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Read moreThe World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) call on all nations to drastically accelerate action
Read moreThe leading mobile network provider in Africa, MTN, has tested a first-of-its-kind 5G Stand Alone Core that is completely deployed
Read moreMultinational technology business, SLB (previously known as Schlumberger) (www.SLB.com), formally opened its new West Africa regional headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria.
Read moreIf governments don’t immediately enact stricter salt regulations, seven million people might pass away from diseases associated with excessive salt
Read morePAPSS benefits individual businesses in Africa involved in any form of cross border trade and payments
Read moreIn order to find, qualify, and certify elite engineers, Andela, a worldwide network for remote technical talent, has acquired Qualified,
Read moreThere is a quiet murderer among us. It is a leading cause of death worldwide, affecting 850 million people. Despite
Read moreFor the fifth year running, Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) has confirmed the African Trade Insurance Agency’s (ATI) A3 insurance financial
Read moreWestern Union and MFS Africa have teamed to make it possible for people and businesses across the continent to accept
Read moreCardi B, a Grammy-winning rapper and songwriter, has teamed up with Africa’s Delight Cosmeceutical Labs to introduce her own range
Read moreIn 2022, Kaspersky’s (www.Kaspersky.co.za) anti-phishing system globally stopped more than 500 million attempts to reach phony websites. When compared to
Read moreThe vaccine alliance, better known as Gavi, has announced the selection of Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate as its new CEO.
Read moreOver the next two years, Bolt expects to invest €500 million (Ksh. 67 billion) to improve its operations in Africa.
Read moreThis past weekend, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta is introducing paid verification for Facebook and Instagram. The Meta CEO disclosed
Read moreThe Central Emergency Fund for Africa has received its largest-ever allocation of $250 million, according to UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Read moreThe education of 222 million crisis-affected girls and boys will be supported by the US$826 million pledged by world leaders
Read moreToday, 7UP® is happy to reveal a brand-new, contemporary design that adds moments of “UPliftment” to the daily while also
Read moreIn the midst of a worldwide outbreak, cholera infections are surging in Africa. Over 30% more cases were reported across
Read moreThe Mobile Financial Services Mastery Award was given to MTN and Ericsson at the London-hosted 2022 Global Telecom (Glotel) Awards.
Read moreIn order to enable seamless service deployment throughout the two nations, Nigeria and the Republic of Niger have inked a
Read moreOne of the 20 different NTDs, lymphatic filariasis affects more than 120 million people in 72 countries throughout Asia, Africa,
Read moreThe Trypa-NO! partnership, a project run by FIND (https://www.FINDdx.org), the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), and the
Read moreWorld Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Day is observed today, on January 30 of each year, and in recognition of this,
Read moreToday the World celebrates the International Day of Education. Every year on January 24, there is a celebration of International
Read moreWhat new obstacles will GDPR laws pose for cyber security teams? The introduction of GDPR regulation in the UK and
Read moreYellow Card announced that its ground-breaking new payment option, Yellow Pay, is now formally offered throughout Africa. With Yellow Pay,
Read moreIn its Digital Defense Report for 2022, Microsoft highlighted the need for everyone to take proactive measures to hedge against
Read moreThe cybercriminals are persistent, frequently highly skilled, and unrelenting. Attacks are predicted to rise significantly in the upcoming year in
Read moreAccording to Kaspersky’s detection algorithms, there were 400,000 malicious files sent daily on average in 2022, up 5% from 2021.
Read moreAccording to the World Bank additional adverse shocks could cause the global economy to enter a recession in 2023, with
Read moreThe U.K. government on Friday launched a deal with the German company BioNTech to test new vaccinations for cancer and
Read moreNigeria is the first nation in Africa to secure partnership for the deployment of Elon Musk’s Starlink. Before the year’s
Read moreAfter joining the European Union (EU) about ten years ago, Croatia has reached two significant milestones: the adoption of the
Read moreOn Sunday, Dubai eliminated its 30% tax on alcohol sales in the sheikhdom and made the needed liquor licenses freely
Read moreAs 2023 sets in, it is inheriting the past momentous year of 2022 with is many dramas and events and
Read moreThe year 2022 would go down as yet another memorable year with major and significant events. These events included the
Read moreSoccer Legend, Tamar Pele, real name Edson Arantes do Nascimento, is dead. He died yesterday at the Albert Einstein hospital
