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AfDB commits €52M to Congo for broadband and e-services

The African Development Bank Group approved a €52 million loan for the Government of the Republic of Congo to help finance the Congo component of the regional Central Africa fibre optic backbone project. The loan will f...

AfDB releases $1.7M to develop telecentres around Central Africa backbone...

The African Development Bank Group and the Government of the Republic of Cameroon signed an agreement under which the Global Environment Facility will provide a grant of $1.7 million to support environmental adaptation...

Egypt based Elaraby ties up with TCL for domestic manufacture

China based TCL Multimedia announced the signing of MoU with strategic partner Elaraby Group, the largest home appliance enterprise in Egypt. The signing ceremony was attended by Minister of Communications and...

Oberthur Technologies acquires South Africa based Xantium

Xantium is a renowned South African supplier of cards and personalisation services to a wide variety of market segments including banks, retailers and third party payment processors in South Africa and several African...

Swift messaging traffic grows by 12.5% in Africa

Data from Swift shows that Africa’s traffic growth has outperformed the total growth of Swift globally. In the year to date, total message traffic volumes grew by 12.8% versus 5.4% growth for Swift worldwide, i...

Hello Paisa, Sun Exchange, WeCashUp win startup challenge for Africa

The Innotribe Startup Challenge attendees selected the three most promising FinTech companies during its second annual showcase for Africa. The event was held in Mauritius in partnership with Swift’s African Regional C...

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