Banks need to adapt to a changing business environment in Africa. Africa’s growth prospects There is no doubt that there are significant opportunities in Africa, not only in the banking sector, but in many other sectors. While the banking sector has experienced a slight slowdown in other global markets, in…

  Rwanda has opened what is being billed as Africa’s ‘first entirely homemade’ smartphone factory. The facility, run by Kigali-based Mara Phones, will produce up to 1,200 units per day, with two models costing around $130 and $200 respectively. The ambition is to break into Africa’s growing mobile device market, which…

  Two of the most well-known tech hubs in Africa are joining forces after Lagos’ CcHub has bought iHUB in Nairobi. The aim, says CcHUB chief executive officer ‘Bosun Tijani, is to “create a robust platform that’s capable of attracting the best resources and partnerships to accelerate the application of technology and innovation…

  he tectonic plates of the global political economy are shifting, and with an accelerating pace: “Trade wars”; “Brexit”; “fake news” and election manipulation; “populism”; the appointment of a “geopolitical commission” in Brussels; unprecedented protests in Hong Kong; South China sea military confrontations; an increasingly assertive Chinese Communist Party—the list…

Digicloud Africa has been chosen to be the official distributor of Google Cloud Platform (GCP)across the continent, with the aim of building a better network of resellers and services providers alike. The new partnership is looking to target a more expansive set of markets than the traditional financial centres. Google…

  Leaders should devise an “incentive structure” to promote a startup culture among young Africans. “I think they will produce the magic,” Albert Muchanga, the African Union’s Commissioner for Trade and Industry, told a gathering on infrastructure at the United Nations on Wednesday. Muchanga said colleagues were working to “harmonise…

  Everyone agrees jobs is a priority of the 21st century on the continent. But will technology help or hinder? Our experts push aside the distinction to focus on skills, mind-sets and structural reform… It is the first of May, international day of workers, at the Athlone Stadium in Cape…

21st century technology is helping close gaps in curing disease   Ensuring that children in the world’s poorest countries have access to immunisation is the most pressing concern for Seth Berkley, chief executive of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Of all the health interventions, say experts, vaccines are unrivalled at bringing…

  Technology is a platform on which collective human progress is built, transforming the fundamentals of commerce and production, and the ways we work and live. As an accelerator of development, it is also highly disruptive, redefining jobs and skills while also reshaping industries. Given the reach of digital technology…