Africa’s demand for VSAT satellite services is growing

Thanks to the arrival of HTS (high-throughput satellite) in Africa, the demand for VSAT satellite services is on the increase and remains critical to unlocking connectivity on the continent where over 70% still remain unconnected. This sentiment was also evident at...

Data highway expands through Africa

Paratus Africa has announced that it recently activated additional capacity between West Africa Undersea Cable System (WACS) and Lusaka, Zambia. his follows the recent Paratus Trans Kalahari Fiber project that was built between the WACS landing station in Swakopmund...

PwC launches Salesforce Academy in Africa

PwC South Africa has launched its Salesforce Academy, the first of its kind on the African continent to provide Salesforce certification training programmes to support the growth of the digital economy. PwC’s Salesforce Academy is aimed at providing companies...

Ugandan Police strengthen the fight against crime

Gemalto is supplying its Cogent Automated Biometric Identification System (CABIS) and LiveScan technology to the Ugandan Police. These biometric solutions enable the police force to better solve crimes through the electronic collection, storage and processing of...

FirstBank, Azuri partner on solar in Nigeria

African pay-as-you-go solar technology provider Azuri Technologies and First Bank of Nigeria has announced a unique partnership that will help deepen financial inclusion in Nigeria while bringing affordable, reliable and clean power to millions of Nigerians. Under the...

Korea ready to partner in Africa

In partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB.org), Korea is ready to step up technology transfers to Africa, officials said in Seoul. Speaking at a meeting on potential technology partnerships between Korea and Africa, representatives of Busan Metropolitan...