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Africa: Hayo Launches eSIM Platform for Mobile Operators
Hayo, an innovator in digital solutions, has launched an end-to-end eSIM solution to help mobile network operators (MNOs) transition from legacy ...
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Toward a New Impact Narrative for Financial Inclusion
How do financial services impact the lives of poor people? Though the global development community has debated this question for ...
Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa attracted $3.9 billion VC deals in 6 years
613 VC deals valued at $3.9 billion occurred in Africa between 2014 and 2019. Fintechs, information technology firms, and other ...
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AMA
Gates Foundation Announces New Commitment for Smallholder Farmers on the Frontlines of Extreme Weather
$1.4B investment expands access to evidence-backed tools to help farmers in some of the world’s poorest regions adapt and build more resilience to ...
AMA
Kaberuka, speakers call for a new era of strong African institutions at 9th Babacar Ndiaye Lecture
London, United Kingdom, 6 November 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/ Former President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Donald Kaberuka has called for Africa ...
AMA
Biovac Officially Opens a New Product Development Facility to Manufacture End to End African-Made Vaccines
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, 6 November 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/-Biovac, a leading South African biopharmaceutical company, is launching a state-of-the-art product development laboratory ...
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Nigeria: MTN Leads Africa in Mobile Network Speeds, While Vodacom Takes 5G Edge
New analysis from Ookla’s Speedtest Intelligence for the first half of 2025 shows MTN Group outperforming other major operators in overall mobile speed ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Yellow Card discontinues retail services, turns focus to businesses
Yellow Card, the stablecoin payments startup operating across 34 countries, is discontinuing its retail services to focus exclusively on business clients in what ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: NAICOM Sets Up Working Groups to Drive NIIRA 2025 Implementation
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has announced the rollout of its implementation framework for the National Insurance Industry Reform Agenda (NIIRA) 2025, marking ...
AMA
African Media Agency Optimizes Its Newsroom for Large Language Models (LLMs)
The AMA Newsroom connects African stories to both human and AI audiences worldwide ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, 5 November 2025 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/ – African ...
AMA
SAP Empowers Developers to Drive the Business AI Revolution
At SAP TechEd in 2025, SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) brings AI deep into the development process to level up how developers build. Advancements in AI ...
AMA
How Gender-Inclusion in Higher Education can transform Africa’s Future
Meekness Lunga-Ayidu, Director Higher Education SSA, British Council, ‘on how African women can thrive within systems designed to advance opportunity and inclusion CAPE ...
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Nigeria: MTN and Partners Shortlist 100 Young Innovators for Next Stage of PachiPanda Environmental Challenge
MTN Nigeria, in collaboration with the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) through the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), and the United Nations Development Programme ...
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Nigeria: Standard Chartered Achieves N200bn Recapitalisation Milestone Ahead of 2026 Deadline
Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited has announced that it has successfully met the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) minimum capital requirement of N200 ...
Fintech
Global: ACI Worldwide acquires A2A fintech Payment Components
ACI will integrate Payment Components technology into ACI Connetic, integrating account-to-account (A2A) payments, card processing, and AI-based fraud prevention within a single, unified ...
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SA: TymeBank Appoints a New CEO to Lead Its 2026 Rebranding and Expansion Efforts
South Africa’s digital bank, TymeBank, is gearing up for some big changes in 2026. They’ve just announced that Cheslyn Jacobs will step in ...
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SA: MTN South Africa, ICASA hold talks to make data cheaper and expand digital access
MTN held talks with the country’s communications regulator, Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), as part of efforts to tackle persistent challenges ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Tax Reforms to Eliminate Multiple Levies and Boost Haulage Sector
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has announced that Nigeria’s haulage and logistics industry will ...
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Nigeria: NIPOST unveils payment solution for foreign parcels
The Federal Government on Thursday unveiled the Nigerian Postal Service Automated Payment Solution for inbound international delivery items, an innovation expected to eliminate ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Reps probes tax deductions, multiple charges by banks
The House of Representatives has inaugurated an ad-hoc committee to investigate growing concerns over excessive tax deductions from the earnings of civil and ...
Regulatory
Global: ECB Targets 2027 Pilot for Digital Euro Ahead of 2029 Rollout
The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced plans to begin a digital euro pilot in 2027, setting the stage for a potential full ...
Global
Global: ITU Member States, Others Chart Pathway for Global Connectivity
Global leaders from among the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) member states, Nigeria inclusive, and the global digital development community are set to draw ...
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Game On with the Gaming Giants: Global Games Show 2025 Unveils Exclusive Speaker Lineup
Abu Dhabi, UAE – The Global Games Show 2025 will take place on 10–11 December 2025 at Space42 Arena, Abu Dhabi, co-hosted with ...
Global
Meet the leading voices of Gaming world at The Global Games Show 2025 hosted by VAP Group in association with Abu Dhabi Convention & Exhibition Bureau in Abu Dhabi
Gear yourself with gamification where gaming meets innovation, e-sports champions, and industry leaders collide with top creators to shape the next evolution of ...
AMA
African Media Agency (AMA) Expands Operations to Ghana with Appointment of Angela Akua Asante
The pan-African communications agency strengthens its West African footprint with a new local operation in Accra, deepening its ability to provide market insight ...
Regulatory
Global: Nomura Rules Out Further Fed Rate Cuts in 2025 After October Easing
Nomura has revised its outlook for U.S. monetary policy, stating that it no longer expects the Federal Reserve to deliver another rate cut ...
News
Nigeria: FirstBank redeems $350m Eurobond
FirstBank of Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of FBN Holdings Plc (FirstHoldCo), has successfully redeemed its $350m subordinated Eurobond due October 2025, reaffirming its ...
Global
Pakistan’s ZAR Raises $13 Million to Launch Stablecoin for the Unbanked
ZAR, a Pakistan-based fintech startup, has raised $12.9 million in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) to power its mission of bringing stablecoin-based ...
