|  Dr. Judith Rodin, president of The Rockefeller Foundation, on Monday, 13 May 2013, launched a new foundation initiative that will focus on Africa's youth and employment, Digital Jobs Africa. 14 May 2013 11:02 Mobile phone operator MTN has increased its subscriber numbers by 3.2% in the first quarter 2013 and now has 195.4m users of its service in 22 countries across Africa and the Middle East. 26 Apr 2013 07:25 Economies in sub-Saharan Africa will ride out the bumpy global recovery in the next few years to post growth rates not seen outside Asia, the IMF said in its latest economic forecasts Tuesday (16 April). 17 Apr 2013 09:47 [Zeenat Moorad] MTN will go live with its bouquet of cloud services aimed at small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) this month‚ following a trial period in six of its major markets across Africa‚ the company said on Tuesday (9 April). 11 Apr 2013 07:18 [Schalk Mouton] Although Africa made huge strides in increasing human development in the past decade, gains could - with hundreds of millions of people being pushed into extreme poverty - easily be reversed should "significant progress" not be made in halting global warming. 20 Mar 2013 10:37 Hackers have claimed the scalp of the South African Ministry of State Security's Twitter account, underlining concerns that Africa may be the soft underbelly of global cyber security. 6 Mar 2013 09:15 [Helmo Preuss] Research in northern Ghana funded by SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) showed that mobile money can help foster a savings culture and address financial exclusion. 27 Feb 2013 07:33 MoneyGram remittance costs are 5% or less depending on the size of the transaction‚ MoneyGram's Vice President for Africa Hervé Chomel told a media roundtable on Thursday (7 February). 8 Feb 2013 10:45 Test pilots and flight test engineers from Denel Aviation are now taking their skills and experience to clients in countries across Africa. 1 Feb 2013 08:13 Next > | Subscribe to industry newsletters |