I sat down with Econet Wireless CEO Nepias Njaravaza to talk about the #telecoms market in #Burundi and how the operator is increasing #4G coverage and smartphone and Internet penetration. We also discussed #fintech and whether Burundi is ready for #5G. Follow Connecting Africa

It was great to sit down with Liquid Intelligent Technologies chief strategy officer Willie Oosthuysen to pick his brain on Liquid's strategy in Africa around #fiber, #satellite, #cybersecurity, network resilience and #5G. Follow Connecting Africa for more news. #ConnectingAfrica Cassava Technologies

#News: The Int’l Telecommunication Union's Doreen Bogdan-Martin, told #MWCKigali that there are three key areas that will aid Africa's #DigitalTransformation - closing the mobile #UsageGap, strong #partnerships and #sustainability. #ConnectingAfrica #MWC23 Doreen Bogdan-Martin Read more: connectingafrica.com/author.asp?sec…

#Podcast: On the latest #CassavaTechTalks podcast #ConnectingAfrica Editor Paula Gilbert talks to Distributed Power Africa CEO Norman Moyo and Frost & Sullivan #PatrickPrestele about the role of #DistributedEnergy as a solution for Africa's #EnergyCrisis. #sponsored spr.ly/6014uwUNQ

Join the discussion on The Future of African #ePayments at #AfricaTechFestival! Although cash still dominates on the continent, innovation and entrepreneurship are reshaping Africa’s e-payment landscape. ➡ Register now: bit.ly/3Mcnyzv #fintech #fintechstartups

Connecting Africa News has started a new X account Connecting Africa and we are running a #giveawaycontest so please follow us and see how you can win a $100 voucher. #ConnectingAfrica

#Video: Safaricom PLC CEO Dr Peter Ndegwa spoke to #ConnectingAfrica Editor Paula Gilbert at #MWCKigali 2023 about #4G & #5G growth in Kenya, #MPesa's evolution and #Safaricom's venture into #Ethiopia. #FintechNews #Kenya #MWC23 #VideoInterview spr.ly/6013uQ6NW

#Video: GSMA Director General Mats Granryd spoke to #ConnectingAfrica Editor Paula Gilbert at #MWCKigali 2023 about the growth of Africa's #MobileEconomy and the major #trends making waves in the industry. #MWC23 #GSMA #5G #AI spr.ly/6019uaVkf

#Video: Rosemary Kimaku from Ericsson MFS spoke to #ConnectingAfrica Editor Paula Gilbert at #MWCKigali about Ericsson's #MobileFinancialServices business and how #fintech is aiding #FinancialInclusion. #MWC23 #Ericsson #FintechNews #MFS Ericsson spr.ly/6011uaAZJ

#Podcast: The #ConnectingAfricaPodcast is back for season three. Hosts ‘Tobi Lafinhan, Paula Gilbert & Matshepo.N.Sehloho discuss #trends like #socialcommerce, #AI, #smartphone affordability & #climatetech. #ConnectingAfrica #startups #Season3 spr.ly/6018XWDCw

The Connecting Africa #Podcast is back for Season 3. Check out the first episode of the season covering all of the top #trends we are seeing across Africa's #tech and #telecoms sector. #ConnectingAfrica #ConnectingAfricaPodcast #AI #climatetech #socialcommerce

I'm so excited and honoured to be nominated for the SheRise 2024 - Women In Leadership Award. My work is only possible because of the amazing team at Connecting Africa and Africa Tech Festival. #WomensMonth SheRise 2024 - Women In Leadership Nominee credential.certifyme.online/verify/9c44eec…

#News: As part of #IWD2024 the Wikimedia Foundation Foundation - the nonprofit behind Wikipedia - has launched the 'Wikipedia Needs More Women' campaign to enhance #GenderEquity on #Wikipedia. #ConnectingAfrica #ChangeTheStats #InspireInclusion spr.ly/6019X0TrF

#NEWS: Connecting Africa has compiled a list of five African women in enterprise #tech that are helping shape Africa's digital landscape. #ConnectingAfrica #InspireInclusion #IWD2024 Lillian Barnard Nollie Maoto #FolasadeFemiLawal #FunkeOpeke Read more: connectingafrica.com/author.asp?sec…

#News: ICT Analyst Frank Hook identifies some of the key sectors that could be positively impacted by #machinelearning including #education, #government services, #healthcare and #climatetech. #ConnectingAfrica #AI #ML #climatechange #AINews spr.ly/6017k8qAS

I really enjoyed chatting to JUMO President Joe Mucheru EGH in this recent Connecting Africa #video. He told me all about how #JUMO uses #AI to build credit scores and #fintech lending & savings products for the #unbanked and those that have been financially excluded in the past

#News: @WiDEFglobal is offering #enterprises technical assistance worth up to $150K to help close the #digitalgenderdivide. Managed by CARE (care.org), Global Digital Inclusion Partnership, GSMA, support from USAID, Gates Foundation #ConnectingAfrica #WiDEF #digitaldivide #inclusion spr.ly/6011iY97W

I spoke to KaiOS Technologies CEO Sebastien Codeville about its new mobile payment terminals for #merchants in Côte d'Ivoire and bus drivers in Nigeria - the Lagos pilot is with Touch And Pay (TAP) and we recently had co-founder Oluwole Michael on the #ConnectingAfricaPodcast

#News: A Disrupt Africa & Madica report shows that only 17% of #techstartups in Africa have at least #onefemale co-founder & #funding is skewed towards male-founded #startups. #ConnectingAfrica #DisruptAfrica #Madica Goodwell Investments GIZ International Trade Centre (ITC) connectingafrica.com/author.asp?sec…

#Podcast: Andy Jury, Group CEO of Mukuru, joins the #ConnectingAfricaPodcast to talk about #fintech in Africa, Mukuru's #evolution and #expansion, and opportunities for #financialinclusion in #Africa. #ConnectingAfrica #Mukuru #FintechNews spr.ly/6012sF3Bp