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Airtel launches Africa developer portal

Connecting Africa News
11/22/2021

Airtel Money has launched the Airtel Africa Developer Portal which will let businesses and app developers integrate remote payments with Airtel Money wallets.

Omdia View: October 2021

Guest Perspectives
11/18/2021

Across the Middle East and Africa, regulators are beginning to facilitate spectrum allocation to operators in the region for the deployment of new and innovative technology.

MTN to sell SA towers to IHS

Paula Gilbert
11/17/2021

MTN is selling over 5,700 towers in South Africa to IHS Towers for R6.4 billion (US$413 million).

ZTE to pay SA authorities R5M for 'cartel conduct'

Connecting Africa News
11/17/2021

China's ZTE has agreed to pay South African authorities R5 million (US$321,300) in a settlement deal over collusion allegations in SA.

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M-Pesa remains apple of Safaricom's eye

Paula Gilbert
11/11/2021

M-Pesa remains a cash cow for Kenya's Safaricom with M-Pesa revenue growing 45.8% year-on-year for the first six months of the financial year.

Vodacom strikes major fiber deal with CIVH in SA

Paula Gilbert
11/10/2021

Vodacom is doing a major fiber deal in SA with Vumatel and DFA's parent company CIVH, worth about $875 million.

Telkom SA's mobile business shines, while enterprise struggles

Paula Gilbert
11/9/2021

Telkom South Africa's mobile customers now top 16 million but the group's enterprise segment BCX struggled under pandemic pressure in the first half of the financial year.

MTN & Airtel inch closer to banking licenses in Nigeria

Paula Gilbert
11/8/2021

Airtel Africa and MTN have received 'approval in principle' from the Central Bank of Nigeria to operate payment service banks – a step forward for their fintech plans.

Telkom SA roaming on MTN again

Paula Gilbert
11/5/2021

Telkom South Africa is back roaming on the MTN network almost three years after calling off its previous agreement and switching to Vodacom.

Amazon's first SA solar project adds clean energy to the grid

Industry Announcements
11/5/2021

Amazon Web Services' first operational solar project in South Africa has begun contributing renewable energy to the electricity grid.

Connecting Africa Podcast: S1 Ep. 5 – AI vs. humanity

Paula Gilbert
11/2/2021

This week, Tunisian startup InstaDeep's Co-Founder Zohra Slim joined the podcast and shared the human story behind the successful AI startup and how you maintain startup culture even when your company grows.

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Ivorian fintech takes Ecobank Challenge top prize

Pan-African banking group Ecobank has announced Côte d'Ivoire's Daba Finance as the winner of its flagship Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2024, walking away with the US$50,000 grand prize.

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Elon Musk hosts African leaders while Starlink faces challenges in Kenya

Elon Musk's Starlink satellite Internet service is making waves across Africa, while it navigates competitive dynamics with local telecom companies. He recently engaged with various African leaders.

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Women 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.

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Women 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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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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US-Kenya tech exchange aims to bridge digital gap, boost STEM education

By Eden Harris

Connecting Africa Correspondent Eden Harris investigates the USAID Edtech Africa initiative which aims to enhance tech education in Kenya and the US and teach the skills needed to capitalize on the opportunities presented by the digital age.