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- 17 Sept 2024
GSMA MWC Kigali 2024 to explore role of connectivity in driving socio-economic growth across Africa
GSMA MWC Kigali will return to the Kigali Convention Center from 29-31 October 2024. MWC Kigali, Africa’s largest and most influential connectivity event, will convene powerful innovators and…
- 17 Oct 2023
GSMA MWC Kigali Opens its doors to Mobile Operators, Policymakers
MWC Kigali 2023 on Tuesday returned to the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda, with Paul Kagame, the President of the Republic of Rwanda participating in the event’s celebratory opening ceremony.…
- 22 Jun 2022
Salubata Technologies, Nigerian Start-up Wins $10,000 at CYF in Kigali
Salubata Technologies, a Nigerian start-up has emerged as one of the top four winners of Kigali Startup Festival 2022 at the Commonwealth Youth Forum (CYF) in Kigali, Rwanda. Yewande Adebowale, the…
- 1 Apr 2019
Glo Shines in Kigali as African Leaders Throng Stand for Solutions
Globacom’s stand at the just concluded Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, was the cynosure of all eyes as scores of chief executives of multinational companies visited to seek the operator's…
- 15 Feb 2019
CcHUB Launches Africa’s First ‘Design Lab’ in Kigali
CcHUB has launched the ‘CcHUB Design Lab’. The design lab is an unprecedented next step in Africa’s growing tech sector, and is set to become a leading creative space where its multidisciplinary team…
- 6 Jul 2018
Omobola Johnson among New Speakers as GSMA Announce Date for 2018 Mobile 360 Series Conference
The GSMA on Thursday announced additional speakers participating in the Mobile 360 - Africa conference, which will take place 17-19 July 2018 at the Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda. …
- 16 Jun 2016
AU to Launch E-Passport Next Month
The African Union (AU) is prepared to launch the electronic passport (e-Passport) at the next AU Summit due to take place in July this year in Kigali, Rwanda. The first group of beneficiaries will…
- 11 May 2016
Omokehinde Leads MasterCard Nigeria Team to WEF Africa 2016
Omokehinde Ojomuyide, vice president & area business head for West Africa, MasterCard will lead the team to Kigali, Rwanda and explore the MasterCard team’s work in Nigeria at World Economic…
- 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,…
- 16 Nov 2023
Kaspersky Opens Africa’s First Transparency Centre
As part of the Africa Cyber Defence Forum, Kaspersky has created its first Transparency Centre on the continent. The Kigali, Rwanda, centre will also open as part of Kaspersky's Global Transparency…
- 15 Sept 2025
Aero Contractors Showcases Upgraded MRO Capabilities at Aviation Africa Summit
Aero Contractors, Nigeria’s oldest aviation company, made a strong statement at the just-concluded Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition in Kigali, Rwanda, by showcasing its upgraded and expanding…
- 26 Jul 2018
Andela Launches Technology Hub for Software Developers Across Africa
Andela, the company building high-performing engineering teams with Africa’s most talented software developers, today announces the launch of a pan-African technology hub in its fourth African…
- 21 Oct 2025
Airtel Africa Pushes for Collaboration in Building Africa’s Digital Future
Airtel Africa, a provider of telecommunications and mobile money services across 14 African countries, has highlighted industry partnerships, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data centres as critical…
- 30 Oct 2019
Siemens, Volkswagen Launch First Africa Electric Car Pilot Project in Rwanda
Rwanda becomes the first African country to introduce Volkswagen electric car; Volkswagen and Siemens sign joint development agreement to conduct electric mobility feasibility project; Pilot Project…
- 4 Mar 2026
GSMA, African Operators, Others to Launch Low-cost 4G Devices
A co-ordinated effort between the GSM Association (GSMA), six African operators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will pilot $40 (R654) entry-level 4G smartphones in six African nations…
- 28 Feb 2014
Lagos Missing in Top Cities to Live in Africa
Several companies such as global player Lamudi offer a way how finding and booking an apartment can be easy and fun. Now operating in 11 countries throughout Africa, the real estate giant…
- 3 Jun 2025
Google's Open Buildings Data Empowers Africa's Health and Climate Progress
Fresh, on-the-ground evidence from health planners and climate analysts in Rwanda, Nigeria and South Africa shows how the Open Buildings dataset, which maps more than 1.8 billion structures, is…
- 5 May 2026
Africa Fintech Revenues to Hit $65 billion by 2030 - Report
African fintech revenues are projected to expand 13-fold to approximately $65 billion by 2030, marking the continent as the world's fastest-growing digital finance market. The "Beyond Payments:…
- 14 Jun 2022
Nigeria’s ICT Industry Growing in Leaps and Bounds – Pantami
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has told the global digital community that Nigeria has been witnessing phenomenal growth in its Information and…
- 19 Oct 2023
Africa’s Top Telco CEOs Want Mobile Industry Tax Reductions
Six African CEOs of the continent’s largest telcos have urged governments to establish new policies to expedite the positive and inclusive impacts of mobile technology, in order to address investment…
- 19 Nov 2020
Why We Need to Build a World Where Influence is a Blessing and Never a Curse
By Tomide Adeyeye A quick glance through history and you will notice some key people who shaped the world. While many of these historical figures may be long gone, their impact is still very surreal.…
- 12 May 2021
OurTV to Show Extreme Fighting Club 85 and Basketball Africa League
OurTV, free-to-view broadcast satellite service provider is to start showing Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) & Basketball Africa League (BAL), to its audiences in Nigeria. According to the…
- 12 May 2016
Ericsson Joins SMART Africa Alliance's Digital Africa Drive
The SMART Africa Secretariat and Ericsson have entered an Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) partnership to meet the goal of developing a more connected and fully functioning…
- 23 Aug 2017
African Startups can Scale, Using Technology- Bolaji Finnih
According to a recent Fortune Magazine survey, 42% of Startups say that they did not evaluate the market needs for their various products, solutions and services before launching into the market.…
- 12 May 2017
Africa has 3 Years to Meet Internet Access Deadline - Kagame
Public-private partnerships and bridging the digital divide will help Africa meet the Broadband Commission target of providing at least 50% of its population with internet access by 2020. This is…
- 19 May 2016
AfDB Champions Energy Access, Job Creation for Youth at the WEF
At the just-concluded World Economic Forum on Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) reiterated the need to improve energy access to all in efforts to industrialise the continent. President…
- 2 Apr 2014
Top 10 Female Tech Founders To Watch In Africa
In Africa’s burgeoning, male-dominated tech scene, women remain largely underrepresented. Yet there is a tiny handful of incredible women who are launching and building successful, innovative tech…
- 18 May 2017
Regulator Fines MTN $8.5m over Breach of License
Telecom industry regulator in Rwanda has fined MTN Rwanda, a division of South Africa’s MTN Group, 7 billion francs (8.5 million dollars) for running its IT services outside the country in breach of…
- 3 May 2017
AfDB Participates in 2017 World Economic Forum on Africa
The African Development Bank is participating in the World Economic Forum on Africa in Durban, South Africa, from May 3-5. The delegation will be led by Jennifer Blanke, Vice-President for…
- 25 Feb 2017
Next Einstein Forum Launches Search for 54 Young African Science & Tech Champions
The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) has launched the search for fifty-four science and technology Ambassadors, one champion from each African country. The selected NEF Ambassadors will join the NEF Fellows…