President Joe Biden honors Ethiopian-born scientist
The United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday awarded the National Medal of Science to the Ethiopian-born distinguished…
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ECA, Shenzhen Transsion to accelerate digital transformation in Africa
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Co., Ltd. (Transsion) have signed a…
Smart Africa, Orange partner for Africa’s digitalization
On the sidelines of the Mobile World Congress Africa, taking place in Kigali, the Smart Africa and Orange…
Finland launches a 20-qubit quantum computer development
Today, VTT launched Finland’s second quantum computer – a 20-qubit superconductive device. The quantum computer is a result…
Digital technologies benefit 70% of SDG targets
More than two-thirds of the UN’s targets for sustainable development can benefit directly from digital technologies, according to…
GIIG, UNICEF Ethiopia partner for startup awards Africa summit
Global Innovation Initiative Group (GIIG), the exclusive rights holder to the Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa, and UNICEF…
itel unveils S23+ smartphone in Ethiopia
itel, one of the global consumer electronic products boasting excellent user experience, has officially announced the imminent arrival…
Ghana to host African peering, interconnection forum
Ghana is gearing up to welcome the 12th edition of the African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF), marking…
Canon opens call center in Egypt
In alignment with the company’s, ‘Closer to Customer’ strategy aimed at strengthening and enhancing relationships with its customers,…
BMW Group, Airbus, Quantinuum collaborate for mobility research
Airbus, BMW Group and Quantinuum, world leaders in mobility and quantum technologies, have developed a hybrid quantum-classical workflow…
Exness expands its Fintech scholarships program to Kenya
The multi-asset broker Exness is pleased to announce it is extending its popular Fintech Scholarships program to Kenya…
TECNO Mobile Ethiopia unveils CAMON 20 Series
TECNO, an innovative technology brand with operations in over 70 global markets, today launched CAMON 20 Series showcasing…
Viditure Technology to introduce digital contracts signing in Ethiopia
Viditure Technology Solution PLC is set to launch its all-new digital / E-signature application, Weleta that revolutionizes the…
Datacentrix earns Cloudflare EMEA partner award
Datacentrix, a leading hybrid IT systems integrator and managed services provider, has been named as ‘Partner of the…
New terrestrial fibre route set to link Luanda, Johannesburg
Liquid Dataport, a pan-African technology group, and Angola Telecom, the leading fixed network operator in Angola, announces a…
Africa Prize selects four engineering innovations
Four innovators from Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda have been selected to compete for the £25,000 Africa…
Ethiopia set to host global startup awards Africa summit
Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, is set to host the Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa Summit…
Mastercard, Moroccan fintech to develop innovative payment solutions
Mastercard and NAPS, a leading Moroccan fintech company, have initiated a collaboration to develop innovative payment solutions for…
Microsoft to connect 40 million people in Africa, Latin America
Microsoft, the United States based multibillion dollars software company, today announced a new and expanded Airband partnerships set…
U.S. Embassy launches innovation competition in Ethiopia
The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, in partnership with iCog Anyone Can Code (iCog-ACC), has launched Solve IT…
Ethiopia issues mobile money license to Safaricom
Ethiopia has issued Kenya’s telecom giant Safaricom a license to operate mobile money services, the first foreign firm…
TECNO unveils Spark 10 series smartphones in Ethiopia
TECNO Mobile, one of the leading mobile technology brands in the world, announced today the official launch of…
Global tech company SLB opens new office in Namibia
SLB, a global technology company, officially inaugurated its new office in Windhoek, Namibia.
Dakar to host Enrich in Africa week
Dakar, the capital of Senegal, is set to host the Enrich in Africa starting 22nd of May with…
Orange launches social venture prize in Africa, Middle East
Orange today launches the 13th edition of the Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East…
Paradigm Initiative calls for digital gender equality in Africa
African Governments have been called upon to urgently initiate reforms to bridge the digital gender divide currently being…
Yellow Card adds more coins to its app
Yellow Card adds an additional five coins to the app providing a wider-range of cryptocurrencies for their customers,…
Huawei launche new product at Mobile World Congress
During the Mobile World Congress 2023 (MWC 2023), Huawei launched a new product, the industry’s first 50G POL…
Partners to bring connectivity to 20 million people in Africa
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, announced a new collaboration to deliver internet access to 20…
African Development Bank opens center of excellence for coding
The African Development Bank has opened a second Information and Communications Technology Centre of Excellence at the United…