30 results
- 25 Oct 2022
Airtel, Microsoft, TD Africa Unveil Office Internet Smartbox Bundles to boost SMEs Productivity in Nigeria
Telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has announced a partnership with Microsoft and foremost tech and solutions distribution giant, TD Africa to unveil Smartbox, office Internet…
- 28 Feb 2024
Microsoft, Orange Unveil Africa SME Digital Transformation Plan
Microsoft and Orange are collaborating to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa adopt digital technologies and further contribute to the economic development of the continent. The…
- 15 Jun 2022
How Microsoft is Enabling Digital Transformation in Agriculture to Solve Food Security in Africa
Microsoft hosted a virtual roundtable panel discussion about digital transformation in agriculture for food security in Africa. The roundtable explored how accelerating digital transformation in…
- 7 May 2024
What We Can Learn from Africa’s Small Business Success Stories
By Gerald Maithya, General Manager, Microsoft Africa Transformation Office Africa is often hailed as the birthplace of some of the world’s most exciting tech startups. From Cape to Cairo, small…
- 8 Oct 2023
Terragon, Microsoft Partner to Take African Businesses to New Heights
Microsoft, through its Africa Transformation Office, is partnering with Terragon to support its cloud capabilities; Terragon plans to leverage Microsoft’s cloud technologies to provide brands with…
- 20 Feb 2023
Digitization is Essential for African SMEs to Survive Economic Hardship
SME survival is critical to Africa’s socio-economic growth and digitisation is key to building business resilience says Gerald Maithya, Startups Lead, Microsoft Africa Transformation Office. Africa…
- 6 Mar 2019
Microsoft Opens First Datacentres in Africa with General Availability of Azure
Microsoft on Wednesday announced the opening of its first datacentres in Africa, with the general availability of Azure from the new cloud regions in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. This…
- 23 Mar 2013
Microsoft Releases Next Iteration of Office in Nigeria
Microsoft has announced the availability of Office 2013 in Nigeria, the next iteration of the company’s flagship office product line for consumers. Office 2013 has been designed to work with both…
- 27 Jun 2013
Microsoft Empowers African SMEs with Office 365 Packages
Microsoft has announced the availability of Office 365 in nine new territories across the African continent. Office 365 is the next iteration of the company’s flagship Office product line which is…
- 19 May 2016
Access, Innovation, Skills Devt Top Microsoft Focus in Africa- Courtois
Jean-Philippe Courtois president, Microsoft International, has reiterated that access (to internet connectivity), skill development and innovation remained Microsoft key focus under 4Afrika…
- 7 Mar 2015
Microsoft Unveils Office 365 ProPlus Benefit
Last week, a Microsoft in Education Global Forum was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This Forum was important for many reasons - first and foremost, to highlight the achievements of some amazing…
- 19 May 2017
Microsoft to Deliver Cloud Services from Datacentres in Africa
Last Night, Microsoft revealed plans to deliver the complete, intelligent Microsoft Cloud for the first time from datacentres located in Africa. This new investment is a major milestone in the…
- 27 Sept 2022
Microsoft, AfDB Partner to Help Africa’s Youth Scale into Business
Microsoft is expanding its partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support Africa’s youth entrepreneurs under the bank’s Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Banks (YEIB) Initiative.…
- 7 Mar 2022
Microsoft Announces New Initiatives to Support 10,000 African Start-ups Over Next Five Years
Not less than 10,000 start-ups across the African continent would benefit from series of initiatives put together by Microsoft aimed at fast-tracking investment in Africa’s start-up ecosystem over…
- 12 Jul 2021
Microsoft Targets SMBs in Africa and Middle East with Dynamics 365 Business Central
Microsoft is dedicated to enabling digitalisation across the Middle East and Africa. With digital transformation now a necessity, small and medium-sized businesses are seeking cost-effective,…
