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South Africa: Amazon Web Services and Google to Extend Their Footprint in South Africa
Due to strong investment incentives, Africa’s internet access is growing at one of the fastest paces in the world. Africa’s youthful population and ...
Kenya
Kenya: Jeremy Awori Leaves Absa Bank After Nearly 10 Years
Jeremy Awori, Absa Kenya’s long-serving CEO, is leaving the bank. On September 8, 2022, the Board of Absa Bank Kenya PLC announced that ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Tribunal Slams N25m Fine Against MultiChoice
The Competition and Consumer Protection (CCPC) Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, awarded a N25 million fine against MultiChoice Nigeria Ltd, the operator ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Nigerian Fintech, Arca Deploys ThetaRay Solution to Mitigate Fraud
ThetaRay, a leading provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology, has announced that ARCA, a premier African payment services provider, will implement ThetaRay’s advanced SONAR ...
News
Nigeria: UBA delivers N70 billion profit in H1 2022, up by 16%
United Bank for Africa Plc has released its interim consolidated and separate financial statement for the period ended June 2022. The report shows ...
Kenya
Kenya: Three sectors account for 54pc of Kenyan banks’ bad loans
Three sectors — trade, real estate and manufacturing — account for more than half (54 percent) of the Sh514 billion bad loans held ...
Africa
Africa: Carnegie Mellon University and Mastercard Foundation Partner To Drive Youth-led Digital Transformation in Africa
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the Mastercard Foundation, in collaboration with the Government of Rwanda, are pursuing a transformational partnership in higher education ...
Africa
Benin: Smart Africa Digital Academy (SADA) rolls out its national digital academy in Benin
The launch concurred with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Smart Africa Alliance Benin’s Ministry of Digital Affairs and ...
Ghana
Ghana: MainOne, an Equinix Company to host African Peering & Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) 2023 in Ghana
Emmanuel Kwarteng, Country Manager, MainOne Ghana, applauded Ghana’s selection to host AfPiF 2023 and stated that “Ghana’s strategic location, ease of access, and ...
Africa
Africa: 10 ventures to showcase the exciting future of Web3, FinTech and DeFi in Africa at the upcoming Africa Money & DeFi Summit in Ghana
The Africa Money & DeFi Summit has announced the final shortlist of exciting ventures who will Pitch Live on stage in West Africa ...