Vertiv supports growing African telecoms industry

Vertiv supports growing African telecoms industry

The telecommunications industry across Africa occupies a complex yet active space, with factors such as significant investment in sub-sea connectivity cables, increasing demand for data centres, and the rollout of terrestrial fibre broadband infrastructure gaining...

Does Africa need a climate-centric financial architecture?

At the recently concluded COP28 climate summit in Dubai, African financial and political leaders spoke extensively about the role of finance in shaping Africa’s future, particularly regarding climate and the environment. By Funmi Dele-Giwa, general counsel &...

Economic headwinds provide opportunities for agile fintechs

At this time of the year there is usually a flurry of articles attempting to lay out trends to look out for in various industries over the coming months. This is a good exercise as it gets one thinking about industries broadly and technology specifically. By Andy...

Ukheshe buys up EFT Corporation

Ukheshe International has acquired 100% of EFT Corporation from parent Loita Transaction Services (LXS), a pan-African payment solutions and financial switching provider. This transaction follows on Ukheshe’s 2022 acquisition of Masterpass in South Africa and...

Our diversity is Africa’s superpower

Africa is widely acknowledged as the most diverse continent boasting and estimated 3 000 distinct ethnic groups and over 2 000 languages. By Lizelle Strydom, MD of CareerBox Africa A 2013 study by Erkan Goren which is now considered the global benchmark for measuring...

Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund secures strong support

Africa50 Group, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform, has announced the successful first close of the Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (Africa50 – IAF) – securing $222,5-million in commitments. In an African first, Africa50-IAF...