Read moreEcobank, Nestle, IHS Towers and AstraZeneca have been named among Africa’s Top Best Places to Work for in 2022 The
Read moreMeta today announced its 2022 Africa Year in Review which highlights some of the company’s activities and investments in Sub-Saharan
Read moreThe Coalition for Digital Africa is a project started by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) with
Read moreToday, Daughters for Earth announced awards to 26 women-led projects in 17 countries working to preserve and revitalize the planet
Read moreThe BNI Foundation has launched a humanitarian effort called Heaters & Hope Initiative to support Children in need in war
Read moreThe Ukranian President, Volodymyr Zelensky and “the spirit of Ukraine” has been named a Time Magazine’s 2022 Person of the
Read moreAfter more than two decades, Angelina Jolie and the UN organization for refugees are no longer working together. The Actor
Read moreToday, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and EVA Pharma (http://www.EVAPharma.com/) announced their partnership to help at least one million
Read moreA new cooperation between Microsoft’s Airband Initiative and Viasat has been revealed in order to provide internet access to ten
Read moreThe African Women Impact Fund (AWIF), a partnership between Standard Bank and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, has
Read moreIn honor of this year’s International Human Rights Day, Paradigm Initiative (PIN), a prominent Pan-African human rights and advocacy organization,
Read moreFedEx Express (FedEx) has announced that it has opened a direct commercial presence in Nigeria to fulfill the country’s expanding
Read moreAccess Bank Pic has moved to purchase a 51% majority stake in Finibanco Angola S.A . Finibanco Angola S.A. has
Read moreBy exchanging data, including indications of compromise (IoCs) on various cyberthreats and types of cybercriminal behavior targeting African nations, Kaspersky
Read moreFollowing a number of successful pilot tests using low earth orbit (LEO) satellites in the US and UK, World Mobile
Read moreIt is 20 years since the last drug for Alzheimer’s was licensed in the UK. Since then, huge advances have
Read moreOn the 19th of November, 2022, The World’s Leading Cryptocurrency Exchange and Asset Trading Platform, CoinW (http://bit.ly/3gHpB26), organized a VIP Day
Read moreThree years of flatlined progress on HIV treatment and prevention affect 2.7 million youth . Some 110,00 youth under age
Read moreAPO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, today announced a content agreement with Pan-African
Read moreWith the global population recently reaching 8 billion, we can celebrate many signs of human progress. Better health and longer
Read moreMMV (http://www.MMV.org) and Shin Poong Pharm. Co., Ltd. welcome the formal inclusion of Pyramax® (pyronaridine-artesunate) in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Guidelines
Read moreAfrica Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, is proud to be the colocation provider for
Read morePartner2Connect is an international digital alliance that aims to deliver digital connectivity to more than 80 countries by 2025. It
Read moreRamani, the African software company building a cloud network of micro-distribution centres for Africa’s $1 Trillion consumer-packaged goods supply chain,
Read moreThe African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Development Bank have signed a grant agreement to implement Phase 1 of the
Read moreDeveloping countries celebrated on Sunday morning as crucial climate talks ended with a “historic” deal on their most cherished climate goal: a
Read moreQrios, the Digital Economy Empowerment Platform has built a utility for commerce. It is designed from the ground up to
Read moreHard Rock Cafe is expanding upon its partnership with world-renowned soccer legend Lionel Messi with its latest release of its fan-favorite Messi
Read moreElon Musk issued an ultimatum on Wednesday, and as a result, Twitter offices are closing and staff members are quitting
Read morePaystack has joined a number of other providers that have been granted payments license to operate in Kenya. The company
Read moreThe global population is projected to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022, signalling major improvements in public health that
Read moreInternet users in Africa will soon have faster access to services on the Internet and better protection from cyberattacks. The Internet Corporation
Read moreBritain’s stock market has lost its position as Europe’s most-valued, with France taking the top spot, data shows. A weak
Read moreThe framework supports environmental investments across the world, thus contributing to green, resilient and equitable development.The EIB (www.EIB.org) is enhancing the
Read moreOnly 46% of people living with diabetes in the African region know their status, raising the risk of severe illness
Read moreBanks, financial services providers, and telecommunication companies from 12 African countries lost $11 million to hacking attacks between 2018 and
Read moreTesla CEO Elon Musk has closed a deal to acquire Twitter, ending a monthslong saga that cast Musk as suitor,
Read moreGhana has been recognized as the only country in Africa to achieve 100% access to financial inclusion on the continent.
