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- 15 Mar 2022
Emmanuel Onyeje Joins Backbase as Regional Manager West Africa
Backbase, the global Engagement Banking Platform leader, is pleased to announce it has hired Emmanuel Onyeje as Regional Manager West Africa and Head of its Nigeria operations. A former entrepreneur…
- 30 Jan 2025
Paygilant Expands into Africa with Sara Pinheiro as Regional Manager
Paygilant, a leading provider of frictionless fraud prevention solutions for banks, fintech companies, and payment processors, has appointed Sara Pinheiro as Regional Manager for Africa. In this…
- 21 Nov 2024
QNET Regional Manager: eCommerce Key to Expanding Financial Security in Africa
Mr. Biram Fall, the Regional General Manager, QNET Sub-Saharan Africa, has said that with over 350 million unbanked adults, there is a significant potential of financial inclusion and digital…
- 21 Apr 2023
Why Nigerian Businesses Must leverage RCS as the Next Big Digital Channel – Infobip Regional Manager
Olatayo Ladipo-Ajai, regional manager at Infobip Nigeria, has urged Nigerians, particularly business entities, such as banks, telcos and other businesses to harness the benefits posed by the Rich…
- 30 Sept 2018
Ibrahim NDIC Boss Emerges IADI Africa Regional Committee Chair
Umaru Ibrahim, the managing director of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), has been elected the new Chairperson of the Africa Regional Committee (ARC) of the International Association…
- 14 Oct 2021
Africa Rising: Why Project Managers Are Critical to Africa’s Future
By Otema Yirenkyi, Vice President of Global Engagement, PMI With a rapidly growing population and economy, Africa is poised to take on massive infrastructure upgrades, and they’ll need talented…
- 2 Sept 2022
George Asamani appointed MD, Sub-Saharan Africa, Project Management Institute
Project Management Institute (PMI), the world's leading association for project professionals, announced today that George Asamani has been appointed as the Managing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa.…
- 13 Feb 2024
Mastercard Taps Folasade Femi-Lawal as New Country Manager for West Africa
Mastercard, a leading company in digital payments and technology, is pleased to announce the appointment of Folasade Femi-Lawal as the new Country Manager and Area Business Head for West Africa. With…
- 9 Nov 2016
Microsoft Appoints New General Manager for WECA Region
Amr Kamel has been announced as Microsoft's new General Manager for the West, East, Central Africa and Indian Ocean Islands (WECA) region. The multinational technology firm says he will report to Ali…
- 5 Apr 2016
IXPN Becomes West Africa’s Regional IXP
Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) has been elevated to the status of the West African regional Internet Exchange Point, according to Muhammed Rudman, managing director and chief executive…
- 12 Oct 2012
Comviva Bets Big on Mobile Data Growth in West Africa Region
Comviva , the global leader in providing mobile solutions beyond VAS is betting big on mobile data growth in West Africa with its award winning mobile data platform , which helps operators to provide…
- 10 Aug 2021
Google Cloud Appoints Niral Patel as Regional Director, Sub-Saharan Africa
Google Cloud announced the appointment of Niral Patel as Regional Director, Sub-Saharan Africa. Niral Patel, Google Cloud's Regional Director, Sub-Saharan Africa Based in Johannesburg, Niral will be…
- 7 Feb 2015
#Elections2015: IIM-Africa, RIMAF Seek Effective Management of Information
The Institute of Information Management (IIM) Africa collaboration with the Records and Information Management Awareness (RIMA) Foundation, have called on stakeholders, particularly the Independent…
- 1 Dec 2021
Mastercard, Meta Partner to Support the Digitization and Growth of SMEs in Middle East & Africa Region
The world is moving at a faster pace with globalization being fuelled by technology which is enabling companies to scale beyond borders at a pace of months as opposed to years previously. In this…
- 17 Jun 2015
Smile, Ericsson Sign 1st Sub-Sahara Africa 4G/LTE Managed Services Contract
Smile Communications and Ericsson have signed the first 4G/LTE managed services contract signed in Sub-Saharan Africa. Under the terms of a five-year multi-country managed services agreement,…
