Cloudera has announced Cloudera Anywhere Cloud™, a new platform designed to help organisations build, deploy and scale production-grade data and AI applications across multi-cloud and on-premises environments. The platform is being showcased at LEAP in Hall 3, Booth B50, and can operate independently or complement existing large-scale data lakes. It provides a unified cloud experience…
Nigeria has moved to strengthen the implementation of its National Sovereign Cloud Initiative with the inauguration of the Joint Technical Committee on the National Sovereign Cloud Initiative (JTC-NSCI) by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Budget Office of the Federation (BOF). The committee, chaired by BOF Director-General Tanimu Yakubu with NITDA Director-General…
Orange Sierra Leone and Orange Money SL have joined government institutions, regulators and industry stakeholders in validating Sierra Leone’s National Roadmap to Combat Mobile and Digital Fraud. The two-day consultative workshop, held from 18 to 19 August 2026, brought together telecommunications operators, mobile money providers, government agencies, civil society organisations and private-sector representatives to strengthen…
RSwitch has taken its digital financial inclusion campaign, #TwagiyeKashiresi, directly to communities in Kigali, engaging residents and businesses in Nyabugogo and Gisozi Agakiriro. The two-day outreach focused on helping people understand and adopt digital financial services through demonstrations, question-and-answer sessions and on-the-spot opening of merchant and personal accounts. The campaign promotes the use of eKash,…
Cloudera has announced Cloudera Anywhere Cloud™, a new platform designed to help organisations build, deploy and scale production-grade data and AI applications across multi-cloud and on-premises environments. The platform is being showcased at LEAP in Hall 3, Booth B50, and can operate independently or complement existing large-scale data lakes. It provides a unified cloud experience…
Vodacom Tanzania Plc has reported continued customer growth and increased network investment as the company focuses on long-term expansion and shareholder value following its Tenth Annual General Meeting. The company said its customer base reached 27.7 million in FY2026, while network investment increased by 85.1%, supporting wider connectivity and strengthening its telecommunications infrastructure. Shareholders at…
Commercial International Bank – Egypt (CIB) has received preliminary approval from the Central Bank of Egypt to establish yomo, a new digital bank being developed under Egypt’s digital banking framework introduced in 2023. The approval marks a significant step in CIB’s plans to expand into digitally native banking and create simpler, more accessible financial services…
Airtel Tanzania is expanding the adoption of digital school fee payments through its Airtel Money School Pay platform, with more than 800 schools across 16 regions now using the service. The platform allows parents to pay school fees directly from their mobile phones, while schools benefit from secure digital transactions, real-time payment records and direct…
Standard Bank Malawi plc has been named the Best Bank in Malawi at the 2026 Euromoney Awards for Excellence, while Standard Bank Group operations secured 17 awards across 12 African countries. The recognition highlights the group’s performance, financial services innovation and focus on delivering solutions tailored to customers’ evolving financial needs. Standard Bank Malawi Chief…
Malawi could unlock MWK 1.1 trillion in additional economic value and create 490,000 jobs by 2030 by addressing barriers to mobile internet adoption, according to a new GSMA report titled “Driving Digital Transformation of the Economy in Malawi: Opportunities, Policy Recommendations and the Role of Mobile.” Unveiled during the GSMA Digital Africa Summit, the report…
Nigeria has moved to strengthen the implementation of its National Sovereign Cloud Initiative with the inauguration of the Joint Technical Committee on the National Sovereign Cloud Initiative (JTC-NSCI) by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Budget Office of the Federation (BOF). The committee, chaired by BOF Director-General Tanimu Yakubu with NITDA Director-General…
Orange Sierra Leone and Orange Money SL have joined government institutions, regulators and industry stakeholders in validating Sierra Leone’s National Roadmap to Combat Mobile and Digital Fraud. The two-day consultative workshop, held from 18 to 19 August 2026, brought together telecommunications operators, mobile money providers, government agencies, civil society organisations and private-sector representatives to strengthen…
