At AfricaCom, the largest technology trade show in Africa, held in Cape Town on 12-14 November, Orange has unveiled the names of the three winners of the international competition. First prize: Chaque souffle compte (Every…
Regional Alliance for Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nestlé and its regional partners have joined forces to launch the Regional Alliance for Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa to promote employability for young people.The alliance, which will focus on creating and implementing employability programmes, mentorship and training…
Paris Peace Forum 2019
The Paris Peace Forum is back for a second edition, which will be held from 11 to 13 November 2019, at the Grande Halle in La Villette. This year again, the event will bring together a…
LiveU expands live streaming for South Africa’s horse…
Live streaming is used for vibrant interactive live broadcasts from the race track, betting shops, awards ceremonies and more, replacing traditional transmission technology LiveU technology is being used to boost fan engagement across South Africa's…
Growth in Cryptocurrency transactions calls for stronger security…
Paxful now has over 3 million wallets and processes over 50,000 trades a day globally • This leading peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin marketplace and digital wallet provider is shining the spotlight on the escalating need for…
Temenos T24 Transact at work in Consolidated Bank…
Temenos AG, the banking software company, today announced that Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited (CBG) has gone live with Temenos T24 Transact, the next generation in core banking, to power its operations for retail and corporate…
Merck to establish its Sustainability Centre at District…
Merck KGaA Germany announced the establishment of its Sustainability Centre in District 2020, Dubai. With a special focus on countries of the Global South, the centre comprises diverse programs that address and accelerate solutions for…
i5 Innovation Hub to develop and protect African…
By Fraser Mitchell With the i5 Innovation Hub, Africa University seeks to develop and protect African Intellectual Property • Estimates of the damage done to the African economy through lack of Intellectual Property (IP) protection…
Senegal will be home to the second Orange…
Past week, in Dakar, Senegal, Orange has inaugurated its new concept of a place entirely dedicated to innovation, an "Orange Digital Center". Several personalities attended the launch, including: Ms Ndèye Tické Ndiaye Diop, Minister for…
Russian software package MyOffice soon in the Democratic…
At the Russia-Africa forum being held in Sochi (October 23–24, 2019) a cooperation and partnership agreement has been signed between the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Russian company New Cloud…
Digitalisation to boost Reliability and Power Supply Efficiency
GE will modernize seven GE LM6000PC Aeroderivative gas turbines and install its Asset Performance Management (APM) digital solution at dangote cement plants in Obajana and Ibese, Nigeria; contract includes service agreement extension for additional 50,000…
Rosgeo to start operations in Equatorial Guinea
Joint Stock Company Rosgeo and the Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding during the recent Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi. Sergey Gorkov, Director General and…
Chatbots de legaltech en español
El chatbot es el concepto que ha adquirido una nueva dimensión en el mundo legaltech. Los chatbot o asistentes virtuales no son el desarrollo más puntero en el ámbito de la inteligencia artificial (pues ya…
Massey Ferguson lends support to South Africa’s emerging…
Massey Ferguson offers high performance products & solutions, including mechanization planning across all farming segments in Africa For three consecutive years emerging farmers throughout South Africa have gathered as members of the African Farmers' Association…
New digital entertainment offer at AfricaCom 2019
Telecoming will attend AfricaCom 2019 to present the new digital entertainment offer • Telecoming will look for partners to enhance its presence across the African market in which it operates since 2015 Telecoming will also…