Africa’s data and marketing technology company, Terragon, has been listed as a verified verified Customer Data Platform (CDP) company by the CDP institute, having met the institute’s specific criteria for qualification as a RealCDP.

This makes Terragon the first and only African CDP company in its directory. This was made known by the CDP Institute after a rigorous audit and demo assessment of Terragon’s CDP, its key functionalities and user interface. David Raab, the...

MTN South Africa has partnered with instant EFT solution provider Ozow to allow customers to purchase data and airtime through WhatsApp. The service is provided within the MTN Chat platform and customers initiate the purchase of airtime and data bundles within their WhatsApp chat.

“Giving customers the ability to transact seamlessly on WhatsApp is a gamechanger in South Africa. It provides a seamless way to stay connected, in touch and in tune, while being simple and secure. Most importantly it will help...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reaffirmed its commitment to the promotion and empowerment of young women and girls in the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the country.

The Commission expressed this commitment during separate sensitization campaigns held at Government Girls’ Science School (GSS), Kuje and Nobel Hall Leadership Academy, Abuja  as it joined the rest of the world in marking the 10th...

Dream VC, a Remote Venture Capital Upskilling Institute, has launched a new fellowship program dedicated to providing more access and opportunities to traditionally underrepresented individuals in the African venture capital space. 

The four-month program will run from June to September, 2021 and will place particular emphasis on young homegrown Africans and the diaspora. It aims to teach its fellows basics from conducting due diligence and drafting investment...

Orange Bissau has inaugurated the first antenna in the village of Bijimita (Quinhamel sector) under the high patronage of the President of the Republic of Guinea Bissau Mr General Umaro Sissoco Embaló, and the presence of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Orange Bissau, Ministers, Ambassadors, notables, and dignitaries of Guinea Bissau.

This inauguration marks: The complete modernization of the existing 3G + / 4G network of Orange Bissau, which will offer the entire population an incomparable experience of the...

The EMEA smartphone market grew to a first-quarter record of 93.060 million units, according to the latest Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC).

This was a 20.9% increase over quartet one in 2020, while the value increase, at $31.676 billion, was 29.0% above that in the previous year. In Europe, the value increase over the same quarter last year was almost a third, at $23.196 billion. "It's no surprise that the first quarter was well up on 1Q20," said...

n a fully operational entity since 2020. Located in the commercial hub of Lagos, Nigeria, Market Forward has executed projects both local and international and is making a name for itself in the field of Consulting and Project Management.

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I founded Market Forward about a year ago and it has been fully operational since 2020. We are a business focused on providing research and business advisory services with focus on the African Continent, though there are occasions where...

2021 will be the year defined by business’ attempt to recover, build better resilience and restructure their operations following a tumultuous year of change as a result of the global pandemic.

The ability to adapt to the new world of work and the additional challenges that now lie ahead in 2021 will be the defining factor for those who will maintain business success – and those who won’t. Although companies had previously set long term goals for their digital transformation, the...

High unemployment, especially among the youth, remains one of Kenya’s pressing socio-economic challenges. Figures from June 2020 show that the pandemic exacerbated this, with our unemployment rate rising to 21%.

While East Africa is proving to make the most resilient post-pandemic recovery among African regions, with Kenya’s GDP projected to grow by 5% in 2021 compared to Africa’s 3.4%, more still needs to be done to foster job creation in Kenya’s growing digital economy. Digital technologies are...

From banks looking to accelerate the rollout of new applications to startups disrupting entire industries with innovative, cloud-powered models, cloud services are transforming Africa's productive capacity.

They are emerging as one of the most essential pillars of Africa's digital transformation according to a recent report   "The Rise Of The African Cloud - 2021report. The report notes that cloud-based office applications are increasingly vital components of the African modern...