Kaspersky opens first African Transparency Centre

As part of the Africa Cyber Defense Forum (ACDF), Kaspersky has opened its first Transparency Centre in the African region. The new centre, located in Kigali, Rwanda, is opening as part of Kaspersky’s Global Transparency Initiative, established to highlight the...

Platform lets Africa participate in more contracts

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Cairo presented an intra-African Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) platform designed to empower African contractors to successfully bid for contracts by allowing for the seamless posting of key...

Opportunities for African data centres

Enterprise Ireland Sub-Saharan Africa, the local arm of Ireland’s export and innovation agency, has unveiled a comprehensive white paper that offers an overview of the global data centre landscape, explores the emerging African data centre market, and highlights...

Founder education key to navigating the downturn

As the global tech ecosystem continues to experience a tough funding cycle, there is a critical need for African founders to invest in founder education if they want to raise investment in the medium term. “With African venture capital investments down by 43% in...
West Africa drives towards digitisation

West Africa drives towards digitisation

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), more than 140-million people in Nigeria don’t have access to energy. In an effort to address this fundamental challenge, the World Economy Forum (WEF) recently hosted 40 stakeholders from Nigeria’s energy...
Paratus Zambia named top service provider

Paratus Zambia named top service provider

At the Zambia Ecommerce Awards in Lusaka on 13 October, Paratus Zambia was named Best Internet Service Provider of the Year. The award is a recognition of the company’s consistent delivery of high quality, and reliable internet services to businesses across...