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- 10 Jun 2019
AfDB Plans Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility
The African Development Bank, with donor partners, will launch the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI) on 12 June 2019 at the Bank’s Annual Meetings in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. ADFI…
- 19 Jul 2016
UBA, Mastercard Seal Deal on 5-Year Card Issuance in 19 Markets
United Bank Africa (UBA) and Mastercard have announced a partnership which will see UBA act as the issuer for MasterCard in 18 new markets in Africa. The partnership which came into effect in the…
- 20 Mar 2014
Western Union, Ecobank Begins 24Hours Services on all Ecobank Nigeria ATMs
Ecobank customers in Nigeria can now access Western Union® Money TransferSM service using their Ecobank debit card. The Western Union Company, a leader in global payment services, and Ecobank Nigeria…
- 14 Jan 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa Lost $1.56Bn to Internet Shutdown in 2024 – Report
Sub-Saharan African countries lost $1.56 billion to government-induced shutdowns in 2024, according to a new report by Top10vpn, an international VPN review website. This is 19 per cent of the total…
- 3 Jul 2026
Google Play launches $1m fund to support African game developers
Google Play has launched its first Indie Games Fund for Africa, committing one million dollars in equity-free funding to support independent game developers across 32 African countries, including…
- 12 Apr 2017
StarTimes Acquires Media Rights to 2018 FIFA World Cup
Africa’s leading pay TV operator StarTimes has acquired media rights to 2018 FIFA World Cup as FIFA officially granted media rights to all 2017-2018 FIFA events in Sub-Saharan Africa on Thursday.…
- 11 Jun 2012
Olympic Games to be Streamed Live on YouTube
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will live stream the London 2012 Olympic Games in 64 territories on the IOC’s channel on YouTube. YouTube is the world's most popular online video community…
- 24 Apr 2018
Major boost for telecom services as Glo plans new submarine cable
In its bid to consolidate its position as the leading company in the Nigerian telecommunication industry, grandmasters of data, Globacom, has kicked-off the construction of a multi-billion naira…
- 20 Dec 2012
ACE Submarine Cable Connects 13 countries
France Telecom-Orange and the other members of the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) consortium have announced that the ACE submarine cable is now operational for the first phase linking France and Sao…
- 12 Jul 2013
AfDB’s Open Data Platform Achieves Continent-Wide Coverage
African Development Bank’s Open Data Platform is now operational for the entire African continent and this followed the completion in July 2013 of the last phase of the project for the following 14…
- 16 Dec 2014
Scandal, Revenge, Others Debut in Aflix ABC Contents Unveil
Africa’s leading mobile streaming service, Aflix has unveiled its ABC studios in a move that will see it providing some of ABC’s best contents to Aflix users within the continent. This is coming on…
- 29 Sept 2014
Aflix Expands to 30 African Countries, Seeks Service Providers collabo
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- 19 Dec 2012
2012: Alcatel-Lucent Reels Success Story, Activities
Alcatel-Lucent has a very strong presence in Africa, connected to its global organization, leveraging central support and ensuring best practices, the company has dedicated teams with local knowledge…
- 24 Apr 2020
Facebook Expands Coronavirus Information Centre to 24 More African Countries
Facebook has expanded its Coronavirus Information Centre to 24 more countries in Africa as part of its on-going commitment to empowering people around the world with timely and accurate news from…
- 7 Feb 2013
K-NET Transits to New Digital Communications Satellite
K-NET , a leading African telecommunications company offering triple-play voice, data and video services across sub-Saharan Africa, has announced the successful transition of its satellite-based…
- 30 Nov 2009
RTGS Replacement: Perago Africa, CMA, Montran Meet CBN Requirements
Going by the critical requirements established by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the deployment of a new Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) solution for the…
- 6 Jan 2014
Access Bank sells Ivorian Unit to Cameroon's Afriland
Access Bank has sold its loss-making Ivory Coast subsidiary to Cameroon's Afriland First Bank Group for $1 million, according to a bank official and a filing with the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Access…
- 25 Apr 2013
Alcatel-Lucent, ACE Ink Maintenance Contract
Alcatel-Lucent has signed an agreement with Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) consortium for the maintenance of more than 6,300km of the ACE system linking Africa to Portugal. The partnership strengthens…
- 25 Oct 2017
Most Countries Scorn Nigerian Passport
Nigeria has one of the least powerful passports in the world, a new ranking showed on Wednesday. The Passport Index, done by Canada-based global consultancy Arton Capital, showed Nigerians can…
- 21 Jan 2015
SAHCOL Chairman, Bags ‘The Sun Business Man Of The Year 2014’ Award
Barrister Taiwo Olayinka Afolabi, chairman of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL), has been awarded with the 'Sun Business Man of the year award 2014'. The award was presented to…
- 8 Jun 2015
eWaste: Africa Generates 1.7 kg/inh Least of Global- Study
The global quantity of e-waste generation in 2014 was around 41.8 million tonnes according to United Nations University’s Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability study. United Nations…
- 14 Oct 2015
US Considers Visa Ban, Financial Sanctions on Alison-Madueke, Others
United States government is reportedly considering imposing a visa ban or financial sanctions against Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, ex-petroleum minister, and a dozen of her associates, government…
- 2 Nov 2015
Nigerian Banks Show Increase in Competitiveness Post Financial Crisis
In a study to unearth new insights in the competiveness of Sub-Saharan Banks post the 2007/2008 global financial crisis, Steve Motsi, University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) top Master of…
- 10 Feb 2016
Ghana, Zimbabwe Scoop Top Honours at DStv Eutelsat Star Awards
The winners of this year’s DStv Eutelsat Star Awards were announced yesterday night during a ceremony held in Nairobi, Kenya, that also celebrated rising student interest in science and technology.…
- 29 Feb 2016
Anambra Adopts New Technology for Lasting Roads
Government of Anambra State is currently experimenting with a new technology that will lead to the construction of longer lasting roads in the state. Speaking at a demonstration of the use of the…
- 14 Mar 2016
Small Island Dominates World Domains
Tokelau, a small island in the South Pacific with a population of 1 400, has 31.3 million .tk domains registered, making it the world's largest country-code domain. The next two domains are .cn…
- 30 Jul 2014
Obama Tasks African Leaders on Making Economic Excuses
Barack Obama, United States President gave a preview of a summit he will hold with African leaders next week, saying African nations should look inward for solutions to economic woes and not make…
- 1 Oct 2016
‘Nigeria is Too Big to Fail’- Adesina
Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank, said that the Nigerian private sector has a critical role to play to help the country come out of the present recession. “Nigeria is too big to…
- 16 Nov 2016
Will Platforms Save Society: The Need for Inclusiveness
While society in the past was split between the haves and have nots, society today is split more along the lines of those who are included and those left behind. This inequality is most heavily felt…
- 7 Jun 2014
AfDB Imstitutes $100Bn for Industrial Development
African Development Bank has instituted a 100 billion dollars infrastructure fund to fast track the continent’s industrial development . Dr Ousmane Dore, Nigeria Country Director of …