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Orange bets on AI for network optimization, automation

Pan-African telecom operator Orange is using artificial intelligence (AI) in several African countries to balance network capacity and coverage, predict equipment failures and improve customer experience.

Informa's Event Director James Williams speaking at the Africa Tech Festival
Digital InclusionATF 2024: Tech innovators honored, record attendance

Africa Tech Festival 2024 concluded last week, celebrating the most successful edition in its 27-year history, while the continent's tech innovators were honored at the Africa Tech Festival Awards.

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PartnershipsATF 2024: Tech companies forge connectivity deals

Nokia and e& among companies announcing technology partnerships at the recent Africa Tech Festival.

Digital InclusionATF 2024: Policies should enable tech innovation – Kenyan ICT Cabinet Secretary

Kenya's ICT Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Margaret Nyambura Ndung'u, told the African Tech Festival 2024 that for innovation to thrive on the continent, African governments need to create an enabling environment.

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ATF 2024: Tech innovators honored, record attendance

Africa Tech Festival 2024 concluded last week, celebrating the most successful edition in its 27-year history, while the continent's tech innovators were honored at the Africa Tech Festival Awards.

Catherine Lückhoff speaking into a microphone at an event
Women in TechWomen in Tech: 20fifty's Catherine Lückhoff on the power of diversity

Catherine Lückhoff, co-founder and CEO of 20fifty, spoke to Connecting Africa as part of a Women in Tech series about her career, the challenges she has faced and how she overcame them, and her advice to other women pursuing a career in technology.

Jessica Hawkey, founder and MD of RedAcademy.
Women in TechWomen in Tech: Spotlight on tech talent with RedAcademy's Jessica Hawkey

RedAcademy's founder and MD Jessica Hawkey spoke to Connecting Africa, as part of a Women in Tech series, about how digital skills development programs are growing Africa's tech talent pipeline while creating jobs for the youth.

Women in Tech: Spotlight on digital skills with Kreative Campus' Keitesi Aisha
Women in TechWomen in Tech: Spotlight on digital skills with Kreative Campus' Keitesi Aisha

Kreative Campus' operations and finance lead, Keitesi Aisha, talks to Connecting Africa as part of our Women in Tech series about how skills development can make Africa's tech ecosystem more inclusive.

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