Year 8 | Edition 4 | 12 March 2021 |
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MTN Nigeria has acquired additional 10MHz spectrum in the 800MHz band from Intercellular Nigeria Limited.
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the transaction and assigned the frequency to MTN Nigeria. The acquisition will significantly improve customer experience, in line with our commitment to deliver excellent service quality to our subscribers. Commenting on the acquisition, Karl Toriola, Chief Executive Officer, MTN...
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Renewable Energy Solutions for Africa Foundation (RES4Africa) and South Africa Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deepen their cooperation in the promotion and implementation of sustainable energy solutions as key catalysts to empower and transform Africa.
The agreement aims at strengthening the parties’ engagement in information sharing, consultations, network building and implementation of common initiatives and projects for the...
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IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced an investment in the Savannah Fund, a technology seed fund in Africa, to increase lending to startups across sub-Saharan Africa with a focus on supporting women entrepreneurs and disruptive companies in high-growth sectors.
IFC led the fund's first close investing $3 million in the $25 million fundraising. The Women's Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative, or We-Fi, invested $500,000. This is Savannah Fund's second seed fund. The fund will provide early-stage...
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Visa has affirmed its commitment to expanding digital payments in Ethiopia at its inaugural Ethiopian Visa Payments Forum. The event brought together key stakeholders from the digital payments industry to explore opportunities to further advance Ethiopia’s growing payments ecosystem.
Visa says it will be working closely with the financial ecosystem in the country to bring the benefits of digital commerce and money movement to consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government partners Marking a...
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Ghanaian health tech startup mPharma has signed a franchise agreement with Belayab Pharmaceuticals to open Haltons Pharmacies in Ethiopia
Through this agreement, mPharma will leverage its technology platforms, insights, and extensive experience working with hospitals and retail pharmacies across Africa to help Ethiopia achieve universal medical coverage to all its patients. mPharma and Belayab Pharmaceuticals aim to open two operational pharmacies in Addis Ababa this year...
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Elizabeth Akinyi is the Customer Success Manager at Incentro Africa, an IT service provider delivering custom build cloud-based software solutions for the European and African market.
Kindly introduce yourself and your role at Incentro Africa
My name is Elizabeth Akinyi, I joined Incentro Africa in 2018. I am Google Workspace certified deployment specialist and Professional collaboration Engineer. At Incentro, I lead our Enterprise Collaboration services across 26 countries in Africa including French-speaking nations. At the core of this...
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Digital payments have become a very crucial service in Africa. Every day, millions of transactions are transacted across the continent leading to the rise of different payment technologies like Mpesa.
In fact, in the financial year 2018/2019, M-Pesa was the leading digital payment platform in Africa. This is according to data from Statista. In the same year, M-Pesa counted 11 billion transactions, which was more than card payments with African cards and PayPal transactions. These payments...
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News Headlines
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Africa’s vibrant and sustainable creations
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[Column] Hassan Egeh: Somalia's battle with climate change effect
Climate change has significant effects on Somalia, impacting various aspects of the country. Droughts and water scarcity have become more severe, leading to a loss of vegetation and livestock deaths. This has resulted in food insecurity, with crop failures and reduced agricultural productivity.
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