In an effort to transition to more sustainable and environment-friendly solutions, while providing connectivity to more communities, Smart Communications, Inc will roll out fuel cell sites in challenged-grid areas nationwide starting Q2 2021 until the end of the year
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Why a wave of technology giants will come from Africa?
Ian Lessem, managing partner at HAVAÍC, has discussed a significant increase in investment demand for African technology start-ups
Cameroon’s Maviance closes Seed round to fund expansion within CEMAC
Maviance PLC, a Cameroon-based fintech, has closed its Seed investment round of US$3mn from the pan-African digital payments hub MFS Africa, which comes on board as a strategic investor
ZimSwitch and Visa to strengthen Zimbabwe’s payment sector
ZimSwitch, Zimbabwe’s national switch and clearing house, has partnered with Visa with an aim to accelerate remittance services
Nigerian TV channel expands with PlayBox Neo Broadcast Playout System
PlayBox Neo has announced the completion of a broadcast playout system for a globally active evangelical TV channel based in Lagos, Nigeria