Read moreThe third straight rate hike this year was announced by the European Central Bank on Thursday along with a reduction
Read moreApple outlined what apps can do with cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in a clarification of its policies around these
Read moreThe Mastercard virtual payment solution, linked to Cellulant’s payment gateway – Tingg, can unlock a host of opportunities for consumers,
Read moreAndela, the global marketplace for remote technical talent, has opened applications for its upcoming EPIC Tournament. In partnership with HackerEarth,
Read moreSub-Saharan Africa faces one of the most challenging economic environments in years, marked by a slow recovery from the pandemic, rising
Read moreMastercard has introduced a new program to enable financial institutions to bring secure crypto trading capabilities and services to their
Read moreNigeria and Cameroon have expressed interest in joining the alliance for economic relations on cocoa between Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana;
Read moreThe IMF’s World Economic Outlook released last week forecasts that global economic growth will slow from 3.2 percent this year to 2.7
Read moreTECNO (www.TECNO-Mobile.com), the global premium smartphone and smart device brand, today launched its brand-new SPARK 9 Pro Sport Edition for
Read moreThe IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) has left its global forecast for 2022 unchanged at 3.2% y/y and has
Read moreNokia has today announced the launch of a marketplace for broadband network automation applications. Seven apps are available at launch,
Read moreThe creative economy offers a feasible development option to all countries, particularly developing economies, says UNCTAD’s Creative Economy Outlook 2022. UNCTAD defines
Read moreMultiChoice has announced its media broadcast partnership with The Earthshot Prize to help accelerate and spotlight the ingenuity and ambition
Read moreWest Africa and the Sahel are experiencing a continuous deterioration of food and nutritional conditions as a result of the
Read moreThe gauge for world food commodity prices declined for the sixth month in a row in September, with sharp drops
Read moreThe World mental health day 2022, #WorldMentalHealthDay, will be celebrated today Monday October 10th with the theme: Make mental health
Read moreAccording to Kaspersky’s Financial Cyberthreats report, attacks in the financial sector are becoming increasingly corporate-oriented and shifting away from consumers. Kaspersky Security
Read moreIn a 2019 vector alert, WHO identified the spread of Anopheles stephensi as a significant threat to malaria control and elimination – particularly
Read moreClimate disasters and skyrocketing fuel prices have made the need to “end our global addiction to fossil fuels” crystal clear,
Read moreAfrica has been losing from 5 to 15% of its GDP per capita growth because of climate change and its
Read moreAs a mission-driven company, M-KOPA’s tremendous growth is rooted in commitment to both commercial and social goals. The report presents
Read moreThe World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have launched a roadmap to stop by 2030, bacterial meningitis outbreaks on the
Read moreMeta has announced the launch of ‘Creators of Tomorrow’, a new campaign that celebrates emerging talents from around the world
Read moreEuro zone inflation hit a new record high in August of 9.1%, according to flash figures from Europe’s statistics office
Read moreMoove, the world’s first mobility fintech, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] with MUFG, one of
Read moreI recently read this mind-blowing article (https://bbc.in/3CJ0Iff) on the BBC website. It describes the story of E Bruce Harrison and
Read moreThe Federal Government of Nigeria has demonstrated its commitment to a clean and sustainable future with the global launch of
Read moreAfrican health ministers today launched a campaign to ramp up awareness, bolster prevention and care to curb the toll of
Read moreThe African space economy keeps growing at a rate beyond Africa’s GDP growth rates and becoming a strategic tool for
Read moreCountries are using innovative methods to measure and monitor plastics leakage on land and into rivers and regional seas. Globally
Read moreAs a marine biologist in Fiji I am used to seeing plastics in our waterways. I’ve written of plastics in the sand, sea
Read moreNigeria. Nigeria’s official Customer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.89% to 18.60% in June, from 17.71% in May. This is
Read moreMaritime authorities are considering stricter controls on the ocean transport of billions of plastic pellets known as nurdles after a series
Read moreExclusive Networks Africa, which represents the continental arm of this global, trusted cybersecurity specialist for digital infrastructure, is continuing its
Read moreKoolboks, the sustainable cooling company providing accessible cold storage solutions to businesses across Africa, has closed a $2.5M Seed funding
Read morePopular ride-hailing company Bolt has announced it has quadrupled its business since the start of the pandemic, recording its most successful
Read moreBNI® (Business Network International), the world’s largest and most successful business netw orking organization, today publicly announced that BNI Members
Read moreThe Republic of Togo and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) are pleased to announce their signature of
Read moreKaspersky researchers have been tracking attack campaigns from the DeathStalker hack-for-hire group since 2018. Recent analysis shows that the threat actor updated
Read moreZ Zurich Foundation (ZZF) announced today—International Youth Day—that it will partner with JA Worldwide and JA Africa, building on relationships
Read moreIs the crypto winter finally over? (And in the scorching heat of summer no less?) Bitcoin prices have stabilized around the $23,000 to
Read moreThe environment contains thousands of hazardous chemicals from plastics. A recent study shows that at least four of these plastics have pushed us beyond
Read moreThe United States on Monday imposed sanctions on virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, accusing it of helping hackers, including from North Korea,
Read moreSecretary Blinken travels to South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda this week, where the United States
Read moreWHO has released new guidelines for the use of long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV and called for
Read moreWomen and girls who seek to advance their STEM education have long faced incredible challenges in a field traditionally dominated
Read moreWomen’s World Banking announced today the 2023 Fintech Innovation Challenge, a global competition to highlight and advance solutions to close the
Read moreThe new Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children by 2030, made up of UN agencies, civil society groups, governments
Read moreSpeaking from Dakar, Senegal, WHO Assistant Director-General for Emergencies Ibrahima Soce Fall said that “we have been working on monkeypox in Africa for
Read moreThe African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) have signed a
Read moreDistribution transformers will continue to dominate the overall transformer market growth opportunities due to rising urbanization and industrialization, says Frost
Read moreWhen G20 Finance Ministers meet this weekend in Bali, their meeting will likely be no more harmonious than their Foreign Minister
Read moreLeading digital payment solutions provider Network International has announced it will bring WhatsApp for Business banking services to financial institutions
Read moreThe World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday reconvened the Monkeypox Emergency Committee to assess the public health implications of the
Read moreThe United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Nigeria Mr. Matthias Schmale, has commended the Sterling One Foundation for creating a
Read moreKaspersky researchers have uncovered a new ransomware group that further underlines the trend of ransomware actors turning to cross-platform functionality.
