The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, today announced that it led the $8.6 million…
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Partners agree to build industry-led research institution for Africa
The African Development Bank and the African Institute of Mathematics and Sciences (AIMS) have initiated a landmark relationship aimed at…
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Building the Business Case for Housing Microfinance in Sub-Saharan Africa
A new study from Habitat for Humanity says that housing microfinance can and should become a mainstream offering for financial…
Read MoreAfrica’s premier scientific forum opens in Kigali
Africa’s scientists and innovators descend on Kigali, Rwanda, for the Next Einstein Forum Global Gathering 2018.
Read MoreMastercard Foundation set to address youth unemployment in Africa
Today, the Mastercard Foundation announced a commitment to enable 30 million African youth, especially young women, to secure dignified and…
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Standard Bank launches its first digital bank in Africa
Standard Chartered Bank today announced the official launch of its digital bank in Côte d’Ivoire. This marks the Bank’s first…
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Egypt launches digital forensic lab to combat software piracy
Egypt government launched a specialized digital forensic lab for Intellectual Property as part of its enforcement schemes of combating software…
Read MoreAfrican broadband operators increase investment
An urgent requirement for new investment into telecom and broadband infrastructure in Africa is driving a fresh flurry of mergers,…
Read MoreEthiopian Airlines Group Microsoft partner for ICT skills development
Ethiopia’s flag carrier and Africa’s largest aviation group, Ethiopian Airlines has collaborated with Microsoft 4Afrika to launch a new AppFactory…
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Djibouti Africa regional express submarine cable goes operational
Djibouti Telecom and its partners announced implementation commencement of the supply contract for the Djibouti Africa Regional Express (DARE) submarine…
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Partners release study on attitudes to mobile money in Africa
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Mastercard Foundation today published an ethnographic study on the perceptions…
Read MoreHuawei joins AU to drive Africa’s digital transformation
Huawei joined AU in the Second Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Communication and…
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