Cornelia Richter, Vice-President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), concluded a five-day visit to Kenya where she met with Deputy President William Ruto and other high-ranking government officials to discuss expanding successful rural development investments to include stronger links between public and private sector.
“With more than 75 per...
Nokia and SRG will collaborate with the Government of Rwanda to deploy Smart City technology to improve the lifestyles and social sustainability of its citizens in 2017. This announcement was made last week in Kigali during the Transform Africa Summit.
“Nokia is a global leader in driving innovation in 5G,...
Another week has gone by where technology news has been dominating the headlines both across Africa and around the world.
This week Yoco and Mastercard announced that they will partner to expand the companies mPOS services in South Africa.
Facebook announced that the company has launched the first ever SME council...
Moves to ensure fair competition and to examine pricing in the telecommunications sector have been seen, not only in Europe, but also in key mobile phone jurisdictions on the African continent.
The issue of high data costs has been under the spotlight in South Africa. Most recently, the Minister of...
East Africa's telecom leader, Safaricom, announced on Thursday the appointment of Cynthia Karuri-Kropac as its new Chief Enterprise Business Officer. The appointment will be made effective 1 September 2022.
She is set to replace Joseph Wanjohi, who has been serving in the post in an acting capacity since May of...
On Monday 16 October 2017, Oracle, a cloud provider company, revealed the findings of their latest global survey of 1,610 IT professionals. According to the company, the proportion of businesses reaping the rewards of embracing cloud infrastructure services has increased significantly in the last quarter.
Nearly three-quarters of respondents (72...
Global ransomware attacks have increased by 11% per over the past 12 months ending March 2017, according to Europol. Furthermore, a recent IBM Security and Ponemon Institute study found that the average cost of a data breach in South Africa is currently R32 million, a 12% increase since 2016....
In recent years, Kenya has seen a concerning increase in non-communicable diseases as a leading cause of death.
Cancer has now become the third-highest cause of death in the country, with esophageal, colorectal, and gastric cancers being the primary causes of gastrointestinal-related morbidity and mortality cases.
Olympus Launches the "Kenya Endoscopy...
Shocking data from Kaspersky reveals that 38% of South African respondents that participated in their survey did not know what data about them is publicly available on the Internet.
The survey titled, Digital Superstitions is a startling display of how many are unaware of how their privacy is being infringed.
The...
Africa’s technology news leader, ITNewsAfrica.com, in conjunction with sponsor Software AG, will host the next Innovation Dinner on 10 December, at the Sarova Panafric in Nairobi, Kenya. This is a must-attend event for any serious IT executive/ decision maker say organisers.
The exclusive Innovation Dinner Series, which takes place every...
Gemalto together with local partner SCINTL, has been awarded the contract for the supply of a Border Management System (BMS) including airport self-service eKiosks at Entebbe creating a faster and more convenient border-crossing experience for travelers and strengthening homeland security.
The said e-Immigration solution uses Gemalto's state-of-the-art fingerprint and facial recognition technology,...
Uber has expanded its ride-hailing service and online food delivery business to Nakuru, Kenya.
According to Business Daily, this move will increase competition in the East African town where taxi-hailing services are dominated by Wasili Cabs and Bolt.
“We remain optimistic about the business opportunity in Kenya, and the launch of...
Microsoft, through its 4Afrika initiative, and the Centre for Proteomic & Genomic Research (CPGR) have embarked on a joint project bringing together the intelligent cloud and genomics research to create a scalable, cost-effective technology platform to power advanced medical analysis and research. This platform will be enabled by Microsoft...
MumsVillage, a parenting website for expert advice and online community support in Kenya, announced the launch of the MumsVillageShop.
Aimed at becoming a one-stop-shop for mum and baby products MumsVillageShop reflects the changing preferences of consumers to shop online in Kenya — due to the convenience and access to quality...
In August 2014, the World Health Organisation (WHO) formally declared Ebola an International Public Health Emergency – the largest, most severe and most complex outbreak in four-decade history of the disease.
Since then, it has been a race against time to save lives in sub-Saharan Africa especially in six West...
The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Board of Directors has approved the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation, a new groundbreaking institution that will significantly enhance Africa’s access to the technologies that underpin the manufacture of medicines, vaccines, and other pharmaceutical products.
"This is a great development for Africa. Africa...
