africa

Microsoft & Viasat Announce Partnership For Internet Access To Underserved Communities In Africa & Globally.
Microsoft and Viasat have announced a partnership to help deliver internet access to 5 million people in Africa and another 5 million globally. Viasat is the first satellite partner to work with Microsoft’s Airband Initiative to deepen Airband’s work in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Guatemala, Mexico, and the

Visa Pledges to Invest $1 billion in Africa to Accelerate Digital Transformation.
During the U.S-Africa Business Forum, Visa announced a pledge to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to advance resilient, innovative, and inclusive economies across the continent. Visa’s expanded investments are a long-term commitment to Africa’s growth potential and will help enable greater access to digital payments

Video & Audio Podcast: A Conversation With Sendy’s CEO Meshack Alloys On Building A Pan-African Digital Logistics Business.
Sendy as a business has gone through many pivots since it launched a few years ago in Kenya when it initially focussed on providing last-mile e-commerce logistics and fulfillment services for a diverse range of customers, small and large alike. Since then, Sendy business model has evolved to focus primarily