Technology
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Nigerian start-ups digitise local food supply chain
NIGERIAN start-ups are digitising the local food supply chain, helping merchants navigate high food costs and farmers sell their produce.…
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China’s reach into Africa’s digital sector worries experts
CHINESE companies like Huawei and the Transsion group are responsible for much of the digital infrastructure and smartphones used in…
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Ghana seeks to ensure e-cedi digital currency can be used offline
GHANA is working to make a digital form of its currency available to offline users. The e-cedi, which the Bank…
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Africa urged to wake up to growing state surveillance threat
AFRICAN governments are using new technology and laws to increase surveillance of opposition figures, researchers warned on Thursday, calling for…
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Liquid connects East & West Africa with brand new fibre cable route
LIQUID Intelligent Technologies, a leading pan-African telecommunications technology group, has announced the launch of its shortest terrestrial fibre route between…
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US group Vantage Data Centres expands to Africa with a $1bn campus
VANTAGE Data Centres is investing more than $1bn in its first African campus in Johannesburg, the US-based company said on…
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The mobile malware scourge hits South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria
INTERNET security provider Kaspersky has blocked more than 206,000 mobile malware attacks across the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META)…
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Google to invest $1bn in digital transformation in Africa
GOOGLE has announced a plan to invest $1bn over five years to support Africa’s digital transformation. The investment focuses on…
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Eutelsat’s Konnect Africa selected by Globacom to bring satellite broadband to underserved regions of Nigeria
IN the presence of the French President, Emmanuel Macron, Eutelsat Communications and Globacom have signed at the Elysée Palace in…
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Nigerians optimistic about launch of new digital currency eNaira
MANY Nigerians are optimistic as Africa’s largest economy gears up to launch the continent’s first central bank-backed digital currency, the…
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