Sandvik Rock Processing Screening Solutions builds on Africa footprint for screen business

It is a well proven fact that companies succeed where they are closest to their customers, and this is driving Sandvik Rock Processing to leverage the extensive Sandvik footprint across Africa. According to Gavin McLaggan, Lifecycle Services Manager at Sandvik Rock Processing Screening Solutions, customers in the crushing and screening markets can now have quicker

AF-CIX Sponsors African Peering, Interconnection Forum In Ghana

AF-CIX, an interconnect  platform hosted in Rack Centre aimed at boosting internet speed in Nigeria, is sponsoring the 2023 African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) in Ghana. AF-CIX also improves network performance for internet service providers, content delivery networks, cloud providers and enterprises. The event is scheduled for 22 – 24 August 2023 at the

Nigeria’s real-time payment transactions to hit 8.9bn in 2027 – Report

The volume of real-time payment transactions in Africa’s biggest economy is projected to hit 8.9 billion in 2027 from 5.1 billion in 2022, according to a new report. The report in its fourth edition was published by ACI Worldwide, in partnership with GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, and the Centre for Economics and

Africa: President Akufo-Addo Attends 15th BRICS Summit in South Africa

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at the invitation of the President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa, left Ghana on Tuesday, 22nd August 2023, to attend the 15th BRICS Summit, which is being held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 22nd August to 24th August. The Summit will

AI is assuming lead role in traditional banking

News Experts from Kora, Finextra, Binance, Yoco and six other companies share research-based ideas, hard-won lessons and analyse the developing patterns that are driving Africa’s fintech evolution. Kora, the pan-African payment infrastructure and Finextra; financial technology news and information platform, have joined forces to present a comprehensive analysis of Africa’s economic landscape in a white

Africans secured 60% of the Gates Foundation’s $5M fund for health-focused AI projects

News Gates Foundation has selected 29 African researchers for its inaugural $5 million Grand Challenges fund for AI project targeted towards global health. At Shangia Dispensary in Mariakani, Kenya. ©Gates Archive/Alissa Everett Through its Grand Challenge, Gates Foundation has selected 48 research groups that plan to build artificial intelligence (AI) applications on large language models