Africa
Namibia: Govt Says SIM Card Registration Will Curb Crime
The Namibian government has confirmed that a plan to force people to register their identity when buying cell phone SIM cards is, among ...
Intelligence
Kenya: Women Dominate Kenya’s e-Commerce Space at 51% – Jumia Africa
Women have dominated the e-commerce sector in Kenya, standing at 51 percent, Jumia Africa has revealed in their report dubbed ‘Africa E-commerce Index ...
News
Zimbabwe: Stanbic Bank Targets Diasporans to Build Houses Back Home
Stanbic Bank is committed to play its part in assisting Zimbabweans in the diaspora to build and own houses back home through its ...
Kenya
Kenya: SEACOM acquires Hirani Telecom’s metro fibre network in Kenya
SEACOM, a pan-African telecom services provider has fully acquired Hirani Telecom’s metro fibre network. Hirani is one of Kenya’s fastest-growing triple play service ...
Kenya
Kenya Receives Sh16bn Funding From World Bank for Climate Change Action
Kenya has received a Sh16 billion financing agreement from the World Bank which is aimed at strengthening local resilience to the impact of ...
Ghana
4 Ghana startups participating in the Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator program
The four companies will receive $120,000 in grant funding in addition to venture acceleration support, and connections from the Catalyst Fund’s growing global ...
Innovation
Nigeria: Remita Partners with MTN’s YDFS to deepen financial inclusion
Remita, a leading Africa-focused fintech brand, has partnered with Yello Digital Financial Services (YDFS), the Fintech subsidiary of MTN Nigeria and the operator of MoMo ...
News
Nigeria: CBN sensitises, warns Nigerians against fraudulent schemes
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that the bank is sensitising Nigerians to become security conscious and be able to identify ...
News
Nigeria: NCC, other telecom regulators set to combat e-fraud, standardize regional roaming tariffs
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and other telecoms regulators under the auspices of West African Telecoms Regulators Assembly (WATRA) are set to develop ...
News
Nigeria: FBNHoldings appoints Nnamdi Okonkwo as GMD, renews Adeduntan’s apppointment
The Board of FBN Holdings Plc (FBNHoldings) has appointed the immediate past Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Plc., Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo as its ...