Created to enable the digitization of businesses operating in Africa and meet all the payment needs of the unbanked, Paydunya continues to grow on the continent. Today, it has reached a new milestone by obtaining international certification. The startup has just obtained PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard)...
Molotov teams up with Digital Virgo to accelerate its growth on the continent
Digital consumption of TV and radio channels and programs continues to grow in Africa. Against this backdrop, the OTT distribution platform Molotov has begun its expansion on the continent. This international expansion began in Côte d'Ivoire a few weeks ago. Senegal is expected to follow in January, along with five...
RFI-France 24: the ten finalists of the Africa App Challenge
The jury members of the "RFI – France 24 Challenge App Afrique" have selected the ten finalists for the fifth edition of the competition from nearly 1,000 entries (2.5 times more than in 2019) from 43 countries. Open to all Africans and start-ups on the continent, this edition rewards digital...
AFRICA DIGITAL MANAGER AWARD 2021
French digital services company Inetum, which operates in six African countries, is launching the first edition of the Africa Digital Manager Award to recognize digital transformation leaders on the continent. Organized in partnership with the Ecole Centrale de Casablanca, the event will reward African managers who have led innovative and...
France 24: Africa2020 season kicks off
To mark the opening of the "Africa 2020" season, organized by the Institut français and partnered by France Médias Monde, France 24 is offering special programming dedicated to this event, during which more than 450 events from 54 African countries are to be unveiled across the country until July 2021....
Aphrodice Mutangana takes charge of Digital Africa's operations
After appointing a new team to lead the initiative last June, Digital Africa has announced the appointment of Rwandan Aphrodice Mutangana as Director of Operations. Former CEO of the kLab incubator in Africa, Aphrodice Mutangana has subsequently led several projects contributing to the development of digital capabilities on the continent....
Expertise France launches the MEET Africa program on December 9, 2020
Expertise France launches the MEET Africa program to support entrepreneurs from the African diaspora. Following an initial pilot phase, the MEET Africa program was designed to create and foster an entrepreneurial ecosystem enabling project leaders to contribute to the economic development of their countries of origin. Six African countries are...
Africa Check launches research project on key issues in fact-checking and misinformation
On a pan-African scale, the Africa Check website has been operating since 2012 to promote accuracy and honesty in public debate and the media in Africa. The organization has four official offices in Nairobi, Johannesburg, Lagos, and Dakar. In Senegal, the Africa Check office covers French-speaking Africa thanks to editor-in-chief...
Orange launches Djoliba, its fiber optic network in West Africa
At the AfricaTech Festival international event, the Orange Group announced the commercial launch of Djoliba, a pan-African terrestrial fiber optic network. The new backbone, comprising 10,000 km of terrestrial network and 10,000 km of submarine cable, covers eight African countries: Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, and...