One innovative African will win $750

Reach for Change Africa has launched its annual innovation contest that asks youth to pitch innovative ideas that could improve African children’s lives while working towards the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The contest, named Youth...

Africa’s doubling population will shape the future

The global response to Africa’s burgeoning youth population will determine the course of history, according to a report by The ONE Campaign ahead of the G20 “Partnership with Africa” conference in Berlin. ‘The African Century’ shows that...

Dalkom, Intelsat to expand broadband, media options

Dalkom Somalia has signed an agreement with Intelsat for satellite services that will expand its broadband enterprise and direct-to-home (DTH) services in East and Central Africa and the Middle East. Under a multi-year agreement, Dalkom, a privately owned operator...

Intelsat opens office in Nairobi

Intelsat has opened a new sales office in Nairobi, Kenya, to enhance its responsiveness to communications services and media customers in the East Africa region. The new office will be managed by industry veteran, Lawrence Mungai. Mungai brings a wealth of industry...

Konnect Africa aims to reshape satellite broadband space

With new-generation services starting today in Benin, Cameroon, Kenya, Lesotho, Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania and Uganda, Konnect Africa confirming its bold ambitions for sub-Saharan Africa. The company’s service offerings and products, including...

PayU moves into Nigerian market

PayU has rolled out strategies to intensify efforts to connect businesses to Nigeria’s online payment market. Annual online payments in Nigeria is estimated to surpass N200-billion this year from N167-billion in 2016. Country manager of PayU Nigeria, Ms Juliet...