The licence, in accordance with Section 11 of the Virtual Asset Act, 2022, was issued by the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority
Pan-African cryptocurrency leader, Yellow Card (www.YellowCard.io) has made another significant stride in the industry, becoming the first cryptocurrency company on the continent to be granted a Virtual Asset Service Provider licence to operate in Botswana. The licence,...
Seclore, the platform leader in data-centric security, announced
today that it has signed a strategic partnership with Tech First Gulf (TFG), an IT infrastructure and
Cybersecurity Value Add Distributor, to deliver digital asset protection for Africa’s largest businesses.
The move comes against a backdrop of steadily rising cases of cyber threats and attacks that,
according to a report by Deloitte, have affected over...
HUAWEI CONNECT Dubai was held in the United Arab Emirates, with more than 3,000 industry stakeholders coming together to discuss around the theme of "Innovative Infrastructure to Unleash Digital". Representatives from Egypt's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Nigeria's Galaxy Backbone Limited, Huawei (https://e.Huawei.com), and other organizations shared their latest digitalization practices, exploring new paths to industrial digital...
The eighth meeting of the Statistical Commission for Africa will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 24-28 October 2022 under the theme “Modernizing data ecosystems in Africa to support regional Integration”.
Data and statistics are the lifeblood of development planning. Reliable statistics and analysis boost effective implementation of development programmes to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Accurate, high quality,...
Women and girls are bearing the brunt of the worst drought experienced in Kenya for 40 years, which is exacerbating the risk of sexual exploitation, violence, and abuse.
“We have to walk for more than seven kilometres to find water, and sometimes what we find isn’t safe to drink,” says 39 Elimlim Ingolan, mother of a seven-month-old baby. She describes...
By Natascha Netha Employee Experience (EX) Director, MFS Africa
The past few years have been immense for the African tech space. Thanks to substantial infrastructure investments, connectivity has become increasingly ubiquitous and affordable. The addressable market for technology-focused solutions has grown massively with millions of people coming online. Investors have taken note of this growth, with startups across the continent...
Nigerian youth have begun to enjoy the benefits of being part of the forum that unites young people across the continent after Nigeria became the 31st African country to join the Youthconneckt Africa hub.
Young Nigerians are already flying the Nigerian flag with pride on the comtinental stage.
As the curtains were drawn, in Kigali, Rwanda, on the week long summit...
It topped the WTA 2022 rankings, beating some of Africa's best
Zanzibar Island was named Africa's leading beach destination by the 29th World Travel Awards (WTA), for the 2nd year running!
It topped the WTA 2022 rankings, beating some of Africa's best, including Cape Town, South Africa; Diani, Kenya and Dakhla, Morocco.
Absa Bank Kenya names Yusuf Omari as new CEO, taking over from Jeremy Awori who was recently confirmed as the new Chief Executive of Ecobank – Africa’s largest lender by footprint. Awori had ran the show at Absa since 2009.
Omari’s appointment will take effect on November 1, 2022. He will be familiar with the books, having worked as the...
Samsung’s self-secured, integrated SmartThings and Bixby platform create a safe, simple and convenient smart home experience for multi-device households
Nairobi Kenya, 17th October 2022 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. held its annual Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) today in San Francisco, bringing together developers, creators and designers to explore seamless, connected experiences powered by Samsung.
During the event, Samsung shared more...
