French telecom company Orange has announced its first start up incubator for small and medium sized enterprises (SME) in Niger called CIPMEN
Commerce
Vodacom to acquire 100 per cent shares in Neotel for US$688 million
African telecom company Vodacom has reached an agreement to acquire 100 per cent share capital in South African telecoms company Neotel for US$668mn
Steward Bank launches diaspora banking products
Steward Bank has announced it has launched a range of diaspora banking products for Zimbabweans living, working or studying abroad
JUMIA named 'e-commerce website of the year'
African online shopping website JUMIA has been named ‘e-commerce website of the year’ at the Beacon of ICT (BOICT) Awards held in Nigeria
African e-commerce website Jumia partners with MTN
African e-commerce website Jumia has partnered with mobile operator MTN to enable online payments