30 results
- 26 Sept 2025
NIGCOMSAT, Kenyan Space Agency Partner to Boost Africa’s Space Technology
The Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Ltd and the Kenyan Space Agency (KSA) have begun talks to deepen collaboration in space technology, signalling a significant step toward advancing…
- 15 Jun 2025
FG Urges Private Sector to Invest in Africa’s Space Future
National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has called on African businesses to seize the opportunities emerging within the rapidly growing global space economy, which is projected to…
- 20 May 2025
Africa Launches First Continental Space Agency
Africa has launched its first continental space agency to enhance Earth observation and data sharing at a time when a more challenging global environment is restricting access to climate and weather…
- 10 Jan 2022
Mega-deal Investments Boost Africa’s Fintech Space Growth
Market research shows that Africa’s Fintech space has experienced tremendous growth over the last year, due to an increase in mega-deal investments. According to the Briter Bridges Africa Investment…
- 24 May 2022
Collab to Launch 5G Mokki Tech Spaces in Africa
The recently launched Boris Bison Youth Empowerment Business Incubator (‘BB Incubator’) in Douala, Cameroon, together with pan-African video game publishing company Ludique Works and Finnish tech…
- 13 Oct 2020
Intelsat Partners XinaBox to Launch Careers in Africa’s Satellite Tech Space
Intelsat has entered into a partnership with XinaBox, a provider of modular electronics for learners and professionals, to deliver space-focused STEM learning tools to teenagers across Africa.…
- 28 Sept 2023
Wema, Selar Partner to Empower Africa’s Creative Space
Wema Bank has partnered with Selar, a creator platform, to empower African creatives and bridge the prevalent gaps in the African creative space. This revolutionary partnership has birthed a…
- 4 Nov 2021
Africa’s Payment Space Absorbs COVID – 19 Impact, Returns to Growth
Globally, as well as in Africa, the payments industry suffered a much-smaller-than-anticipated impact from the COVID-19 crisis and has returned to growth with renewed momentum, according to a new…
- 22 Apr 2021
Proposed New Measures by ATU and Ericsson Set to Expand Africa’s ICT Space
African Countries and telecommunications stakeholders have launched the first set of ATU spectrum recommendations that focus on transforming Africa into a knowledge economy through the development of…
- 21 Mar 2017
InMobi Expands into Africa's ad Space
Digital Solutions Group (DSG) subsidiary Broadbrand has secured the exclusive rights to offer Indian InMobi ad inventory in Africa. The partnership will allow Broadband to offer its clients access to…
- 26 Apr 2019
Stakeholders Call for Renewed Action to Protect Africa’s Digital Space
Delegates at the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum has expressed concern at the spate of violation of human rights online on the African continent. The delegates were speaking at the closing session…
- 4 Apr 2017
Africa the Centre of New Space Race Era
In 2017 and beyond, Africa will find itself at the heart of a new space race centred on satellite connectivity. According to Michèle Scanlon, New Business Development at Gondwana International…
- 14 Jun 2018
Truecaller Acquires Chillr, Eyes Sub-Sahara Africa’s Mobile Payment Space
Last year in March, Truecaller had announced its foray into the digital payments segment in India. Today the company announced a strategic investment into the payment space by acquiring Chillr,…
- 16 Nov 2016
New Co-Working Space, Tech Accelerator ‘V8 Africa’ Opens in Lekki
Doors opened on Wednesday at the new co-working space and technology accelerator, V8, in Lekki, Lagos. The hub is a community and collaboration platform providing professional support services to…
- 13 Feb 2024
WHO Taps into Africa's Mobile Money Space
Since 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has effectively automated payments for over 2 million African health professionals. The experimental concept involves paying frontline health workers…
- 27 Oct 2021
Africa Prudential Moves to Disrupt Technology Space with Business Solution Services
Africa Prudential said that it is creating a growing list of business solutions for corporates across several sectors of Nigeria’s economy as it pushes ahead with its transformation into a digital…
- 6 Jul 2018
Spacefinish Set to Bring Office Spaces of the Future to Africa
Spacefinish a design and innovation company based in Lagos is set to redesign work spaces for both startups and established companies in Nigeria Spacefinish recently worked on the Vibranium…
- 30 Jul 2019
DPO Group Rattles Africa's e-commerce Space with PayFast Acquisition
Pan-African payment service provider and Kenya-based DPO Group has acquired South African payment processor PayFast for an undisclosed sum. The deal by the Nairobi-headquartered DPO Group was backed…
- 8 Aug 2025
Nigerian Scientists Await Return of Egusi Seeds Sent to Space
Space in Africa, the Lagos-based firm Oniosun founded, is expecting its Egusi melon seeds to splash down in the Pacific Ocean Saturday—fresh from a trip to the International Space Station. Once…
- 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…
- 27 Sept 2020
Encomiums for TD Africa as Nigeria Prepares for Tech Experience Centre Launch
A number of globally renowned Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in the technology space have commended TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa's leading technology, lifestyle and solutions distributor…
- 18 Jun 2015
Africa Can End Capital Flight in Technology Space via NEPAD- Monaisa
Mokgethi Monaisa, consul-general, South African (SA) High Commission in Nigeria (since January 2012) believes that both countries share similar potentials and well-positioned to influence the…
- 10 Mar 2025
Intelsat, MaxIQ Space Expand STEM Learning to Educators in Multiple African Countries
Intelsat operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and educational resource provider MaxIQ Space, are expanding efforts to deliver Intelsat’s Africa Space…
- 23 Mar 2024
NASRDA Calls for Space Lawyers to Regulate Sector
National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has advocated for more space lawyers in Nigeria and Africa to regulate the activities of space actors in the sector. Dr Halilu Shaba,…
- 3 May 2024
History as Nigeria Acquire First Cosmic Rays Detector in Africa
National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) said Nigeria has made history by becoming the first country in Africa to acquire a cosmic ray muon detector to aid climate change and…
- 6 Apr 2021
Half of Nigeria’s Satellites no Longer in Orbit- Report
NigeriaSat-1, NigComSat-1, and EduSat-1 - three Nigerian satellite are no longer in orbit, according to findings by Space in Africa which produces authoritative business and market analysis reports…
- 12 May 2025
Airtel Money Plans IPO to Compete in Fintech Space
Airtel Africa is positioning its mobile money platform, Airtel Money, to challenge Africa’s fintech giants through a planned initial public offering set for the first half of 2026, Sunil Taldar,…
- 2 Nov 2014
MoboFree Ignites New Competition in Nigeria e-Commerce Space
MoboFree.com, Africa’s leading social marketplace, has launched its presence in the Nigerian e-commerce space, hoping to intensify the competition with its strategic customer engagement. The MoboFree…
- 28 Jul 2023
Intelsat, MaxIQ Space Complete Another Year of STEM-Ed in Africa
Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC) and MaxIQ Space, a pioneer in space-focused STEM…
- 20 Feb 2014
AITEC Offers Free VIP Delegate Spaces to Financial Institutions Chiefs
AITEC Africa said it has thrown her door s open to banks and other financial institutions to attend the Banking & Mobile Money West Africa Conference at Eko Hotel from 12-13 March for free. The…