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Connecting Africa Podcast: S1 Ep. 9 – Tackling the digital divide
Digital Divide
Connecting Africa Podcast: S1 Ep. 9 – Tackling the digital divideConnecting Africa Podcast: S1 Ep. 9 – Tackling the digital divide

In the season finale of the Connecting Africa Podcast, the hosts share their insights on Africa's digital divide and what needs to be done to shrink the gap.

byPaula Gilbert
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39 Min Listen
SA digital migration on track for March 2022
Digital Inclusion
SA digital migration on track for March 2022SA digital migration on track for March 2022
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Connecting Africa Podcast: S1 Ep. 8 – Edtech for the future of work
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Connecting Africa Podcast: S1 Ep. 8 – Edtech for the future of workConnecting Africa Podcast: S1 Ep. 8 – Edtech for the future of work
byPaula Gilbert
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Connecting Africa Podcast: S1 Ep. 7 – Coding for diversity
Digital Inclusion
Connecting Africa Podcast: S1 Ep. 7 – Coding for diversityConnecting Africa Podcast: S1 Ep. 7 – Coding for diversity
byPaula Gilbert
Nov 16, 2021
31 Min Listen
Research Bites: Why Africans stop using mobile apps
Digital Divide
Research Bites: Why Africans stop using mobile appsResearch Bites: Why Africans stop using mobile apps
byThe Staff
Oct 28, 2021
1 Min Read
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Skills and Training
MTN Online School launches in SAMTN Online School launches in SA
byPaula Gilbert
Oct 21, 2021
1 Min Read
Digital Inclusion
Orange opens Digital Centers in Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon
Orange opens Digital Centers in Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon
Oct 14, 2021
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1 Min Read
byPaula Gilbert
Connecting Africa Podcast: S1 Ep. 2 – Life, death and affordable legal tech
Digital Inclusion
Connecting Africa Podcast: S1 Ep. 2 – Life, death and affordable legal tech
Connecting Africa Podcast: S1 Ep. 2 – Life, death and affordable legal tech
Oct 12, 2021
byPaula Gilbert
Digital Divide
The $1T cost of the digital gender gap
The $1T cost of the digital gender gap
Oct 11, 2021
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1 Min Read
byPaula Gilbert
Google pledges $1B for Africa's digital transformation
Investment
Google pledges $1B for Africa's digital transformation
Google pledges $1B for Africa's digital transformation
Oct 7, 2021
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1 Min Read
byPaula Gilbert
Digital Inclusion
Kenyans can get Netflix for free
Kenyans can get Netflix for free
Sep 21, 2021
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1 Min Read
byPaula Gilbert
Vodafone, ITU drive smartphone adoption
Digital Inclusion
Vodafone, ITU drive smartphone adoption
Vodafone, ITU drive smartphone adoption
Sep 20, 2021
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1 Min Read
Liquid, Project Taara beam broadband across Congo River
Digital Divide
Liquid, Project Taara beam broadband across Congo River
Liquid, Project Taara beam broadband across Congo River
Sep 16, 2021
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1 Min Read
byPaula Gilbert
Safaricom begins hiring in Ethiopia
Digital Inclusion
Safaricom begins hiring in Ethiopia
Safaricom begins hiring in Ethiopia
Sep 6, 2021
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1 Min Read
byPaula Gilbert
Vodacom Mobile Tech Empowering SA Women Farmers
Women in Tech
Vodacom Mobile Tech Empowering SA Women Farmers
Vodacom Mobile Tech Empowering SA Women Farmers
Aug 21, 2021
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1 Min Read
byPaula Gilbert
Hot startup of the month: Nigeria's Gradely
Innovation Hub
Hot startup of the month: Nigeria's Gradely
Hot startup of the month: Nigeria's Gradely
Jul 21, 2021
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1 Min Read
byTom Jackson
250,000 Kenyans got a Safaricom smartphone on credit
Digital Inclusion
250,000 Kenyans got a Safaricom smartphone on credit
250,000 Kenyans got a Safaricom smartphone on credit
Jul 8, 2021
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1 Min Read
byPaula Gilbert
Interview: Orange's Elisabeth Medou Badang on digital inclusion
Digital Inclusion
Interview: Orange's Elisabeth Medou Badang on digital inclusion
Interview: Orange's Elisabeth Medou Badang on digital inclusion
Jun 25, 2021
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24 Min View
byPaula Gilbert
Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, chief financial services officer at Safaricom and CEO of M-Pesa Africa at the M-Pesa super app launch in Nairobi.
Fintech
Safaricom launches M-Pesa 'super app'
Safaricom launches M-Pesa 'super app'
Jun 23, 2021
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1 Min Read
byPaula Gilbert
Digital Divide
Sub-Saharan Africa has world's worst mobile gender gap
Sub-Saharan Africa has world's worst mobile gender gap
Jun 18, 2021
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1 Min Read
byPaula Gilbert
Africans buying more smartphones in 2021
Digital Inclusion
Africans buying more smartphones in 2021
Africans buying more smartphones in 2021
Jun 9, 2021
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1 Min Read
byThe Staff
Women in Tech
Women in Tech: Ericsson VP Eva Andrén
Women in Tech: Ericsson VP Eva Andrén
Jun 1, 2021
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1 Min Read
byPaula Gilbert
Digital Inclusion
East Africa Com 2021: Smartphone and data affordability
East Africa Com 2021: Smartphone and data affordability
May 31, 2021
Kenya Internet usage lags mobile penetration
Connectivity
Kenya Internet usage lags mobile penetration
Kenya Internet usage lags mobile penetration
Apr 14, 2021
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1 Min Read
byPaula Gilbert
Sub-Saharan Africa has world's most expensive data prices
Digital Inclusion
Sub-Saharan Africa has world's most expensive data prices
Sub-Saharan Africa has world's most expensive data prices
Apr 12, 2021
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1 Min Read
byPaula Gilbert
Imelda Ngunzu, manager H&D Markets Development for Strategic Growth at Mastercard
Mobile Money
Digital inclusion as a catalyst for economic empowerment: Mastercard's Imelda Ngunzu
Digital inclusion as a catalyst for economic empowerment: Mastercard's Imelda Ngunzu
Apr 9, 2021
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1 Min Read
byEmily Parrett
Women in Tech: Orange Sierra Leone CEO Aminata Kane
Women in Tech
Women in Tech: Orange Sierra Leone CEO Aminata Kane
Women in Tech: Orange Sierra Leone CEO Aminata Kane
Mar 30, 2021
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1 Min Read
byPaula Gilbert
Podcast – The Divide: Upstream's Kostas Kastanis on offering 'free' Internet in Africa
Digital Divide
Podcast – The Divide: Upstream's Kostas Kastanis on offering 'free' Internet in Africa
Podcast – The Divide: Upstream's Kostas Kastanis on offering 'free' Internet in Africa
Mar 11, 2021
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25 Min Listen
byThe Staff
Digital Inclusion
Google pledges $25M to empower women and girls
Google pledges $25M to empower women and girls
Mar 8, 2021
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1 Min Read
byPaula Gilbert
Tinyiko Simbine, co-founder and CFO of GirlCode
Women in Tech
Accelerating women in STEM: In conversation with GirlCode's Tinyiko Simbine
Accelerating women in STEM: In conversation with GirlCode's Tinyiko Simbine
Mar 8, 2021
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1 Min Read
byThe Staff
Low smartphone penetration limits Zim's digital adoption – Econet
Digital Inclusion
Low smartphone penetration limits Zim's digital adoption – Econet
Low smartphone penetration limits Zim's digital adoption – Econet
Feb 18, 2021
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1 Min Read
byPaula Gilbert
$14.4M Kenyan deal to bring mobile infrastructure to remote areas
Digital Inclusion
$14.4M Kenyan deal to bring mobile infrastructure to remote areas
$14.4M Kenyan deal to bring mobile infrastructure to remote areas
Feb 12, 2021
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1 Min Read
byThe Staff
Women in Tech Interview: MainOne CEO Funke Opeke
Women in Tech
Women in Tech Interview: MainOne CEO Funke Opeke
Women in Tech Interview: MainOne CEO Funke Opeke
Dec 14, 2020
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1 Min Read
byPaula Gilbert
How mobile operators in Africa can address signalling threats and secure the network
Sponsored Content
How mobile operators in Africa can address signalling threats and secure the network
How mobile operators in Africa can address signalling threats and secure the network
Dec 10, 2020
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1 Min Read
byKatia Gonzalez
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Connectivity
Vodacom launches free app to fight gender-based violence in South Africa
Vodacom launches free app to fight gender-based violence in South Africa
Nov 26, 2020
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1 Min Read
byThe Staff

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