Content tagged with Emerging Tech

posted in March 2024

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Spotlight: Four women playing pivotal role in African telcos

Matshepo Sehloho
3/26/2024

Connecting Africa has compiled a list of four African women playing a pivotal role in the African telecommunication ecosystem.

South Africa key to Mimecast's business strategy – new CEO

Paula Gilbert
3/22/2024

South Africa remains a key pillar for email security company Mimecast's business strategy, according to new CEO Marc van Zadelhoff, who told Connecting Africa that Mimecast plans to further expand its operations across Africa and hire more local talent.

Kuda secures licenses in Tanzania and Canada

Matshepo Sehloho
3/19/2024

Nigerian digital bank Kuda has secured payment licenses in Canada and Tanzania, allowing it to offer remittance and multi-currency wallet services.

Female policy experts enabling Africa's tech landscape

Connecting Africa News
3/14/2024

The role of progressive legislation in Africa's tech ecosystem is vital to the continent's social and economic development, and many women are making their mark in the policy space.

African governments must be enablers of innovation

Matshepo Sehloho
3/14/2024

Panelists at the Africa eGovernance Conference (AfreGov) urged African governments to become enablers and create environments that allow citizens to participate in the digital economy.

Progressive regulation needed to improve e-governance – Rwanda ICT minister

Matshepo Sehloho
3/13/2024

Despite Africa's digital successes, the continent still has a lot of work to do when it comes to successful e-governance, Paula Ingabire, Rwanda's minister of ICT and innovation, told delegates at the Africa eGovernance Conference in Rwanda.

Cassava Tech Talks Ep. 6: Digital priorities of the C-suite

Paula Gilbert
3/12/2024

In the newest Cassava Tech Talks podcast we discuss the digital priorities of the C-suite, especially when it comes to cybersecurity, cloud, digitization in Africa and how the introduction of AI tools is impacting the market. Guests are Liquid C2 CEO Oswald Jumira and Sabelo Dlamini director of SANReN. #sponsored

Key adoption areas for machine learning in Africa

Connecting Africa News
3/11/2024

ICT analyst Francis Hook identifies some of the key sectors that could be positively impacted by machine learning, including education, government services, healthcare and climate tech.

Spotlight: Five women shaping African enterprise tech

Matshepo Sehloho
3/8/2024

Connecting Africa has compiled a list of five African women in enterprise tech that are helping shape Africa's digital landscape.

Liquid C2, Google & Anthropic partner on cloud, cybersecurity, GenAI

Paula Gilbert
3/6/2024

Liquid C2 has announced collaborations with Google Cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic to deliver advanced cloud, cybersecurity and generative AI (GenAI) capabilities to African businesses across the continent.

Bolt expands into Egypt

Matshepo Sehloho
3/6/2024

Ride-sharing platform Bolt has expanded into Egypt's capital city of Cairo to compete with other platforms like Uber, inDrive and Careem.

Connecting Africa Podcast: S3 Ep. 1 – Trending topics in 2024

Paula Gilbert
3/5/2024

The Connecting Africa Podcast is back for season three. In this episode, we discuss startups and companies making their mark across emerging trends like social commerce, AI and smartphone affordability, and we venture into the hot topic of climate tech.

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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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Empowering Africa through enhanced global connectivity

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Accelerating Africa's business opportunities with an adaptable 5G

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Future proof your business with integrated customer experience

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Boosting digital inclusion for socio-economic improvement

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How innovative device financing can help Africa's mobile evolution

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New Africa eGovernance Conference comes to Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda, Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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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, 2024
Cape 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

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Highlights 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 Analysts

Highlights 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.

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