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posted in August 2024

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Hot startup of the month: Nigeria's Tyms

Matshepo Sehloho
8/30/2024

Connecting Africa's hot startup of the month is Nigeria's Tyms, which has built an artificial-intelligence-powered finance and accounting automation software system for CFOs, accountants, bookkeepers and business owners.

Headwinds hit South Africa's Blue Label Telecoms

Paula Gilbert
8/29/2024

South Africa's Blue Label Telecoms once again published a mixed set of financial results, although some parts of the business are doing well, it reported profit declines for the year ended May 31, 2024.

MTN's Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Conakry exits explained

Paula Gilbert
8/27/2024

MTN Group President and CEO, Ralph Mupita, has explained the operator's disposal strategy for its operations in Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry saying the operations are 'subscale' and unable to fund their own growth.

Connecting Africa Podcast: S3 Ep. 5 - Revolutionizing healthcare access

Paula Gilbert
8/26/2024

On this episode, medical doctor, health economist and Wellahealth Founder and CEO Dr. Ikpeme Neto, joins the podcast to speak about how tech-enabled health services and micro-insurance are helping to improve healthcare for Africa's underserved populations.

Raxio inaugurates $30M DRC data center

Paula Gilbert
8/22/2024

Data center operator Raxio Group has inaugurated a new data center in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), its fourth in Africa.

Open banking's potential to foster innovation & harmonize financial services

Guest Perspectives
8/21/2024

As African banks look to digitize their services amid a growing fintech ecosystem, ICT analyst Francis Hook puts forward open banking's potential to foster service innovation and harmonize financial services in Africa.

Libya's Almadar Aljadid, Vox Solutions ink SMS and voice gateway deal

Matshepo Sehloho
8/21/2024

Libyan operator Almadar Aljadid has signed an exclusive agreement with Vox Solutions for the direct termination of international application-to-person (A2P) short message service (SMS) traffic and A2P voice traffic.

MTN swings to H1 loss as Nigeria currency devaluation hits earnings

Paula Gilbert
8/19/2024

Pan-African telecom operator MTN Group reported a half-year loss as the devaluation of the Nigerian naira and ongoing conflict in Sudan negatively impacted its earnings.

Ericsson targets new segments for MFS growth

Paula Gilbert
8/16/2024

Global Head of Ericsson Mobile Financial Services, Michael Wallis-Brown, spoke to Connecting Africa about the company's fintech business in Africa and how it is looking to move into more segments and partner with more local players.

Bayobab inks LEO satellite partnership with Eutelsat, OneWeb

Paula Gilbert
8/15/2024

Eutelsat Group and Bayobab have announced a multi-year agreement for low-Earth orbit (LEO) capacity on Eutelsat's OneWeb constellation with the aim to deliver fixed connectivity services across Africa.

DRC's first Tier 3 data center is live

Matshepo Sehloho
8/15/2024

The Democratic Republic of Congo's first open-access carrier-neutral Tier 3 data center has gone live in Kinshasa.

Canal+ doubles stake in Mauritius-based MC Vision

Matshepo Sehloho
8/13/2024

French pay-TV company Canal+ is edging closer to becoming a bigger player on the African continent` after it doubled its stake in Mauritius-based pay-TV operator MC Vision.

SA enterprises actively hiring for GenAI roles – IBM

Paula Gilbert
8/13/2024

A new study by the IBM Institute for Business Value shows that nearly two-thirds of South African CEOs believe their teams have the skills and knowledge to incorporate generative AI into their businesses, and they are hiring for GenAI-related roles that didn't exist last year.

Axian Telecom appoints Hassan Jaber as new CEO

Paula Gilbert
8/12/2024

Pan-African operator Axian Telecom has appointed Hassan Jaber as its new CEO, taking over from Stéphane Oudin who will transition to the role of advisor to the chairman and board member later this month.

Omdia View: July 2024

Guest Perspectives
8/9/2024

July 2024's telecoms highlights in the Middle East and Africa included an upcoming 5G launch in Egypt, 5G deployment progress in Tanzania and revised interconnection rates for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in Senegal.

Africa Tech Festival 2024 showcases women tech, telecom leaders

Industry Announcements
8/8/2024

Africa Tech Festival spotlights some of the exceptional women shaping the future of technology and telecom in Africa.

Only 17% of African startups have a female co-founder – Disrupt Africa

Paula Gilbert
8/1/2024

A new report from Disrupt Africa and Madica shows that only 17.3% of tech startups in Africa have a female co-founder, only 11.1% have a female CEO, and funding is vastly skewed toward male-led and founded startups.

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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.