Middle East and Africa Archive
Corporate
After securing approval last summer from the “Bank Al Maghrib”, Orange Morocco has announced the launch of Orange Money in the kingdom. This service will allow Moroccans to
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Corporate
Orange Digital Ventures (ODV) Africa announces its latest investment as it leads pre-series A round financing of Gebeya (“marketplace” in Amharic, Ethiopia’s national language). Headquartered in Ethiopia, Gebeya
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Feature
At AfricaCom, a technology trade show in Africa, held in Cape Town on 12-14 November, Orange has unveiled the names of the three winners of the international competition:
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Americas
By Rakesh Raman Tech marketers often scream that change is the only constant in the tech world. In other words, they claim that technology has been constantly changing
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Enterprise Events
The first ITU ‘Digital African Week’ will bring together policymakers and regulators, industry players and standardization experts to discuss Africa’s actions in the interests of environmental sustainability. The
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Enterprise Events
The International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU’s) 20th Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18) opened Monday with a global call for the world to “act as one” to connect the world’s nearly four
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Feature
In 2014, the World Bank Kenya office had launched the Blog4Dev competition, an annual writing contest that invites young people to express their views the country’s economic development.
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Feature
The First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama visited Tuesday Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), an organisation of universities and institutes dedicated to
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Enterprise Tech
CyArk, a non-profit organization that digitally preserves cultural sites, announced Tuesday its Project Anqa. It is a joint initiative with the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
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Corporate
Wipro Ltd., a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, announced Sunday its plans to expand its workforce over the next 12 months in Qatar,
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Applications
A new open-access data portal to be developed by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations will use satellite imagery to help water-scarce countries in the
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Corporate
IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced Monday an investment of $60 million over three years to develop the next generation of technical talent in Africa. As part of the initiative,
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Backend
IBM and Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala), the Abu Dhabi-based investment and development company, today announced an agreement to bring IBM Watson to the Middle East and North Africa
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Applications
Plans were revealed Tuesday in Dubai for the world’s first fully functional 3D printed building, an ambitious move that will establish the UAE’s position as the global centre
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Lifestyle
A survey conducted by Honeywell (NYSE: HON) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reveals air travel passengers are relying on new airport and in-flight technologies for a smarter,
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