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Africa Tech Festival 2020: Beyond M-Pesa

Connecting Africa Video
12/31/2020

During a fireside chat at the 2020 Africa Tech Festival, experts spoke about Africa's payment ecosystem and moving beyond M-Pesa to payments as a frictionless mobile infrastructure.

Mauritius, Egypt and SA are Africa's most AI ready

Paula Gilbert
12/29/2020

Mauritius, Egypt and South Africa have ranked the highest when it comes to African government's readiness for AI-related technologies, according to a recent index.

Africa Tech Festival 2020: COVID-19's impact on African fintech

Connecting Africa Video
12/17/2020

A panel discussion at the 2020 Africa Tech Festival about how COVID-19 has triggered deep digital change in African fintech .

Women in Tech Interview: MainOne CEO Funke Opeke

Paula Gilbert
12/14/2020

Funke Opeke, founder and CEO of MainOne, spoke to Connecting Africa about her connectivity vision for West Africa and the female-run startups that are making waves on the continent.

Black Friday disappoints in SA, but online sales tick up

Paula Gilbert
12/10/2020

Black Friday 2020 was not as lucrative for South African retailers as it was a year ago, although online sales did tick up.

Telkom SA CFO quits to join MTN

Paula Gilbert
12/4/2020

MTN has announced that Tsholofelo Molefe will join next year as group CFO, just hours after Telkom SA announced she had resigned.

Africa's mobile broadband affordability much improved since 2015 – A4AI

Paula Gilbert
12/2/2020

Over five years the cost of 1GB of mobile data has dropped 60% in Africa, according to the Alliance for Affordable Internet's 2020 Affordability Report.

5G will grow but 3G will dominate SSA in 2026 – Ericsson

Paula Gilbert
12/1/2020

The newest Ericsson Mobility Report predicts that 5G will make up about 5% of sub-Saharan Africa's mobile subscriptions by 2026, but the region's dominant mobile technology will still be 3G at over 40%.

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Africa Tech Festival 2024

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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: April 2024

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April 2024's telecoms highlights in the Middle East and Africa included a license for Starlink in Ghana, new mobile termination rates in Ethiopia, and 6G trials in Bahrain – that and more in the latest Omdia View.

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Leveraging agritech to build resilience against climate change

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ICT analyst Francis Hook discusses agritech in Africa and how the agricultural sector is using technology to build resilience against the negative effects of climate change and to ensure food security.

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