World Economic Forum

MTN, Omnispace tie-up to deploy satellite services

Omnispace will create a next-generation standards-based mobile and IoT network for MTN markets.
Samuel Mungadze
5:10

The future of work: green jobs, digital frontiers, and liquid workforces

The scale of the disruption ahead could be as dramatic as the COVID-19 lockdowns and the advent of the web.
1:20

Rwanda advocates for AI governance

Rwanda's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, together with the World Economic Forum, will host a high-level AI summit in Africa around the end of 2024.
2:40

500 young African women join third CyberGirls fellowship

This year's cohort was selected from over 20 000 applications received from across Africa, highlighting the growing interest in cyber security among African women.
2:40
Mar 10, 2023

Roam opens mega electric motorcycle plant in Kenya

The new 10,000-square-meter facility, Roam Park, unveiled yesterday, will house the company’s East African headquarters, and electric motorcycle production lines.
3:30

Digitising Africa’s customs, borders could net US$20bn a year

World Economic Forum, Deloitte, release report reflects on DX and its role in increasing intra-Africa trade.
4:10
Apr 1, 2022

Rwanda, WEF launch Africa’s first C4IR

Data governance and emerging technologies, such as data governance, artificial intelligence and machine learning, will be critical areas of focus.
6:00
Jun 15, 2021

Polymateria Awarded as Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum

Polymateria, the London-based British tech company that last year produced the world’s first fully recyclable and biodegradable plastic, was selected among hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic Forum’s “Technology Pioneers”.
4:10
Mar 9, 2021

Google, Microsoft invest millions to empower African women

In light of International Women's Day, the tech giants establish initiatives to help create pathways to prosperity for women and girls across Africa.
3:00
Jun 1, 2020

Are you ready for the 4IR?

Organisations will need to understand and learn to harness four major technologies – 5G, cloud technology, big data and AI.
1:30
Jan 17, 2020

Africa gets social over Blockchain

United Africa Blockchain Association heads to Cape Town to host the first of a series of tech awareness events.
2:20
Sep 6, 2019

Mboweni calls for aggressive broadband adoption in Africa

Broadband is key to technologies that promote greater equity, and broader social and economic participation, says finance minister.