Ghana: GRA Launches Portal for Non-Resident Digital Service Providers to Pay Tax
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[Ghanaian Times] An online portal to enable non-resident digital service providers to pay taxes has been launched in Accra.
Mali: Mali Magic – Google Platform Updated With Documents, Artifacts and Music From Timbuktu
[TechCrunch] Google, working with historians from West Africa, has been working to digitize contemporary art, cultural and historic sites about Mali, and the digital library went live on Google Art…
Rwanda: Rwanda Mulls VAT Levy on Netflix, Other Digital Firms
[New Times] Rwanda is considering collecting Value Added Tax (VAT) on online services consumed within the country, The New Times has learned.
Egypt: Mashat, EBRD Chief Economist Discuss Launching Report On Digital Divides in the EBRD Regions
[Egypt Online] Minister of International Cooperation Rania El Mashat conferred on Thursday with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Chief Economist Beata Javorcik on the possibility of launching…
Ghana: Experts Set to Speak At Maiden Technovate Awards
[Ghanaian Times] Minister for Communications and Digitilisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, will be the guest of honour at the maiden edition of the African Technovate Awards and Fair organised by AIDEC Consultancies…
Airtel Nigeria Upgrades All 2G & 3G Cell Sites to 4G
Airtel Nigeria, the West African arm of telecom Airtel Africa, has announced that it is upgrading all of its cell sites to 4G technology. The operator says that now its…
Microsoft Startup Accelerator: The 12 African Startups Chosen So Far
Flapmax announced today the twelve companies selected for the first cohort of the FAST startup accelerator, created to help strengthen and scale Africa’s digital ecosystem in partnership with US tech…
HPE South Africa Announces Two New Leadership Appointments
On Friday, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) South Africa, a multinational technology company, announced two new appointments to the country’s leadership team. Michael Langeveld is appointed as Chief Technology Officer, and…
Paratus is Building Namibia’s Largest Data Centre for $8.2M
The Namibian arm of pan-African network provider Paratus has today announced the launch of its carrier-neutral Data Center (DC) facility in Windhoek, Namibia in August 2022. This new facility, named…
Towards a Stable & Sustainable Future with Power 4.0
A digital overhaul of the power and utilities sector – Power 4.0 – is delivering enhanced process efficiency, improved asset utilization, centralized visibility, better regulatory compliance, enhanced sustainability and stellar…