According to Nguyen Thai Khang, who is the Head of ICT division at ICTNews, Viettel has invested in a service support, network and introduction of social programs to enable the accessibility of telecom services to citizens in rural areas as part of making their lives better. “Viettel aims at sustaining social development. It benefits both the company and customers by bringing to every Mozambique citizen mobile phones as well as broadband internet to each family,” added Khang....

The investment will increase Mubawab’s technological lead and accelerate its expansion in the Maghreb region. “Mubawab’s leadership and vision in supporting real estate professionals to meet demand, confirms our choice to invest in Mubawab to consolidate its position as a major and essential real estate player in the Maghreb. . This expertise is the strength of Mubawab, which experienced a performance rebound in the last quarter of 2020 and sets it apart from other real estate players , says Haider Ali Khan, CEO of the EMPG MENA Group....

For many years, the collection of tithes and offering has been very standard. The tithes are collected in sealed envelopes. The offerings are collected during Church service in a collection plate. At the end of the Church service, the Church admin and assistants physically count the cash collected during the service. If cheques were written, the cheques are batched together and then deposited into the bank during the week. By utilizing the Ten app, the current cumbersome process is simplified....

With the platform becoming Nigeria’s first social commerce platform to secure the CBN’s AIP for an MMO license, the announcement marks a crucial development in the company’s bid to support seamless payments and online commerce throughout the country. Commenting on the approval, Odunayo Eweniyi, Co-Founder and COO of Piggytech Global Limited, stated, “We’re incredibly pleased that PocketApp has been granted an approval in principle as a Mobile Money Operator in Nigeria....

This funding follows its earlier close of $35m in January last year to expand across Francophone and North Africa in its efforts to connect merchants in Africa. The firm had earlier raised over $10 million Series A extension funding round which brought over $20 million to the company. Founded in 2016 and led by Olugbenga Agboola, Flutterwave will use new funds to execute its ambitious growth strategy to become a leading global payments company, empower SMEs and multinational brands in the highly fragmented African digital payments landscape and accelerate customer acquisition in existing and international markets....

Reach Robotics was founded in 2013 by Nigerian-British, Silas Adekunle, 26, currently the CEO Of Reach Robotics, alongside John Rees (COO) and Chris Beck (CTO). Reach Robotics is an augmented reality gaming company that creates robots for both fun and STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education. “Reach is a combination of all my passions; engineering, biology and gaming.” Silas was born in Nigeria and later moved to the UK at the age of 11....

The $1.8 million seed round was led by 4DX Ventures, Enza Capital, FJLabs and Golden Palm Investments with participation from Flexport and YC Combinator as part of its 2021 winter cohort. With this raise, Sendbox’s total investment is now at $2 million following a pre-seed round from Microtraction and 4DX Ventures in 2018. According to Emotu Balogun, CEO and Co-Founder of Sendbox, “No matter where in the world customers are, we want African SMEs to be able to reach them....

A Nigerian man has established a project called “Looty” to restore African artefacts taken by European colonizers by producing 3-D renderings of them, selling them as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and using the revenues to assist young African artists. Objects taken during the colonial period have been restored to their countries of origin in recent years, and Western organizations have sent things back to nations such as Nigeria and Benin. more info Looty’s founder, Chidi Nwaubani, defined his idea as an alternative type of repatriation in which digital technologies are utilized to restore some control and ownership over artefacts kept distant from Africa....

“We’re thrilled to have concluded this round, backed by some of the most helpful investors in the African ecosystem. As a company, we’re committed to helping African businesses improve their relationships with their customers by building the simplest solution on the market. We have a lot more non-technical business people than technical and we are building largely for them. We want technical and non-technical business people to be able to communicate effectively with their customers via multiple messaging channels from a single platform,” said Kayode....

With this announcement, Interswitch said Nigerians who travel to the UK will be able to use the international vending service to top up their UK lines directly either from their Nigerian payment card or their bank accounts. The service, which can be accessed on the Quickteller website, is available on all major UK mobile networks including Orange, Three, O2, T-Mobile, EE, Tesco Mobile, Asda Mobile, Lyca Mobile and Lebara. Based on market research from Interswitch, approximately 49% of respondents travel to the UK at least once a year and of that number, about 41% do not roam with their Nigerian SIM card, meaning they use a UK number when they are in the UK....

