West Africa

Equinix appoints ex-Googler Fox-Martin as CEO

Adaire Fox-Martin, who has 25 years of experience in the technology sector, is expected to lead Equinix’s expansion, including in Africa.
Samuel Mungadze
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West Africa’s MainOne lands 2Africa cable in Nigeria

MainOne says Akwa Ibom’s selection as a landing site underscores its strategic importance in Nigeria’s digital transformation journey.
1:50
Feb 14, 2024

MasterCard appoints Femi-Lawal as West Africa head

Femi-Lawal, who has over 25 years of experience, will be in charge of driving the company's vision, innovation, and growth strategy in the region.
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Ericsson appoints new VP to head West Africa, Morocco

Kassi is a 25-year Ericsson veteran who is expected to play a critical role in managing Ericsson's strategy direction and operational excellence in this region.
1:10
Nov 6, 2023

West Africa’s MainOne launches data centre in Cote d'Ivoire

The launch aims to meet the growing demand for data processing, storage, and transmission in Côte d'Ivoire and Francophone West Africa.
1:10
Sep 1, 2023

Ghana's comms minister calls for internet traffic aggregation

The minister emphasised the importance of supporting internet traffic aggregation at interconnection hubs at the African Peering and Interconnection Forum.
1:30
Aug 21, 2023

Ghana prepares to host the African Peering Forum

The event serves as a platform for participants to exchange insights, deliberate on emerging trends, and cultivate avenues for collaboration.
1:00
May 10, 2023

West Africa’s MainOne expands global interconnection capabilities

The data centre company says it now will provide its enterprise customers with on-demand and seamless connectivity to cloud providers, and remote markets.
1:40
Apr 4, 2023

PaySika leans on Visa’s fintech map to hasten Central Africa penetration

Through the Visa Fintech Fast Track program, Cameroon is the first country in which fintech PaySika will launch.
2:40
Mar 31, 2017

Free roaming goes live in five West African countries

Project launched following outcomes of an African Union Smart Africa initiative last year.
3:50
Nov 28, 2016

OPINION: Software piracy threatens to sink West African businesses

Magnus Nmonwu, Regional Director for Sage in West Africa says pirated software is a huge (financial and legal) risk for West African businesses.
2:30
Oct 25, 2016

MainOne chooses Minkels in West-African Data Centre Market

Choice of data centre supplier is in a bid enhance market position.