Africa

Airtel reports losses of $89 million due to inflation

Airtel expressed concern about the Nigerian naira devaluation in June 2023 and earlier this year, as well as the Malawian kwacha devaluation in November 2023.
Emeka Ekonkwo
1:40
Friday

David Meads named Cisco VP for MEA, CIS, Romania

In the new role, Meads will be in charge of Cisco's strategy and commercial operations, and pushing for the adoption of digital technologies.
1:40

Access Bank, MasterCard partner on cross border payments

The two companies have launched a unified cross-border money movement solution, enabling users to send and receive payments to and from 150+ countries.
1:20

Koosh Panday joins Africa SAP User Group's board

The senior executive has an MBA and has received substantial training in several SAP modules, including SCM, SAP Ariba Contract Management, and SAP SRM.
1:30

CMC Networks launches a cloud solution to bring Africa to the edge

The company says its cloud solution helps local and international businesses to enter and expand across African markets, by overcoming data sovereignty laws.
1:50
29 Apr

Five African startups excel at the AfricArena summit

Winners automatically secure a spot to compete at the grande finale, which will take place in Cape Town, in December.
1:30
26 Apr

Extensive growth forecast for the African data centre market

The Data Centres in Africa report examined the continent's expanding data centre ecosystem, including infrastructure development and broadband expansion.
2:10
25 Apr

A new report identifies prospects for UK-Africa space partnerships

Experts from South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, and other organisations recently visited various UK space sector enterprises as part of a knowledge exchange tour.
2:50
24 Apr

International investors are hot on Africa’s potential

A summit of venture capitalists, technologists and start-up founders heard that as global investment slows international investors are increasingly looking to African start-ups for growth.
6:40

AI could create a turning point for financial inclusion in Africa

AI tools can analyse data from client discussions, producing legal documents in simple language and at a fraction of the cost of what it would typically take to draft a contract
1:30

South African regulator grants licences to AltCoinTrader

The announcement comes as Bitcoin hovers at all-time high levels and there is increased interest in digital assets in South Africa and globally.
1:30

MasterCard, Onafriq partner to bring new payments suite to Africa

According to the companies, the partnership will drive growth of digital financial services, including mobile money transactions, and cross-border remittances.