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Reducing the Cost of Rural Connectivity
With 60% of the African population residing in rural areas, there is an enormous opportunity to connect people in rural communities and villages. In Morocco, a third of the population lives in rural areas, and there is still a need…
The Latest Trends of Bitcoin Trading in Morocco
Bitcoin is one of the most popular cryptocurrencies in the world. It is also one of the most traded assets on digital currency exchanges. In Morocco, Bitcoin trading has become increasingly popular in recent years. This is likely due to…
Commvault Appointed GTI Software & Networking as its Distributor for North Africa
Commvault, one of the recognised global enterprise leaders in intelligent data services across on-premises, cloud, and software as a service (SaaS) environments, has appointed GTI Software and Networking as its distributor for the 27 French-speaking countries in Africa. Based in…
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Oracle Opens New R&D Lab in North Africa
American multinational computer tech firm Oracle has announced it will establish a new branch of Oracle Labs, Oracle’s advanced research arm, at Casanearshore Park in Casablanca, Morocco, to house up to 100 researchers. Researchers at the new facility will use…
Egypt’s Largest Banks Join Forces to Launch New $85M Fintech Fund
Three of Egypt’s largest national banks – Banque Misr, National Bank of Egypt, and Banque du Caire – and Global Ventures, a leading MEA-focused venture capital firm – have announced the launch of Nclude by Global Ventures, a new fund…
This Nigerian Fintech Unicorn is Taking Egypt by Storm
According to a press report published by Forbes Middle East, OPay has garnered a significant amount of support in Egypt. The Nigeria-founded fintech entity is one of Africa’s most valuable startups and unquestionably one of Africa’s fintech unicorns. It is…
Egypt: Thndr – raises $20 million to democratize investing
Thndr, the Egyptian digital investment platform, announces a new $20 million series A investment. The round was co-led by Tiger Global, BECO Capital and Prosus Ventures, in addition to participation from Base Capital, firstminute and existing investors Endure Capital, 4DX…
AVEVA Shows Path To Digitalization And Net-Zero For Energy Companies At EGYPS 2022
AVEVA to Highlight World-Leading Digital Solutions to Help Oil and Gas Customers in Egypt Fast-Track Their Transformation and Sustainability Journeys AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, has announced its participation at the Egypt Petroleum…
Infinet Wireless PtP solutions used to interconnect the Coca-Cola Bottling Company offices in Egypt
Infinet Wireless, the global vendor of industry-leading fixed wireless broadband connectivity solutions, helped Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Egypt to proficiently interconnect its offices, having provided the reliability and steadiness of the links. The enterprise needed to interconnect 26 locations, so…
Save your money pay later platform, Symple, partners with El Nada Hospital
Sympl, the first ‘Save Your Money Pay Later’ service in Egypt, announces its partnership with Egypt’s leading maternity hospital, El Nada Hospital. The partnership  offers patients interest-free deferred payment programmes via the Sympl checkout platform. The partnership will give patients of El Nada Hospital more payment choices and enhance their checkout experience, through enabling an improved cashflow management. With no registration required, and interest-free repayment…
Tunisia: Fujifilm, Ooredoo launch digital photo printing solution
Fujifilm, an international group founded in Japan, and Ooredoo, Tunisia’s leading telecommunications operator, have joined forces to offer the operator’s Tunisian subscribers an innovative digital photo printing solution. Customers will be able to print photos at in–store kiosks by connecting…
10 African Countries Shutdown Social Media in 2021
Africa is the most censorship-intensive region in the world with ten countries shutting down social media this year. According to cybersecurity company Surfshark, social media censorship cases decreased by 35% worldwide this year – from 29 in 2020 to 19…
Could Vodacom Unseat Rival MTN After These 2 Massive Acquisitions?
Vodacom South Africa has announced two major acquisitions today – the buying of a 55% controlling stake in Vodafone Egypt, the North African country’s largest telecom, and a major move in SA’s local fibre market through a new deal with…
“Severe” Internet Shutdown in Sudan as the Military Violently Seize Power
Local media in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum are reporting that internet services across the region have been interrupted, with many outright stating that the internet is down. This is after reports that Sudan’s military seized power during a coup…
umlaut Has Awarded Ooredoo Algérie the Best in Test 2021/09
umlaut – now part of Accenture – has awarded Ooredoo Algérie the Best in Test 2021/09 mobile certificate for scoring an impressive 572 dots out of 1000 in mobile network benchmarking survey to measure the mobile network in Algeria. For the…
Huawei Partners with Mondia Pay – Expanding Digital Payments in Algeria and Tunisia
Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) inked a partnership with Mondia Pay – a leading digital payment provider, that is set to provide Ooredoo Algeria and Orange Tunisia users with safe and convenient payment options. Huawei device users can now pay for…
