Kenya
Kenya: Communications Authority and ICT Authority to deploy last km of fibre optics in 19 counties
The Kenyan executive has put in place several projects to accelerate digital transformation and make it a pillar of socio-economic development. One of ...
Africa
Africa: Flutterwave and SHiiP Partner to Solve Over 40,000 African Merchants Logistic Challenge
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, today announced its partnership with SHiiP, Nigeria’s leading courier service. The collaboration aims to improve deliveries for ...
Liberia
Liberia: AfDB Approves U.S.$255,000 to Establish Regulatory Database Management System for LERC
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved US$255,000 to support the establishment of a Regulatory Database Management System (RDBMS) at the Liberia Electricity ...
News
Nigeria: Network International strengthens partnership with Polaris Bank to deepen financial inclusion in Nigeria
Network International (Network), the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, has renewed its partnership with one ...
Africa
Africa: West Africa edges East Africa as mobile money hotspot
East Africa has lost its mantle as the engine of growth for Africa’s dynamic mobile money sector to West Africa, according to GSMA ...
News
Nigeria: How NCC Is Ushering Nigeria Into The Next Digital Frontier
In the last couple years, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the national telecommunications regulatory agency, Nigeria has been steadily matching into the next digital ...
News
Uganda: Visa Everywhere Initiative opens applications in Uganda for start-ups
Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI), a global open innovation competition that sees startups pitch their innovative solutions to solve tomorrow’s payment and commerce challenges ...
News
Nigeria: NITDA warns Nigerians over fake ChatGPT websites
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has warned Nigerians to be wary of fake and fraudulent ChatGPT websites being promoted on Facebook. ...
Africa
Africa: Yellow Card and Block collaborate to enable cross-border payments to Africa
Block, the company behind Cash App and Square, has teamed up with Yellow Card, one of the biggest Bitcoin exchanges in Africa, to ...
Ghana
Ghana: Improved lending framework key to Africa’s debt sustainability – Dr Addison to IMF
The Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr. Ernest Addison, has called for improvements in the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) lending framework to enhance the African continent’s access ...