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Two women chat and laugh at Africa Tech Festival 2023

Africa Tech Festival 2024 showcases women tech, telecom leaders Africa Tech Festival 2024 showcases women tech, telecom leaders

Africa Tech Festival spotlights some of the exceptional women shaping the future of technology and telecom in Africa.

Aug 8, 2024

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54 Collective CEO Bongani Sithole

VC firm Founders Factory Africa rebrands to 54 Collective VC firm Founders Factory Africa rebrands to 54 Collective

Aug 7, 2024

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New develoPPP Ventures funding program for SA startups

New develoPPP Ventures funding program for SA startups New develoPPP Ventures funding program for SA startups

Jun 21, 2024

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Audience at Africa Tech Festival

Registration opens for Africa Tech Festival 2024 Registration opens for Africa Tech Festival 2024

Jun 11, 2024

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New Africa eGovernance Conference comes to Rwanda

New Africa eGovernance Conference comes to Rwanda New Africa eGovernance Conference comes to Rwanda

Feb 27, 2024

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AfricaIgnite Hosts the African leg of the Startup World Cup at ATF AfricaIgnite Hosts the African leg of the Startup World Cup at ATF

Oct 11, 2023

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Nominations open for Africa Tech Festival Awards 2023

Nominations open for Africa Tech Festival Awards 2023

Cybertech Africa: The pan-African event for innovation and networking

Cybertech Africa: The pan-African event for innovation and networking

Fiber Networking

Liquid, Nokia partner on Kenya-SA fiber route

Liquid, Nokia partner on Kenya-SA fiber route

Telkom SA to add MVNOs to network this year

Telkom SA to add MVNOs to network this year

SmartCIC launches services across 32 African countries

SmartCIC launches services across 32 African countries

Emerging Technology

Bolt introduces additional safety features on driver's App

Bolt introduces additional safety features on driver's App

MTN joins HeForShe Alliance to accelerate gender equality

MTN joins HeForShe Alliance to accelerate gender equality

Digital Inclusion

DabaDoc and Orange launch health-tech service for African diaspora

DabaDoc and Orange launch health-tech service for African diaspora

Raxio Group investing in Tanzanian data center

Raxio Group investing in Tanzanian data center

Amazon's first SA solar project adds clean energy to the grid

Amazon's first SA solar project adds clean energy to the grid

Orange and Nokia to use refurbished equipment in networks

Orange and Nokia to use refurbished equipment in networks

Ethiopia's BinGet selects Panamax for digital financial services

Ethiopia's BinGet selects Panamax for digital financial services

Orange taps Ericsson to ramp-up mobile money service

Orange taps Ericsson to ramp-up mobile money service

Raxio Group announces data center investment in Mozambique

Raxio Group announces data center investment in Mozambique

Ethio telecom and Ericsson launch 4G network for South West Ethiopia

Ethio telecom and Ericsson launch 4G network for South West Ethiopia

Ethio telecom and Ericsson launch 4G network for South West Ethiopia

MTN to launch open RAN in Africa

MTN to launch open RAN in Africa

East Africa Com and Twitter announce conference collaboration

East Africa Com and Twitter announce conference collaboration

East Africa Com and Twitter announce conference collaboration

Hormuud Telecom launches Somalia’s first mobile money app

Hormuud Telecom launches Somalia’s first mobile money app

Afriex raises $1.2M for African expansion

Afriex raises $1.2M for African expansion

Mastercard and MTN in e-commerce mobile payments partnership

Mastercard and MTN in e-commerce mobile payments partnership

Mastercard and Network International launch digital payment platform for MEA

Mastercard and Network International launch digital payment platform for MEA

Vodacom launches free app to fight gender-based violence in South Africa

Vodacom launches free app to fight gender-based violence in South Africa

Nokia and Djezzy implement ultra-high network capacity technology in Algeria

Nokia and Djezzy implement ultra-high network capacity technology in Algeria

Skills and Training

Vodacom Business and Microsoft SA partner to deliver a Digital Education Platform

Vodacom Business and Microsoft SA partner to deliver a Digital Education Platform

Safaricom launches an M-Pesa for business app

Safaricom launches an M-Pesa for business app

Orange Money opens remittance corridors from France to Burkina Faso and Morocco

Orange Money opens remittance corridors from France to Burkina Faso and Morocco

Mauritania's CSS and Forsway Scandinavia to boost West African broadband connectivity

Mauritania's CSS and Forsway Scandinavia to boost West African broadband connectivity

Telkom launches COVID-19 track and trace solution

Telkom launches COVID-19 track and trace solution

Orange Digital Ventures leads $1.5m investment round in Nigeria's Youverify

Orange Digital Ventures leads $1.5m investment round in Nigeria's Youverify

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