SAP announced today the appointment of Kholiwe Makhohliso, a seasoned technology executive, as its new Managing Director for Southern Africa. Sergio Maccotta, Senior Vice-President for Middle East South, and Africa at SAP highlights the significance of Makhohliso joining the company at this time. He states, “Organizations throughout Southern Africa are discovering new capabilities and efficiency...
OneWeb has finalized the deployment of its constellation of Low Orbit (LEO) satellites. The company continues to forge partnerships to ensure the distribution of its services in Africa. Satellite operator OneWeb announced on Monday May 15 that it has signed a distribution agreement with integrated communications service provider iSAT Africa Ltd. The collaboration is expected to provide...
In full expansion in sub-Saharan Africa , e-health contributes to the democratization of access to care for millions of people. However, the sector is not sufficiently funded , hence its development delay. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and its private sector partners will support digital health transformation in sub-Saharan African countries. A $50 million catalytic fund called the Digital...
CDC Group, the UK development finance institution and investor, has announced commitments totalling USD 50.9 million to expand digital infrastructure, boost rural connectivity and accelerate digital technology access for rural and underserved communities in sub-Saharan Africa. It will support growth of the ICT sector in the continent, develop necessary infrastructure and provide rural and underserved...
High demand for financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and rapid use of mobile wallet transactions in ‘leapfrog’ markets such as Kenya has helped propel the region’s 23% rise in mobile money transaction values for 2020. This is according to Aida Diarra, head of Visa in Sub Saharan Africa, who added that the race to...
The Covid-19 strongly impacted mobile payment in sub-Saharan Africa last year. The social restrictions imposed by the disease have prompted people to pay more without contact. For the World Bank, there is food for thought to improve financial inclusion. In its report “State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2021”, the World Association of Telephone Operators...
Mastercard and MTN today announced a strategic partnership to enable millions of consumers in 16 countries across Africa to make global e-commerce payments safely and securely. Through a Mastercard virtual payment solution linked to MTN MoMo (Mobile Money) wallets, consumers and merchants can engage with brands and businesses abroad through digital commerce, extending their reach...
Sub-Saharan Africa remains the region of the world where Mobile Money is the most dynamic. For the year 2019, the zone recorded 23.8 billion transactions out of the 37.1 billion recorded worldwide by the World Association of Telephony Operators (GSMA). Or 64.15% of the volume of global transactions, up 19.7%. Sub-Saharan Africa has also dominated the global...
Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) is committed to extending access to telecom services to more isolated areas in sub-Saharan Africa. To this end, the organization has extended its ongoing service agreement with Vanu Inc, the provider of equipment, tools and services that enable mobile network operators to serve off-grid communities. It will equip AMN with more than...
Fixed broadband subscriptions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are expected to grow three-fold to 17 million in 2023, from their current levels of 6.6 million, according to a study from Ovum. This will bring increased opportunities for ISPs to fill the connectivity void and to benefit commercially by driving up data usage and growing revenues on...
