Orange Madagascar has announced the appointment of Aminata Ndiaye Niang as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective November 1, 2025. This appointment marks a significant milestone in Orange’s journey to strengthen its leadership and expand its impact in Madagascar’s rapidly evolving digital and financial landscape. The move reinforces the company’s long-term vision of driving inclusive…
Paratus Group, a leading Pan-African telecommunications provider, has officially entered the Ugandan market through a strategic partnership with Roke Telkom Ltd, one of Uganda’s established internet service providers. The launch of Paratus Uganda marks a significant step in the company’s regional expansion, bringing its continental network expertise together with Roke Telkom’s local infrastructure and experience….
Airtel Money and FNB Zambia have launched a groundbreaking partnership that enables customers to make direct payments from their mobile wallets at any FNB Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal. This initiative marks a significant milestone in Zambia’s journey toward financial inclusion, bridging the gap between mobile money users and traditional banking infrastructure. By allowing seamless, cardless transactions,…
Digital Realty has officially launched its first data center in Ghana, marking a significant milestone in the expansion of its global data center platform, PlatformDIGITAL®, across Africa. This launch underscores Digital Realty’s commitment to empowering the continent’s growing digital ecosystem with robust, secure, and interconnected infrastructure that enables innovation and sustainable growth. Situated in the…
Revolut has appointed Yacine Faqir as Chief Executive Officer for its Morocco operations, a move that underscores the fintech’s strategic focus on expanding its footprint in North Africa. His leadership arrival comes at a time when Revolut is intensifying its efforts to bring digital banking and payments services into emerging African markets. Faqir joins Revolut…
Stream, a Saudi-born billing and payments firm, has raised $4 million in seed funding to accelerate its mission of simplifying how businesses in the MENA region receive payments. The round was led by Outliers VC and BYLD Ventures, alongside notable angel investors including Abdullah Elyas, Co-founder of Careem. This funding underscores the growing investor confidence…
Sawa Energy, a renewable energy company operating in Uganda and Rwanda, has successfully raised EUR 2.5 million (US$2.8 million) in equity investment from ElectriFI, the EU-funded Electrification Financing Initiative managed by EDFI Management Company. The investment is aimed at accelerating the company’s expansion and advancing the deployment of solar photovoltaic (PV) and Backup Energy Storage…
Afriex, a global fintech platform, has announced a strategic collaboration with Visa aimed at transforming how people and businesses move money across borders. Through this partnership, Afriex will leverage Visa Direct—Visa’s real-time payment technology—to enable instant delivery of funds directly to eligible Visa accounts around the world, connecting to billions of endpoints seamlessly and securely….
