Facebook has announced that it will offer all its economic impact programmes virtually as the platform aims to equip small businesses with digital marketing skills to help them stay open, connect with and acquire new customers to survive the challenges posed by Coronavirus
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Routed appointed as Africa’s first global DRaaS provider
Routed, a local vendor neutral cloud infrastructure provider, has been listed as one of ten global providers of VMware’s Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)
World Bank approves US$500mn to support Morocco’s financial and digital inclusion reforms
The World Bank Board has approved a US$500mn financial and digital inclusion development policy financing (DPF) programme, which will support major policy reforms to promote an enabling environment for digital transformation
Suguba announces Afrikhaliss to support promising startups in digital sector
Suguba, in partnership Mercy Corps and the French Development Agency (AFD) and Mercy Corps, is organising their second six-month investment readiness programme in West Africa to support the eight most promising startups in the digital sector in Francophone West Africa
Kyriba expands footprint in Middle East and Africa with Midis Group partnership
San Diego-based liquidity solutions provide Kyriba has announced a partnership with technology organisation Midis Group