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- 18 May 2022
Autochek Acquires Morocco’s KIFAL Auto to Drive North Africa Expansion
Autochek, the automotive technology company making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa, has announced the acquisition of KIFAL Auto, Morocco’s leading automotive technology…
- 14 Mar 2015
Morocco-Nigeria Phone Spat: GEJ Says Nigeria Lied
President Goodluck Jonathan admitted Friday that he did not speak on telephone with the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, as claimed last week by the Nigerian foreign affairs ministry, an apparently…
- 4 Jun 2023
Nigerian Startup, NearPays Wins Big @GITEX Africa in Morocco
Nearpays Technology Limited, a Nigerian startup has emerged best in the Fintech and Blockchain category of the Supernova Challenge at GITEX Africa, Morocco. Nearpays was awarded a cash prize of…
- 23 Dec 2021
IFC, Proparco Invest in Supporting Job Creation in Nigeria and Morocco
A financing package from IFC and Proparco will help Dolidol, a Moroccan manufacturer and distributor of polyurethane (PU) foam and bedding products, expand its production and sales to Nigeria, and…
- 3 May 2017
APRA to Hold 29th Annual Conference in Morocco
The 29th edition of the annual African Public Relations Association (APRA) conference themed “Competitive Africa: Effective Positioning through Integrated Communications” is set to hold in…
- 5 Mar 2014
JUMIA's Impacts on Africa via Sustainable CSR Programmes
In 2013, JUMIA launched its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) partnerships with organizations all over Africa including 1 Child 1 Book in Nigeria, L'Heure Joyeuse in Morocco and RecycloBekia in…
- 30 Apr 2020
Moody's Downgrades Outlook of Nigeria, Other African Banking Systems from Stable to Negative
The impact of the coronavirus has caused the American credit rating agency, Moody's, to downgrade the banking systems in South Africa, Nigeria and Morocco from stable to negative. The rating agency…
- 27 Aug 2013
Jumia Launches Mobile App in Nigeria, Others
JUMIA, West-Africa’s No.1 shopping destination, has launched its App in Nigeria, Morocco, Ivory Coast and Kenya. JUMIA’s App is available for all Android phones – enforcing m-commerce in Africa. With…
- 27 Dec 2022
Direct Carrier Billing Industry Consolidates Footprint in Africa and the Middle East
The global rating of the region keeps stable at 2.8 points; 4 countries enter the DCB Index for the first time; Data shows promising DCB potential for countries such as South Africa, Morocco, UAE,…
- 11 Apr 2025
Kaspersky Presents Insight on 14% Increase in Spyware Attacks on Businesses in Africa @ GITEX Africa
As part of the company’s participation at the GITEX Africa conference, taking place in Morocco on 14-16 April 2025, Kaspersky will address the dynamics for cyberthreats in the African region as per…
- 8 Jul 2024
EFCC Places Yahaya Bello on Interpol's Watch-List
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked Interpol in North African countries Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Sudan and Algeria to place Yahaya Bello, former Kogi State Governor on…
- 21 Nov 2024
Nigeria, Others Confront Flood of Cyber-Attacks
Check Point, a cyber security company has reported that Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, and Morocco are seeing targeted cyber-attacks on government, education, and financial institutions. In its just…
- 22 Mar 2020
AWIEF, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University partner to launch LeadTech Incubation Programme
Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has partnered with Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, (UM6P) Morocco, to launch LeadTech Incubation Programme. The new programme was…
- 11 Dec 2019
Africa Found Wanting on Cyber Crime Preparedness
That's one of the biggest takeaways from the 2019 KnowBe4 African Cyber Security Report which surveyed over 800 respondents across SA, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt, Morocco, Mauritius and Botswana.…
- 22 Sept 2014
IFC, Bank Al-Maghrib Partner to Expand Access to Credit in Africa
