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AfricaCom Interview: Tunde Fafunwa on how the ACIP is fighting COVID-19

Africa Tech Perspectives
10/19/2020

Tunde Fafunwa from the UN Economic Commission for Africa explains how the Africa Communication and Information Platform (ACIP) is helping Africa's battle against COVID-19.

API marketplace Chenosis is gaining traction

Paula Gilbert
10/19/2020

MTN Group CTIO, Charles Molapisi, shared his ambitious plans for API marketplace Chenosis which has already signed up over 250 developers in just two months.

Orange commits to keep intra-African data traffic in Africa

Connecting Africa News
10/8/2020

Orange has announced it is creating two new international voice points of presence in Nigeria and plans to open a data clearing house in Africa next year.

East Africa's digital economy needs progressive policy – Kenyan regulator

Paula Gilbert
9/14/2020

Communications Authority of Kenya's Mercy Wanjau told East Africa Com digital economies must have progressive policy and regulation on spectrum, data protection and digital taxation.

View4all.tv targets education in SA with zero data costs

Paula Gilbert
9/11/2020

View4all.tv founder Gregory Sheppard chats to Connecting Africa about the free content delivery platform providing both educational and entertainment content in SA with no data costs.

Orange and DeBeers team to mine IoT marine diamonds

Connecting Africa News
9/4/2020

Orange Business Services has helped De Beers Marine South Africa build an IoT platform to ensure marine miners keep a safe distance from heavy machinery.

SA president backs 4IR to assist economic recovery

Connecting Africa News
8/7/2020

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa believes the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) can help the country to emerge from the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

MTN unveils API marketplace for developers

Connecting Africa News
8/5/2020

MTN is launching a pan-African API marketplace for developers called Chenosis.

Africa is a big growth market for Cloud Credential Council certification programs

Paula Gilbert
6/2/2020

Cloud Credential Council MD Mark O'Loughlin spoke to Connecting Africa about the growth it is seeing with its vendor-neutral certification programs in Africa.

African smartphone users could help find COVID-19 treatment while sleeping

Paula Gilbert
5/18/2020

Smartphone users in Ghana, Lesotho and South Africa can now help scientists speed up COVID-19 research by letting the DreamLab app run on their smartphones while they sleep.

AWS Cape Town data centers officially live

Paula Gilbert
4/22/2020

Amazon Web Services has officially launched its new AWS Africa Region in Cape Town.

East Africa Com Interview: Anne Wangalachi on how tech is transforming agriculture

Africa Tech Perspectives
2/25/2020

Anne Wangalachi, an agribusiness specialist at the World Bank Group, spoke to Connecting Africa about technology can transform agriculture in East Africa.

East Africa Com Interview: GlobalX's Sylvia Mukasa on women in tech

Africa Tech Perspectives
2/19/2020

GlobalX Investments CEO, Sylvia Mukasa, talks to Connecting Africa about the skills gap in east Africa and what can be done to help women in the region succeed in the tech industry.

How the digital healthcare revolution will be realized

Africa Tech Perspectives
2/12/2020

Frank Hester, founder and CEO of healthcare technology company TPP, believes the healthcare industry is not embracing technology as it should, but that the digital revolution is coming.

Ethiopian EdTech startup Gebeya scores $2M investment

Connecting Africa News
2/10/2020

Ethiopia's Gebeya has raised $2 million from Orange Digital Ventures, Partech and Consonance Investment Managers.

Video: Why SA Is Uniquely Positioned to Benefit From 4IR

Paula Gilbert
12/30/2019

Unathi Mtya, chief technology officer at Grindrod Bank, explains why South Africa is positioned to take advantage of the fourth industrial revolution.

The Best of the AI Summit at AfricaCom 2019: Videos

Paula Gilbert
11/29/2019

Five of the most interesting videos concerning artificial intelligence from the recent AI Summit Cape Town at AfricaCom 2019.

Hot Startup of the Month: Egyptian AI Company Synapse Analytics

Connecting Africa News
11/28/2019

Egyptian company Synapse Analytics is focusing on AI in the retail sector and has already witnessed strong growth since its launch in 2018.

Safaricom IoT Solution Is Keeping Kenya's Beers Cold

Paula Gilbert
11/22/2019

Telecoms operator Safaricom is partnering with Kenya Breweries to connect and enhance its coolers using Internet of Things (IoT) technology.

AfricaCom 2019: Key Takeaways From the Week

Connecting Africa Video
11/18/2019

Connecting Africa Editor Paula Gilbert and Telecoms.com Deputy Editor Jamie Davies provide insights into the final day of AfricaCom 2019 and a summary of the conference in general, including how Africa is embracing the 'Fourth Industrial Revolution' and the rise of smart feature phones in Africa.

AfricaCom Survey: 5G investment should be operators' top priority

Africa Tech Perspectives
10/9/2019

AfricaCom's annual Insights Survey showed that 29% of respondents believe that 5G should be operators' biggest investment priority over the next 12 months.

AI & Automation Key to Telecom's Progress

Connecting Africa News
9/27/2019

The introduction of automated processes and artificial intelligence looks set to transform the operations of telecom operators of all sizes and in all markets.

Huawei & SA Government Pledge to Train Thousands in 5G & 4IR

Paula Gilbert
8/22/2019

Huawei and the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies have announced plans to train 6,000 South African youth in 5G and fourth industrial revolution technologies.

Connecting Africa's Editor on Key Market Trends

Connecting Africa Video
8/2/2019

Connecting Africa editor Paula Gilbert discusses the key trends in Africa's ICT sector, including the fourth industrial revolution and digital inclusion.

