a racing vehicle based on Toyota’s Corolla Sport, which it will enter in competition under the ORC ROOKIE Racing banner starting with the Super Taikyu Series…
Nedbank, in collaboration with Mastercard and Ukheshe, has launched Money Message, a new payment platform that lets small and microbusinesses conveniently receive secure in-chat payments from their customers via WhatsApp. A first in South Africa, the solution will enable merchants to send an invoice requesting a payment from any customer seamlessly…
Nigerian fintech platform and Open Finance (API Economy) pioneers, Okra, have secured a $3.5m Seed raise. The round was led by US-based Susa Ventures, with participation from existing investors TLcom Capital, and newly joined Accenture Ventures. This comes just under a year from closing its $1m pre-Seed round with only…
The European Commission has launched a €100 million Humanitarian Initiative to Support COVID-19 Vaccination Campaigns in Africa. The Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, will visit the Africa Centres for Disease control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in Addis Ababa. This visit marks the start of the implementation of the EU’s…
Volvo Cars, a global leader in automotive safety, and DiDi Autonomous Driving, the self-driving technology arm of Didi Chuxing, the world’s leading mobility technology platform, have signed a strategic collaboration agreement on autonomous vehicles for DiDi’s self-driving test fleet. Volvo Cars will provide DiDi with XC90 cars equipped with necessary…
TECNO mobile has launched the innovative Spark 7P smartphone for Gen Z. Packed with the dynamic 16MP AI Triple Camera and new Helio G70 chipset, the Spark 7P delivers the most captivating cinematic experience simulated through its BIGGER and BETTER 6.8-inch edge-to-edge display with an unprecedented Super Night mode. Enabled…