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- 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.…
- 27 Sept 2015
UN Broadband Commission Affirms Focus on Sustainable Development Goals
The power of broadband to leapfrog development roadblocks and bring access to education, healthcare and employment opportunities should put high-speed information and communication technology (ICT)…
- 18 Jan 2024
UNDP Launches $1bn Innovation Fund for African Start-ups
To support business start-ups across Africa, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a $1 billion innovation fund to fund their initiatives. Named the “timbuktoo Africa…
- 28 Feb 2015
Broadband is Key to “Education to all’- UN Broadband Commission
Mobile phones, tablets and e-readers with broadband connectivity could prove the long-sought panacea in the global effort to bring quality, ubiquitous multidisciplinary educational opportunities to…
- 18 Jul 2016
Huawei Joins Initiative to Drive Africa's Digital Transformation
Huawei announced on Monday that it has joined the Smart Africa Alliance as Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) advisor and Platinum member at the Smart Africa Board Meeting. The…
- 14 Dec 2022
Pantami Signs Artemis Accords, Announces Space X Partnership @ the US-Africa Leaders’ Forum
Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, the honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has signed the Artemis Accords on behalf of Nigeria. He also announced partnership with Space…
- 8 Jul 2013
Obama the Africapitalist: Creating Private Sector Development Model
Opinion by Tony Elumelu Last week was the first time, in my memory, that a U.S. president came to Africa with investment at the top of his agenda and prioritised meeting with the continent's business…
- 28 Jun 2014
Steve Rhodes, Bez, for Glo Sponsored Wole Soyinka Prize Grand Finale
Evergreen music orchestra, Steve Rhodes Orchestra and Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter, Bez, have confirmed attendance for the grand finale of the fifth edition of the Wole…
- 11 Jul 2014
Orji, Nkontchou to Address Global African Investment Summit
The organizers of The Global African Investment Summit (TGAIS) have listed Uche Orji, managing director & chief executive officer of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and…
- 17 Feb 2015
Tony Elumelu Foundation Announces New Chief Executive
The board of Trustees of the Tony Elumelu Foundation announces the appointment of Professor Reid E. Whitlock as Chief Executive of the Foundation, commencing February 15. Professor Whitlock’s…
- 23 Jun 2015
OBJ, 5 Heads of State for African Investment Summit
Five heads of state have already confirmed their participation in the 2015 Global African Investment Summit. The presidents of Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda and Uganda and several dignitaries of…
- 28 Sept 2015
ITU Launches Award Recognizing Leadership in Sustainable Development through ICTs
ITU emphasized the vital role that information and communication technology (ICT) will play in meeting the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) at a special award ceremony held at UN Headquarters,…
- 19 Oct 2015
Ericsson Showcases M-Commerce, Transport Solutions at Transform Africa
Ericsson envisions a Networked Society in which connectivity is the starting point for new ways of innovating, collaborating and socializing. Given that more than half of the world’s population…
- 3 Mar 2016
Next Einstein Forum Seeks New Era for Science & Technology in Africa
In less than a week, the first global forum for science on African soil will take place in Dakar, Senegal, from 8-10 March 2016. The Next Einstein Forum has launched a global call for support…
- 14 Mar 2016
Broadband Most Powerful Development Catalyst - UN
The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development’s 13th full meeting, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday, reached consensus on the need for a new set of connectivity targets to help…
- 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…
- 21 Jul 2016
“MTV Base Meets Bill Gates” Conversation to Dwell on Technology in Africa
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa is excited to reveal that Bill Gates is to appear on a special episode of “MTV Base Meets…” The US entrepreneur and philanthropist will make a…
- 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…
- 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…
- 29 Jul 2019
Presidents, Global Leaders Tackle Job Creation, Others @ 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum
At the recently concluded 5th edition of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Forum, five African Presidents and thousands of young African entrepreneurs converged at the most…
- 27 Aug 2019
Tony Elumelu to Deliver Keynote Address at TICAD Africa Development Conference in Japan
Tony O. Elumelu, founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), will speak at the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD),…
- 30 Aug 2019
Elumelu Seeks Japan’s Partnership to Empower African Entrepreneurs
Tony O. Elumelu, African investor and philanthropist has challenged the Government of Japan to invest 5% of its $50billion commitment to Africa, in empowering African entrepreneurs. He gave…
- 9 Oct 2019
Rwanda Launches First 'Made in Africa' Smartphones
Rwanda’s Mara Group launched two smartphones this week, describing them as the first “Made in Africa” models and giving a boost to the country’s ambitions to become a regional technology hub. The…
- 23 Jan 2020
Telecom Body Launches Broadband Transforming Lives Campaign
The International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU’s) Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development this week launched the “Broadband Transforming Lives” campaign at the World Economic Forum in…
- 14 Feb 2020
Africa's Female Fund Managers Receive Boost with Launch of a Multi-Million Dollar Fund
African leaders are putting women front and center of efforts to drive the continent’s economic growth through a game-changing fund that invests in women fund managers and also provides technical…
- 4 Jun 2020
11 Interesting Things You Should Know About Africa
Africa Day was celebrated on 25 May, and YouTube and ViacomCBS Networks Africa organized the “Africa Day Benefit Concert At Home”, which was streamed on the MTV Base Africa YouTube channel . …
- 18 May 2021
Kagame, Okonjo-Iweala Headline UBA Africa Conversations
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is set to celebrate this year’s Africa Day in commemoration of African unity with the third edition of its annual UBA Africa Conversations, headlined by Africa’s…
- 14 Sept 2021
Osinbajo Tasks Banks on Transformation Projects
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday tasked the banking and finance sector to take on more transformative projects such as housing and renewable energy, among others, in ways that will…
- 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…
- 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…