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- 11 Apr 2023
World Bank Endorses Kenya’s Digital Plans
The World Bank last week approved $390 million in funding to amplify Kenya’s growing digital economy. The monies will be used in financing the first phase of Kenya’s Digital Economy Acceleration…
- 24 Sept 2014
GSMA to Undertake Research to Accelerate Female Digital Economy
The GSMA and its partners are working together in the Connected Women Programme to accelerate growth of the female digital economy, having already reached 10 million women through existing…
- 25 Mar 2025
Mastercard Announces Bold Investments to Propel Africa's Digital Payments Economy Towards $1.5 Trillion Goal by 2030
Africa’s digital payments economy is set to grow from strength to strength according to a Mastercard-commissioned report by Genesis Analytics stating that the digital payments economy is expected to…
- 24 Dec 2020
Jumia Seeks Business Friendly Policies for a Digital Economy
Jumia Group has urged African governments to implement the right policies that will support the realization of a digital economy. At the Group’s 2020 closing remarks, Juliet Anammah, Chairwoman,…
- 17 Dec 2025
Mastercard Expands Africa Acceptance Network by 45% in 2025, Driving Digital Economy Growth
Mastercard says it has expanded its acceptance network across Africa by 45 per cent in 2025, a milestone that brings millions of consumers and small businesses into the continent’s fast-growing…
- 19 Aug 2026
FDX by GITEX to unveil blueprint for Africa’s inclusive financial future
FDX by GITEX, a new platform focused on transforming Africa’s financial ecosystem, is set to bring together regulators, investors, enterprises and startups in Lagos to advance financial inclusion and digital innovation.
- 28 Nov 2025
Google.org Announces N3bn Fund to Boost AI Skills, Digital Safety in Nigeria
Google, through its philanthropic arm Google.org, has announced a N3 billion (US$2.1 million) commitment to Nigeria to accelerate digital transformation by building advanced Artificial Intelligence…
- 29 Jan 2025
GSMA Says Telecom Tariff Adjustment will Fuel $150m Investment, 4G Expansion
The recent 50 percent increase in mobile tariff in Nigeria has been identified by the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) as a major driver for investment, and the expansion of…
- 19 Mar 2025
Google Cloud Launches First African Cloud Region, Driving Digital Transformation
Google Cloud has marked a historic milestone with the launch of its first African cloud region in Johannesburg, South Africa. This initiative is part of Google’s $1 billion investment to accelerate…
- 6 Jun 2023
NITDA Partners with NAICOM to Institutionalise Cyber Insurance
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is exploring partnership and collaboration with the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) on how to institutionalise Cyber Security…
- 9 Mar 2021
AfDB Approves $1.3 million Grants to Enhance Women’s Digital Access to Loans and Micro-insurance
The African Development Bank, AfDB, has approved two grants for research that will increase African women’s access to a range of digital financial services including loans and micro-insurance. The…
- 15 Dec 2021
New Mastercard Whitepaper Shows that Digitalization is Key to Unlocking SME Growth Potential in Middle East & Africa
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region are recognizing digitalization as essential to staying competitive in a transformed business and economic…
- 31 Oct 2025
Building Trust, Accelerating Growth: Securing Africa's Generative AI Future
By Linda Saunders, Country Manager & Senior Director Solution Engineering, Africa, Salesforce Generative AI has become the new frontier of workplace productivity, efficiently rewriting emails,…
- 11 Aug 2026
Africa50 Secures Fresh Capital, Strategic Partnerships to Accelerate African Infrastructure
Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform, has secured new investment commitments and strategic partnerships with international investors and Tanzanian institutions aimed at…
- 28 Oct 2024
SID Goes Global, Inducted into IASP at 41st World Conference in Kenya
Solution Innovation District (SID) has been officially inducted as a full member into the prestigious International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP) at the 41st World…
- 2 Feb 2026
Airtel Nigeria Commits to Boosting Nigeria’s Digital Infrastructure
Airtel Nigeria has reaffirmed its long-term commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s digital infrastructure and data access to bridge gaps in connectivity and unlock new opportunities in the country.…
- 10 Jun 2024
African Development Bank, Intel to Train Millions in AI
The African Development Bank and technology firm Intel have partnered to reshape Africa's digital ecosystem, with the goal of training 3 million Africans and 30,000 government officials in artificial…
- 23 Jun 2026
Africa Projected to Lead Global 5G Growth
Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to become one of the world's fastest-growing 5G markets, with subscriptions expected to reach 370 million by 2031, according to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report.…
- 29 Apr 2021
Google Opens Application for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 6, Offers 40,000 Developer Scholarships
Google has restated its commitment to the startup ecosystem in Africa, announcing the opening of applications for the 6th Class of the Google for Startups Accelerator programme, and the launch of new…
- 26 Sept 2024
West Africa’s Data Centre Market – Growth Requires Skills, and OEMs can Help
By Faith Waithaka, With some of Africa’s biggest data centre providers now based in West Africa, it would be safe to say that the region is going that an era of tremendous and even unprecedented…