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In a bold move set to shake up India’s telecom landscape, Airtel, the country’s second-largest…
Elon Musk’s Starlink shakes up the internet service provider (ISP) market once again, this time…
The Kenyan-based social commerce enterprise, Sukhiba Connect, has recently announced the successful acquisition of an…
After months of negotiations and setbacks, Wasoko and MaxAB, two leading African e-commerce platforms, have…
Konga, a leading online marketplace in Nigeria, has announced a strategic partnership with Starlink to…
The fintech platform Fido, based in Ghana and Uganda, has recently achieved a significant milestone…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to commence the rollout of a 90,000-kilometer…
Vodacom and Huawei have joined forces to launch the DigiTruck, a mobile classroom designed to…
In a monumental leap for cancer treatment, doctors have initiated trials for the world’s first…
Uganda Telecommunications Corporation Limited (UTel), the erstwhile national telecom provider of Uganda, is on the…
A recent survey conducted by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has revealed that South Africa…
Bolt Kenya, mirroring a recent decision by its main competitor Uber, has announced a 10%…
iColo, a leading data center and interconnection platform provider in Africa, has taken a significant…
The Kenyan betting industry is experiencing a period of upheaval as 10 betting firms have…
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In a bid to transform Nigeria’s sugar industry and meet the nation’s sweet cravings sustainably, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc (DSR) has set its sights on an ambitious goal. The production of 700,000 metric tons of refined sugar within the next 4 years through its Backward Integration Programme. Aliko Dangote, the…
Cellulant, a leading Pan-African payments technology company, has successfully integrated Telcel Cash as a new payment option for Google Play users in Ghana. This strategic partnership enables Google Play customers to link their Telcel Cash wallets and make purchases using mobile money, a significant step in a market where the…
Zambia is channeling $6 million into technological advancements with the goal of boosting mineral production and enhancing sustainability, efficiency, and safety within its mining industry. The investment will lead to the creation of the Mining Technology (MinTech) hub, a proposed center designed to serve as a nexus for innovation and…
MTN Ghana has entered into a long-term roaming agreement with AT (formerly AirtelTigo) and is close to finalizing a similar arrangement with Telecel, as disclosed in its recent first-quarter performance report. The telecommunications company emphasized the importance of infrastructure sharing to achieve universal access and accelerate Ghana’s digital transformation. Stephen…
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Egypt’s gaming startup Cryptyd Inc has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from existing and…
International calling app Talk360 announced that it has secured an additional $3 million in seed…
Egypt’s proptech startup, Partment, has secured $1.5 million in a Pre-seed funding round led by…
Bamboo, a Nigerian online brokerage startup, announced that it has launched operations in Ghana. Launched…
Pan-African support initiative for African health supply chain start-ups, Investing in Innovation (i3), has announced…
Vendease, a food procurement platform for African restaurants announced that it has raised $30 million…
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24 year old Onyeulo Kelechi will be representing Nigeria at the Young Chef Olympiad 2016…
A Swiss engineer, Christoph Laimer has just unveiled the world’s first fully functional 3D printed tourbillon…
Mr James Agada, formerly the Chief Technology Officer of the Company has been appointed as…
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a leading development finance institution for infrastructure projects in Africa, has…
Facebook’s free Internet service platform, Free Basics that provides Internet to over 3 million Egyptians…
Emmanuel Okoegwale, Principal Associate, MobileMoneyAfrica writes on disrupting Nigeria’s $21 billion remittance market The opportunity…