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The continent’s digital revolution can largely be driven by building the necessary skills for the short- and long-term future, and this starts in the classroom. 

The recent technological influx across Africa, largely boosted by the adoption of mobile phone use, needs to be capitalized upon by the education sector. 

This can be achieved through reimagining the education landscape by addressing the challenge of exclusion through increased investment, to achieve quality education in science and technology for all.

Through its app, Zenda allows parents to pay fees directly to schools, all while streamlining collections by enabling schools to…

There is a huge need for business owners, policymakers, and African leaders, in general, to capitalise on the investment in…

World Bank further notes that the unified digitisation of the East African economy is estimated to generate up to a US$2.6 billion boost in GDP and 4.5 million new jobs that will largely benefit those at the bottom of the pyramid.

Data by GSMA reveals that by the end of 2020, 495 million people subscribed to mobile services in Sub-Saharan Africa, representing 46 percent of the region’s population, an increase of almost 20 million on 2019.

GSMA revealed that smartphone connections will more than double by 2025 in Sub-Saharan Africa with the East African Community registering the largest incremental growth, led by Rwanda and Tanzania. 

On 1st of April, as I was publishing my Uniconization of African Fintech piece[1], Mastercard was busy announcing their $100…

This period of unprecedented economic and societal upheaval is accelerating development of Africa’s digital future. What’s happening? What kinds of…