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- 22 Feb 2022
Microsoft Africa Development Center Set to Connects Azure Developers in Africa through Virtual Event
Microsoft Africa Development Center, the premier engineering center for Microsoft is organizing a free virtual event as part of its ADC’s user group series themed Azure Developers Connect for…
- 6 May 2022
International Girls in ICT Day 2022: Microsoft Africa Development Center Inspires Schoolgirls on STEM Education
The International Girls in ICT Day was celebrated globally on April 28th, 2022, and the team at the Microsoft Africa Development Center (ADC), West Africa, celebrated the day at an intimate event…
- 21 Mar 2022
Microsoft Opens World-class Offices for its Africa Development Center in Lagos
After three years of successful operation and hosting at Microsoft's Lagos hub, Microsoft has announced that its African Development Center (ADC) has opened its own offices. L-R: Managing Director,…
- 17 Nov 2021
Innovate With C#: Microsoft ADC Set to Host Programmer, Developers in Africa
Microsoft Africa Development Center (Microsoft ADC), the engineering center for Microsoft is set to kick off its first skill-based user group event on the 18th of November, 2021 tagged 'Innovate with…
- 6 Oct 2008
Ericsson to launch mobile Innovation Center in Africa
Ericsson has announced that it will establish an Innovation Center in sub-Saharan Africa to develop mobile applications that will benefit society as a whole, but with a special focus on meeting the…
- 23 Mar 2016
Investors in Data Centers in Africa Heading to Monaco for 1st Ever Summit
In the first event of its kind, an exciting one-day Summit will meet in Monaco to explore the next phase of data center and cloud development across the continent. Invest in Data Center Africa…
- 20 Dec 2022
ABC Graduates 105 Blockchain Programmers in its first cohort of Blockchain Programming Training
The Africa Blockchain Center, the premier center of excellence for blockchain development in Africa, has today announced the graduation of its first cohort of 105 blockchain developers under its…
- 9 Jan 2026
Nigeria, Egypt to Lead Africa’s Data Center Boom
Africa’s data center landscape is rapidly evolving from small, isolated initiatives into a large-scale, fast-paced expansion. According to Africa Telecom Review, between 2025 and 2030, capacity…
- 4 Oct 2016
AfICTA ‘16 Summit to Discuss IoT & Africa’s Development
How best the Internet of Things (IoT) phenomenon will help advance and sustain Africa's development in the areas of health service delivery, e-government, e-commerce, job creation and overall…
- 29 Jun 2016
iSON BPO Opens Call Centers Across Africa
iSON BPO a subsidiary of iSON Group, an emerging leader in IT and ITes in Africa, has continued to drive strong presence with its establishment of call centers all over Africa. iSON Group…
- 6 Aug 2013
IBM, Firms Promote Cloud Data Center Solutions, Development Group
IBM continues to provide industry leadership on a variety of technology fronts. More evidence of this fact came out today as the company announced its collaboration with other technology firms to…
- 31 Jan 2023
Microsoft Collaborates with NACOS to Empower 100 Female Undergraduates at GEPICT 2023
Microsoft Africa Development Center (ADC) and Microsoft Leap have partnered with the Nigeria Association of Computing Students (NACOS), the umbrella body for students studying Computer Science,…
- 10 Dec 2021
Airtel Africa, Ericsson Launch Data Center in Seychelles
Airtel Africa has awarded Ericsson a turnkey project to relocate and modernize their existing network and core services to a new data center in the Seychelles. Featuring a blend of legacy and…
- 27 May 2014
Airtel Africa Tips Youth Development Key to Unlock Continent’s Growth Potential
Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, on Monday reiterated its commitment to further support human capital in…
- 25 Nov 2021
Microsoft ADC Amplifies Inclusivity with the Announcement of Its Disability Inclusion Event
Microsoft Africa Development Center (Microsoft ADC), the engineering center for Microsoft is set to host a Disability Inclusion event across Africa focused on engineering and non-engineering talents…
- 13 Aug 2014
