https://www.bizcommunity.com/AfricaCom Niger AfricaCom | Special Section | Bizcommunity news 15 AfricaCom news - Niger https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/AfricaCom en-us Fri, 08 May 2026 14:36:21 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/627/198544.html In the face of an immensely challenging digital skills gap on the continent, Mojolaoluwa Aderemi-Makinde, head of brand and reputation at Google Africa, remains optimistic. She was speaking at this year's AfricaCom in Cape Town on digital skills as a critical foundation of Africa 4.0. For Aderemi-Makinde, while digital skills is just one of the access points to the opportunities presented by the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), it is at the heart of the ecosystem. 1-198544 Mon, 02 Dec 2019 12:14:00 +0200 Bizcommunity AfricaCom Niger https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/712/198367.html $95bn - this is the average annual loss in Sub-Saharan Africa since 2010 due to pervasive gender inequality in the continent's economic activities, according to a 2016 report from the UN Development programme. 1-198367 Wed, 27 Nov 2019 07:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity AfricaCom Niger https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/813/197806.html Up to 18 million jobs need to be created annually just to absorb the new entrants each year. This is unprecedented globally and doesn't even include the unemployed and underemployed, but it's the reality we live with every day. AfricaCom's keynote panel on 'building a framework for Africa to take its place in Industry 4.0' addressed some of these challenges for Africa's unemployed and underemployed. 1-197806 Mon, 18 Nov 2019 08:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity AfricaCom Niger https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/712/197955.html Addressing digital inclusion in Africa, how it intersects with financial inclusion, and ways in which we can overcome some of the major barriers to adoption, Rob Shuter, group president and CEO at MTN, recently shared the mainstage at AfricaCom 2019 with John Senior, managing partner at Bain & Company Johannesburg. 1-197955 Fri, 15 Nov 2019 12:23:00 +0200 Bizcommunity AfricaCom Niger https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/811/197917.html Dion Jerling, co-founder of Connect Earth was chair of the third and final day of AfricaCom 2019's keynote sessions. He said there had been closer to 17,000 attendees than predicted 15,000 and convened an exciting morning stream covering topics of innovation in the digital space as well as a panel discussion on getting user experience (UX) right. 1-197917 Fri, 15 Nov 2019 12:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity AfricaCom Niger https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/811/197867.html Yolisa Phahle, CEO of general entertainment at the MultiChoice Group, presented the final keynote session of the second day of AfricaCom 2019. As "a South African who lives and breathes the African dream," she explains why they're retelling possibly the greatest African story of all time, with global appeal. 1-197867 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 12:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity AfricaCom Niger https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/811/197901.html The winners of the 12th annual AfricaCom Awards were announced in Cape Town last night, recognising some of the technology, media and telecommunications industry elite. The Awards, much like AfricaCom itself, have continued to grow in number and influence and this year was no exception with the inclusion of new awards one, recognising top women in innovation in Africa and the other for Government Leadership. 1-197901 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:48:00 +0200 Bizcommunity AfricaCom Niger https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/751/197870.html Chat commerce and chat banking have revolutionised the way companies are serving their customers. Without having to invest in new architecture, companies are able to meet and engage with their clients on the platforms of their choice. What's more, with one simple implementation, organisations can boost their customer penetration by a factor of three. For businesses in Africa, this next generation of commerce has proved to be the best way to overcome infrastructure and socio-economic challenges and local businesses are quickly embracing the opportunity. 1-197870 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 16:18:00 +0200 Bizcommunity AfricaCom Niger https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/811/197830.html According to the World Economic Forum, there are 700m people using digital financial services globally, of which half are in Africa, said Dr Hanlie Smuts, associate professor at the University of Pretoria and moderator of the panel discussion on the future of digital financial services in Africa at the AfricaCom conferences at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. 1-197830 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 16:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity AfricaCom Niger https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/811/197804.html The 22nd edition of Africacom took place from 12 to 14 November 2019 at the CTICC in Cape Town. Chair for the first morning of Africacom's headline keynotes was Toby Shapshak, editor-in-chief of Stuff magazine, with Paul Scanlan, CTO of carrier business group at Huawei technologies, up first on all things 5G and even 'facial recognition' of fish. 1-197804 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 15:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity AfricaCom Niger