Orange walks away from Ethio Telecom acquisition
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Content tagged with FinTech posted in November 2023Orange launches super app 'Max it' for Africa
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MWC Kigali: GSMA's Caroline Mbugua on mobile taxes in Africa
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ATF 2023: African startups win big
- Matshepo Sehloho
Vodacom interim revenue boosted by Egyptian acquisition
- Paula Gilbert
MWC Kigali: Rosemary Kimaku on Ericsson's fintech business
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MWC Kigali: Vodacom Tanzania MD Philip Besiimire on MFS growth
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M-Pesa registers 1.2M customers in Ethiopia
- Matshepo Sehloho
MWC Kigali: Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa on connectivity in Kenya
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Orange eyes more African 5G launches in 2024
- Paula Gilbert
Chipper Cash strengthens partnership with Visa
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Vodacom SA, Old Mutual to offer personal loans
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Madica funds three African startups
Madica, an Africa-focused pre-seed investment program, has selected three African startups as its first portfolio companies to receive investment funding.
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Hot startup of the month: Kenya's Ketha Africa
Connecting Africa's hot startup this month is Ketha Africa, a Kenya-based agrifin platform that seeks to automate agriculture ecosystems by connecting the value chain actors and providing a robust network to ensure the security of transactions.
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Industry announcements
- New Africa eGovernance Conference comes to Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda, Tuesday, February 27, 2024 - Africa Tech Festival announces finalists for Startup World Cup
Johannesburg, Friday, October 27, 2023 - AfricaIgnite Hosts the African leg of the Startup World Cup at ATF
Johannesburg, Wednesday, October 11, 2023
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Africa Tech Festival 2024
November 11-14, 2024Cape Town, South Africa
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Uber's Marjorie Saint-Lot on inclusion and sustainability in Africa
Uber's Country Manager for Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, Marjorie Saint-Lot, shares how the ride-hailing company is approaching public-private partnerships, environmentally friendly initiatives and gender inclusion in Africa.
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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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Omdia View: February 2024
By Omdia AnalystsHighlights in February 2024 in the Middle East and Africa included 5G launches in Senegal and 5G trials in Egypt as well as Kenya's first 5G MVNO. Airtel also launched a new wholesale connectivity business while MTN and Huawei are planning a joint Innovation Technology Lab in South Africa – that and more in this month's Omdia View.
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Omdia View: January 2024
By Omdia AnalystsHighlights in January 2024 in the Middle East and Africa included a $200 million fintech deal between MTN and Mastercard as well as 5G network trials by Telecom Egypt – that and more in this month's Omdia View.
