Linda Oniwe, Vice President for Technology, Media and Telecommunication at Standard Bank The global data centre industry has emerged as a cornerstone of the digital… Read More »Powering The Digital Age: The Rise Of The African Data Centre Industry
The Tanzania Technology Stack forms the foundation for the country’s 10-year Digital Economy Strategy Framework, launched on July 29, 2024, by President Samia Suluhu Hassan.… Read More »Tanzania’s Digital Transformation: The Foundation Of A 10-Year Economic Strategy
Itana (http://apo-opa.co/4dnuip1), Nigeria’s first licensed digital economic zone management company, and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, have agreed to… Read More »Africa Finance Corporation Partners With Itana For The Creation Of Africa’s First Digital Economic Zone
The Central Bank of Ghana has announced the successful completion of its first proof of concept (POC) for Project DESFT (Digital Economy Semi-Fungible Token), marking… Read More »Ghana Completes First Proof of Concept in Project DESFT, Paving Way for Digital Cross-Border Trade
Airtel Africa today launches Nxtra by Airtel (“Nxtra”), a new data centre business founded on a commitment to meet the continent’s growing needs for trusted,… Read More »Airtel Africa Launches Nxtra By Airtel To Accelerate Africa’s Digital Transition
During Huawei Eco-Connect Sub-Saharan Africa 2023, which recently took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, Kenya’s ICT Secretary of Administration Mohamed Jabane delivered a keynote outlining his country’s digital transformation… Read More »Leading Digital For New Value Together, Huawei Helps Fuel Kenya’s Economic Take-off
In India, farmer Saravanan Madhavan digitally connects with buyers to sell his crops. Payments are credited to his account the same day. It’s a welcome… Read More »True prosperity will be found in the embrace of the digital economy. These farmers prove it
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) held a ministerial forum on Day 0 of AfricaCom 2022, bringing together participants from Malawi, Namibia, Uganda, and Zambia. The… Read More »ATU And ICT Ministers Underscore Importance Of A Digital Economy For Africa’s Resilient Growth
Eric Osiakwan On 12th January 2022, Warner Music Group (WMG) announced their majority acquisition of Africori – the first major acquisition of the year in… Read More »Africa’s Creative Digital Economy
The 2016 World Economic Forum on Africa has come and gone, but the lessons learnt at the fruitful summit held in Rwanda remains relevant. Among other… Read More »10 African Startups to Watch