American Express and Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African financial services Group, announced an agreement to significantly expand American Express Card acceptance in twenty-one countries across Africa. Through this agreement, American Express Card Members will be able to use their Cards in twelve new countries: Burundi, Central African Republic, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Niger, São...
Day: <span>3 June 2024</span>
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Incomedia launches WebSite X5 Pro in Africa to help users create website and online shop easy and fast
Incomedia announced the launch of WebSite X5 Pro in Africa. WebSite X5 Pro is a simple yet professional tool that empowers non-expert users to create websites, online shops, blogs as well as interactive educational content with remarkable ease and speed and without touching a line of code. WebSite X5 Pro puts technology to work for people. The concept behind WebSite...
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Harnessing Human Capital: Key Insights from African Development Bank Group’s 2024 Annual Meetings
Africa is known for its generally youthful population. But is the continent truly harnessing this demographic dividend to its advantage? This question was at the heart of a forum hosted by the Kenyan government on May 27 on the sidelines of the African Development Bank Group’s 2024 Annual Meetings in Nairobi. The panel discussion, titled “Harnessing...
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Orange Ventures and Digital Africa commit to jointly invest in startups in Africa and the Middle East
A partnership agreement was signed at Vivatech by Fayçal Adlouni, Managing Partner of Orange Ventures, and Grégoire de Padirac, CEO of Digital Africa to strengthen and accelerate support for African startups from the Orange Digital Centers (ODC). Asma Ennaifer, Executive Director of CSR, Communications and the Orange Digital Center program for Orange Africa and the Middle East,...
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Transformative Potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Africa: A Vision for Sustainable Development
The successful deployment of AI in Africa requires a concerted effort from governments, private sector stakeholders, and civil society! Digital Dubai’s participation at GITEX Africa 2024 has presented a great opportunity for us to delve into some of the key themes of the event. With a 50-person strong contingency, representing nine Dubai government entities, our...