IHS Nigeria, part of IHS Holding Limited (NYSE: IHS) (“IHS Towers”) group, has reaffirmed that education and economic growth are key pillars of its sustainability strategy. The tower company stated it is actively involved in various educational initiatives, with a particular focus on increasing access to STEM subjects. IHS is one of the largest independent […]
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LG Electronics (LGE) has gone into a strategic partnership with EbonyLife Creative Academy (ELCA), an institution dedicated to nurturing Africa’s next generation of creative talent. This collaboration is designed to support the filmmaking community through state-of-the-art technology and foster the development of world-class cinematic content in Nigeria and across Africa. Under this exciting partnership, LG […]
Read MoreIIRIS, a risk management and security solutions company, has announced the opening of a Nigeria office, marking an important expansion of its operations in Africa. IIRIS, an Indian firm, operates in over seven countries, serving both government and private companies. The company also collaborates with Original Equipment Manufacturers to create bespoke solutions in the fields of technology […]
Read MoreMDXi, a subsidiary of MainOne, a data centre company in West Africa, will be rebranded as Equinix next month. MainOne is already an Equinix company, which is also a connectivity solutions provider with presence in Nigeria, Ghana, and Côte d’Ivoire. The company’s assets include four active data centers and a 7,000-kilometer submarine network that connects Portugal to […]
Read MoreSince the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Africa’s fintech industry has experienced remarkable growth, characterized by rapid expansion, increased investment, and a significant shift toward digital financial services. The surge in fintech and mobile money adoption has provided financial inclusion to the unbanked population, as nearly half of the continent’s 1.4 billion people still lack […]
Read MoreDespite general advances in AI and LLMs in recent years, enterprise organizations have largely struggled to successfully use chat-based approaches for business intelligence in a way that is accurate, secure, and customized to their business. While consumer-centric tools like ChatGPT have shown great promise for more surface-level tasks rooted in general information from the internet, […]
Read MoreTD Africa has launched its Managed Service Providers (MSP) service as part of its continuous drive to help businesses in West Africa move away from the usually slow, labour-intensive and erroneous traditional network service provision, replacing it with an optimized network infrastructure. The service provision authorisation which provides a more efficient, scalable and secure approach […]
Read MoreIn a rapidly evolving digital landscape, Ghassan Azzi, Sales Director for Africa at Western Digital, has emphasized the importance of scalable, cost-effective data storage solutions in meeting the needs of modern businesses. As data generation continues to surge, particularly with the rise of connected devices and artificial intelligence (AI), Azzi pointed out that efficient data […]
Read MoreThe weight of wrong perception that the news media in Africa churn out to the global community is responsible for the low Gross Domestic (GDP) from tourism but that narrative could possibly change when the continent embraces technology in its tourism and hospitality business. Those were the takeaway from a webinar hosted today by the […]
Read MoreThe Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development at its Fall Meeting has urged governments, industry, academia and civil society to collaborate to support the implementation of the forthcoming UN Global Digital Compact. Taking place in New York just days before the UN’s Summit of the Future, the Fall Meeting of the Commission underscored the importance of […]
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