Despite significant strides in the telecom industry, which have been made in terms of technology and reach, the spread of network connection in rural areas around the world, remain the last frontier for the telecom…
Connecting African start-ups with Business Angels
Team RM is launching a major entrepreneurial program entitled African Program for Investment in Entrepreneurship (Team RM- PAIE) • The think & do tank Team RM (www.TeamRM.org), keeps its word! As announced at the end…
Ecobank Nigeria extends Zero charge for digital money…
Ecobank has extended its zero-charge fee for digital money transfers below N5,000 till the end of September this year. In addition to the free USSD session fee currently enjoyed by Ecobank customers, users of Ecobank…
Promoting financial literacy skills among Africa’s youth
Ecobank Group and JA Africa partner to promote financial literacy skills among Africa's youth • The partnership will undertake a campaign which will tap into JA's vast online community, comprising over one million young social…
How Rwanda is spurring a generation of women…
Rwanda is renowned as a pioneer for gender equality • In 2020, it was the only African country ranked in the top 10 of the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report It ranked in…
2020 ‘Venture Showcase Series A’
VC4A is calling for disruptive African scale-ups looking to raise between $500K and $10M. In proud collaboration with technical partner AWS Activate, VC4A will be hosting the exclusive 'Venture Showcase - Series A' in October…
Connections for Start-ups in Francophone Africa
Suguba —in partnership Mercy Corps and the French Development Agency (AFD) and Mercy Corps— is organizing their second 6-month investment readiness program in West Africa to support the 8 most promising startups in the digital…
Business continuity demands a supply chain with end-to-end…
By Baljeet Nagi For many enterprises, their siloed, traditional Supply Chain Management (SCM) systems are proving to be their Achilles' heel when trying to operate in unprecedented circumstances, preventing business continuity and resilience. Consider this in the…
From crisis-struck to risk-shielded supply chain management
By Baljeet Nagi As enterprises transition to the "new normal," there should be a significant acceleration of digitisation to allow supply chains to emerge in a stronger position With the disrupted supply chains of today…
Latest research on Edge opportunity for Telecom Operators
Network operators will play a pivotal role in the creation of new revenue services from edge computing • Vertiv , together with technology analyst firm Omdia released a new report on the implications of the shift to…
Setting yourself up for the future of best…
By Dr. Ibrahim Abduba It has been said over and over by a multitude of business systems experts. One of the greatest barriers to digital transformation is not technological. It is human resistance to change.…
True business resilience demands fresh perspectives
By Dr. Ibrahim Abduba It has been said over and over by a multitude of business systems experts. One of the greatest barriers to digital transformation is not technological. It is human resistance to change.…
Telecoming enhances its presence in Africa
The arrival into the Egyptian market means a further step in Telecoming's strategy • The digital market in Egypt means more than 100M people and a mobile penetration of 94%; Africa plays a relevant role…
Going digital to build resilience and sustainable growth
Banking Sector urged to go digital to build resilience and sustainable growth post Covid-19 • Banks from the region shared some case studies on digitisation in banking services in the region Bankers from Sub Saharan…
Achieving business resiliency in the new reality of…
by Ronnie Toerien It seemed to happen very quickly. The world changed, and businesses worldwide found themselves trying to operate in the face of unprecedented upheaval. Yet, it must be noted that the world of…