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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.
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The Staff, 6/25/2019
The untapped market for digital services that could transform African agriculture could be worth more than euro 2 billion ($2.26 billion). This is according to a new report from the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and Dalberg Advisors which found that more than 90% of the market for digital services that support African ...
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Iain Morris, News Editor, 6/21/2019
Orange is confident it can maintain sales growth of 5% across its footprint of operations in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) even as its mainstream consumer voice business goes into decline.
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Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa, 6/5/2019
What do you want to know about the key telecoms and ICT trends in Africa? If you found your way to this digital community you must have some interest in the topic and as the newly appointed editor of Connecting Africa it's my job to provide you with the news and insights that can help you keep up to date with one of the key industry verticals affecting ...
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Wei Shi, Intelligence Content Manager, Telecoms.com & Site Editor, Connecting Africa, 5/22/2019
Politicians and investors pledged to support the development of Africa's digital economy during a recent industry event in Paris focused on startups.
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PRESS RELEASE, 4/25/2019
PRESS RELEASE -- Orange is launching the "Orange Digital Centre" today in Tunis, a place built around a completely new concept and entirely dedicated to innovation. Attending the launch are Anouar Maarouf, Tunisian Minister of Communication Technologies and the Digital Economy, Abdelkoddous Saadaoui, Tunisian Secretary of State for Youth, Alioune Ndiaye, ...
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Steve McCaffery, President, International Sales & Managing Director IBO, Arris, 1/3/2019
South Africans have the world's highest expectations for connectivity.
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