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posted in March 2024

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Interview: JUMO's Joe Mucheru on AI's role in fintech

Connecting Africa Video
3/28/2024

JUMO President Joe Mucheru joined Connecting Africa Editor Paula Gilbert for a video interview to talk about the fintech company's work across Africa and how it's using artificial intelligence (AI) to provide credit to millions of Africans.

Africa to lead MFS growth in next five years – Ericsson and Juniper Research

Paula Gilbert
3/27/2024

A new report from Ericsson and Juniper Research predicts that almost half of all African mobile subscribers will use mobile financial services (MFS) by 2029 and African MFS transaction values will grow by 114% in the next five years.

The impact of currency weaknesses on the African ICT market

Connecting Africa News
3/26/2024

During 2023, nearly half of all African countries experienced either currency weakness or volatility which has impacted the local telecoms and ICT market.

MTN grows revenue, but naira slump pulls profit down

Paula Gilbert
3/25/2024

Pan-African telecoms operator MTN Group has reported a major drop in full-year profit as a sharp devaluation in the Nigerian naira pushed down the group's results.

Telkom South Africa sells its tower business for $357M

Matshepo Sehloho
3/22/2024

Telkom South Africa has sold its masts and towers subsidiary, Swiftnet, to a consortium of equity investors for about US$357 million.

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.

Vodacom to cut jobs in South Africa

Matshepo Sehloho
3/20/2024

Pan-African operator Vodacom is planning to cut jobs in its biggest market, South Africa, to reduce costs.

West Africa has become mobile money powerhouse – GSMA

Paula Gilbert
3/20/2024

The GSMA's new 2024 State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money shows that in 2023, over a third of new mobile money accounts globally were from West Africa and the region has doubled its overall number of mobile money accounts over the past ten years.

Omdia View: February 2024

Guest Perspectives
3/18/2024

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.

Multiple cable failures impact Africa's Internet

Paula Gilbert
3/15/2024

Multiple subsea cable failures are impacting Africa's Internet services due to reported cable breaks off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire.

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.

Airtel Africa breaks ground on first Nxtra data center in Nigeria

Paula Gilbert
3/13/2024

Airtel Africa's data center business, Nxtra by Airtel, has officially broken ground on its first data center in Lagos, Nigeria.

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.

TelCables launches new PoP in Durban, South Africa

Paula Gilbert
3/7/2024

Angola Cables subsidiary TelCables South Africa has opened a new point of presence (PoP) at Teraco's data center facility in Durban, South Africa.

Kenya's central bank grants 19 digital lenders licenses

Matshepo Sehloho
3/7/2024

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has licensed a further 19 digital lenders, bringing up the total number of licensed Digital Credit Providers to 51 in the East African country.

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.

Interview: Kyle Whitehill on Avanti Communications' digital inclusion mission

Sponsored Video
3/5/2024

Kyle Whitehill, CEO of Avanti Communications, spoke to Connecting Africa at Africa Tech Festival 2023 at Africa Tech Festival 2023 about the company's digital inclusion mission. #sponsored

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.

Canal+ makes new offer to MultiChoice

Matshepo Sehloho
3/5/2024

French pay-TV company Canal+ has raised its offer to acquire all the shares that it does not already own in South African pay-TV and streaming company MultiChoice Group.

Mastercard, MTN Group launch virtual MoMo card for 13 African markets

Paula Gilbert
3/4/2024

MTN Group and Mastercard have launched a prepaid virtual bank card and a physical Mastercard companion card for MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) users across 13 markets in Africa.

MWC 2024: African telco deals

Paula Gilbert
3/1/2024

Connecting Africa has compiled a list of all the major deals that African operators announced at MWC 2024 in Barcelona, Spain.

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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.