STL, an industry-leading integrator of digital networks, has signed definitive agreements to acquire Optotec SpA, an Italy-based optical interconnect products company
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Raxio will build Ethiopia's first-ever private data centre
As Raxio Group secured land at Addis Ababa’s ICT Park, the company has announced to build Ethiopia’s first private uptime certified Tier III colocation data centre
Harnessing digital technology to drive African trade
Intra-African Trade Fair ambassador Abdelmoniem Mahmoud discusses the importance of leveraging the benefits of digitalisation to expand the continent’s intra- and extra-trade opportunities
Strengthening financial inclusion in Kenya
4G Capital Group Limited, Citi, the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the Ford Foundation have collaborated to expand financial inclusion to support the growth of micro-enterprises in Kenya
African Trade Observatory Dashboard to boost AfCFTA implementation
The African Trade Observatory (ATO) – a mechanism being implemented by the International Trade Centre (ITC) to help the new African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) function when it goes live in 2021 – has begun testing the online dashboard to give real-time trade statistics to African users