E-Commerce

CFAO Retail,Carrefour Enters African E-Commerce Market through JUMIA

Adialea, the joint venture between CFAO and Carrefour, has announced the signature of memorandum of understanding with Jumia, Africa’s leading name in e‑commerce, to sell Carrefour products through the company’s online shopping platform. The multi-channel initiative is part of the strategy developed by CFAO Retail and Carrefour to give all consumers access to quality products […]

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Technology

Gulf Capital, AfricInvest Invest $51m into iSON Xperiences

Gulf Capital, one of the largest and alternative asset management firms in the Middle East, and AfricInvest, a leading pan-African mid-cap-focused private equity firm, have partnered for the first time to provide a US$ 51 million structured loan and equity investment to iSON Xperiences (formerly iSON BPO Limited), one of the largest outsourcing and customer […]

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Technology

New Guidelines for ICT Research, Development in Nigeria Underway

The Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) Nigeria’s telecoms regulatory agency has taken a bold step that will soon result to some reform that in ICT research and development as it plans to unveil a blueprint that will serve as the guiding principle for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) research in the country. A seven-man panel of […]

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Business

CFAO Retail Takes-off in Abidjan,Opens Carrefour Market

CFAO Retail yesterday celebrated the inauguration of its third store in Côte d’Ivoire and its fourth in Sub-Saharan Africa. The new Carrefour Market is part of the Cosmos shopping centre opened today by His Excellency Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Prime Minister, Minister of Budget and State Portfolio. In Yopougon, CFAO Retail operates a 1,800 square metres […]

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Software

Unleashing Creativity with 2019 Release of Adobe Creative Cloud

As a key Adobe distributor, Dax Data is pleased to announce the 2019 release of Adobe Creative Cloud. At the annual Adobe MAX conference held last month, Adobe unveiled a portfolio of next-generation creative apps that will expand what’s possible by transforming creative workflows across devices and platforms. Unparalleled innovation empowers you to explore new, […]

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StartUps

MTN opens Mobile Money Application Program Interface,Unveils fund for Startups

MTN Uganda today became the first telecom company in Uganda and in the MTN Group to grant access to third-parties to its Mobile Money Access Programming Interface (API) thereby opening up the space for mobile money revolution in Africa. The Mobile Money Open Application Program Interface (API) will now be accessed by third parties; the […]

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Technology

iSON Technologies Appoints Rahul Srivastava as CEO

ISON Technologies, a technology services and consulting firm, providing end-to-end IT services and solutions across Africa, Asia and Middle East, has announced the appointment of Rahul Srivastava as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Srivastava joined iSON Technologies in 2012 and for the last 6 years has served in various capacities at iSON Technologies across […]

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Technology

Huawei Launches PowerCube 1000 Advanced Diesel Hybrid Power Solution

Huawei has launched the PowerCube 1000 Advanced Diesel Hybrid Power solution at AfricaCom, marking another breakthrough in the Huawei Green Energy Solution. The solution helps mobile operators accelerate the construction of green, smart sites and maximise network energy efficiency. Compared with traditional solutions, the Advanced Diesel Hybrid Power solution shortens the payback period from three […]

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StartUps

Booking.com Splashes $2.3m on African Travel Start-Ups

Global travel and accommodation marketplace Booking.com is inviting startups from across the world working in the space of sustainable travel to apply for support from its EUR2 million (US$2.3 million) fund. Booking.com has opened applications for the third edition of its Booking Booster Programme, which will select 10 social enterprise startups in the sustainable tourism […]

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Telecoms

MTN to Sell ‘Smart Feature Phones’ Early Next Year

The MTN Group has announced a partnership with China Mobile, chip-maker Unisoc and feature phone operating system, KaiOS, to bring affordable 3G ‘smart feature phones’ to the African market in the first few months of 2019. MTN Group CEO and President, Rob Shuter, made the announcement at a press briefing at AfricaCom in Cape Town […]

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