Incentro announced it has renewed its Infrastructure Specialization in Google Cloud Partner Advantage. The Google Partners Advantage program enables organizations like Incentro to gain access to training, support, and resources to set clients up to succeed.

This also allows Incentro to stand out from other partners as a reputable and trusted organization with the knowledge and experience to execute Google Cloud Platform solutions professionally. Part of this program includes the ability to...

Avanti Communications (“Avanti”) and Free in Senegal today announced a five-year partnership agreement under which Free in Senegal will build and host a new satellite gateway in Senegal for Avanti’s HYLAS 4 state-of-the-art Ka-band satellite.

The new gateway will extend the coverage of Avanti’s latest satellite, HYLAS 4, to Senegal and the neighbouring West African countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau, Gambia and Liberia, as well as completing Avanti’s coverage...

Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has partnered with Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS) to drive automation and digital transformation of Kenya’s manufacturing sector.

Through the partnership, KAM and AOTS shall enhance business ties between KAM Members and Japanese companies and encourage the uptake of the Kaizen culture and shift towards lean automation, using tools such as the Internet of Things (IOTs) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Speaking...

Nokia and T-Mobile have announced they will work together to develop 5G Private Mobile Networks and Hybrid Mobile Networks.

These solutions will be part of T-Mobile’s newly announced 5G Advanced Network Solutions, a suite of 5G networks that enable applications to help provide enterprise and government customers with superfast speeds, lower latency, and control over their connectivity, with options at the edge. Customers now have a flexible solution that delivers real-world results...

Equity has introduced Equity Virtual Assistant (EVA), the Bank’s chat banking platform for WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Telegram. EVA chatbot will offer digital banking and customer support services to existing and new customers and can simulate a conversation (or a chat) with a user.

Customers can manage their accounts on EVA and engage with the virtual assistant to make transactions like buying airtime, sending money, buying goods and services, paying bills, viewing account balances, and getting a statement...

Benya Group, the leading digital solutions and ICT infrastructure provider in Egypt and the MEA Region, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with OneWeb, the low Earth orbit satellite communications company.

OneWeb NEOM JV, a joint venture formed by OneWeb and NEOM in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the purpose of providing high-speed satellite connectivity to NEOM, the Kingdom, the wider Middle East and neighboring East...

Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC) has today announced the launch of its African Blockchain Early-Stage Fund targeting blockchain startups from across Africa. 

The Switzerland-headquartered, private venture capital company which offers seed funding and an incubation program to global tech teams in exchange for equity has also published its inaugural African Blockchain Report. The report published in collaboration with Standard Bank highlights that obstacles to global transformations seem surmountable when seeing...

Jumia has announced plans to set up a technology hub in Nairobi that will create over 100 jobs. This is contained in the e-commerce firm’s first sustainability report covering 2021, which indicates that the tech hub would focus on developing tech talent from Africa just like its counterpart in Cairo.

In 2019, Jumia opened a similar tech hub in Cairo which currently employs 122 people focused on developing Tech talent in Africa. In its first-ever sustainability report released last week, Jumia says plans are at an advanced stage to set...

Sokin, the new generation fintech payment firm, has signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with Mastercard to support the rollout of its fixed-price payment services across new markets in the Middle East and Africa.

Sokin will leverage Mastercard’s trusted and secure digital-first banking solutions and card services to expand its footprint and launch its next-generation card programs for businesses and consumers. The Sokin Card will be available in 39 countries in the Middle East and Africa, including Gulf Cooperation...

Airtel Africa has teed off operation in its recently licensed Nigerian payment service bank unit SmartCash PSB. SmartCash PSB joins 9PSB, the payments subsidiary of telecom firm Etisalat, as the second telco-run PSB to launch in Africa’s largest economy, with Momo PSB (owned by MTN Nigeria) and Money Master PSB (owned by Globacom) expected to join the fray any moment soon.

For a start, services will be offered at certain retail touchpoints before operations will be extended to other parts of Nigeria over the next few months. “This is the beginning of our journey to revolutionise the financial services landscape in...

