Microsoft appoints Kunle Awosika as the new head of the Africa Transformation Office
Microsoft has announced that it has appointed Kunle Awosika as the new Managing Director of the Africa Transformation...
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Wael Elkabbany has been appointed as head of Microsoft’s Africa Transformation Office
Microsoft has appointed Wael Elkabbany as the head of its new Africa Transformation Office (ATO). Under Elkabbany’s leadership,...
Safaricom taps industry veteran Sylvia Anampiu to lead fixed business transformation
Safaricom has announced the appointment of Sylvia Anampiu as Director of Fixed Business, signaling a major strategic shift...
Airtel picks Nokia to build its fiber network in East and Central Africa
Airtel Africa, through its fiber service arm, Airtel Africa Telesonic, has selected Nokia to build a high-capacity terrestrial...
Absa advocates for direct financing to unlock East Africa’s SME potential at EAC Trade Fair
Absa Bank Kenya has called for a critical shift in how financial institutions engage with East Africa’s small...
Airtel Africa Foundation commits to improving 10 Million lives by 2030
Airtel Africa Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Airtel Africa plc, has announced an ambitious new strategy to directly...
KOFISI receives $10.5M investment to accelerate African expansion
KOFISI has secured a $10.5 million investment from London-based Falco Group. This funding is a key part of a...
Isuzu East Africa celebrates 50 Years of driving progress with a time capsule ceremony
Isuzu East Africa (Isuzu EA) celebrated its 50th anniversary with a grand “Golden Jubilee” event. The celebration, held...
Japanese investors eye Africa as ATIDI, MUFG, & NEXI partner to de-risk investments
The African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), and Nippon Export and Investment...
Algeria becomes 18th member of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS)
The Bank of Algeria recently became the 18th member of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), a...
Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 to take place in Algeria from September 4-10
Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 (IATF2025), Africa’s trade and investment forum, will take place from 4-10 September 2025 in...
Kenya’s Muda & Twiva among startups selected for Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator cohort 4
Visa has announced 22 startups that were selected to participate in the fourth cohort (Cohort 4) of its...
AUDA-NEPAD lays out vision for localized digital learning for every African child
The African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) has launched the draft African EdTech 2030: Vision, Plan and Policy framework...
Equity Bank wins “Best Regional Bank in East Africa” award at the African Banker Awards 2025
Equity Bank has been named Best Regional Bank in East Africa at the 2025 African Banker Awards held...
Mastercard & enza partner to enable fintech innovation across Africa
Mastercard and enza have announced a partnership to connect fintech companies across Africa to the Mastercard network. The...
Sidi Ould Tah is the new president of the African Development Bank Group
Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania has been elected President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) at the...
Standard Chartered launches “Women in Cyber” mentorship to boost East Africa’s female cybersecurity leaders
Standard Chartered has launched the Women in Cyber Mentorship Programme to train next generation female cybersecurity leaders. It is an...
iX Africa opens new 4.5MW data centre in Nairobi
iX Africa Data Centres has launched the first phase of its data centre in Nairobi. The new facility,...
AGRA & Green Climate Fund launch $105M Food Loss Reduction Program in Africa
AGRA has partnered with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to drive climate resilient and sustainable agriculture driving food...
Fostering a thriving African Startup ecosystem through collaboration
In recent years, Africa has emerged as a vibrant hub of innovation, driven by a new generation of...
AI entrepreneurs hold the key to an era of unprecedented opportunity for Africa
It’s exciting to see how AI is opening up new possibilities for African entrepreneurs. Over the past few...
Xbox Game Camp Africa second edition is on July 16-17; Apply to attend
Microsoft, through its Africa Transformation Office (ATO), has announced the second edition of Xbox Game Camp in Africa....
Mastercard & AfDB launch initiative to extend digital access to 100M people in Africa
Mastercard and the African Development Bank Group have launched a new initiative to extend digital access in Africa....
There is a lot to be learned from Africa’s small business success stories
Africa is often hailed as the birthplace of some of the world’s most exciting tech startups. From Cape...
Connected Africa Summit receives Ksh. 20M sponsorship from Safaricom
Safaricom has today announced that it will sponsor the tune of Ksh. 20 million the upcoming Connected Africa...
Airtel Africa CEO Olusegun Ogunsanya to retire on July 1
Airtel Africa plc has today announced the retirement of the Chief Executive Officer, Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya, with effect...
Microsoft & M-PESA Africa partner to develop digital skills for SMEs
Microsoft has partnered with M-PESA Africa to support its Capability Development Academy. Microsoft will provide access to the...
Diageo’s Africa Digital Hub launched & will be based in Kenya; Waithera Kabiru appointed as the head
Global drinks company, Diageo Plc, will host the newly launched Africa Digital Hub in Kenya to accelerate its...
Zoho opens new office and training centre in Kenya
Zoho has announced the opening of its new office in Westlands, Nairobi in order to cater to its...
Microsoft partners with OCP Africa to grow food security in Africa
Microsoft has announced a partnership with OCP Africa through its Africa Transformation Office, with the goal of positively...
Network International launches new Ghana office and data centre
The leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA), Network International, has announced its...
Carolyne Kendi appointed as Chief Marketing Officer by Absa Bank Kenya
Carolyne Kendi has been appointed to the position of Chief Marketing Officer by Absa Bank Kenya PLC effective...
Microsoft & African Development Bank expand partnership to support youth entrepreneurs in Africa
Microsoft has announced the expansion of its partnership with the African Development Bank to support Africa’s youth entrepreneurs....
Software Group appoints Jaime Pinto as the Chief Commercial Officer for Africa
Software Group has announced the appointment of Jaime Pinto as the Chief Commercial Officer for the Africa region....
George Ojing appointed as the Managing Partner at Ogilvy Africa
Ogilvy Africa has announced the appointment of George Ojing as Managing Partner for its Kenya agency. He will...
National Oil to host 7th edition of the East Africa Energy, Oil & Gas Summit & Exhibition
The National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOC Kenya) will host the 7th edition of the East Africa Energy,...
IFAD opens regional office in Nairobi to serve farmers in East and Southern Africa
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has opened an office in Nairobi, Kenya to serve as its...
Safaricom appoints Michael Mutiga as Chief Business Development & Strategy Officer
Safaricom has announced that it has appointed Michael Mutiga as the Chief Business Development & Strategy Officer effective...
Microsoft launches initiative to support 10,000 African startups over the next 5 years
Microsoft has announced new initiatives intended to accelerate the growth of 10,000 African start-ups and fast-track investment in...
Cassava Technologies appoints Tesh Durvasula as CEO for Africa Data Centres
Cassava Technologies, a Pan-African technology company, has announced the appointment of Tesh Durvasula as the new Chief Executive...
Cellulant has extended its partnership with Pipit Global to include 18 African countries
Pipit Global, a cash payments platform, has extended its partnership agreement with Cellulant, a fintech company, to now...
Standard Chartered scoops the Digital innovation award at the 2021 CIO Africa Awards
Standard Chartered Bank has been named as a winner in the Banking Sector Award category at the 2021...