U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and Mastercard have announced a collaboration to increase support to financial institutions, agricultural and technology companies, and other businesses engaged with Mastercard’s Community Pass, a digital platform designed to address infrastructure challenges that arise in digitising rural communities, such as unreliable connectivity, low smartphone ownership, and lack of consistent identification or credential
MTN GlobalConnect, MTN South Africa land 2Africa subsea cable in Western Cape
MTN South Africa and MTN GlobalConnect, in partnership with the 2Africa consortium, which includes China Mobile International, Meta, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, center3, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC, are going to land the 45,000 km 2Africa cable in Yzerfontein and Duynefontein, South Africa
African Development Bank launches model to deploy green financing
The African Development Bank has boosted the promotion of resilient, green and sustainable growth, with the launch of the African Green Bank Initiative, a model for deploying green financing across the continent
ICANN launches initiative to advance Africa's digital transformation
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has launched the Coalition for Digital Africa, an initiative aimed at expanding the internet in Africa
RSwitch signs partnership with EFT to empower financial access in Rwanda
RSwitch, the national e-payment switch of Rwanda, has announced a new partnership with African fintech giant EFT Corporation to enable Rwandans to access their money across all technological platforms