Read moreThe World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the launch by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, of the landmark opportunity for countries to
Read morePlastics are polluting the world’s oceans and waterways faster than scientists can measure the effects on marine life, livelihoods, human
Read moreCassava Technologies (Cassava) (www.CassavaTechnologies.com), Africa’s first integrated tech company of continental scale, announced today that it has secured a US$50
Read moreThe Board of Directors of the African Development Fund approved an $11.02 million support package to the Permanent Secretariat of the
Read moreCrypto funding falls during bumpy first half of year It’s been a brutal year for crypto. Investment in VC-backed crypto
Read moreOver 500,000 conflict-affected people in northeast Nigeria will be tossed “a lifeline,” thanks to a new UN humanitarian and development
Read moreThe Euro has fallen below the dollar for the first time in nearly 20 years as the war in Ukraine
Read moreThe Africa Narrative (TAN), a non-profit focused on supporting African creatives, today launches the AfroCreatives WikiProject, funded by the Wikimedia
Read moreIndia is set to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023, with each counting more than 1.4
Read moreThe latest UN projections suggest that the world’s population could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030 and 9.7 billion
Read moreMicrosoft announced a wide range of new features and capabilities for Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 at its recent Build
Read moreThe Togolese Republic has today announced the completion and re-launch of its electronic visa issuance system (e-Visa), Togo VOYAGE. The
Read moreIt has been popularly believed that the world of business is a world of men. In the past women played
Read moreThe West is finding it more difficult to compete with Asian and African countries as people in these regions are
Read moreThe UK’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley, delivered a statement explaining the UK’s position ahead of the
Read moreThe International Wine Challenge, the world’s most influential, impartial and rigorously judged wine competition, has announced the 40 highest scoring wines
Read moreTo coordinate, support, monitor, and evaluate the implementation of the African Union One Health Strategy for Zoonotic Disease Prevention and
Read moreBinance (www.Binance.com), the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, is celebrating its 5th anniversary by eliminating trading fees
Read moreA staggering 71 million more people around the world are experiencing poverty as a result of soaring food and energy
Read moreA quarter of countries still have discriminatory nationality laws that deny women the same nationality rights as men, reveals a
Read moreToday, Meta (www.Facebook.com) announced that it has built and open sourced ‘No Language Left Behind’ NLLB-200 (https://bit.ly/3yJo7KS), a single AI
Read more“ChinaDan” posted in an online cybercrime forum that they lifted the data of 1 billion Chinese citizens from a Shanghai
Read moreWe’re kicking off with a word you’ve waited so long to hear: “deflation.” It may not be as good as
Read moreTMF Group, a leading provider of compliance and administrative services, has today launched the ninth edition of its Global Business Complexity
Read moreKaspersky experts have brought to light a poorly detected Session Manager backdoor that was set up as a malicious module
Read moreThe World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed the Travel & Tourism sector in Nigeria is expected to create
Read moreLast week, leaders came together to make incredible pledges to help fight malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). Governments, the
Read moreTwelve African countries have so far reported 1,782 cases of monkeypox cases, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Read moreIBM has announced it will provide in-kind grants valued at $5 million to help address cybersecurity resiliency in schools worldwide. For the
Read moreAs a result of the worst shock to education and learning in recorded history, learning poverty has increased by a
Read moreAlmost 8 million children under 5 in 15 crisis-hit countries are at risk of death from severe wasting unless they
Read moreUSAID has announced the launch of its new flagship initiative to combat ocean plastic pollution globally—the Save Our Seas Initiative.
