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- 14 Jul 2016
AfDB, ASEA Join Forces to Deepen Africa’s Capital Markets
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) have signed, a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to amplify the impact of their strategically…
- 23 May 2019
Streaming Global, DataGo Solutions Ink Deal to Accelerate OTT/VOD Streaming Market in Africa
Marking its first step towards an international market, Streaming Global has joined forces with DataGo Solutions as its first exclusive reseller for an overseas territory. The deal covers the…
- 22 Mar 2021
The impact of COVID-19 on the Debt Capital Markets in Africa - FBNQuest
Traditionally, corporates and states in Africa use debt capital markets to raise huge funding. As the coronavirus bites harder against the increasing debt-to-GDP ratios coupled with increasing risks…
- 28 Sept 2015
Huawei, Lenovo Flood Africa’s Market with Low-cost Servers
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) server market – comprising x86 and non-x86 servers – contracted 10% year on year in Q2 2015 to total 65,000 units, according to the latest figures from International…
- 9 Dec 2022
Africa's Smartphone Market Suffers Sharp Fall in Q3 2022
Newly released data from IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows that Africa's overall mobile phone market suffered a year-on-year (YoY) decline of 19.9% in Q3 2022 to total 42.2 million…
- 5 Dec 2022
Inflation, Diesel, Other Market Forces Escalate Cost of Services
Global Economic Woes With only about a month before the end of 2022, it is difficult for the year to be remembered for anything other than the war in Ukraine and the chaotic shock waves that…
- 13 Jul 2021
Nigeria Leads Mobile App Market Growth for Africa, says AppsFlyer & Google Report
AppsFlyer, the global marketing measurement leader, has launched a report with Google that reveals a booming African mobile app market, propelled by a growing fintech space, a rise in ‘super apps’,…
- 13 Sept 2022
Africa Data Centres Joins Forces with Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN)
Africa Data Centres, the largest network of interconnected, carrier- and cloud-neutral data centre facilities in Africa, and part of the Cassava Technologies group, has taken a significant step…
- 5 Feb 2016
Travelstart Raises $40m to Tap Nigeria, Africa’s Online Travel Market
Travelstart, the leading Internet travel booking company in Africa, has announced an investment of $40M led by Amadeus Capital Partners (London), for Travelstart’s growth in Nigeria and to solidify…
- 21 Jul 2023
How Brands Should Leverage Digital Marketing to Capture Africa's Future Customers
By Ebun Ikenze, Client Relations Director, Ad Dynamo by Aleph Unless they cater specifically to an older niche, most brands want to grab the attention of young people. That makes sense too. Young…
- 2 May 2013
TD, Huawei Join Forces to Develop Enterprise Market
Technology Distributions (TD) Limited, number one ICT Distributor in West Africa and Huawei, leading global ICT solutions provider, have come together in a partnership designed to create maximum…
- 30 Nov 2016
SG, American Express Join Forces for SSA ePayment Market
‎Societe Generale has announced that it has signed a merchant acquiring partnership with American Express in eight countries in Sub-Saharan Africa where the Bank operates. These countries include…
- 20 Feb 2015
Nigerian Consumers Are Africa Booming e-Commerce Force- PayPal
A recent study conducted in Nigeria by Ipsos, a global market research company, on behalf of PayPal shows an expectation by Nigerian consumers to conduct more shopping online. Out of the…
- 19 Dec 2024
Afreximbank and Ecobank Join Forces to Boost Trade and Compliance Across Africa
African Export-Import Bank and Ecobank Group have embarked on a collaboration aimed at simplifying trade and compliance for businesses in Africa by integrating Ecobank’s Single Market Trade Hub and…
- 20 Nov 2016
Women Entrepreneurs: Driving Force Behind Economic Growth in Africa
With focus on supporting the growth and development of women entrepreneurs in Africa, Mastercard has committed to three partnerships that will impact women in Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa. This…
- 16 Feb 2013
Nigeria Pushes MEA’s Mobile Subscribers to 1Bn
Nigeria will be at the driver’s seat with its over 113 million subscribers, when the Middle East and Africa (MEA) telecom market hits its first one-billionth in March, according to a new research…
- 26 May 2013
Africa Tempts Hi-Tec Companies
Multinational HighTech companies looking for new frontiers and fresh ideas are lining up for a slice of Africa's relatively untapped consumer market. Many experts are saying the continent is poised…
- 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…
- 23 Oct 2024
SeerBit Joins Forces with Sabre to Transform Travel Payments Across Africa
SeerBit, Africa's most trusted payment solutions provider specialising in innovative services for businesses, has announced a strategic partnership with Sabre, a global leader in software and…
- 27 Jun 2017
IBM Boss Says “New Collar” Jobs to Transform Skills Market
Africa has approximately 200 million people between the ages of 15 and 24. By 2040, the continent is expected to be home to the world's largest labor force, with an estimated working age population…
- 22 Mar 2015
Carmudi Strategies on Nigeria AutoMarket Penetration
In less than three years it launched into the Nigerian auto market, Carmudi.com said it has made significant progress by creating secured, trusted and user-friendly platform for sellers and buyers to…
- 28 Apr 2013
Nigeria Leads as World Inches to 7Bn Mobile Users
The world is inching towards the milestone seven billion mobile subscription mark by December 2013, with emerging markets as major drivers of the growth engine, according to a new study by Pyramid…
- 12 Jul 2015
Low-Priced Phones Pushing 2015 MEA Smartphone Market to 155m Units
Middle East and Africa (MEA) smartphone shipments are set to total 155 million units in 2015 after increasing 66% year on year during the first quarter to reach more than 36 million units, according…
- 20 Jan 2015
Etisalat Sends Top ETEP Students to Dubai for Training
Etisalat Nigeria in continuation of its innovative Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives targeted at improving education in the country is sponsoring the top three students from the first…
- 5 Oct 2018
ZappGroup Targets Nigeria in Expansion Plan
Net1 UEPS and QR payments technology company, Zapper are joining forces to take on the African market, targeting key regions across West and East Africa. The two companies are partnering to launch…
- 6 Nov 2022
Africa Investment Forum 2022 Draws $31 billion in Investor Interest
This year’s just concluded Africa Investment Forum Market Days—the continent’s premier investment platform—has drawn $31 billion in investment interest from African and global investors. Combined…
- 16 Sept 2015
Africa Accounts for 2.3% in International Aviation Traffic in 2014
In terms of market share, Africa accounted for 2.3% of the international aviation traffic last year, as revealed in the 59th Edition of IATA World Air Transport Statistics. The International Air…
- 23 Dec 2018
Organised Crime Syndicates Harvest Human Organs in Nigeria, Others
Human organ harvesting is one of the most profitable black market operations around the world. According to Business Insider, across the globe, it is coordinated by an organized crime…
- 9 Sept 2014
EMEA Thin-Client Market Gains, CEE Suffers Setback
The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) thin-client market posted double-digit growth in Q2 2014 for the second quarter in a row, according to the EMEA Quarterly Enterprise Client Device Tracker…
- 20 Oct 2021
Konga Rated Cheapest, Most Reliable Source of Computers for Leading Brands
Konga, Nigeria’s foremost e-commerce giant, has been identified as the leading source for the most reliable and best-priced genuine PCs and laptops from top global brands in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest…