Nokia launches next-generation AirScale 5G portfolio powered by ReefShark technology
Nokia announced today the global launch of its latest range of industry-leading AirScale 5G products covering baseband, remote radio heads and massive MIMO active antennas with digital beamforming. The innovative solutions are powered by the latest generation of Nokia’s ReefShark System-on-Chip (SoC) chipsets and deliver the highest capacity and network...
Tecno preparing to reissue its Phantom smartphone as a flagship sub-brand
Tecno, the leading smartphone brand in global emerging market, is said to have re-issued Phantom as its flagship sub-brand, aiming to tackle the premium smartphone market amid an ambitious global expansion plan. The smartphone industry is never short of changes and competition. As Tecno is gaining more and more reputation...
Africa in urgent need of cyber ‘perimetre fences’ to ward off phishing, rip-offs
Cyber criminals come in many different flavours, but the majority of them are in it for one thing: financial pay-off. They want the money that comes with offering their tools or services, selling stolen data, extortion like ransomware or plain fraud. And they all have one thing in common –...
Spell of relative peace allows South Sudan to launch first-ever oil and gas licensing round
South Sudan’s Ministry of Petroleum officially launched the country’s first-ever oil and gas licensing round in an inaugural event on Wednesday in Juba. Focused on accelerating exploration and production at new and existing blocks, and promoting the country as a competitive investment destination, the event signified an historic moment in...
South Sudan’s block 5A resumes crude oil drilling after seven years
Production in South Sudan’s block 5A – operated by Sudd Petroleum Operating Company (SPOC) – has resumed from the Tharjiath Central Processing Facility into the Tharjiath – WNPOC Heglic Control Centre pipeline after seven years of production shutdown due to civil war. SPOC will unpack its production resumption journey at...
Technology firm Emerson publishes its environmental, social, governance report
Global technology and engineering company, Emerson, has announced the publication of its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, highlighting how the company develops and delivers technologies, software and services to enable greater sustainability, efficiency and safety for essential industries while supporting communities worldwide. As Emerson helps drive progress across...
Kenya’s NCBA bank invests in new technology to offer inclusive financial services
“We have a view or a mission to be Africa’s most valued digital platform for financial services, which then means we are seeking to move to not just identify ourselves as a bank but actually identify ourselves as a marketplace upon which financial services are offered, upon which customers can...
Radisson Hotel Group expands its clout in African with new hotel in Djibouti
Radisson Hotel Group has entered the Djibouti hospitality industry after signing an agreement to build a new hotel in Djibouti that will be known as Radisson Hotel Djibouti. The deal marks the group’s entry into the country and brings its East African portfolio to 18, with over 2700 rooms in...
SA tourism minister sighs with relief after Hyve picks Cape Town for energy parleys
Hyve Group Plc, organisers of Africa Oil Week have signed a three-year deal with the CTICC in Cape Town to reaffirm their long-term commitment to the continent. In response, South Africa’s Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane said, “I am delighted with the news that from 2022, Hyve Group will be hosting...
Africa Renewable Energy Fund II secures €125 million first tranche for investment
The Africa Renewable Energy Fund II has achieved its first close at €125 million, following a joint investment of €17.5 million from The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa and the Climate Technology Fund through the African Development Bank. AREF II, a successor to the original Fund, is a 10-year closed-ended...
