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3 Nigerian Entrepreneurs Selected for Jack Ma’s Top 20 Africa’s Business Heroes 2020 Finalists
The Jack Ma Foundation’s 2020 Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) competition has announced its top 20 finalists and three…
Low Latency, Network Slicing; 6 Benefits of 5G You Probably Didn’t Know of
5G is the latest generation of mobile technology evolution. Since 2019, 5G has been gaining pace with connections…
MTN Mobile Money Fraud on the Rise in Ghana as Usage Increases Following BoG’s Transaction Fee Waiver
The number of people getting defrauded by fake mobile money (MoMo) agents is on the rise in Ghana…
Meet CashBox, Nigerian Fintech Startup Helping Over 100,000 Users Make Savings a Habit
The growth of the fintech space in Nigeria has enabled individuals to make easy finance decisions, especially on…
Meet Ralph Mupita, New President and CEO of MTN Group
MTN Group has announced that its current CFO, Ralph Mupita, will be taking over as the new Group…
8 Ways to Protect Your Children Online as the World Adjusts to a New Normal- ITU Report
The pandemic has sparked a new way of life where it’s impossible to consider the digital and physical…
Fawry’s Billion-dollar Valuation Reveals Investors are Still Interested in Viable African Startups
Egypt’s premier financial technology and electronic payment solutions provider, Fawry is now a billion-dollar company. Fawry hit the…
Meet Andrea Wishom, Pinterest’s First Black Board Member Appointed After Protests Against Racial and Gender Bias
Pinterest has announced a new addition to its board and for the first time, the image sharing and…
Sub-Saharan Africa will add 142m Mobile Subs by 2025, But 5G adoption will be the Slowest Globally at 3% – GSMA Report
Over the next 5 years, Sub-Saharan Africa will be one of the fastest growing mobile region in the…
Foreign Tech Companies to Give Up At Least 30% Ownership in Kenya’s Revised ICT Policy
Kenya has reviewed its National Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Policy. According to the new update, foreign-owned ICT…
