Africa Data Centres named Beacon of Information and Communication Technology’s (BoICT) Carrier Neutral Data Centre of the Year
Download logo Africa Data Centres (www.AfricaDataCentres.com), a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, has been named ‘Carrier Neutral Data Centre of the Year’ at this year’s Beacon of Information and Communication Technology (BoICT) awards. In its 13th year, the BoICT awards and corresponding lecture series explored the ‘Impact of Blockchain Technology in a
How the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulations Influenced Data Privacy Law in Africa
The European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) are considered to be a global standard for the protection of personal information. Across Africa, many existing data security and protection laws were modelled on the regulations of the EU’s first data privacy legislation – the EU Data Protection Directive (1995), which preceded the GDPR. Current
Africa advised to stamp out witchcraft accusations against children – New Business Ethiopia
Witchcraft accusations and ritual attacks against African children are hidden and ignored, yet are one of the most gruesome forms of violence against children. New research from African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) shows that every year, thousands of African children are accused of witchcraft and suffer ritual attacks, abuse, physical and psychological violence, yet most
Talk360 raises $4 million seed round to expand its calling business & build African payment platform
International calling app Talk360, which enables people around the world to make reliable and affordable calls to any landline or mobile phone worldwide, has secured $4 million (R64 million) in funding as it prepares to launch a new pan-African payment platform in mid-2022. The seed round of funding was led by leading African venture
GlobalData cuts Africa’s economy growth forecast to 3.5% in 2022 amid Russia-Ukraine conflict
Despite African nations recovering from their worst recession in half a … rate of the two biggest African economies, Nigeria and South Africa, …
Olam Agri – Driving Ghana’s local rice production agenda – Graphic Online
Although Rice has long been an important food staple in Ghana, … trading businesses in West Africa, with access to markets in Ghana, Nigeria, …
Barid Al Maghrib inks cooperation MoUs with Tunisian and Mauritanian postal authorities
(Ecofin Agency) – The memoranda of understanding are aimed at positioning the three parties in the African postal sector, which is undergoing major changes because of the coronavirus pandemic and the growth in the e-commerce sector. Moroccan national postal service Barid Al Maghrib recently signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with the Tunisian and Mauritanian
Prof. Ajiboye emerges as AFTRA President
Professor Segun Ajiboye was honoured with a fellowship award and life membership of AFTRA at the conference given his long standing contributions to teachers’ professionalism and teacher welfare issues, not only in Nigeria but in the continent. By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Registrar of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Professor Segun Ajiboye has
Ghana: Digital Leadership in the 21st Century is a Must – VP Bawumia
Download logo The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has underscored the importance of digital leadership to the success of organisations and transformation of economies in the 21st century. Addressing leaders and captains of industries at the 6th Ghana CEO’s Summit in Accra on Monday, Dr. Bawumia stressed that digital leadership in the 21st century is
TRCN boss elected President of Africa teaching regulatory authorities
From Fred Ezeh, Abuja Registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, has been elected the President of the Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities (AFTRA). AFTRA is a continental body comprising of all teaching regulatory authority in all the 54 Africa countries. Are you a Man 40 yrs and above?