MTN Uganda has completed the digital transformation of Mpanga Market in Fort Portal, introducing new connectivity, security and digital financial services aimed at improving the trading environment for merchants and shoppers. The upgraded market was officially handed over to its leadership during a ceremony led by Joseph Bogera, MTN Uganda’s General Manager for Sales &…
Konecta Opens New Egypt Headquarters and AI Center to Expand Digital Services Growth Konecta has inaugurated its new regional headquarters in Egypt alongside a dedicated artificial intelligence (AI) Center, strengthening the country’s position as a strategic hub for AI-powered customer experience (CX), multilingual services and digital offshoring. The launch reflects Konecta’s long-term investment strategy in…
Egypt-Based Fincart Raises $2.8 Million Seed Funding to Scale AI-Powered Logistics Platform Across MENA and Africa Egypt-based e-commerce technology startup Fincart has secured $2.8 million in seed funding to accelerate the expansion of its artificial intelligence-powered logistics and operations platform across the Middle East and Africa. The funding round was co-led by Launch Africa Ventures…
Egypt has officially launched the Public Shop Licensing System on the Digital Egypt platform, introducing a new digital service designed to simplify business licensing and accelerate access to government services for public shop owners. The platform, developed jointly by the Ministry of Local Development and Environment (MLD), the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT),…
Morocco has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with critical digital infrastructure provider Vertiv to strengthen collaboration on the country’s next phase of digital infrastructure development, supporting ambitions around cloud computing, artificial intelligence and sovereign digital capabilities. The agreement was signed in Rabat by Minister of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni…
African telecommunications ministers have adopted the Abuja Ministerial Declaration on Meaningful Connectivity for Africa and launched ATLAS Umoja AI, a continent-wide artificial intelligence initiative aimed at expanding digital inclusion and accelerating the development of AI models for African languages. The announcements were made during the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) Conference of Plenipotentiaries (CPL-26) in Abuja,…
ZTE Corporation and MTN South Africa have successfully advanced the commercial validation of ZTE AIR RAN EnergyTurbo, an AI-native energy optimisation solution designed to improve mobile network energy efficiency while maintaining a consistent customer experience. The commercial trial, conducted across selected MTN South Africa sites in Cape Town, demonstrated significant energy savings under live network…
AXIAN Telecom has been recognised as a Founding Partner of the ATLAS Umoja AI initiative, marking its contribution to advancing artificial intelligence capabilities for the Malagasy language as part of broader efforts to strengthen African language AI. The recognition acknowledges the company’s work in supporting the Malagasy language pathway through its Data & AI team,…
