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OUR TAKE Africa50, a pan-African infrastructure asset management company, aims to attract new, deep pools of public and private capital to accelerate strategic investments in green data centres, transmission lines, smart cities, fiber optic networks and more to maximise productivity in Africa.–Zora …
OUR TAKE In addition to funding research, NITDA supports Nigerian startups to develop products using emerging technologies. The agency plans to create innovation sandboxes to help startups develop use cases, build businesses, and bring products to market.–Zora Lin, BTW reporter What happened Accordi…
OUR TAKE MTN Group is South Africa’s largest telecommunications operator, founded in 1994, and currently operates in 21 countries across Africa and the Middle East.–Zora Lin, BTW reporter What happened According to multiple reports, MTN is planning to build its largest West African data centre. MTN …
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OUR TAKE Africa50, a pan-African infrastructure asset management company, aims to attract new, deep pools of public and private capital to accelerate strateg…
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OUR TAKE In addition to funding research, NITDA supports Nigerian startups to develop products using emerging technologies. The agency plans to create innova…
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OUR TAKE MTN Group is South Africa’s largest telecommunications operator, founded in 1994, and currently operates in 21 countries across Africa and the Middl…
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Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe recently announced the approval of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite business to operate in the southern African country, followi…
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Microsoft is collaborating with UAE-based AI firm G42 to invest $1 billion in a new data centre in Kenya. The data centre, built by G42 and its partners, wil…
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Microsoft has announced its decision to shut down its Africa Development Centre (ADC) in Nigeria, a move that has sparked widespread interest and concern. Im…
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CMC Networks, digital transformation company in Africa and Middle East, has launched its CMC Cloud solution to deliver high-performance edge computing across…
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In a bid to challenge the dominance of leading online retailer Takealot.com, Amazon has officially launched its online shopping service in South Africa. Amaz…
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Nigeria detains Binance executives, Binance CEO objects and challenges trial and calls on the Nigerian authorities to release them.
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Judge of Binance tax evasion trail adjourned the proceedings for May 17, when he will give a ruling. Gambaryan’s lawyer, Chukwuka Ikuazom, cited Nigerian law…
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Binance is working closely with Nigeria authorities to resolve its executives’ detention, Binance CEO Richard Teng has said. Binance CEO reveals collaboratio…
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The Nigerian government is collaborating with Interpol and Kenyan police to bring Arjarwalla back to Nigeria to face charges levelled against him. Arjarwalla…
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An executive of cryptocurrency exchange Binance has escaped custody in Nigeria, where a criminal investigation into money laundering has been launched agains…
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International payments company Thunes extends Visa partnership to Asia and Africa, over 108 digital wallet types, and bank accounts.
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The SEC of Nigeria proposes amendments to cryptocurrency exchange regulation aiming to enhance regulatory clarity.
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South Africa to mandate licenses for about 60 cryptocurrency firms by month-end, leading the continent in digital asset exchange regulation.
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Local cryptocurrency stakeholders lament the ban on Binance’s naira operations in Nigeria, foreseeing negative impacts on livelihoods.
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and blockchain platform Gluwa are jointly promoting the eNaira central bank digital currency (CBDC).
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The Nigerian House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes has called upon Binance CEO Richard Teng to provide testimony.
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Image credit: Raw Pixel via Freepik Kenya’s Parliamentary Committee has issued a strong recommendation to halt the controversial Worldcoin cryptocurrency ini…