Read moreThe East African Community has unveiled the Regional Bioeconomy Strategy 2021/22-2031/3 at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. The strategy
Read moreA promising regional recovery has been disrupted by the war in Ukraine. Last year, activity surprised on the upside, lifting
Read moreWTO members successfully concluded the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) in Geneva on 17 June, securing multilaterally negotiated outcomes on a
Read morePremium smartphone brand TECNO (www.TECNO-Mobile.com) announced today the renewal of its partnership with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to support
Read moreZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile internet,
Read moreOnline education has become a prominent industry during the past decade. According to the numbers presented by StockApps.com, the online
Read moreGlobal wealth shot up to new levels of $530 trillion (or N217.8 Quadrillion @N411/$) in 2021. A MoneyTransfers data presentation
Read moreDow has announced the expansion of its Project REFLEX initiative in Egypt and Guinea, following a successful pilot phase in
Read moreThe global travel insurance market size was valued at $12.38 billion in 2020, and is projected to reach $119.31 billion
Read moreIt was recently revealed that the TECNO CAMON 19 series global launch event will be held in the iconic Rockefeller
Read moreSkaleet, an international fintech offering a next-generation Core Banking Platform (CBP) has today announced its partnership with Salv, an Estonian RegTech company. This enables them to provide
Read moreHigh above the hustle and bustle of the streets of New York City, on the 65th floor in Bar Sixty
Read moreTRADE X, a B2B cross-border automotive trading platform based in Ontario, Canada, announced it has opened a new office in Lagos, Nigeria,
Read moreMTN (brand value up 49% to US$4.0 billion) has retained the number one place on the ranking of the most
Read moreMTN Group has joined the Global Network Initiative (GNI), signalling the group’s commitment to strengthen and innovate on digital human
Read moreAs part of its Africa Day celebrations on 25 May, Meta (www.Facebook.com) today announced the return of its global campaign ‘Made
Read moreThe world is facing “formidable” challenges, including Covid, the war in Ukraine and monkeypox, the head of the World Health
Read morePanasonic Marketing Middle East & Africa (PMMAF) restated its commitment to MEA market expansion and consumer wellbeing at its regional
Read moreIFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (UN SSE), announced an expanded partnership
Read moreBritish banking group HSBC recently announced the launch of a US$1 billion fund dedicated exclusively to financing women entrepreneurs in
Read moreAutochek, the automotive technology company making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa, has announced the acquisition of KIFAL
Read moreOn the sidelines of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) conference “Uniting the Global Community to Face the Challenge
Read moreHuawei is looking for the world’s top ICT talent to support its strategy for innovation and building a greener intelligent
Read moreBoomplay (www.Boomplay.com), the #1 music streaming service in Africa, has announced that they received IAB Tech Lab’s Open Measurement SDK
Read moreMUNICH, May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Huawei today announced all-new smart photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage solutions at Intersolar Europe
Read moreBased on its recent analysis of the global webinars and virtual events industry, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Zoom with the 2021 Global Webinars and
Read moreAs part of the catalytic global infrastructure initiative announced by President Biden at the Carbis Bay G7 Summit last year,
Read moreOver the past 2 years, crypto turnover within the iGaming industry has significantly increased. The recently released SOFTSWISS corporate report confirms the
Read moreMobile money has evolved from a narrow product service in a few markets to a global financial service. According to
Read moreWhen most people toss a plastic bottle or cup into the recycling bin, they assume that means the plastic is
Read moreNorebase, the African trade technology company building a single platform for businesses to start, scale and operate in any African
Read moreAFEX, Nigeria’s leading commodities market player and the country’s first private sector commodities exchange, is proud to announce it has
Read moreNumerous countries in Africa have developed or implemented data privacy and security laws in their countries in the last few
Read moreThe Central African Republic has become the second country in the world to adopt bitcoin as official currency, after El Salvador took the
Read moreSkaleet (www.Skaleet.com), an international fintech providing a next-generation Core Banking Platform (CBP), announces a partnership with Thunes, the leading global
Read moreDorsey: Elon is the singular solution I trust Twitter’s co-founder Jack Dorsey has given his backing to Musk’s deal, tweeting
Read moreElon Musk has reached a $44bn deal to buy Twitter in a takeover that will give the world’s richest man
Read moreChinese ride-hailing giant, Didi Chixung, announced that it would be ending its operations in South Africa. This is coming only
Read moreThe African Media Agency (AMA), a pan-African PR and communications firm announced a partnership with Europe’s startup and tech event, VivaTech, to
Read moreWith younger consumers in mind, the new HUAWEI nova 9 SE is packed with 108 MP high-res photography, creative vlog
Read moreThe 2022 Break COVID Now Summit, co-hosted by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance alongside the governments of Germany, Ghana, Indonesia and Senegal
Read moreGoogle will land its Equiano cable system in Nigeria this month. The plan was presented, Thursday April 7 by Google’s Director
Read moreTourism ministers and officials from a number of African countries on Monday joined a tourism roundtable here, highlighting green tourism,
Read moreProspects for the global economy have darkened since the outbreak of Russia-Ukraine conflict, said the World Trade Organization (WTO) in
Read moreCellulant has debuted a new digital pay platform, Tingg, which will help businesses and customers to make seamless payments. This comes as
Read moreThe World Trade Centers Association® (WTCA®) — an international trade organization connecting more than 300 World Trade Center® (WTC®) locations in
Read moreGetinge, the manufacturer of medical and life sciences equipment, has joined IFC’s Africa Medical Equipment Facility, an initiative designed to help
