Category: Key developments

Mastercard has partnered with payment solutions provider enza to streamline fintech access to its global payment network across Africa.

Intelsat has partnered with the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI), a nonprofit founded by actor and humanitarian Forest Whitaker, to deliver high-speed satellite internet to education centers in conflict-affected regions of East Africa.

The Rwanda ICT Chamber, in partnership with the ILO and the Government of Luxembourg, has launched Innovate4DigiJobs—a new program aimed at creating digital job opportunities for Rwandan youth.

Logidoo, a Senegalese-based logistics startup, has unveiled a new international route connecting Belgium to Senegal through Morocco, strengthening trade ties between Europe, North Africa, and West Africa.

Fifteen technology startups from across Africa have been chosen to join the latest cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator: Africa.

Schneider Electric, a global frontrunner in energy management and automation, has inaugurated its first Innovation Hub on the African continent.

British International Investment (BII) and South Africa’s Public Investment Corporation (PIC) have formalized a new alliance aimed at strengthening their collaborative efforts to channel investments across Africa.

Tesla has officially entered the African market by launching its inaugural office in Casablanca, Morocco.

Sierra Leone is taking a significant step toward digital and environmental progress by introducing its first 5G network powered by renewable energy.