Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd, a Pan-African telecommunications group with operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has announced the appointment of Ahmad Farroukh to its Board as Executive Director, Operations, effective as of 1 May 2017

Paratus Telecom Zambia has launched a silent ultra-compact PC which will revolutionalise desktop computer use in Zambia

Obinna Ekezie, a former NBA player, launched Wakanow, a Nigeria-based online travel agency which has now expanded into the UK and UAE

The Direct Pay Online Group, the online payments processor in East Africa, has merged with South African company PayGate to create a pan-African payment processor for online payments in 24 African countries

Tracto-Technik sees benefits of its new trenchless technology for the underground installation of pipes and cables