Read moreThe African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), approved the launch of the Ukraine Crisis Adjustment Trade Financing Programme for Africa (UKAFPA), a programme of
Read moreClub dVIN, the world’s premier global non-fungible token (NFT) wine club, will officially launch to the public on Saturday, May 14 with an
Read moreToday, WHO confirmed the suspension of supply of Covaxin (Bharat Biotech) through UN procurement agencies, and recommended that countries using
Read moreAlmost the entire global population (99%) breathes air that exceeds WHO air quality limits, and threatens their health. A record
Read moreSophos today released findings on how attackers are using the Log4Shell vulnerability to deliver backdoors and profiling scripts to unpatched
Read moreHisense, provider of high-performance TV and home appliances, has successfully delivered its first batch of South African-made combi refrigerators to
Read moreTech giant Microsoft officially opened its African Development Offices in Nairobi last week. The $27 million tech talent hub was
Read moreNEW! Access Crunchbase anywhere with our new Chrome extensionWith Crunchbase’s new Chrome extension, it’s never been easier to access company
Read moreThe (metaverse) land rush of 2022 is on If you feel left behind by the red-hot real estate market, don’t
Read moreAt the Global Forest Summit, CBA and AstraZeneca (www.AstraZeneca.com) officially announce partnership to establish first ‘Living Lab’ programme in Ghana,
Read moreThe integration of the African continent is well above average with five Regional Economic Communities (RECs) demonstrating progressive efforts towards
Read moreInternational education platform M Square Media (MSM) is expanding its brand of quality education management in Australia with its new
Read moreCalling all film & TV storytellers from East Africa! Netflix (www.Netflix.com), the world’s leading entertainment streaming service, has opened applications to
Read moreHere’s who is leading Series B investment Venture capital firms still dominate as investors in Series B rounds, with growth
Read moreThe Togolese Republic, CSquared and Google today announced a major digital initiative which includes the arrival of ‘Equiano’, a subsea
Read moreClickatell (https://bit.ly/3IiVTbo), a CPaaS innovator and Chat Commerce leader announced it has launched the integration of its industry-leading Chat 2
Read moreLuno, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digital Currency Group (“DCG”), announces the launch of Luno Expeditions, a global, early-stage investment arm
Read moreFollowing two years of COVID restrictions we are excited that the Africa Energy Forum (aef) is back to full capacity
Read morePresident Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order on government oversight of cryptocurrency that urges the Federal Reserve to
Read moreGhana is a leading destination for foreign investment in West Africa. Not only does it identify as an increasingly stable
Read moreEnthusiasm for fintech funding wanes VCs’ enthusiasm for fintech, which ranked as the hottest sector for startup investment last year,
Read moreAround 2.4 billion women of working age are not afforded equal economic opportunity and 178 countries maintain legal barriers that
Read moreAirtel Nigeria has announced that customers on its network can now call their loved ones, family members and friends in Ukraine
Read moreZoho Corporation has today announced the latest version of its low-code offering, Zoho Creator. The new version addresses the need
Read moreAmazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it plans to close all 68 of its brick-and-mortar bookstores, pop-ups and shops carrying toys
Read moreCryptoLeague, a Wynwood-based web3 tech company, announced today that it closed an oversubscribed pre-seed round, unlocking its mission to empower
Read moreM-KOPA, the fintech platform that provides connected financing and digital financial services to underbanked consumers across four markets in Africa,
Read moreSmile Identity, the leading pan-African identity verification provider, today announced the launch of Document Verification, its latest product designed to
Read moreThe World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new guideline that provides evidence-based recommendations to countries in their efforts to
Read moreToday, Meta (about.facebook.com/Meta) is expanding the availability of Facebook Reels (https://bit.ly/3p8lc9w) for iOS and Android to more than 20 countries
Read moreClickatell (www.Clickatell.com), the CPaaS innovator and Chat Commerce leader, today announces it has secured $91 million in their Series C
Read moreSpeedChecker, a crowdsourcing company, has announced the results of its 2021 awards on mobile network speeds and coverage in Africa.
Read moreIBM announced the launch of the IBM Sustainability Accelerator, a global pro bono social impact program that applies IBM technologies, such as
Read moreFOX News International, FOX News Media’s global streaming service, announced it will expand distribution into Africa, increasing its reach to
Read more“Move fast”, “build awesome things” and “live in the future” were among Meta’s new internal values introduced by Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday,
Read moreMorocco has been featured in fifth place on Business Insider’s list of the top best investment destinations in 2022. Morocco’s
Read moreThe European Union (EU) has announced that it would invest €150 billion in Africa over a seven-year period in furtherance
Read moreThe investors that led U.S. startup funding last month The private capital market plowed on in January despite some shakiness
Read moreLiquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, has announced a strategic partnership with Teridion, a
Read moreSamsung launched a slew of new smartphones and tablets at its Galaxy Unpacked event Wednesday, in a bid to take on
Read moreMastercard has announced the expansion of its new interactive business intelligence platform Mastercard Market Trends in the Middle East and Africa. The
Read moreLeanIX, the platform to plan and manage continuous transformation across the enterprise, has launched LeanIX Academic Edition, which provides universities
Read moreAn antitrust court in Austria on Monday approved with conditions Facebook’s purchase of animated images platform Giphy, in a boost
Read moreToshiba Corp announced on Monday that it now aims to break up into two companies instead of three, while also unveiling
Read moreAs smartphones have become the norm worldwide, they have also replaced desktops/laptops as the preferred mode of accessing the internet.