Corporate SA Not Yet Sold on 4IR

Connecting Africa News
7/5/2019

A new study by World Wide Worx has found that a number of key fourth industrial revolution (4IR) technologies have yet to be adopted with any enthusiasm by South African enterprises.

What Dell, Microsoft, VMware Partnership Means for Africa

Paula Gilbert
6/28/2019

Execs believe the collaboration can help boost African economies and bring multi-cloud to the continent in a tangible way.

African Agriculture Has $2B Untapped Digital Services Market

Connecting Africa News
6/25/2019

A new report has found that the digitalization-for-agriculture market in Africa could be worth more than $2.26 billion, with over 90% sill untapped.

IBM expands quantum computing program to Africa

Connecting Africa News
6/13/2019

The University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa has become the first African partner for the IBM Q Network.

MTN Adds AI to Mobile Money Services

Paula Gilbert
6/10/2019

The telco giant now has a chatbot to help users navigate its Mobile Money services.

AI Spending in MEA Set to Top $290M in 2019

Connecting Africa News
6/7/2019

Research house IDC forecasts that spending on artificial intelligence in the Middle East and Africa will top $530 million by 2022.

Why I'm Excited for a Connected Africa

Paula Gilbert
6/5/2019

My new role as editor of the Connecting Africa community offers great opportunities to track the development of the continent's comms and IT sectors, highlight gender equality progress and share coffee/wine tips.

Canon Heads to East Africa Com

Connecting Africa News
5/8/2019

Canon's participation in East Africa Com (May 14 - 15) is part of its strategy to support its customers in their digital transformation while keeping security at the heart of its concerns.

'Orange Digital Center' Launches in Tunisia

Connecting Africa News
4/25/2019

Orange has launched its first 'Orange Digital Centre' in Tunisia.

Ghana Lands Africa's First Google AI Lab

Wei Shi
4/17/2019

Google’s first AI lab was officially opened in Accra.

Facebook Creates Detailed Population Density Map of Africa

Connecting Africa News
4/11/2019

New AI-powered, high-res maps to help humanitarian aid and relief agencies better assist people in need.

MTN Uses AI to Offer Top-Up App via WhatsApp

Wei Shi
3/27/2019

As mobile operator plans launch of its own messaging application, it is offering useful top-up functions via WhatsApp.

Unitel to Chair GSMA's Africa Fraud and Security Group

Connecting Africa News
3/20/2019

Unitel's Director of Risk, Fraud and Security, José Carlos Sobreira Martins, will head up the GSMA's Africa Fraud and Security Group.

Safaricom Turns to Allot to Shore Up Security, Boost QoE

Wei Shi
2/13/2019

Kenya's leading mobile operator is deploying technology from Israeli vendor Allot to make its network more secure and enhance the quality of experience (QoE) it can deliver to its customers.

MTN Group Has a New CTIO & a New CIO

Connecting Africa News
12/17/2018

Charles Molapisi will be the operator's new Group CTIO while Nikos Angelopoulos is the new Group CIO.

Liquid Telecom, Code for Africa to Map Deadly Air Pollution in Kenya

Connecting Africa News
12/14/2018

Liquid Telecom Kenya's Internet of Things (IoT) network lowers the cost of 'citizen science' sensor network.

Announcing the 2018 AfricaCom Awards Winners

Connecting Africa News
11/15/2018

This year's AfricaCom Award winners have been announced, with Huawei, Liquid Telecom and Orange amongst the victors.

AfricaCom 2018 Day 2: From the Cloud to the Lunch Table, AI Covers It All

Wei Shi
11/14/2018

Huawei brought its public cloud to sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on AI capabilities. But what realistic AI opportunities are there for Africa?

Aligning AI With Africa's Workforce – Interview With Francis Mumbi

Connecting Africa News
11/14/2018

Innovation Lead at Stanbic Bank, Francis Mumbi, talks to AfricaCom TV about the impact of artificial intelligence on businesses in Africa.

AI: Human Capacity Reimagined

Gabriella Jeakins
10/8/2018

AI is already having an impact in Africa, which is why the AI Summit is coming to AfricaCom in Cape Town this November.

Liquid Telecom, Zindi to Boost Africa's Data Science Ecosystem

Connecting Africa News
9/24/2018

Liquid Telecom has teamed up with Zindi to support the rollout of its new data science competition platform across Africa.

Executive Interview: Olusola Teniola, President of ATCON

Connecting Africa News
9/12/2018

Ahead of his appearance at Nigeria Com, Olusola Teniola, President of ATCON (Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria), discusses network sharing, digital transformation and more.

Enterprise Digital Transformation in Sharp Focus at AfricaCom 2018

Amy Turner
8/8/2018

The addition of the AI Summit, IoT World Africa and an Enterprise Digital Transformation track at this year's AfricaCom event will highlight the opportunities that new technologies can bring to corporates.

Smart Cities, 5G & IoT Take Center Stage at AfricaCom 2018

Amy Turner
7/20/2018

Africa's digerati are set to converge on the annual AfricaCom event in Cape Town once again to figure out the continent's connected future, analyse the potential of 5G, identify how IoT and smart cities could play a role in Africa's digital development… and much more.

MTN Units Join TM Forum to Advance Digital Transformation

Connecting Africa News
7/13/2018

MTN Uganda and MTN South Sudan, along with Kenya's Jamii Telecommunications, are among the 30 organizations to have joined the TM Forum in recent weeks.

Google to Open AI Lab in Ghana

Ray Le Maistre
6/15/2018

Google says it will open a facility dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI) research and its applications in Accra, Ghana, later this year.

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