Safaricom earnings surpass billion-dollar mark

In a deal with AWS, IBM has expanded software availability to 92 countries through the AWS Marketplace, including a plethora of nations across Africa.

The tool from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa strengthens government planning processes and enables digital tracking of activities.

These observations were shared by African leaders, delegates, and experts during the beginning of a two-day science, tech, and Innovation forum.

The destruction of technology systems caused major interruptions in the healthcare, preventing the timely reporting of crucial data.

The latest Check Point Global Threat Index reveals eight African are in the top 20 of countries most targeted by cyber criminals.

Through the agreement, individuals within Ethiopia will be able to receive remittances from different parts of the world through Safaricom’s M-PESA.

Proponents claimed that Africa's digital economy has huge promise. However, unlocking this promise depends on eliminating key gaps, such as a shortage of digital skills.

WHO is one of the worldwide organisations moving away from the inconvenient and risky habit of paying wages in cash.

M-PESA has 26,200 agents and 43,100 merchants, according to the company's third quarter 2023 update.

This is the second M-Pesa outage Safaricom has experienced this January.

Through the agreement announced yesterday, merchants using Chapa’s payment gateway system can receive payments from Safaricom M-Pesa customers.