Read moreMeta has said it is considering shutting down Facebook and Instagram in Europe if it can’t keep transferring user data back
Read moreThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reports that the gauge for world food prices went up
Read moreIn a joint project, Siemens South Africa and Aspen have entered into an agreement to enable the use of digital
Read moreAntónio Guterres also argued that, for the last 20 years, the African Union (AU) “has helped to bring this hope
Read moreThe majority of the world’s poor live in rural areas, but reliable and harmonised information on their numbers and conditions
Read moreThe global artificial intelligence in healthcare market size is expected to reach $208.2 billion by 2030, according to a new
Read moreTens of thousands of tonnes of medical waste have been generated in the two years since the coronavirus began spreading
Read moreThe global Artificial Intelligence (AI) in banking market size was valued at $3.88 billion in 2020, and is projected to
Read moreVantage Data Centers, a global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, continued its exponential growth in 2021, adding 11 new
Read more100 landmarks in 32 countries lit up in unity to mark the third annual World NTD Day on January 30, 2022 including
Read moreHuawei’s 5G RAN portfolio has been ranked a leader for the third year in a row in GlobalData’s recent H2
Read moreFood insecurity is soaring across 20 countries and regions – “hunger hotspots”, where conflict, economic shocks, natural hazards, political instability,
Read moreThe International Monetary Fund has slashed its forecast for the global economic recovery, warning of “multiple challenges” including new variants of
Read moreHUGO BOSS launches two simultaneous star-studded global campaigns for its brands BOSS and HUGO. The release is the first visual
Read moreTwo years into the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) reveals that corruption levels remain at a standstill worldwide.
Read moreSamsung Electronics, a world player in advanced semiconductor technology, has introduced its new fingerprint security IC (integrated circuit) ─ S3B512C
Read moreIf you are considering selling your business, chances are that you’re also debating whether or not to hire someone to assist you. Understandably, asking someone else for their opinion on what’s essentially your baby, can come with its set of doubts. You may feel like it’s an unnecessary expense, or simply that nobody knows your…
Read moreVisa has announced a new platform, Visa Acceptance Cloud (VAC), set to revolutionize the way businesses accept payments from their customers.
Read moreOil prices traded within striking distance of its seven-year high at $86.71 per barrel on Monday on continuing supply constraints
Read moreThe UK is holding the second Africa Investment Conference today (20 January 2022) to boost economic cooperation with African nations
Read moreBNI® (Business Network International), the world’s leading business referral organization, today publicly announced that BNI Members worldwide generated over $18.6 billion in
Read moreA third consecutive year of poor rains is posing a major threat to food security in countries already facing natural
Read moreThe 10 richest men in the world have seen their global wealth double to $1.5tn (£1.01tn) since the start of
Read moreMorocco has launched a national brand aimed at promoting the nation’s digital sector. Dubbed MoroccoTech, the initiative aims to propel Morocco as a digital
Read moreToday, Coca-Cola Africa (www.Coca-ColaCompany.com) Operating Unit (“AOU”) and its bottling partners announced the launch of JAMII, the new Africa-focused sustainability
Read moreAs the new COVID-19 strain Omicron is still prevalent, the World Bank announced on Tuesday that the global economic growth
Read morege, the WHO’s regional director for Europe, cited data from the Seattle-based Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at a
Read moreEFG Hermes’ investment banking division, the leading investment banking franchise in Frontier Emerging Markets (FEM), announced today that it has
Read moreThe world’s largest free trade pact, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, entered into force Saturday to provide a
Read moreApple has reached yet another major milestone. The iPhone maker topped a market value of $3 trillion on Monday January
Read moreThe US removed Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from the African Growth and Opportunity Act due to rights violations and military coups.The US
Read moreThe world’s economic output will exceed $100 trillion for the first time next year and it will take China a
Read moreApplication Deadline:13 January 2022 The Entrepreneurs for Resilience Award 2022 is an invitation to (social) entrepreneurs working in low and
Read moreA new coronavirus (or SARS-CoV-2) variant, known as Omicron (or B.1.1.529), was first identified by scientists in South Africa on
Read moreThe World Health Organization chief has warned that the rush in wealthy countries to roll out additional COVID vaccine doses
Read moreThe Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the world’s first injectable medication to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted
Read moreThe European Union has unveiled its €300 billion ($340 billion) alternativeto China’s Belt and Road initiative — an investment programthe
Read moreFujifilm, an international group founded in Japan, and Ooredoo, Tunisia’s leading telecommunications operator, have joined forces to offer the operator’s
Read moreMeta has released its ‘2021 Africa Year in Review’, an infographic capturing some of the company’s significant investments and initiatives
Read moreEl Salvador plans to construct a “Bitcoin City” near a volcano that will be funded by the cryptocurrency, the country’s
Read moreAfrica Communications Media Group (ACG), the leading go-to communications consultancy for communication support across sub-Saharan Africa, today announced the acquisition
Read moreThe first bitcoin upgrade in four years is called Taproot, and it just activated. The Taproot update means greater transaction
Read moreSpeaking ahead of the COP26 UN climate conference, which wraps up this weekend in Glasgow, Scotland, Ms. Mohammed underlined the
Read moreIdentity sector still hot as Socure secures $450M round As the ability for companies to know if customers are real
