GITEX Africa 2025: Westcon-Comstor to showcase IT channel’s role in powering continent's digital future
April 11, 2025
Westcon-Comstor has announced details of its participation in GITEX Africa 2025, the continent’s largest and most influential tech and startup show. The event takes place in Marrakesh, Morocco from 14 – 16 April and will…
EFTCorp Names Mike Smits as Group MD, Targets Growth in Ethiopia, DRC and Kenya
April 11, 2025
EFT Corporation has appointed Mike Smits as Group Managing Director formalising his leadership in day-to-day operations and strategic growth. Previously Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Smits’ appointment reflects EFTCorp’s commitment to accelerating digital financial transformation across…
Vertiv Joins DCD>Connect | MENA 2025 as Founding Partner
April 11, 2025
Vertiv will participate as a founding partner at DCD>Connect | MENA 2025, taking place on April 15–16, 2025 in Dubai. Vertiv will share its expertise through two speaking sessions during the two-day event. Tassos Peppas,…
Ajua Appoints Claire Munene as Chief Experience Officer
April 10, 2025
Ajua, the customer experience (CX) intelligence platform, has announced the appointment of Claire Munene as its new Chief Experience Officer (CXO). Claire rejoins Ajua from Telkom Kenya, where she served as Director of Customer Experience. She will help…
Global AI Summit Launches Africa’s AI Declaration and $60B Innovation Fund
April 9, 2025
The Africa Declaration on Artificial Intelligence, outlining a shared commitment among African nations to align national strategies with continental goals, safeguard data sovereignty, build digital infrastructure, and foster a sustainable AI innovation ecosystem, has been launched during…
Reconfiguring the virtual environment: The start of the modernisation journey for Kenyan businesses
April 9, 2025
By Christopher Saul, Territory Sales Lead for East Africa at Red Hat Recently, I have noticed a shift in how businesses in East Africa approach the topic of virtualisation. Developments among service providers are prompting…
Sophos Appoints Chris Bell to Lead Global Channel Strategy
April 9, 2025
Sophos has named Chris Bell as senior vice president of global channel, alliances and corporate development, where he will lead the evolution of Sophos’ global channel strategy. This key appointment reinforces Sophos’ channel-first commitment to deliver a…
Applications Open for the 2025 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize: $160,000 Up for Grabs
April 8, 2025
The 2025 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize launches its seventh annual competition today in search for Africa’s most promising young co-founders and founders across Africa who have launched businesses across Africa’s agrifood value chain “from seed to…
Vertiv Launches High-Density 132kW Power Shelf
April 7, 2025
Vertiv has announced the launch of the Vertiv PowerDirect Rack, a 1U high-density 50V DC power system shelf designed to bring resilience to even the most demanding AI and high-performance computing (HPC) environments. This modular system scales…