- 18 Sept 2020
Satellite Operators Push New Signal across Africa, Indian Ocean Regions
The Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA), has started to broadcast a Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) signal over Africa and Indian Ocean (AFI), providing its…
- 23 Jun 2020
Ogilvy Africa Unveils FEED, Region’s First Real-Time Marketing Product
Ogilvy Africa has announced the rollout of the region’s first real-time marketing product that offers social intelligence and analytics, community management and content innovations; in a unified…
- 24 Nov 2022
ADC Provides Colocation for the first ICANN Managed Root Server in Africa
Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, is proud to be the colocation provider for the first ICANN Managed Root Server (IMRS) cluster deployed in…
- 24 Mar 2024
Nigeria Seeks Joint West Africa Regional Protection of Undersea Cables
Following recent undersea cable cuts that challenged connectivities in many countries in the West African region, Nigeria has called for a coordinated and multilateral approach by the region to…
- 29 Jul 2021
Saad Toma Becomes New General Manager, IBM Middle East and Africa
IBM has named that Saad Toma as new General Manager of IBM Middle East and Africa(MEA). Saad Toma, New General Manager of IBM Middle East and Africa Mr. Toma succeeds Takreem El-Tohamy, who has been…
- 12 Sept 2025
African Leaders, AfDB Push for Governance Reforms, Regional Integration for Africa’s Transformation
African leaders, experts, the African Development Bank and development partners have called for urgent reforms to strengthen governance, deepen regional integration, and drive inclusive growth across…
- 29 Nov 2024
AfriTECH 4.0: QNET's Biram Fall Advocates for Financial Inclusion in Africa
Mr. Biram Fall, the Regional General Manager, QNET Sub-Saharan Africa, has said that with over 350 million unbanked adults, there is a significant potential of financial inclusion and digital…
- 4 Jun 2013
Minister Seeks Regional Cooperation in Disaster Management
Hajiya Hadiza Mailafia, minister of Environment, has urged ECOWAS member countries to integrate disaster risk prevention and mitigation in policies and programmes of their governments. Mailafia made…
- 19 Feb 2013
AfDB Embarks on Revolutionary Data Management, Dissemination Programme in Africa
African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched an ambitious program to significantly improve data management and dissemination in Africa. The ultimate goal of the program is to facilitate wider public…
- 6 Sept 2017
Visa Appoints Okunsanya as General Manager for West Africa
Global payments company Visa Inc., has appointed Oluwakemi Okunsanya as the new General Manager for West Africa, effective September 1, 2017. Oluwakemi joins Visa from MoneyGram International, where…
- 24 Mar 2019
IXPN Now Regional Internet Exchange for West Africa with African Union’s Support
The Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) has become a regional internet exchange with the support of the African Union Commission. In 2016, following a response to a call for proposals issued by…
- 12 May 2008
Umo Becomes Managing Director HP West Africa
Ime Umo has been appointed as the managing director and technology solutions group lead for West Africa, a promotion from his previous role as the head of the TSG business group for HP…
- 16 Aug 2022
Google Invests in Lori Systems to Enhance Digital Transport Management in Africa
Google on Tuesday announced that it has invested in Lori Systems, an e-logistics company digitising haulage and providing shippers with solutions to efficiently manage cargo and transporters. Lori…
- 28 Sept 2015
DHL Express Appoints new MD for Sub-Saharan Africa
Hennie Heymans, currently Managing Director of DHL Express South Africa, has been appointed as Managing Director of DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), effective from 1 October 2015. In his new…
- 8 Nov 2016
Deloitte Digital Expands in West Africa, Unveils Plan for Region
Deloitte Digital, Africa’s leading innovator in digital transformation, design and development said on Tuesday it is bringing world-class knowledge and resources to the West African market. From…