MTN execs traverse Africa to promote digital, economic growth

Since expanding into Africa in 2020, Artefact has established presence in various African countries, including Senegal, Egypt, and Madagascar.

Equinix said there is still a lot of work to be done, starting with increasing resilience to avoid a repeat of last year's internet outages.

The digital payment gateway company has recently agreed to buy West African payment platform PayDunya, opening fresh opportunities in Francophone Africa.

TikTok announced a huge spike in its content removal rate across Sub-Saharan Africa, with data showing a 249.81% increase from the second quarter of 2023 to the fourth quarter of 2024.

Initially, deployment will encompass Jordan, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the goal of gradually spreading to all countries in the region.

The rollout is intended to provide African businesses, start-ups, and research institutions with high-performance computing resources for AI applications.

According to a senior Visa executive, digital identities are one way to minimise regulatory red tape for fintech start-up innovation.

The collaboration aims to transform the payment landscape in Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, and Benin.

Citizens from the countries will not be charged additional fees for the first 30 consecutive days of visiting each other.

The arrests were made as part of INTERPOL's Operation Contender 2.0, which seeks to combat worldwide cyber-enabled crimes.

Carry1st expands beyond gaming to enable access to music subscriptions across Africa through local payment methods.