Political certainty to boost Kenya’s GDP

Kenya’s GDP growth is projected to increase to 5,7% during the first quarter of 2018. This is according to ICAEW’s (the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) latest report. In Economic Insight: Africa Q1 2018, the accountancy and finance...

Angola chooses Gemalto payment solution

Gemalto is supplying EMIS (Empresa Interbaricária de Serviços), Angola’s domestic payments processor, with a PURE white label payment solution that will enable swift migration to the enhanced security of the EMV “chip and PIN” standard. As a result,...

What Nigerian CIOs need to know in 2018

ICT plays a vital role in Nigeria’s social, economic and political sectors. In 2018, technological innovations such as the Internet of Things (IoT), big data analytics, cloud computing and artificial intelligence are expected to enable tremendous innovations and...

Entries for African innovation prize open

The call for applications for the 8th Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East has opened, and will run through 31 May 2018. It can be found under the “Orange Social Venture Prize” section on the http://EntrepreneurClub.orange.com/en site....

Mara to launch Android smartphone

In partnership with Google, Mara is set to release the Mara X for the African market in the second quarter of 2018. The Mara X smartphone will be launched as part of Google’s Android One portfolio. It will run the latest operating system, Android 8.0 Oreo; will...

MTN, Ericsson empower African youth

MTN and Ericsson, in collaboration with the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI), have announced the successful graduation of 80 youth peacemakers at Hope North in Northern Uganda. Ericsson has been working with WPDI since 2014 to help youths affected by...