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Ramaphosa visits FuturePharma facility to advance local pharmaceutical manufacturing in South Africa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has toured the FuturePharma facility at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Pretoria as the country seeks to strengthen local pharmaceutical production and preparedness for future health eme

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Senegal hosts West African meeting to strengthen regional digital backbone infrastructure

Senegal is hosting the constitutive meeting of the Interministerial Council of the West African Network of National Backbones in Dakar, marking a step towards establishing the organisation’s institutional framework and defining a common strategy for devel

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Tanzania named among UPU’s Rising Stars in postal development for 2025

The United Republic of Tanzania has been named among the Rising Stars in the Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) 2025 Integrated Index for Postal Development (2IPD), recognising countries that recorded the greatest overall year-on-year improvement in postal de

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Kenya and US deepen collaboration on emerging technologies, creative economy

Kenya and the United States are exploring opportunities to deepen collaboration across emerging technologies, the creative economy and joint research initiatives as the two countries seek to strengthen their bilateral partnership.

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Côte d’Ivoire appoints Tenon Coulibaly as technical adviser for sustainable digital development

Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of Digital Transition and Technological Innovation, Djibril Ouattara, has appointed Tenon Coulibaly as Technical Adviser in charge of Skills Development, Sustainable Development and the Circular Economy.

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CBN Governor Cardoso deepens Nigeria’s financial ties with Asia during Singapore visit

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Olayemi Cardoso has completed a series of high-level engagements in Singapore aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s financial connectivity with Asia, including discussions with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) an

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MTN Benin Foundation completes school kit distribution in Toucountouna and Tanguiéta

The MTN Benin Foundation has completed its Back to School 2026-2027 campaign with the handover of school kits to pupils at two public primary schools in Toucountouna and Tanguiéta.

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Vodacom Congo launches Impact Forum to advance digital inclusion and sustainable development

Vodacom Congo has held the first edition of its Vodacom Impact Forum in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), bringing together Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka, government representatives and private-sector stakeholders to discuss how digital techn

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Zambian MTN employee Isaac Chibanga wins US$10,000 for creating MoMo brand sound

MTN employee Isaac Chibanga in Zambia has won US$10,000 after his entry was selected as the new brand sound for MTN Mobile Money (MoMo), following an internal competition launched by MTN Group earlier this year.

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Mobile Money Fintech Ltd CEO calls for greater financial inclusion and stronger fraud protection in...

The Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Money Fintech Limited, Haruna Shaibu, has called for greater financial inclusion, stronger fraud protection and deeper collaboration across Ghana’s financial technology ecosystem, highlighting the need to extend digit

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