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Connecting Africa, 10/11/2019
Over 15,000 attendees from across Africa and global markets are expected to attend AfricaCom 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa from November 12-14, 2019.
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Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa, 10/10/2019
Ride-hailing platform Bolt plans to be present in 75 cities on the African continent by the end of the year. The company is currently active in over 40 African cities in seven countries and has plans to expand to more African nations in 2020, according to Karl Aru, expansion manager for Bolt Africa, who spoke to Connecting Africa in an email interview.
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Connecting Africa, 9/16/2019
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and IT and networking giant Cisco Systems are planning to launch a number of Digital Transformation Centers in Africa to start providing digital skills from January 2020.
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Connecting Africa, 8/29/2019
African fintech platform Nomanini has raised $4 million through a funding round led by Standard Bank.
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Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa, 8/27/2019
Challenger e-hailing platform Bolt is bringing its food delivery service to Africa later this year with plans to launch initially in Kenya and South Africa.
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Connecting Africa, 8/16/2019
The 16th East Africa Com took place on May 14-15, 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya and one of the major focus areas was increased inclusion of African women in the tech landscape.
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Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa, 7/22/2019
Satellite technology, the rise of fintech, mobile data prices and how to get better inclusion for women in tech were among the big trends discussed at the 16th annual West Africa Com event, which took place on July 10 and 11, 2019, in Dakar, Senegal.
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Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa, 7/19/2019
Johannesburg and Nairobi are among the top 50 cities in the world that support women entrepreneurs.
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Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa, 7/4/2019
Global media and Internet company Naspers has announced the appointment of Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa to the newly created role of CEO for South Africa.
Gabriella Jeakins, Content & Communities Lead, Informa Tech, 10/10/2019
The shortlist has been announced of five innovative companies which are in the running for the AfricaCom's AHUB Pitch & Win 2019 competition, in partnership with GSMA.
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