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- 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…
- 24 Sept 2020
UNWTO, Google Host First Tourism Acceleration Program in Sub-Saharan Africa
The COVID-19 crisis has disproportionately affected tourism, a sector that accounts for millions of jobs around the globe. While no one can say with certainty when the sector will recover,…
- 26 Jul 2017
TD Africa Hosts Google Executives
Technology Distributions Ltd., Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest Information and Communications Technology (ICT) distributors made a glowing case for more significant investments in Nigeria’s booming ICT…
- 29 Apr 2021
Google Opens Application for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 6, Offers 40,000 Developer Scholarships
Google has restated its commitment to the startup ecosystem in Africa, announcing the opening of applications for the 6th Class of the Google for Startups Accelerator programme, and the launch of new…
- 3 May 2023
You Can Digitally Supercharge Yourself as an Entrepreneur: Here’s How
By Stephen Newton, Managing Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, Ad Dynamo by Aleph There is no doubt that Africa is an entrepreneurial continent. As far back as 2017, an African Development Bank report…
- 20 Mar 2018
Google Kicks off Accelerator Africa Scholarships Class
Google yesterday announced the developers who will participate in the first Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa class, at an event held in Lagos. The company also announced a partnership with Udacity…
- 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…
- 19 Mar 2025
Google Cloud Launches First African Cloud Region, Driving Digital Transformation
Google Cloud has marked a historic milestone with the launch of its first African cloud region in Johannesburg, South Africa. This initiative is part of Google’s $1 billion investment to accelerate…
- 19 Mar 2012
M-net Managing Director Listed Among Young Global Leaders
Biola Alabi, M-Net Africa managing director is among the World Economic Forum’s list of Young Global Leaders (YGL) for 2012. The Forum has honoured 192 young leaders from 59 countries for their…
- 19 Mar 2012
M-net Managing Director Listed Among Young Global Leaders
Biola Alabi, M-Net Africa managing director is among the World Economic Forum’s list of Young Global Leaders (YGL) for 2012. The Forum has honoured 192 young leaders from 59 countries for their…
- 6 Oct 2021
Google to Invest $1Bn to Support Digital Transformation in Africa
Google has announced plan to invest $1billion over 5 years to support Africa’s digital transformation. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet The investment focuses on enabling fast, affordable…
- 21 Jun 2021
Google Launches 3 New Programmes to Bolster African Innovation and Female Entrepreneurship
Google has renewed its commitment to growing Africa’s startup ecosystem with the announcement of a new Google for Startups Accelerator (GFSA) Africa class, the launch and opening of applications for…
- 7 Nov 2013
FDI in Africa Grown by $4Bn Since 2001
Trends in retail trading, the business landscape in Sub-Saharan Africa, how international retailers enter the continent and the innovation in payment methods were some of the issues tackled during…
- 7 Nov 2021
Nokia: First Ever Android Tablet Hits Market
HMD Global, leading mobile phone manufacturer has unveiled the first ever tablet in the Nokia mobile stable – the Nokia T20. General Manager, West, East and Central Africa, HMD Global, Joseph…
- 9 Feb 2021
Google Strengthens Africa-wide Programmes to Keep Internet Users Safe Online
Google has announced a number of initiatives across Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, bolstering its continued efforts to keep children, young people and families safe online. Aligning with the theme…
- 8 Oct 2025
Google Empowers African Students with Free AI Tools for a Year
Google today announced a major initiative to support higher education across Africa by offering its premium AI subscription, Google AI Pro for free to university students for 12 months. The offer is…
- 1 Jul 2016
TD Africa Offers More Value with Mobile APP Launch
Foremost ICT Distributors in Sub-Saharan Africa, Technology Distributions (TD) Ltd, has taken a huge step towards offering its partners, resellers and customers more value after unveiling a mobile…
- News4 Sept 2026
UpSkill Universe, HP Launch AI Skills for Business Programme to Empower 55,000 African SMEs
HP and UpSkill Universe, Sub-Saharan Africa's leading AI and business skills training partner, have launched the AI Skills for Business Programme to give 55,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria and South Africa access to free, practical AI skills.
- 21 Feb 2022
Despite COVID-19 Pandemic, Demand for African Developers Surges Higher- Google Report Reveals
Google has launched the “Africa Developer Ecosystem Report 2021” demonstrating that, despite the challenges associated with the pandemic, the continent's developer ecosystem is on the rise. This is…
- 30 Jul 2017
Freetel Partners TD Mobile to Launch in Nigeria
Freetel, Japan’s largest selling smart phone brand in open market announced the launch in Nigeria in partnership with TD Mobile, biggest mobile devices distributor in Sub-Saharan Africa. Freetel was…
- 14 Sept 2017
MTN, TD Mobile Partner to Unveil Freetel ICE 2 Android Smartphone
MTN, telecoms giant and TD Mobile, Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest mobile device distributor, have officially unveiled the much-anticipated Android smartphone, FreetelICE 2 at an event held Thursday in…
- 13 Oct 2024
Zinox @ 23: Celebrating Africa's Leading Digital Identity
Zinox Technologies, Nigeria’s premier technology company, founded by Forbes Best of Africa’s Leading Tech Icon Leo Stan Ekeh, marked its 23rd anniversary. Established in 2001, Zinox has been at the…
- 7 Sept 2019
Visa Launches Champions Women Entrepreneurs @ the World Economic Forum on Africa
Visa is launching She’s Next, Empowered by Visa, in Africa, to encourage female micro-and small-business owners as they fund, run and grow their businesses across the continent. The global expansion…
- 25 Jun 2013
Nigeria’s Okere @ Economist Conference, Wants Proper Channeling on Africa’s Energy
Mr. Austin Okere, founder and CEO of the Computer Warehouse Group (CWG), and entrepreneur in residence (EIR) has cautioned that Africa’s youthful population could either bring a democratic dividend…
- 14 Apr 2017
Pantami, Agada, Others for UNN ‘Roar Nigeria’ Hub Public Unveiling
The University of Nigeria Nsukka has fixed April 26th for the Public Introduction of the Roar Nigeria Hub, the first full-fledged university embedded technology hub in West Africa. Dr. Isa Pantami,…
- 8 Dec 2021
Key Into Our Strategic Pillars; NITDA DG Urges Tech Developers
In the advent of the country’s digital transformation and to further foster collaborations with key players in the technological innovation ecosystem, Mallam Kashifu Inuwa, Director General of the…
- 26 Oct 2017
Networks Unlimited Offers Local Clients Hottest Global Tech in Cloud Computing
“When it comes to IT innovation, the cloud certainly has shown itself to have the most precious lining,” stated Anton Jacobsz, managing director at value-added distributor, Networks Unlimited. …
- 17 Nov 2025
7,500 African SMEs to Receive AI and Digital Trade Skills Through New Google and AfCFTA Secretariat Programme
Thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Nigeria and the African continent can now gain critical AI and digital skills to expand their businesses and trade continent-wide. Google…
- 6 Jul 2018
Omobola Johnson among New Speakers as GSMA Announce Date for 2018 Mobile 360 Series Conference
The GSMA on Thursday announced additional speakers participating in the Mobile 360 - Africa conference, which will take place 17-19 July 2018 at the Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda. …
- 5 May 2015
PayPal Ensures Trust, Eliminates Cash on e-Commerce Delivery- Dahan
Efi Dahan is the regional director, Africa and Israel, PayPal. In his role, Dahan is responsible for market development, creating partnership with large merchants, collaboration with banks and…