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KENYA
Cellulant , a Pan African financial technology company that provides locally relevant and alternative payment methods for global , regional and local merchants , has created a contiguous cloud experience that enables it to meet data and cloud sovereignty requirements across its regions . Working with Pure Infrastructure , a VMware Cloud Provider , Cellulant can now offer its services across borders and deliver a ubiquitous user experience , in addition to hosting specific applications in a public cloud .
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MOZAMBIQUE
The IDEA D4D Hub Project recently launched the first innovation days in Mozambique as part of a series of events that will take place in Burkina Faso , Uganda , and Morocco . The innovations days are designed to bring together players from private and public sectors , institutional organisations , civil society organisations and academia , to collectively build the solutions to the challenges of the Digital Transformation process in each of the four countries .
Liquid Telecom South Sudan , a pan-African technology company and a business of Cassava Technologies , recently rebranded as Liquid Intelligent Technologies South Sudan , reflecting its transformation into a one-stop-shop technology group for local businesses and consumers . The rebrand also indicates Liquid ’ s expansion into several business services , including cloud , cybersecurity , and other technologies adding to its existing products and connectivity services .
Treten Networks , an ICT solutions and Enterprise security services business , has announced it has partnered with Africa Data Centres , a business of Cassava Technologies . This partnership will allow Treten ’ s customers access to the cloud and infrastructure they need to realise their Digital Transformation goals . Treten Networks offers specialist business advisory services that provide advanced network and security solutions , helping its customers in both the private and public sectors do business more securely and efficiently .
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SOUTH AFRICA
Startupbootcamp AfriTech , Africa ’ s leading tech Accelerator is scouting for the most disruptive African tech start-ups from critical industry verticals for the Telecel Group Africa Startup Initiative Accelerator Programme . The fate of Africa lies in innovations designed to alleviate the continent ’ s toughest challenges . To do that , Accelerator programmes facilitate and enable the evolution of home-grown solutions into powerhouses that make an indelible mark in the world .
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