Wei Shi, Intelligence Content Manager, Telecoms.com & Site Editor, Connecting Africa, 2/11/2019
If Nigerian e-commerce giant Jumia executes an IPO and lists its shares in New York, as is rumored, such a move would be welcomed at the headquarters of network operator MTN, which could ease its debt load as a result.
Connecting Africa, 1/31/2019
African tech startups have never been so attractive to investors, particularly if they're in Nigeria and focused on the fintech sector: That was the key takeaway from the first leg of this two-part feature. (See Tech Startup Funding In Africa: 2018 Hits Record High.)
Tom Jackson, 1/30/2019
Africa's tech startup scene has been on an upward trajectory for the past few years, with the amount of funding flooding into the sector one of the main ways of tracking this trend.
Tom Jackson, 12/28/2018
Last year, according to research from African tech startup ecosystem news and research portal Disrupt Africa, was the best on year on record for investment in the burgeoning space. Yet 2018 is on course to beat it hands down.
PRESS RELEASE, 11/15/2018
CAPE TOWN -- The AfricaCom Awards 2018, supported by Founding Awards Sponsor PCCW Global, was a colourful and festive Mardi Gras-themed event last night. Held in Cape Town during AfricaCom (13 - 15 November 2018), guests celebrated and acknowledged those trailblazers who are leading digital inclusion, connectivity and digital development on the African ...
The Staff, 11/15/2018
At this year's AfricaCom, much of the debate has revolved around how best to bridge the 'digital divide.' Most African nations still display a stark contrast in the number of people with access to ICT between rural and urban, and rich and poor, communities.
Wei Shi, Intelligence Content Manager, Telecoms.com & Site Editor, Connecting Africa, 11/14/2018
CAPE TOWN -- AfricaCom 2018 - There's little doubt that the cloud and data center sector is starting to buzz across much of the continent, particularly in South Africa, so it wasn't surprising to find Day 2 of this year's AfricaCom event starting with details of a new launch in the country.
PRESS RELEASE, 11/13/2018
PRESS RELEASE -- CAPE TOWN -- At AfricaCom, Orange presents its latest innovations to democratise access to smartphones, encourage e-education and support the startup ecosystem.
PRESS RELEASE, 11/13/2018
CAPE TOWN -- Today, at the annual AfricaCom conference in Cape Town, the CEO of MTN Group, CEO of KaiOS Technologies Inc., Executive Vice President of China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd., and Executive Vice President of UNISOC announced a partnership to launch the world's first 3G smart feature phone in Africa, powered by KaiOS.
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