Yohannes Tsehai, country manager at Onafriq Ethiopia, explains why Ethiopia could become Africa’s next big fintech giant The fintech sector has been one of Africa’s biggest technology success stories. According to Disrupt Africa, the continent’s 678 fintech startups raised more than US$2.7bn between 2021 and August 2023. Additionally, almost allContinue Reading
Ericsson, a networking and telecommunications company that enables communications services providers and enterprises to capture the full value of connectivity, has sought to build on its footprint in Africa with a new senior appointment Majda Lahlou Kassi, who has garnered nearly 25 years’ worth of experience at the company, hasContinue Reading
Circulor, a provider of a solution for industrial, complex supply chain traceability based on AI and blockchain technology, has suggested that 2023 was a paramount year for supply chain transparency with significant progress being made towards resilient and responsible global supply chains Behind the growing global momentum (which shows noContinue Reading
Leading provider of modular data centre solutions STULZ Modular has partnered with Asperitas, an immersion cooling specialist, to unlock the benefits of immersion cooling for high-density data centre environments Together, the two organisations are devising a concept for a modular data centre solution with integrated immersion cooling for indoor and outdoorContinue Reading
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed US$80mn in loan financing to support the development of the Ekiti Knowledge Zone (EKZ) in Nigeria EKZ, located in the heart of Ekiti State, is being delivered as a place to catalyse digital entrepreneurship, generate 26,000 jobs and inject US$14mn annually into the economy.Continue Reading
At its 9th annual Cyber Security Weekend – META 2024, experts from Kaspersky, a global cyber security and digital privacy company, explored the evolution of Africa’s cyber threat landscape with dangers continuing to diversify and become more sophisticated While in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the conference, attendees focused on the securityContinue Reading
Airtel Africa has unveiled Airtel Africa Telesonic Limited, a new initiative aimed at transforming the wholesale data market in the continent. Telesonic will harness Airtel Africa’s extensive ground and undersea cable assets to meet the surging demand for data services, offering a mix of terrestrial fiber and undersea cable solutionsContinue Reading
A leader in smart solutions for construction project management, WakeCap, has announced the launch of VerifyTime, a cloud-based workforce management solution designed to automate, verify, and streamline the manual timekeeping process on construction sites The launch represents a significant milestone in construction timekeeping. Fast and effective timekeeping is the bedrockContinue Reading
CMC Networks, a leading global Tier 1 service provider, has unveiled its Air Connect solution aimed at delivering wireless connectivity to businesses throughout South Africa Air Connect represents a revolutionary Wireless to the Business (WTTB) solution designed to offer dependable, high-speed connectivity and ensure business continuity, even in some ofContinue Reading
Caterpillar, a global leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives, has joined the Africa Data Centres Association (ADCA), a trade organisation encouraging the growth and awareness of data centres In the announcement statement, Caterpillar made reference to howContinue Reading
