Africa Tech Festival 2020: Beyond M-Pesa
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News & Views
Content posted in December 2020Mauritius, Egypt and SA are Africa's most AI ready
- Paula Gilbert
Hot startup of the month: Ghana's Sumundi
- Tom Jackson
Africa Tech Festival 2020: COVID-19's impact on African fintech
- Connecting Africa Video
Women in Tech Interview: MainOne CEO Funke Opeke
- Paula Gilbert
How mobile operators in Africa can address signalling threats and secure the network
- Partner Perspectives
Black Friday disappoints in SA, but online sales tick up
- Paula Gilbert
Interview: Emmanuel Lubanzadio on Twitter's partnerships in Africa
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Telkom SA CFO quits to join MTN
- Paula Gilbert
Telkom SA launches WhatsApp-based payment service
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Africa's mobile broadband affordability much improved since 2015 – A4AI
- Paula Gilbert
5G will grow but 3G will dominate SSA in 2026 – Ericsson
- Paula Gilbert
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Interview: Juliet Ehimuan on Africa's next wave of innovation
Juliet Ehimuan, founder and CEO of Beyond Limits Africa and ex-MD of Google West Africa, spoke to Connecting Africa about the next wave of innovation in Africa and the continent's digital future.
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InDrive enters Zimbabwe's Bulawayo
Ride-sharing platform InDrive is expanding its services to Zimbabwean city of Bulawayo after successfully introducing its services in the capital of Harare in May this year.
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Industry announcements
- Nominations open for Africa Tech Festival Awards 2023
Johannesburg, Thursday, August 24, 2023 - Cybertech Africa: The pan-African event for innovation and networking
Kigali, Rwanda, Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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The 100 most influential African leaders in 2023
A new report from Africa Tech Festival and Connecting Africa puts a spotlight on the top 100 African leaders in the telecoms and technology sector in 2023.
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Deep dive into East Africa's tech startup ecosystem
New survey reveals a lack of access to investors, reliance on international VCs and global recession trends as the biggest barriers for East African tech startups to access funds.
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Challenges and opportunities for women's tech careers
A new survey reveals that COVID-19, the cost-of-living crisis, skills shortages and a lack of mentorship have negatively affected women's career development over the past two years.
Upcoming events
Nextv Series Africa
October 4-5, 2023Hotel Sky Sandton, Johannesburg
Africa Tech Festival, Home of AfricaCom and AfricaTech
November 13-16, 2023CTICC, Cape Town
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Omdia View: August 2023
By Omdia AnalystsHighlights in August 2023 in the Middle East and Africa included a commercial 5G launch from Ethio Telecom and the signing of a virtual wheeling agreement between Vodacom South Africa and Eskom – that and more in this month's Omdia View.
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Omdia View: February 2023
By Omdia AnalystsIn February 2023 key events in the Middle East and Africa included a major Internet project for Africa's underserved by Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Microsoft as well as a 5G launch in Tanzania – that and more in this month's Omdia View.