AfDB, ADEA, Launch 2014 Education Research in Africa Award
Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and the African Development Institute (ADI) of the African Development Bank (AfDB), with financial support from the Korea-Africa Economic…
- 5 Jan 2025
Firm Highlights Skills Development to Drive Data Center Expertise and Sustainability
The integration of modern technologies has introduced both challenges and opportunities for the data center workforce. Over the past 15 years, the evolution from finance-focused IT applications to…
- 23 Sept 2020
HP, AU Commission Sign MoU to Collaborate for Development of Entrepreneurial Skills in Africa
HP Inc. in partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster entrepreneurial learning in Africa. The aim of the MoU is to further cement the…
- 6 Sept 2021
Data Center Operators to Invest Massively in Growth of Digital Infrastructure Across Africa
Leading data center operators across Africa are investing massively in expanding their footprint to power the explosive growth in data consumption and digital services fuelled by the COVID-19…
- 12 May 2021
MIT Launches Inaugural Legatum Foundry Fellowship for Entrepreneurs in Africa
The Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship at MIT has launched the Foundry Fellowship, a first-of-its-kind leadership program for accomplished entrepreneurs who are considering their…
- 16 May 2016
SE4All Africa Hub to Provide Assistance to Green Mini-Grids Developers
The Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Africa Hub, hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB), recently signed a service contract with a consortium of GVEP International and INENSUS GmbH to…
- 22 Sept 2016
IBM Joins U.S. President's Advisory Council on 'Doing Business in Africa'
IBM on Wednesday announced that U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker has appointed Takreem El Tohamy, IBM’s General Manager for the Middle East and Africa, to the U.S. President's Advisory…
- 16 Jan 2015
MainOne Launches MDX-i, West Africa’s Premier Tier III Data Center
MainOne, Nigeria’s leading provider of innovative telecom services and network solutions for businesses in West Africa, on Thursday announced the opening of its premier Tier III Lekki Data Center to…
- 9 Oct 2017
MDXi Targets Enterprise Customers with new ‘Take a Break’ Campaign
MDXi, West Africa’s premier Data Center solutions provider, (a MainOne company) has launched an advertising campaign aimed at reinforcing the company’s position as the data center provider of choice…
- 5 Sept 2022
Microsoft’s Senior Program Manager, Yemi Orimolade to Speak at EnterpriseCEO Media Masterclass
Yemi Orimolade, Communications Expert and Microsoft’s Senior Business Program Manager, Africa Development Center, and Ezekiel Solesi, Member Forbes Coaches Council and Founder, LIMB-simple academy,…
- 23 Dec 2025
AfDB Group Mobilises Global Private Capital to Close Africa’s Financing Gap
Building on the successful conclusion of the 17th replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF-17), which mobilised $11 billion for Africa’s most vulnerable countries, the African Development…
- 26 Nov 2013
AfDB, African Virtual University Discuss Benefits of e-Learning
Stefan Muller, Lead Economist of the African Development Bank's (AfDB) East Africa Regional Resource Center (EARC) has said that the bank consider the African Virtual University (AVU) Project very…
- 6 Aug 2021
MDXi-MainOne Consolidates Position in Building West African Digital Ecosystem
MDXi, a MainOne company, continues to consolidate its position as the leading Data Center Business across West Africa with the launch of its recent Data Center in Appolonia City, Ghana. In an…
- 30 Sept 2025
Africa Breakfast Convos at UNGA 80: Leaders Unite to Drive Youth, Innovation, and Sustainable Growth
On Friday, September 26th, African business leaders, policymakers, and innovators convened at the World Trade Center in New York City for the Africa Breakfast Convos (ABC), a high-profile side event…
- 7 Jun 2018
AfDB, Microsoft, Others Launch Coding for Employment Program
The African Development Bank, together with partners – The Rockefeller Foundation, Microsoft and Facebook – launched the Coding for Employment Program at the African Innovation Summit in Kigali,…