- 26 Oct 2018
Microsoft 4Afrika deepening Data & AI capabilities in Africa to enhance employability and entrepreneurship
Digital transformation is re-imagining industries around the world. Technology is no longer a nice-to-have, but a necessity for staying in business. Research shows that modern technologies like AI…
- 27 Mar 2022
Elev8, Microsoft ATO Offer Free Software Development Training
Elev8 Education, a global digital skilling and transformative education partner, has launched the Cohort 1 and Cohort 2 of the Software Development training programme sponsored by Microsoft ATO (…
- 22 Sept 2021
Olatomiwa Williams, Microsoft Country Manager, to Deliver Keynote Speech @ #AfriTECH2021
Olatomiwa Williams, Country Manager for Microsoft Nigeria, has been announced as Keynote Speaker for Africa Tech Alliance Forum 2021 (#AfriTECH2021). Olatomiwa Williams, Country Manager for Microsoft…
- 3 Oct 2018
Microsoft Backs DSN’s Deep Learning Bootcamp to Upskill Local Developers in Modern Technologies
Microsoft Africa is the lead sponsor of the third edition of the Data Science Nigeria (DSN) Artificial Intelligence (AI) bootcamp, which is aimed at building capacity in the use of Deep Learning…
- 14 May 2019
Microsoft Plans $100M Investment on Development Hub in Nigeria, Kenya
Microsoft has launched its first Africa Development Centre (ADC), with two initial sites in Nairobi and Lagos, as it bids to create a premier centre of engineering, recruiting world-class African…
- 7 Sept 2017
Combining Right Tools & Teaching Expertise to Transform Education
In this piece, Hakeem-Adeniji- Adele, Microsoft Nigeria’s chief technology officer reflects on combining the right tools and teaching expertise to transform education, dwelling on digital…
- 11 Mar 2015
Microsoft Offers Matchless CRM Online- Williams
Technology has transformed the way we do business today. On one hand, it has made selling more difficult because customers often get most of the information they need online and tend to make…
- 22 Sept 2023
12 African Start-ups Emerged for Flapmax AI Innovation
Flapmax has selected 12 startups for the second cohort of its FAST Accelerator start-up programme, which was formed in collaboration with Microsoft. Starting in October, the FAST Accelerator's cohort…
- 26 Jun 2022
Zoho Set to Launch Africa Digital Enabler Package to Help Nigerian Small Businesses Digitally Transform
Zoho, the global technology company, today launched Zoho Africa Digital Enabler package in Nigeria to help small businesses take steps towards digital transformation. The company, which grew by 74%…
- 15 Dec 2022
Microsoft and Viasat Announce New Partnership to Deliver Internet Access to Underserved Communities
Microsoft and Viasat have announced a new partnership to help deliver internet access to 10 million people around the globe, including 5 million across Africa. Viasat, a global communications…
- 15 Dec 2022
Microsoft, Viasat Agree on New Partnership to Deliver Internet Access to Underserved Communities Globally
Microsoft and Viasat announced a new partnership to help deliver internet access to 10 million people around the globe, including 5 million across Africa. Viasat, a global communications company, is…
- 2 Aug 2021
SAP Africa Appoints Tracy Bolton as COO
SAP Africa has announced the appointment of Tracy Bolton as its new Chief Operating Officer for the Africa region. Tracy Bolton Cathy Smith, managing director at SAP Africa, says Bolton has played a…
- 10 Oct 2016
Makama, Amah Join Microsoft Nigeria
Microsoft Nigeria has appointed two new executives to its senior leadership team as Ms. Rimini Haraya Makama joins as the company’s Corporate Affairs Director while Mr. Ifeanyi Amah, is now its new…
- 24 Feb 2015
Microsoft Nigeria Sends 4 Teachers to “Microsoft in Education” Global Forum
In a clear message of Microsoft’s strong engagement and support to the MEA (Middle-East and Africa region), Dubai is hosting the two day Microsoft in Education Global Forum on the 22nd and…
- 29 Jun 2016
Educators in MENA Struggle To Implement Technology In Classroom- Study
About 97% of educators in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) feel that technology plays a big role in transforming education systems, according to a recent survey conducted by Microsoft, which…