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Amazon Partners Ashour Corporation for West Africa Rollout

Amazon Ring has appointed Ashour Corporation FZE, a Dubai-based company with majority stake by Nigerian-born tech billionaire and Forbes Best of Africa Leading Tech Icon, Dr. Leo Stan Ekeh, as authorised distributor of Amazon Bell products in West Africa.
The agreement was signed last week between the top management of Amazon Ring LLC and Ashour Corporation FZE, Dubai.
Ring LLC is a home security and smart home company owned by Amazon. The company manufactures home security products that incorporate outdoor surveillance cameras, including Ring video doorbell, smart doorbell and smart cameras.
Ring LLC also provides video footage from its cameras and data from its Neighbors App to law enforcement agencies on request. These simple to install and cost friendly security products are global number one products for homes and offices, with little or no maintenance cost and come with additional warranty.
Ashour Corporation FZE, Dubai was incorporated in 2004. The company has been involved in the deployment of major satellite projects in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Libya, Iraq, Pakistan, Africa, etc and biggest partner of iDIRECT USA in UAE and major partners of TerraSat, Norsat, Misshinbo, Actox and Jubiter Microwave, among others.
Mr. Mohammad Hoda, VP Business Development, Middle East and Africa, Ring LLC, who confirmed this development, disclosed that they are excited to sign a partnership with Ashour Corporation and by extension, TD Africa, because they have the right credentials for Amazon’s standard.
‘‘We are really excited to partner with a company with global reach to deliver genuine products into the West Africa countries at this time of global security challenges. Ashour Corporation will work with TD Africa to develop our products in Nigeria and other countries in Africa. It is also into ICT products distribution and services. We shall be launching in Nigeria, Ghana and other countries very soon through Ashour corporation.
‘‘Ring LLC security products are global leading products that keep home, offices and properties safe, secure and protected. It allows you to see and speak with visitors, wherever you are in the world without the complications of installation. It is a right to everyone who want to be secured,’’ he concluded.
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Accion MfB Partners DBN to Promote Women-inclusive Financial Services

Accion Microfinance Bank has partnered with the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) to promote accessible and innovative financial solutions, with a special focus on empowering women entrepreneurs.
This initiative was announced during the bank’s first Customer Forum for the year 2025, which held virtually under the theme, “Unlocking Opportunities for Growth,” garnered the participation of Accion MfB’s Managing Director and CEO, Taiwo Joda; DBN’s Chief Operating Officer, Bonaventure Okhaimo; Accion MfB’s Chief Commercial Officer, Stephen Olalere; and Chief Digital Officer, Paul Ehiagbonare.
Joda announced a new loan initiative developed in partnership with DBN, exclusively designed for women entrepreneurs. This new product, Joda said, reinforces the bank’s commitment to gender-focused financial inclusion.
Joda said, “This initiative marks a significant milestone in our loan offerings, ensuring that women have the financial resources needed to grow their businesses and thrive. With these enhancements, we are providing customers with a more efficient and secure digital banking experience.”
On his part, Okhaimo, while speaking at the forum emphasized the importance of leveraging financial technology to drive business scalability. “We must find ways to harness these platforms to support MSMEs, enabling them to grow sustainably while contributing to the broader economy.”
Meanwhile, Acting Head of Marketing Communications at Accion MfB, Anita Oguni, expressed the bank’s commitment to supporting businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals through tailored financial solutions.
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GoDaddy Unveils GoDaddy Airo®: Transforming SMEs with AI-Powered Solutions

GoDaddy, a global leader in empowering entrepreneurs, unveiled GoDaddy Airo®, an innovative AI-powered experience set to transform small and medium-sized businesses sector.
This groundbreaking new AI-powered experience enables entrepreneurs to establish a comprehensive online presence within minutes, bridging the gap between vision and digital reality.
Selina Bieber, Vice President for International Markets at GoDaddy, emphasized the new experience’s significance, “GoDaddy Airo® provides accessible AI-powered tools for African entrepreneurs and business owners to realize the benefits of using AI technology to help build and grow their digital brands together effortlessly.”
The AI-driven features include instant brand creation, digital marketing tools, Search Engine Optimization, and a user-friendly interface that allows navigation of advanced features without technical expertise.
GoDaddy Airo® generates custom logos, websites, and email addresses in moments, develops targeted social media calendar aligned with local events, and enhances online visibility with built-in email marketing campaigns.
Many small business owners feel they face challenges in leveraging new technologies, primarily due to high implementation costs and lack of in-house technical expertise.
GoDaddy Airo® eliminates these obstacles by providing cost-effective solutions accessible to businesses of all sizes, an intuitive design requiring no specialized skills, and comprehensive support and resources to confidently embrace AI technology and realize its benefits to their business operations.
With the purchase of a domain name, GoDaddy Airo® leverages the power of AI to make it easy to start a business and take it to the next level with a user-friendly online interface that requires no technical expertise.
Key features include:
- Logo Creation – Building a compelling visual identity is essential for any business but can be time-consuming and expensive. With GoDaddy Airo® entrepreneurs can generate unique, professional logos in minutes, providing a solid brand image without needing design expertise.
- Instant Website Development – One of the platform’s standout features is its ability to generate complete websites instantly. Entrepreneurs can publish a functional site with personalized content within minutes, simplifying digital presence creation without technical skills.
- Automated Search Engine Optimization – GoDaddy helps businesses enhance their search rankings by providing suggestions to optimize their websites with targeted keywords and descriptions. AI analyses and recommends improvements, increasing visibility in search engine results and helping small businesses attract more customers.
- Professional Email Services – A company domain-based email not only builds customer trust but also promotes the brand with every message sent. Additionally, it is backed by advanced email security through Microsoft 365, with features such as proactive protection, email backup, archiving, and seamless migration.
“GoDaddy Airo® can offer business owners new opportunities, while saving valuable time, so they can focus on building their brand, engaging with their customers and growing,” added Bieber.
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OpenAI’s Weekly Active Users Surpass 400 million

ChatGPT developer OpenAI’s weekly active users surged past 400 million in February, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday, highlighting rapid growth in the adoption of artificial intelligence tools.
The Microsoft-backed startup had 300 million weekly active users in December. Its paying business users also crossed 2 million in February, more than doubling from its last update in September.
The upbeat numbers come weeks after China’s DeepSeek launched an AI model it said could match or even outperform Western rivals at a fraction of the cost, stirring doubts about U.S. dominance in the generative AI space.
But a surge in demand for DeepSeek since then has caused outages at the small startup.
There have also been questions around how DeepSeek was able to obtain Nvidia’s H800 chips, used to train AI models, even though Washington had banned their exports to China.
OpenAI reported a twofold increase in developer traffic for its reasoning models over the last six months and a fivefold surge for its o3 model since its launch in late January.
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