Teams from Uganda and Nigeria emerged winners of the recently concluded Huawei Global ICT Competition. The 2021-2022 ICT Competition Awards and closing ceremonies were held in Shenzhen, China on June 25th, 2022 with 130 teams from 43 countries competing fiercely. The Southern Africa Region represented a great success in the competition, which lasted for one year […]
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Pesapal Uganda Licensed by Bank of Uganda
Kampala, 27th June 2022… Pursuant to the National Payments Systems Regulation, 2021, Pesapal Uganda has received a Payment System Operator license from the Bank of Uganda. Pesapal has been at the forefront of the Digital Payments revolution in Africa for over a decade. By leveraging technology to make financial services affordable, convenient, and secure, Pesapal […]
Investing in Digital Financial Literacy Benefits All
Rose wore a flair of sophistication we admired from a distance. She was held in awe because she understood the language of money. She inched in closer and whispered to me “David, Cash creates a potential for it to be stolen even if someone is not a thief. Keep away cash” That’s all I remember […]
Amber Group Now Licensed to Operate in Hong Kong
The acquisition enables Amber Group to conduct relevant regulated activities under the auspices of Type 1, 2, 4, 5 and 9 licenses from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission SINGAPORE, [14] June 2022 – Amber Group, a leading global digital asset platform, today announced its acquisition of Celera Markets Limited, a fully licensed financial […]
UNCDF, IBM Address Digital Skills Gap in Africa
UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) today announced that it is working with IBM to address the digital skills gap by delivering digital learning to youth and women, as part of UNCDF’s Digital Futures initiative. IBM will support the implementation of Digital Futures through the IBM SkillsBuild initiative to offer digital and workforce skills training for […]
Huawei Keeps Leading in 5G Patent License Ranking
Huawei’s number of 5G standard essential patents (SEPs) continue to rank No. 1 in the world, according to Clarivate, a leading global IP consultancy, and analytics firm. Clarivate’s latest report “Demystifying the 5G standard essential patent landscape: Phase 3” conducted a systematic study on 5G patents. The report shows that Huawei still ranked No. 1 […]
Ethiopian Telecoms Deal Wins Best Utilities Project Awards
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised on the historic Ethiopia Telecoms deal which has been awarded Best Utilities Project at the World Bank Partnerships Awards. Norton Rose Fulbright was the lead counsel and a strategic partner in advising a Consortium on its successful bid to obtain the first telecommunication licence ever awarded to […]
Airtel Joins Huawei to Transform Uganda through ICT
Airtel Uganda has joined Huawei Uganda and the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance in a campaign to improve Uganda’s service delivery, social and economic transformation through offering quality and affordable ICT services. This was executed through a Memorandum of Understanding that was launched between Huawei Uganda and the Ministry of ICT on 19th May […]
Alupo Lauds Huawei for Fostering Uganda’s ICT Vision
Kampala Uganda 20th May 2022. The Vice President of Uganda H.E Maj (rtd) Jessica Alupo has described Huawei Technologies (Uganda) Co. Ltd as a force to reckon with when it comes to developing the country’s budding Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. The Vice President made the assertion during the awarding ceremony of the 2021 […]
Uganda Government, Huawei Launch Talent Partnership
Kampala Uganda Thursday 19th May 2022. The Minister of ICT and National Guidance Hon. Chris Baryomunsi has today launched a talent cultivation partnership MOU between his Ministry and Huawei. The minister launched the partnership at the Uganda Institute of Communication Technology (UICT) which is a direct beneficiary. This MOU will provide adequate skills, training and […]
Amber Group April Recap 2022
Amber Group Invests in The First Fractionalized NFT on Tier 1 Exchange and Other Q1, 2022 Updates Leading crypto assets platform, Amber Group, has been hard at work in Q1 2022 with recent updates showing the scale of adoption, investment, and participation within the digital and crypto asset space from the company. One of Amber […]
Amber Group Announces Q3 2022 Launch Of Openverse
Gateway Into The Metaverse SINGAPORE, 11 May 2022 — Amber Group, the leading global digital asset platform, today announced its entry into the metaverse with the launch of Openverse, a Web3 enablement platform for creators, brands and businesses. A culmination of Amber Group’s multi-disciplinary expertise in digital architecture and blockchain-native infrastructure, Openverse serves as a […]
Roke Telkom Celebrates with Muslim Community
29th April, 2022 – ROKE Telkom, under the RWE Foundation umbrella, has today donated iftar items to the Muslims in Mende, Matugga ahead of the Eid celebrations. The items donated include; rice, beans, posho, cooking oil, wheat flour and a cow. The members of the Mende Kalema Mosque were thrilled to receive the items intended […]