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Jacqui Gradwell, Vertiv's field marketing director for Africa. (Image source: Vertiv)

Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has initiated a 2024 incentive that will grant additional benefits to new distributors joining the Vertiv Partner Programme throughout February and March 2024 

World Bank declares ECOWAS Commission ready for grant disbursement, advancing digital integration in Western Africa. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

On March 6, 2024, the World Bank announced the ECOWAS Commission's fulfillment of conditions for a Financing Agreement with the International Development Association, enabling the disbursement of a grant for the Digital Transformation for Africa/Western Africa Regional Digital Integration Program (DTfA/WARDIP) 

DTfA/WARDIP aims to boost broadband access, foster digital market integration in Western Africa, and narrow the digital gap by enhancing internet affordability, stimulating service provider competition, and upgrading infrastructure. This initiative targets creating employment opportunities, extending services to 1.3 million individuals (including 50% women and people with disabilities), and promoting inclusivity.

The ECOWAS Commission, alongside The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, the African Union Commission, and the Smart Africa Secretariat, is a crucial partner in program implementation. With a US$10.5mn over five years, the Commission seeks to establish a unified regional digital market, foster cross-border collaboration, and support digital transformation and security initiatives in Western Africa.

Aligned with ECOWAS's digital economy vision, DTfA/WARDIP aims to leverage ICT for economic growth and inclusion, fostering a unified digital market for shared prosperity in the ECOWAS region. The grant will finance activities to strengthen legal, regulatory, and institutional frameworks in the telecommunications and digital economy sectors, bolster ongoing regional initiatives for resilient network infrastructure deployment, enhance cyber resilience, and promote digital financial services, e-commerce, and e-government services, pivotal for regional integration efforts.

Telkom partners with GEC+Africa to empower South African entrepreneurs, fostering innovation and economic growth across the continent. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

Telkom proudly supports homegrown South African innovation as a key partner of the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC+Africa), held from March 13th to 14th, 2024, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) 

I&M Bank partners with Network International for advanced digital solutions. (Image source: Network International)

I&M Bank Plc., Rwanda's oldest bank, licensed by the Central Bank of Rwanda, and Network International (Network), the foremost facilitator of digital commerce throughout the Middle East and Africa (MEA), have forged a strategic alliance to deliver advanced digital payment solutions in alignment with the bank's initiatives to enhance the country's financial inclusion strategy 

Mamello Selamolela, telecom expert, joins BCG in Johannesburg, bringing extensive industry and consulting experience to advance digital transformation in Africa. (Image source: Boston Consulting Group)

Mamello Selamolela has been appointed as a partner by management consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG), which holds expertise in the technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) industries 

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