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Bank Al-Maghrib, the Central Bank of Morocco, will organize an international symposium to train African and MENA central banks and financial regulators on…
- 4 Apr 2013
Internet Society Hosts AfPIF-13 in Casablanca
The fourth annual African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF), organized by the Internet Society will be held 3-5 September 2013 in Casablanca, Morocco. A unique regional forum, AfPIF…
- 19 Jul 2019
Glo-sponsored African Voices Celebrates Three Disc Jockeys
The Glo-sponsored CNN African Voices will this weekend celebrate a new generation of the continent’s disc jockeys, including Amine K from Morocco, DJ Avneesh from Mauritius and Senegal’s DJ Dollar.…
- 19 May 2022
OPay Partners Mastercard to ‘Open up e-commerce to Millions’ in Africa
Merchants and consumers from Nigeria, Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, and South Africa now have another option to make payments worldwide through a Mastercard virtual payment solution powered by…
- 8 Jan 2020
Orange Strengthens its Presence in Africa
Orange officially inaugurates the Orange Middle East and Africa operational head office in Morocco in the presence of Stéphane Richard, Chairman and CEO of Orange; Alioune Ndiaye, CEO Orange Middle…
- 20 Mar 2020
AWIEF, UM6P Partner to Launch LeadTech Incubation Programme
Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has partnered with Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco, a world-class institution that puts research, innovation and…
- 25 Jun 2019
Ericsson to Showcase Music Connect at Mawazine Festival 2019
Ericsson has announced its participation in the 18th edition of the Mawazine Festival, one of the world’s largest music events, taking place in Rabat, Morocco from June 21-29, 2019. Through a…
- 19 Oct 2025
Richer Banks, Poorer Economy: The Hidden Crisis in Nigeria’s Financial System
By Blaise Udunze Across Africa, banks are getting bigger but not necessarily better. From South Africa’s Standard Bank to Morocco’s Attijariwafa and Egypt’s National Bank, financial institutions are…
- 15 Aug 2013
Hellofood’s Website Gets a Make-Over
Hellofood , the leading group of online food ordering platform has activated its new, dramatically improved user interface in Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Morocco and Kenya. Designed to deal…
- 15 Jun 2020
Paraguay and Nigeria in no Hurry to Roll Out 5G
While 5G rollout is imminent or underway in countries as diverse as South Africa, the Philippines and Morocco, some countries are not in a hurry – the most recent examples being Paraguay and Nigeria.…
- 7 Mar 2013
Jumia, Nigeria’s Largest e-Commerce Retailer Gets 20m Euros Funding from Summit Partners
Jumia, Africa’s largest and fastest-growing e-commerce retailer with websites in Nigeria and in Egypt and Morocco, has announced that it has received an investment of €20 million from leading growth…
- 18 Sept 2015
ICANN Launches Fellowship, NextGen Application for ICANN55
ICANN launched the application rounds, valid till 16th October 2015, for both the NextGen and Fellowship Programs for participation in ICANN55, Marrakech, Morocco in March 2016. By 11th December…
- 30 Mar 2010
Bharti Airtel Buys Zain for $10.7 billion
Zain has announced the signing of definitive agreements for the sale of 100% of Zain Africa BV, its African business excluding its operations in Morocco and Sudan (”Zain Africa”), to…
- 4 Nov 2021
Google Opens Applications for Startups Accelerator Africa programme
Applications for Google’s three-month virtual accelerator programme are now open to startups located in Algeria, Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria,…
- 5 Apr 2024
EnterpriseNGR Expands Financial Centres to Three African Countries
EnterpriseNGR has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to set up the Africa Roundtable of Financial Centres – a chapter of the World Alliance of International Financial Centres, in Mauritius, Morocco…
- 6 Sept 2018
Path Solutions Signs up BTI Bank
Path Solutions, an established leader in providing cutting-edge software solutions to the Islamic financial services industry, announced that Bank Al-Tamweel Wa Al-Inma (“BTI Bank”) has selected iMAL…