Skaleet, an international fintech providing a next-generation Core Banking Platform (CBP), has partnered with Mobiblanc, an Agile Digital Services Entreprise (ESN), to offer turnkey solutions to financial institutions across Africa.

The partnership will ensure that financial institutions have the capacities to launch new digital and innovative financial solutions that they can provide to their customers, whether businesses or individuals. Mobiblanc, based in Morocco and Tunisia, is a leading player in North and West African...

Sub-Saharan Africa represents one of the last major growth regions globally for mobile services, forecast to contribute 29% of global subscription growth this decade, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics.

The report, “Sub-Saharan Africa Wireless Market Outlook: Operator Growth Strategies”, highlights 4G as a major priority for SSA operators in the medium term, delivering cost-effective mobile broadband coverage and devices to lift ARPU, unlocking the FWA opportunity, and boosting digital inclusion...

Digital Rights and Inclusion have been an area of concern for most countries across Africa. At the just-concluded Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum 2022 organized by Paradigm Initiative and a host of country partners across 17 African countries, stakeholders shared recommendations for a proper digital rights implementation within the continent.

The  Forum brought together over 800 delegates and participants for 39 days to dissect the state of digital rights and inclusion in Africa. It was attended by experts, stakeholders, and advocates within the digital rights...

Unicaf is an online and blended learning higher education platform that is dedicated to making higher education of international standard accessible, by offering scholarship opportunities to professionals and young school leavers.

What are scholarship opportunities?

A scholarship could be defined as financial aid that relieves the burden of tuition fees and living costs that students and families have to pay to secure a place in secondary and tertiary education. Considering the rising costs of student expenses and debts, we could nowadays describe education...

The Africa Trade Expo (TATE) presents direct access to African buyers whose main aim is to source the latest products, establish partnerships, and conclude import/export deals. TATE is an ongoing virtual trade show for African businesses to network, collaborate, and enter into partnerships with international manufacturers and exporters. Present your new opportunities, network, build relationships and grow your business in African markets...

Future Foods is a virtual meeting place for importers, F&B managers, retail category buyers, owner-operators, agents, and distributors from across Africa’s diverse and booming market to come to conferences, to network, meet exhibitors, source products, new ingredients, retail shelf-ready products, and the latest processing, packaging, and logistics solutions. Future Foods connects attendees exhibitors across the...

The start of the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift in how people get access to information, services and conduct business. As governments in most countries implemented hard lockdowns to curb the spread of the pandemic, mobile phones allowed people to stay connected and access critical services and information.

This contributed to the growth of mobile internet usage, with over 3 billion people in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) now accessing the internet on the palms of their hands. In LMICs, the majority of women own a mobile...

Whether its via cash, credit card, QR, crypto, or a smartphone wallet, financial transactions all take place within a complex system. Some parts of that system make use of coins, notes, or physical cards, while other parts of the system digitally move money between buyers, sellers, banks and other parties.

Every payment method comes with its own set of costs. As digital payments become more convenient, cheaper, more prevalent, and ultimately, the preferred way to trade, any perceived benefits of cash will soon be outweighed by the...

With the disrupted supply chains of today in the spotlight, Supply Chain Management (SCM) has transformed as a consideration, moving from a “behind the scenes” organisational role to a prime driver of company business.

As enterprises transition to the “new normal,” there should be a significant acceleration of digitisation to allow supply chains to emerge in a stronger position. After all, SCM is a key component of essentially every business sector, not just a concern for retail, manufacturing and heavy industry. Across...

The 14th Edition of IDC South Africa CIO Summit 2022 was a landmark event for several reasons. The first after the global pandemic, it emerged into a landscape that has been transformed by innovation, digital transformation and informed CIOs.

Organisations have radically transformed with the majority bringing digital transformation projects forward by at least two years. As a result, they’ve benefitted from newfound efficiencies, products and services as digital transformation...