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 […]
Read MoreAs 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, […]
Read MoreMTN 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 […]
Read MoreISON 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 […]
Read MoreHuawei 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 […]
Read MoreGlobal 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreIn line with its global expansion strategy, leading business support system (BSS) provider for communications service providers (CSPs) Nexign (formerly Peter-Service), will be focusing on establishing its presence in Africa over the coming months. Spearheaded by telecom industry veteran Ahmad Sayed, Regional Director, Middle East and Africa at Nexign, the company made the strategic decision […]
Read MoreInfinix Mobility Nigeria has introduced into the Nigerian device market a new device, Hot 6X smratphone. Announcing the release of the new smartphone in Lagos, South West, Nigeria, Marketing Communications Manager,Infinix Mobility Nigeria, Tayo Odunowo, said that 2018 can arguably be regarded as the most competitive year within the smartphone space with OEMs putting their […]
Read MoreSub-Saharan African countries have the most expensive broadband prices in the world. This is according to a report released by Cable.co.uk, which analysed data from 3 303 fixed-line broadband deals in 195 countries, with the assistance of consumer insight consultancy BVA BDRC, between 15 August and 20 September. The study, which excluded Nigeria noted that […]
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