Following research into two of Cameroon’s ten regions in 2020 and 2021, the country’s National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC) has found that the ICT penetration is below 14%. The body wants to address this through training and ICT infrastructure. ANTIC has organised a three-day capacity-building training session for officials from municipalities in the...
Of the more than 10,000 schools in Sierra Leone, only around 150 have reliable internet access. Thanks to Giga, the government wants to connect as many schools as possible to the Internet in order to give young people access to information and opportunities. Giga, an initiative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the International...
Huawei has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Communications Regulators’ Association of Southern Africa (CRASA) to drive Africa’s digital transformation. CRASA is a Southern Africa consultative technical body with 13 Countries as members (Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe) focusing among several...
Nigerian fintech unicorn Flutterwave, one of Africa’s leading payments technology companies, has gained approval from the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) to launch its payment services in the Republic of Tanzania. The approval comes after the Bank of Tanzania conducted due diligence and Flutterwave satisfied all requirements necessary to receive a license to operate in the country. With...
Uganda is fast-tracking digital technology and infrastructure, the likes of which are used in the development of smart cities, smart offices and cloud strategies, to achieve the country’s Digital Vision 2040. Speaking at the Huawei ICT Congress 2020 held recently in Kampala, the country’s ICT Minister Chris Baryomunsi said the government wants to expedite its...
The Competition Commission has referred Meta to a tribunal over alleged abuse of its dominance in the social media industry, TechCrunch reports. The commission, which had been investigating claims of unfair conduct against the multi-billion dollar firm since March 2021, recommended that Meta pay a fine of 10% of the U.S. company’s local turnover. The Facebook and...
Rwanda has experienced one of the strongest economic growths in Africa for several years, fueled by the efforts of the government of Paul Kagame. While the fourth industrial revolution underway in Africa is mainly driven by Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt and even Kenya, the Rwandan president is working to position his country as an important...
Egyptian cellco Etisalat Misr has selected Ericsson to modernise its Business Support Systems (BSS), with it claimed that the transformation will see the upgrade and modernisation of the former’s BSS platform to support data and VoLTE traffic growth, 5G readiness and IoT. It was noted that the agreement will equip Etisalat Misr with a range of upgraded...
JSE-listed Net1 UEPS Technologies has been given the regulatory green light for its acquisition of South African fintech company Connect Group in a deal worth R3.7-billion that it has described as “transformational”. Net1, which has its primary listing on the Nasdaq in New York, said it has received approvals from the South African, Botswanan and Namibian...
The Smart Africa Alliance (SA) has signed an MoU with NADPA/RAPDP (Network of African Data Protection Authorities) to bolster enforcement and “harmonisation” of personal data protection laws in Africa. The MOU is effectively a blueprint for the provision of institutional support and enhance the capacities of authorities to enforce legislation. The agreement has emerged from...