Read moreMcAfee Enterprise and FireEye today released Cybercrime in a Pandemic World: The Impact of COVID-19 findings, revealing the imminent need
Read moreThis number has risen from 42 million earlier in the year, and 27 million in 2019, the agency said, in
Read moreA hacking group with potential ties to China is said to have breached nine global organizations as part of an
Read moreSamsung Electronics has reaffirmed its position as a top-five brand in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2021. According to the Best
Read moreCybersecurity firm Sophos has published an article detailing how ransomware attackers are implementing a wide range of ruthless pressure tactics to
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Read moreWith some of the world’s worst food crises in recent years impacting tens of millions of people, there is an
Read moreThe Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a win-win version of economic globalization, according to the World Openness Report 2021
Read moreUnder the theme of ” Every Day is a Black Friday “, Jumia, the, e-commerce platform in Egypt, has announced
Read moreMicrosoft has announced more than 90 new services and updates that highlights the organization’s commitment to addressing the trends and
Read moreUK’s development finance institution will be one of the world’s largest climate finance providers to African economies All investments to
Read moreA year since its inception in 2020, Petal Search PetalSearch.com, – a Huawei-developed intelligent mobile search engine that comes pre-installed
Read moreThe list of top universities in Africa for 2021/2022 as compiled by US News & World Report has South African
Read moreOracle and Orange signed a collaboration agreement as part of a joint plan to accelerate cloud-led digital transformation in West
Read moreHonor, the smartphone brand Huawei spun off last year, has launched its first smartphone overseas since becoming an independent company,
Read moreTesla just became the sixth company in US history to be worth $1 trillion.Shares popped more than 12% Monday to
Read moreFacebook has confronted whistleblowers, PR firestorms and Congressional inquiries in recent years. But now it faces a combination of all
Read moreNamibia will suspend the rollout of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, its health ministry said on Saturday, days after the
Read moreMore than 80 million children have been vaccinated with the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) in six countries
Read morePresenting his report, The persistence of poverty: how real equality can break the vicious cycle, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty
Read moreSmile Identity is providing the Identity Verification, Digital KYC, User Onboarding, Document Verification, Liveness Checks, Face Verification, Anti-fraud, and Identity
Read moreBitcoin rallied to a record, topping $66,000 for the first time as optimism surged for greater mainstream acceptance in the
Read moreFacebook is planning to change its company name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, according to
Read moreScientists are closely tracking a new coronavirus variant called AY.4.2, a subtype of Delta. Early data suggested it could be
Read moreKaspersky has unveiled a free platform with tips and tricks for small businesses to help them quickly improve their organisation’s
Read moreBitcoin hit $60,000 for the first time in six months on Friday, nearing its alltime high, as hopes grew that
Read moreThe U.S. is now the number one destination for bitcoin miners, eclipsing China for the first time ever. While it
Read moreMTN Group has received recognition on the 2021 Fortune Change the World list. The Change the World List is a
Read moreCanon (www.Canon-CNA.com) announces the latest innovation in the EOS R System – a pioneering new virtual reality capture solution that
Read moreAfricaNenda, an emerging and independent Africa-led coalition of dedicated digital payments experts on Thursday launched a new digital financial inclusion
Read moreFacebook revealed in an official blog post on Monday evening that the six-hour outage across its platforms including Instagram, Messenger,
Read moreMillions of users on Monday reported that they were unable to access the services WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook. Social media
Read moreTECNO (www.TECNO-Mobile.com) today announced that its latest smartphone to release in Oct——TECNO CANOM 18 Premier has received two new internationally
Read moreBrand Introduces Real Magic, its first new global platform since 2016 and reveals the “Hug,” a new perspective on the
Read moreAt the Huawei TECH4ALL Summit, Huawei called for global partners to join the TECH4ALL digital inclusion initiative, which aims to
Read moreOnline spending is rising, with over 2 billion people buying products or services online. Frost & Sullivan found that eCommerce
Read moreThe 2021 edition of the World Series of Trading (WSOT) ended on a high note on Friday. The world’s best
Read moreToday, Opera [NASDAQ: OPRA] (www.Opera.com) has announced the launch of its self-serve advertising platform , a customizable and scalable self-serve
Read moreTruecaller has announced a milestone of 500 customers for its Truecaller for Business offerings. This success has been achieved within
Read moreFrance is the second most complex jurisdiction in which to do business, according to the Global Business Complexity Index (GBCI),
Read moreUkraine is the fifth country in as many weeks to lay down some ground rules for the cryptocurrency market, a
Read moreAs the world economy rebounds from the deep economic contraction in 2020, industrial recovery is expected to move in tandem
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Read moreBitcoin broke back above $50,000 on Monday for the first time in three months as investors piled back into the cryptocurrency on bargain-buying.
Read moreChina has established a digital finance service platform to leverage blockchain technology to spur the development of a China-Europe cargo
Read moreKaspersky research highlights that malware is rife across Africa with various countries exhibiting strong growth in all malware types in
Read moreIn cities like Lagos, Nairobi and Addis Ababa, busy streets are awash with the bright blue shopfronts of Transsion’s flagship
Read moreThe World Bank announced the launch of a new Cybersecurity Multi-Donor Trust Fund under the broader Digital Development Partnership (DDP)
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