Ecobank sets course for digital
In Lomé, Ecobank announced the launch of a digital platform supposed to allow customers of the Pan-African banking group to access the entire range of services over the Internet.
Ecobank Transnational Incorp...
Burkina Faso prepares its new national digital economy policy
Burkina Faso will soon embark on the development of its new national digital economy policy. To achieve this, the Ministry of Development of the digital economy and the Post, during a workshop organized on June...
Chile: solar energy is so abundant that it is free!
You think you're dreaming ... but it's a reality! Solar farms in northern Chile generate too much electricity for local demand. So ... Gift.
In recent years, Chile has invested so much in renewable energies ...
Ulrich Sossou dreams of being “Beninese Steve Jobs”
At 28, he claims a personal fortune of half a million dollars when he made his debut in an Internet café in Cotonou, without any computer knowledge. And today he intends to democratize the creation of businesse...
Motorcycles to irrigate, an innovation that appeals to small farmers in East Africa
A new form of irrigation is currently expanding in East Africa. These are pumps towed by two-wheeled motorcycles to irrigate cultivated areas. Installed on a motorcycle, these pumps can function as sprinklers o...
Ivory Coast: Abidjan hosts the first African office of Dailymotion, the online video platform
Dailymotion finally settles in Africa. The city of Abidjan will host the very first office of French society, which offers a platform for watching and sharing videos with various content: sports competitions, m...
ECOMMERCE STARTS BREAKTHROUGH ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT
Ecommerce is about to take off on the African continent. With a turnover of 8 billion dollars in 2013, these next years promise to be much better: it is estimated that it could experience a surge to peak at 50 ...
Buses with Wifi, 4G and mobile payments, welcome to Kigali
It is therefore still in Kigali that the state and the private sector jointly innovate with the famous Toyota buses equipped with Wifi and 4G.
We are a long way from the out-of-use bush taxis that still circ...
DRC, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda and Burundi soon to be connected by rail
China will finance the rehabilitation and extension of the railway linking Tanzania to Zambia by adding Burundi, the DRC and Rwanda
Zambian, Tanzanian and Chinese government officials gathered last week in D...
Egypt: SICO and China Megaun Group to open a tablet and mobile factory in Alexandria
The Egyptian company SICO Technology has signed a partnership agreement with the China Megaun Group for the construction of an assembly plant for tablets and mobile phones in Egypt. The $ 20 million plant, fund...
RFI Challenge App Afrique: Cheick Oumar Bagayoko from Mali wins the 1st edition
The Malian Cheick Oumar Bagayoko won the first edition of RFI Challenge App Africa in Dakar with the program "Priorité Santé". The young doctor and computer scientist had presented his “Bogou” project. It is a ...
Science Festival in Bamako: Students at the Robotics School
"Science is the study of the nature, the functioning of the universe, and the harmony of principles governing all interactions." This assertion set the tone for the 4 th edition of the Scientific Fair in the sc...
Airtel Madagascar mobilizes for autistic children
Airtel Madagascar supports the education of vulnerable children. Having already participated in the celebration of World Autism Day in 2015, Airtel Madagascar renews its commitment this year, by supporting the ...
Arthur Zang wants to open a magnetic card manufacturing plant in Yaoundé
The Cameroonian engineer announced Wednesday that his project, which should ultimately create 300 jobs, will cost 100 million FCFA
The young Cameroonian computer systems engineer Arthur Zang, already invento...
In Rwanda, the technological revolution is helping the country to take a new turn after the genocide.
Back in Rwanda after an absence of several years, Milton Nkosi, BBC correspondent in South Africa, recounts the astonishing technological changes that the country has undergone.
The Rwandan capital Kigali wa...