Jun 23, 2023
At a forum with students and young innovators from Nigeria and across Africa, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, discussed how science and innovation can accelerate positive change and contribute to a brighter future for Africa. The...
Jun 15, 2023
Visa has launched its new Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator program to help enable Africa’s expanding start-up community through expertise, connections, technology, and investment funding. The Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator will enable up to 40 start-ups each year to...
Jun 13, 2023
Paratus, the landing partner for the Equiano subsea cable in Namibia, has announced the activation of the cable. Equiano has landing points in Lisbon, Benin, Nigeria, St Helena, Namibia, and South Africa. With 12 fibre pairs and design capacity of 144Tbps, the Equiano...
Jun 13, 2023
Liquid Dataport and Angola Telecom have announced a new terrestrial fibre route between Luanda, Angola to Johannesburg, via DRC, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The addition of this route to Liquid’s regional fibre backbone is a significant addition to its existing 110 000...
Jun 9, 2023
Cisco and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in Nigeria have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the aim to support Nigeria’s digital transformation agenda and contribute towards digital skills training and development....
Jun 8, 2023
Paratus Botswana has completed its new metro fibre ring around Gaborone, providing secured, high-speed connectivity to businesses and individuals in the area. Country MD of Paratus Botswana, Shawn Bruwer says that many of its financial services clients, including...