News
South Africa: MTN gets ready for its 2nd MoMo API Hackathon
MTN Group Fintech will host its second Mobile Money Application Interface Hackathon (MoMo API Hackathon), and is inviting developers across several African countries ...
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Nigeria: Airtel Nigeria Elevates Adebimpe Ayo-Elias to Human Resources Director
Airtel Nigeria, a leading telecommunications services provider, has announced the elevation of Adebimpe Ayo-Elias as Director, Human Resources & Administration, with effect from 1st July 2022. ...
Innovation
Rwanda Joins African Development Bank-supported Remote Data Collection Initiative
The initiative is a partnership of the African Development Bank’s IT Department (CHIS), the World Bank’s Geo-Enabling initiative for Monitoring and Supervision and ...
Startup
Zimbabwe: Zim tech start-up wins US$250,000 Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa
ZIMBABWEAN tech start-up Vaxiglobal was recently named among the first winners of the Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa which attracted 330 ...
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Nigeria: Banks borrow N595.34bn from CBN in two months
Banks borrowed N595.34bn from the Central Bank of Nigeria between January and February, data obtained by our correspondent have shown. The CBN’s monthly ...
Kenya
Kenya: M-Pesa links paybill with Telkom, Airtel Money
Airtel and Telkom users will now access Safaricom’s pay bill platform following the upgrade of the seamless transfer of money through merchants attached ...
News
Nigeria: Appeal court directs NBC to address sublicensing complaints against MultiChoice
The court of appeal sitting in Port Harcourt has asked National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to address the sublicense requests from MultiChoice Nigeria Limited ...
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Nigeria: MAX – Africa’s First Mobility Tech Platform Reaches 100 Million KM Milestone
Drivers using MAX have travelled the equivalent of Earth to the Moon and back over 130 times Metro Africa Xpress Inc. (“MAX”) – ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Flutterwave shuts down virtual dollar card service
Fintech company, Flutterwave, has said it will be shutting down its virtual dollar card service also known as Barter card, effective from July ...
News
South Africa: MTN in Talks to Buy $1.3 Billion-Valued Carrier Telkom
MTN Group Ltd. is in talks to buy smaller domestic rival Telkom SA SOC Ltd. in a deal that would make the combined company the biggest ...