Year 4 | Edition 10 | 13 April 2021
 

Absa launches cloud computing skills incubator across its operations in Africa

Absa Group has launched a cloud incubator initiative in collaboration with Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS), a leading cloud services provider, to enhance its cloud computing skills across its operations in Africa.

As one of the largest cloud adopters in Africa, Absa says is promoting cloud fluency as part of its broader efforts to promote learning, experimentation and innovation across the organisation to enhance the banking experience for its...

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Nigeria joins Digital Cooperation Organization

The Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), based in Riyadh, has announced the joining of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Sultanate of Oman, as founding members, joining Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia.

Combined, the seven countries are an economic bloc of $1.2 trillion in GDP. The population base of the seven nations is close to 480 million, 80% of whom are under 35 years of age. DCO convened its first ministerial meeting, chaired by...

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Zecurion launches solution to safeguard businesses from internal fraud

According to the recently released SNG Grant Thornton’s Sub-Saharan Fraud survey, 60% of respondents cited that employees are currently the biggest threat to their businesses when it comes to fraud, with 77% expecting this to increase in 2021.

As such, it is vital for companies to implement ways to safeguard their businesses from internal fraud, especially in light of employees working from home as a result of COVID-19, with this trend set to continue throughout the pandemic...

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Digital Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities Launched in Kenya

An online platform that provides community-oriented technological solutions to connect, support and empower people with disabilities in Kenya has been launched. Dubbed EnableMe Kenya, the resource center has been launched through a collaboration between Light for the World and other key stakeholders.

EnableMe Kenya Lead Iram Bahawal says their core mandate is information provision, services and to provide a community that will bring people with disabilities together to learn and...

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Airtel launches IOT integrated platform for the world of connected things

Communications solutions provider Airtel has launched ‘Airtel IoT’ – an integrated platform that enables enterprises to harness the power of Internet of Things (IoT) and be ready for the emerging era of connected things.

According to Ajay Chitkara, Director & CEO – Airtel Business, “Enterprises have three key requirements for IoT. First, connectivity solutions that future proof their device and application investments. Second, the security of their data. And third, seamless integration with existing IT systems to...

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Solar home systems startup Baobab+ raises €4 million to expand in Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal

Solar home systems social enterprise startup Baobab+ has raised €4 million in financing for the expansion of its activities in Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal.

The startup which operates in West Africa and Madagascar raised the funding from the Energy Entrepreneurs Growth Fund (EEGF), managed by Triple Jump, and the Facility for Energy Inclusion Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (FEI-OGEF), managed by LHGP Asset Management. Baobab+  is also...

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ZTE implements Africa's first 3G/4G/5G Tri-RAT dynamic spectrum sharing solution in South Africa

ZTE Corporation, the international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, announced it has implemented Africa's first live 3G/4G/5G Tri-RAT dynamic spectrum sharing solution, ZTE's SuperDSS, in South Africa.

ZTE's 3G/4G/5G SuperDSS field trial was implemented on 2.1GHz spectrum within 15MHz bandwidth, compared with the current static spectrum allocation solution of 3G and 4G...

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[Interview] Charlette N’Guessan, Co-founder, BACE Group, Ghana

Ivorian based in Ghana, Charlette N’Guessan is a tech entrepreneur who collaborates with various organizations that strongly advocate for gender balance in the tech ecosystem.

She has a degree in Electronic and Software Engineering and certified in data science and machine learning by Worldquant University. A certified digital identity practitioner, Charlette is co-author of the AI BOOK published by Wiley in April 2020...

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[Interview] Abdelaziz Musa, CEO, Sudan Digital

Sudan Digital is a digital marketing agency operating in Khartoum and Dubai while delivering digital marketing solutions for clients across the globe. The company’s CEO and founder Abdelaziz Musa explains.

Tell us a bit about your company?

Sudan Digital is a digital marketing agency in Sudan and one of the fastest growing in North Africa and the Middle East. We are a pure play digital marketing agency, focusing on marketing strategy, and delivering impact to our customers...

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[Column] Genevieve Koolen: How organizations can shape their culture for the new world of work

Will people return to the office when it’s safe to do so? Since the start of the pandemic last year, organisations and employees across the world have embraced remote work like never before.

Office workers, freed from the confines of corporate headquarters, now perform their tasks, meet with colleagues and customers, and maintain high levels of productivity all from their homes using cloud and other online collaboration tools. For many industries, including IT, banking and other...

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[Column] Patrick Ndegwa : Why fibre is key to accelerating Kenyan entrepreneurship

Today, any Kenyan entrepreneur with an Internet connection can promote their business, engage with customers, transact digitally, and leverage connected technologies to improve their operations or find new streams of revenue.

Connectivity has also lowered the barriers to entry when it comes to international markets, allowing African businesses to access new markets for even greater returns. Being connected has clearly become one of the key enablers of Kenyan entrepreneurship in today’s digital age, but what role does...

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[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Africa is Undergoing a Revolution in New Cloud and Data Centre Capacity

Compared with other Data Centre markets around the world, Africa is unique in the sense it has a population of over 1.3 billion people and a total landmass of 30,365,000 km. This is according to the The "The Cloud and Data Centre Revolution in Africa" report released last year.

The report notes that this huge population has the potential to create huge demand for Data Centres and the digital services provided by Data Centre facilities. To-date only a small portion of the potential demand for African Data Centre space has...

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[Free Webinar] Incentro Presents: The future of work is here with Google Workspace

When: 22 April 2020

From: 12:00 - 13:30 EAT

Where: Online Webinar

For: CIO/CTO/ Senior IT Management of companies in Sub Saharan Africa

Looking back on 2020, it’s clear that the ways we work have rapidly transformed, from the shift to remote work to balancing time across work and personal responsibilities. This shift to remote work has also accelerated the demand for digitized processes since your business is now living in a...

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