Tuesday, November 28

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Angola Cables joins Onix Data Centre in Ghana to Boost Digital Connectivity in West Africa
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Angola Cables joins Onix Data Centre in Ghana to Boost Digital Connectivity in West Africa

In a significant development for digital infrastructure in Africa, the Tier IV Onix Data Centre in Accra, Ghana, has announced its integration with the Angola Cables Global Data Centre Interconnect. This strategic move aims to enhance international connectivity in Ghana and Senegal, linking them to an extensive network that includes 66 data centres, 8 OTTs/CDNs, and 21 IXPs. The collaboration is expected to offer secure digital solutions and managed services to various clients, reflecting Onix’s commitment to building a robust partner ecosystem. Spanning 2000 m², the Onix Data Centre is engineered to address the increasing business demands within Ghana and the surrounding region. It currently serves key banking and financial clients, offering 170, 3kW and 5kW racks, and a dedicated pod o...
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Top tech start-ups vie for innovation glory at Grand Summit
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Top tech start-ups vie for innovation glory at Grand Summit

Cape Town is poised to witness an exhilarating battle of innovation as over 30 of Africa’s leading tech start-ups gear up to compete in the AfricArena Grand Summit 2023. The summit, hailed to host the city’s most significant deal flow room, will feature start-ups pitching in hopes of clinching the coveted title in diverse Open Innovation Challenge categories. Organisers have unveiled an impressive line-up of start-ups representing a myriad of sectors, vying for the crown in categories such as deeptech, women in tech, seed agnostic, climatetech, agritech, fintech, and sustainable materials. The competition intensifies as each start-up aims to emerge as the overall African continental winner. The stakes are high as the spotlight shines on finalists like Limawa, spearheading deeptech innova...
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AU official calls for further investments in digital tech in Africa
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AU official calls for further investments in digital tech in Africa

The African continent needs to invest in digital infrastructure and skills development so as to be at the forefront of advancements in digital technologies, a senior African Union (AU) official has said. AU Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy Amani Abou-Zeid called on public and private-sector actors in Africa to embrace the latest advancements in digital technology to promote the continent's socio-economic development. She made the call ahead of the AU's biennial ministerial meeting aiming at driving Africa's digital agenda forward, which will be held later this week. "Africa must and will be at the forefront of shaping how technologies are developed and deployed to meet the needs of the people. This will require investments in digital infrastructure, skills development, entrepr...
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I am committed to working with Huawei and other partners to transform lives – Rebecca Akufo-Addo
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I am committed to working with Huawei and other partners to transform lives – Rebecca Akufo-Addo

Ghana's First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has assured Huawei and other industry partners of her commitment to work closely to help bridge the gender divide and transform the lives of Ghanaians. The first lady said this when she addressed the Huawei 2023 Sustainability Forum, which was part of the 3rd Edition of the Corporate Sustainability Development (CSD) Forum held in Dongguan, China, on November 21, 2023. In her address, Mrs. Akufo-Addo celebrated Ghana's groundbreaking role in the energy sector and highlighted Ghana's achievement as the first West African nation to establish a 404MW floating Hydro-Solar hybrid plant managed by the Bui Power Authority at Banda in the Bono Region. Showcasing Ghana's commitment to sustainable development, the First lady emphasised the project's s...
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US shows footprints of support for Nigeria, Africa tech growth
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US shows footprints of support for Nigeria, Africa tech growth

The world’s largest undersea cable system, 2Africa cable, owned by Meta, parent company of Facebook, the American multinational technology conglomerate, is coming to Nigeria and will land in Lagos and Akwa Ibom, underscoring the United States footprints of support for the growth of technology in Nigeria and Africa as a whole. Will Stevens, US consul general in Lagos at the weekend outlined a bouquet of steps, actions and programmes undertaken  by both the U.S. government and U.S. private sector businesses which show an overwhelming endorsement of the technological advancement of Africa, and even more so, Nigeria. Stevens, delivering a keynote, “Africa’s Development and the Future of Tech: The U.S. Role”, at Global Tech Africa conference in Lagos, seized the moment to extol the potential ...
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Venture applications open for the Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2024 Investment Showcase
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Venture applications open for the Africa Tech Summit Nairobi 2024 Investment Showcase

