DFFE chooses Desco as e-waste training facility

Desco Electronic Recyclers has been selected by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) as the preferred e-waste practical training site during the recent regional workshop on the implementation of the Basel Convention in Africa. This...

Equinix expands Nigerian data centre

Equinix has opened its latest data centre expansion in Lagos, LG2.3, to support Nigeria’s growing digital transformation efforts through colocation and secure interconnection. Bruce Owen, president of EMEA at Equinix, led the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the...

The future of cross-border payments in Africa

Cross-border payments serve as the financial backbone of trade and remittances in Africa, yet they remain fraught with high costs, slow processing times, and regulatory complexities. By Mladen Čolić, sales vice-president: fintech Africa at TransUnion As Africa cements...

Meta announces Llama Impact Grant for startups, researchers

Meta, In partnership with Data Science Africa, has announced the Llama Impact Grant for startups and researchers based in sub-Saharan Africa. As part of Meta’s global Llama Impact Grants, this initiative will support projects that harness the power of Llama,...

Paratus Group opens in Tanzania

Pan-African telecommunications and network services provider Paratus has announced the launch of Paratus Tanzania through a joint venture with Tanzanian based Green Telecom. Martin Cox, chief commercial officer of Paratus Group, says that opening in Tanzania is good...

Unitel and Ericsson modernise Angola’s network

Ericsson has completed the transformation of Unitel’s existing core network in Angola, implementing the Ericsson dual-mode 5G Core, IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), and Cloud Native Infrastructure solutions. The modernisation is based on a future-proof network...