Oct 7, 2019
Facebook, in partnership with Teleperformance, has opened its first Small Business Group (SBG) Operations Centre in Lagos, Nigeria, which will provide outsourced support to English-speaking advertisers in sub-Saharan Africa. The centre will support advertisers across...
Oct 4, 2019
Even though economic growth is slowing globally, technology innovation is unlocking unparalleled opportunities for countries all over the world, writes Julien Fouriot, sales director for Africa at Crosscall. Nowhere is this more evident than in Africa where developing...
Oct 3, 2019
Azuri Technologies, which provides pay-as-you-go solar home technology for off-grid Africa, has opened an Off-grid Solar Centre in Kisumu County, Kenya. According to the Kisumu County government, only 46% of the county’s general population is connected to the...
Oct 2, 2019
Several million Zambian mobile users have been successfully registered by over 3 000 local agents over the past nine months using South African SIM card registration software. The African-developed SIM (Subscriber Identity Mobile) registration system is helping...
Oct 2, 2019
Côte d’Ivoire is the market that has most rapidly improved its trade growth potential over the past decade, according to new research from Standard Chartered. The Trade20 index, which identifies the 20 rising stars of trade, places African markets Côte...
Sep 30, 2019
MainOne has announced the expansion of its data centre brand, MDXi, into Accra Ghana, in line with its ongoing West African expansion plans. The company’s MDXi subsidiary, the largest commercial data centre services provider in West Africa, is extending its...