Financial inclusion firmly on Africa’s agenda
A year since launching, uKheshe, South Africa’s QR cash card and microtransaction platform, has left a significant imprint on South Africa’s unbanked and underbanked
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Mobile technologies and services add US$191bn to MENA’s economy
Mobile technologies and services have added US$191bn to the Middle East and North Africa’s economy in 2018 – equivalent to about 4.5 per cent of regional GDP
Museveni commissions Uganda's first mobile phone manufacturing plant
The President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni has launched the country’s first electronics manufacturing and assembling plant in Namanve, Uganda’s flagship industrial park
Future of African mobile money platforms in focus at Vodacom workshop
Major representatives from more than eight African countries gathered at a workshop organised by Vodacom to look into trends and developments shaping the mobile money industry in Africa
Airtel Africa to acquire additional spectrum in Nigeria for US$70mn
Telecom company Airtel Africa has announced its intention to acquire additional spectrum in Nigeria to expand and strengthen its LTE services across the country
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Bringing direct-to-cell satellite connectivity to 4G smartphones in no coverage areas
Orange Tunisie rolls out satellite broadband in Tunisia
Digitally track and locate tools with Brady’s RFID solution. (Image source: Brady Corporation)
Satellite partnership expands African connectivity
Oluwamuyiwa Akinmejiwa explains how data sovereignty laws are reshaping digital infrastructure choices for West African banks
Africa’s rising digital talent opportunity
The satellite network will be integrated with the Yas core infrastructure across its markets
Exploring new energy supply options for powering the continent’s data centres
Hurricane Electric expands network reach in Durban
From orbit to outpost, Vodafone and Amazon Leo reshape rural connectivity with satellite-powered mobile backhaul
Satellite partnership targets Southern Africa’s connectivity gap
Technological innovation remains fundamental to AMN’s approach