West Africa

New branches for the 2Africa subsea cable system

The 2Africa consortium, comprising of China Mobile International, Facebook, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, stc, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC, has announced the addition of four new branches to the 2Africa cable. The...

Tizeti launches NeXTGEN connectivity solutions and fund for start-up ISPs

To enable more Africans to take advantage of digital offerings in a new world defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, West Africa’s pioneer solar-based Internet and voice service provider, Tizeti, has launched new...

African Development Bank Coding for Employment programme marks milestone

On International Youth Day, the African Development Bank (ADB) announced the enrolment of 130,000 users in its Coding for Employment digital skills programme. The milestone comes as Coding for Employment works to...

Africa’s smartphone market posts strong recovery in Q1 2021

Research firm IDC has released new data from its Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker which shows that Africa’s overall mobile phone market enjoyed year-on-year (YoY) growth of 14.0% in Q1 2021 to total 53.3...

Carbon teams up with Visa to enable payments across Africa

Carbon, a pan-African FinTech company providing access to basic financial services for Africans, has announced a strategic five-year partnership with Visa, a provider of digital payments, to offer both digital and...

Visa highlights innovation capabilities to drive financial inclusion in...

Visa, a global leader in digital payments, recently showcased key innovation capabilities that will accelerate financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa. Hosting industry stakeholders at an event focused on...

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