indaHash continues expansion into sub-Saharan Africa

indaHash, a global technology influencer platform, continues its exponential growth into the African continent with its expansion into Nigeria. The move forms part of the global platform’s strategic plan to provide full coverage across Africa with Morocco,...

Unstoppable growth for Africa Code Week

Africa Code Week (ACW) 2018 exceeded all expectations by empowering 2,3-million youth across 37 countries with digital and coding skills – compared to 1,3 million youth engaged across 35 African countries in the previous edition. According to Cathy Smith, MD of...

Gemalto wins Ugandan border management

Gemalto, in co-operation with local partner SCINTL, has been awarded the contract for the supply of a Border Management System (BMS) including airport self-service eKiosks at Entebbe, creating a faster and more convenient border-crossing experience for travelers and...

Rwandan officials get up to speed on digital economy

Delegates from the government of Rwanda have completed the first New Economy Workshop held at Alibaba Group’s headquarters in Hangzhou. During the four-day workshop, twelve government leaders met with Alibaba executives across multiple businesses to learn about...

New regional CEO for Liquid Telecom MEWA

Liquid Telecom has appointed Mohamed Abdel Bassit as its new regional CEO for Middle East and West Africa (MEWA), effective 1 January 2019. Based in Cairo, Bassit will oversee the group’s expansion further into MEWA following the recent news that it is investing...

Tigo, Ericsson accelerate digitalisation in Senegal

Tigo Senegal has selected Ericsson for its nationwide network modernization project as it looks to accelerate digitalisation in the expanding Senegalese market.  The terms of the new three-year deal cover over 1000 existing sites including the latest Ericsson Radio...