African tech ventures can now apply to pitch at the Africa Tech Summit (ATS) Investment Showcase taking place at the sixth edition in Nairobi on February 14th and 15th, 2024.   The annual Investment Showcase is a cornerstone of Africa Tech Summit, which aims to bring together investors, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and industry leaders from across the continent, driving business and investment forward in the ecosystem.   Selected ventures will showcase their ground-breaking ideas to a diverse audience of local and international investors and tech leaders, opening doors to potential funding and strategic partnerships. Additionally, they will have full access to the two-day summit including workshops and networking sessions.   Previous ATS Investment Showcase editions ha...
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Delta Scan wins Africa leg of Start-Up World Cup
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Delta Scan wins Africa leg of Start-Up World Cup

Delta Scan, which develops engineering drone-based inspection technology and digital analysis, has won the African leg of the Start-Up World Cup Pitch Competition at Africa Tech Festival. Delta Scan was one of eight start-up owners vying for the top prize at Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town last week. The prize, ,globally sponsored by Pegasus Tech Ventures, will see company MD Darryl Epstein join 49 other entrepreneurs from around the world at the finale in San Francisco, USA. The grand prize winner at that event will walk away with $1-million to plough back into their business. “We’re on a good trajectory and it helps fuel the fire. We’re looking forward to taking this to the global stage,” said MD Darryl Epstein. Sawyer Tadano, Pegasus’s South-East regional manager, said: “This was ...
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Africa Startup Festival 2023: A Resounding Success in Fostering Innovation and Collaboration
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Africa Startup Festival 2023: A Resounding Success in Fostering Innovation and Collaboration

The highly anticipated Africa Startup Festival, held on November 11, 2023, emerged as a groundbreaking event, uniting over 3,658 individuals from six different countries, including 1,953 startups and 65 investors. Hosted by Spark Africa, the festival stood as Africa’s premier sold-out tech gathering, dedicated to connecting startups, investors, founders, and products. With a lineup of influential keynote speakers, thought-provoking panel sessions, dynamic workshops, and a bustling deal room, the Africa Startup Festival served as a vibrant showcase of the creativity, intelligence, and determination embedded in the African entrepreneurial spirit. The festival provided a platform for profound and technical discussions through multiple panel sessions led by luminaries such as Napa Onwusah, A...
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Zazuu, Africa-Focused Fintech, Shuts Down Amid Funding Challenges
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Zazuu, Africa-Focused Fintech, Shuts Down Amid Funding Challenges

London-based fintech startup Zazuu, dedicated to the African market, has officially ceased operations due to its inability to secure additional funding. The closure was announced through a LinkedIn post, citing the challenging funding climate as the primary reason for the decision. Despite raising $2 million in June 2022 to enhance its cross-border payment services and develop an unbiased payment platform, the startup faced difficulties in sustaining its growth ambitions. It, however, acknowledged exploring all options before arriving at this difficult choice. Zazuu started as a chatbot providing daily FX rates on Facebook and Telegram before evolving into a licensed organisation in the UK, serving users across North America and Europe. The platform aimed to offer transparency in remitt...
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What you may have missed at the Africa Tech Festival
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What you may have missed at the Africa Tech Festival

The event is the home to digital innovation and transformation in Africa and was created to provide a space to foster and build the future of Africa’s tech industry. Here’s what you might have missed from this year’s event: Leo Chen, president of Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa, presents his opening keynote for the Africa Tech Festival 2023. Picture: Vernon Pillay THE AFRICA Tech Festival has now come and gone and if you did not get a chance to attend the event, then we have some insight for you. The event is the home to digital innovation and transformation in Africa and was created to provide a space to foster and build the future of Africa’s tech industry. Africa Tech Festival was held from November 13-16 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). INFRASTRUCTURE South Afr...
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