Paratus expands into DRC

Paratus Group has expended into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This coincides with the news that Paratus has won, together with DRC based Global Broadband Solution (GBS), the government tender to activate a 620-kilometer fibre optic network link between...

Alliance aims to support private sector growth in Africa

To support a stronger private sector, entrepreneurship and the growth of small and medium-sized businesses across Africa, African, European, multilateral and bilateral partners have launched the Alliance for Entrepreneurship in Africa (AforE). The Alliance will...

Launch Africa Ventures invests in on-demand expertise platform

Venture capital firm Launch Africa has invested in Homecoming Revolution’s new on-demand expertise platform, Insights by Experts. Janade du Plessis, fund manager at Launch Africa, comments: “Over the past two decades, Homecoming Revolution have built deep...

Africa gets closer to harmonised data protection laws

Smart Africa and Network of African Data Protecion Authorities (NADPA) have signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance the enforcement and harmonisation of personal data protection laws in Africa. The Smart Africa Alliance (SA) has signed an MOU today with...

Paratus to open Namibia data centre

Paratus Namibia will launch its carrier neutral Data Centre (DC) facility in Windhoek, Namibia in August 2022. The new facility, named Armada Data Centre by the company, will be the first carrier neutral and the largest DC facility in Namibia.  It will complement the...

AfricaTech Awards spotlight next generation of African innovators

Viva Technology and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have called for applications for the first edition of the AfricaTech Awards, a pan-African initiative developed to recognize and support the most innovative and impactful tech start-ups across the...