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MTN partners 5 firms to expand 4G & 5G services
MTN Group, South Africa’s telecom giant, is set to partner with five firms to start an open radio access network (OpenRAN) in Africa. ...
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E-Payplus partners American Express for smart card production
Nigeria’s smart card manufacturer and payment solution company, Electronic Payplus (EpayPlus) Limited, has announced a partnership with American Express to produce its range ...
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G7 Development Finance Institutions to invest $80 billion in Africa – AfDB
The G7 Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) has announced it would invest the sum of $80 billion in Africa’s private sector for the next ...
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Fintech Layer partners with UBA for digital banking in Kenya
Digital banking platform provider Layer has partnered with United Bank for Africa (UBA) to fuel its digital transformation in Kenya. Layer is a ...
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54gene, Nigeria’s health-tech firm, makes WEF’s Technology Pioneers list
54gene, a health technology firm, has been selected among hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers. This was ...
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Standard Bank Partners with Microsoft to Boost Agility, Resilience and Innovation and Drive Africa’s Growth
Standard Bank and Microsofthas announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the digital transformation of Africa’s largest financial institution and further drive the continent’s ...
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World Bank blames CBN for Nigeria’s FX crisis
The World Bank has blamed the Central Bank of Nigeria’s management of the foreign exchange regime as the reason for the FX crisis ...
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Ethiopian Government Selling a 40% Stake in Ethio Telecom
The Ethiopian government has announced a new tender process to begin the sale of a 40% stake in the state-owned telecommunications company, Ethio ...
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Messaging social network IRL hits unicorn status with SoftBank-led $170M Series C
Social calendar app IRL has been busy building a messaging-based social network, or what founder and CEO Abraham Shafi calls a “WeChat of ...
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Tony Elumelu Foundation trains over 200,000 African entrepreneurs across 54 African countries
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy empowering young African entrepreneurs from all 54 African countries, has successfully trained over 200,000 entrepreneurs ...