Apr 16, 2018
International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced the return of its annual Francophone Africa CIO Summit, with Morocco’s Mazagan Beach Resort in El Jadida set to host the 2018 edition on 3 May. Around 80 of the region’s most influential information and...
Apr 13, 2018
At the Mobile 360 – West Africa event, the GSMA announced the launch of the GSMA Mobile Money Certification, a global scheme for mobile money providers to offer safer, more transparent and more resilient financial services to millions of mobile money users...
Apr 11, 2018
Lebara and WorldRemit have entered into a strategic partnership making WorldRemit the global money transfer partner of Lebara, including transfers to over 40 African countries. The deal allows over 3-million Lebara Mobile and Lebara Money users to use...
Apr 6, 2018
The upgraded version of Ecobank’s mobile app has attracted 3-million new customers in the last six months, taking the total number of users to 4-million. The app builds on the core functionality of the original version that uses digital technology to combat many...
Mar 28, 2018
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is having a disruptive effect on economies and the development of digital skills is vital. There is an opportunity, especially in Africa, to embrace new and exponential technologies combined with human talent to accelerate...
Mar 27, 2018
Whether one subscribes to the Africa Rising narrative or a more moderate outlook for the continent, the fact is that the ICT sector has the most to gain from Africa’s economic advancement, and the most to contribute to it too. By Murray Steyn, executive head:...