The initiative, which also promotes digitization and digital literacy, has benefited both rural and disadvantaged urban areas. The linked schools serve an estimated 32,670 students across Kenya’s rural and informal urban settlements. These schools use Nokia’s FastMile 4G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband solution to deliver high-speed connectivity over Safaricom’s 4G/LTE network. In selected classrooms and computer labs, Nokia’s meshed WiFi Beacon technology is used to boost Internet signals. School closures in Kenya in 2020 meant that children would have to stay at home for six to nine months, forcing them to rely on remote learning....

It’s a first for OPPO and none of the other top 4 global manufacturers have done this so far. The phone promises to get rid of the selfie stick by offering ultra-wide 120 degrees selfie pictures with an 8MP sensor that covers double the angle that other group selfie cameras do. In case you are taking a solo selfie, there is a 16MP shooter at your disposal. The 16+8MP dual camera combo enables you to take bokeh effect photos too....

As a continued partnership with football star David “cheche” Ochieng, OPPO is calling upon Kenyan football fans to take part in the #A77sFootballMomments challenge and stand a chance to win a OPPO A77s ; the brand’s latest addition to the OPPO A series. To participate, fans can capture their perfect moments, showing off a cool football move, follow @OPPO Kenya Instagram and Facebook page, and post these moments with the hashtag #A77sFootballMoments from 5th December 2022 to December 18th 2022....

“Traditionally, government organizations haven’t been prime targets for ransomware attackers, since they don’t have as much money as traditional businesses, and criminal groups are reticent to attract attention from law enforcement. However, when these organizations do get hit, they have little in the way of protection because they don’t have the budget for additional, in-depth cybersecurity support, including threat hunting teams or security operations centers. And, there are a couple reasons for this....

A new version of the internal software (3.124) has been released, allowing TVs to access the 4K 120 Hz VRR “in full resolution” for the first time. Indeed, the latter was previously planned with a vertical definition of “just” 1080 pixels, rather than the 2160 pixels now available. “Panasonic TVs now offer a great gaming experience in HDMI 2.1,” according to the manufacturer, “while maintaining true to the image quality and optimal color calibration that makes them strong....

We are back at the same start again. Currently, the Google camera app has been peeled again, and new information about the APN of the Pixel 6 is in the run on social media. A Samsung sensor, a leak, coincidence? Lately, the words “Samsung” and “leak” seem to have married each happily ever after. The Conference that we saw a few days ago from Samsung was no surprise to us since we had known many things by the time they were making their products public....

Poco X3 GT was announced on 28th July this year, and fast forward many months, Its first release was done on 19th August 2021. This gadget is equipped with the latest processor from Mediatek, the Dimensity 1100. Not only does the SoC stand out, but we also do discover a refresh rate of 120 Hz, something that we also see for the first time in the new series of iPhone smartphones....

StarTimes Regional Marketing Director Mr Aldrine Nsubuga noted that the brand is keen to progressively acquire not just the latest but also popular general entertainment content key to attending to the whole family entertainment needs. “We have set out the ST Novela E plus as the leading Telenovela channel where subscribers will continue to watch the most popular and latest series. We are keen to ensure the quantity and quality of international series shall not only be the latest but also popular....

realme showcased a Roadmap that displayed some data concerning which devices would first be affected when the year started. The promises still standstill. Once again, the brand has presented some more enticing information to clarify which smartphones will be affected. From the data, we learn that the realme 8 5G, realme 8s 5G, and realme Narzo 30 5G will be the first to receive the update to realme UI 3....

The cryptocurrency revolution has begun in such a short space of time. With the inception of the best well-known – Bitcoin, cryptocurrency has grown exponentially in the past decade. When it first started, Bitcoin was only used by tech people and the periphery of the internet. But now, many crypto projects are endorsed by some of the most famous people in the world. For example, in a recent announcement Binance signs Cristiano Ronaldo for an exclusive partnership....