Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid), a business of Cassava Technologies, has partnered with the Rwandan Ministry of ICT & Innovation and Rwanda Development board to provide seamless connectivity at the Hanga Pitchfest 2021

In a first for South Africa's space industry, three locally produced nanosatellites were launched into space on 13 January at 17:25 South African time

Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) has funded project to boost science, technology and innovation launches in Tanzania

NuRAN Wireless Inc, a specialist rural telecommunications company, has announced an agreement in principle for a senior secured credit facility with a development finance institution (DFI) that provides up to US$15mn in total funding

Airtel Africa, a provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, has announced the first closing of the transaction to sell its telecommunications tower assets in Tanzania to a joint venture company (the ‘Purchaser')

Coleman Technical Industries Limited has planned to set up a technical partnership with MTN Nigeria for the supply of fibre cables for its various projects

Africa's multi-purpose app, ayoba, in partnership with MTN, has reached a milestone of over 10 million monthly active users in its second year of operation

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has granted entire nationwide authorisation to Ghana's Celltel to roll out a US$300mn smart cities project

World Mobile, the first mobile network built on blockchain and run by the people, has partnered with Altaeros, to provide low-altitude aerostats (tethered balloon platforms) with a coverage area of approximately 8,000 sqkm each, forming a part of World Mobile's Dynamic Network

Twenty years ago banking was out of reach for many Africans. Not anymore. Branchless banking and cashless payment are booming across the continent – and mobile phones are undoubtedly a major reason for that boom. Vaughan O'Grady looks at the unstoppable growth of digital financial services across the African continent. The full article has been published on the latest issue of Communication Africa

Moin Siddiqi examines the new key pillars of Nigeria's development strategy which could help the country recover in a post-pandemic world. The full article has been published on the latest issue of African Review