Telecom26 announced that it is helping long-term customer, SystemOne, with its initiative to enable real-time test result communication, timely containment and treatment actions for infectious disease programs in Ghana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
July 21, 2020The zero charge for mobile money transfers by Ecobank commenced in March as part of the bank’s corporate action to cushion the rising spread of Coronavirus.
June 29, 2020As cases of COVID-19 continue to escalate, those assisting communities continue to forge ahead. As they work tirelessly to continue to support, feed and protect communities, Mastercard has committed 120,000 free trips and meals to those supporting communities across the Middle East and Africa, which will be facilitated through Uber.
June 22, 2020To combat what the World Health Organization has called an “infodemic” around Covid-19, BBC News Africa is launching a searchable library of fact-checks, debunking popular myths and misinformation about coronavirus in Africa.
June 12, 2020The United Nations Development Programme and Jumia Uganda have launched an online platform – to enable small and medium enterprises to connect with consumers to sustain livelihoods in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 3, 2020#AfricaTogether combines musical and comedy performances with information from Covid-19 first responders and fact-checkers from across Africa.
June 2, 2020Africa Data Centres Association supports business continuity and offers free hosting of 2U servers for Corona virus fighting applications in Africa.
June 1, 2020An estimated 90,000 people in Korogocho, Kawangware, Kibra and Mathare are set to benefit from Safaricom Foundation funded water projects geared towards prevention of the spread of COVID-19.
May 28, 2020Huawei has taken its ICT Academies which are run in several South African tertiary institutions, online to ensure that students do not miss out on crucial learning during the Covid-19 outbreak.
May 26, 2020Thousands of people in the counties of Homabay, Siaya, Migori, Kisii, Bungoma and Busia are expected to benefit from sanitation booths set up by Safaricom Foundation in partnership with Scope International to help curb the spread of COVID-19.
May 25, 2020Five humanoid robots have been delivered to Rwanda where they will assist in coronavirus screening, deliver food and drugs to patients, as well as act as video-conferencing links between patients and doctors.
May 20, 2020The application called E7mi was developed by a Tunisian start-up specialised in digital marketing tools for foreign companies.
May 20, 2020Safaricom Foundation, in partnership with local NGO, SPEAK and Uasin Gishu County, has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) worth KES 1 million as part of efforts to support the COVID-19 outbreak response in the County.
May 19, 2020The collaboration aims to help children study online and stay on top of their education. Ecobank Group, the pan-African Bank, is leveraging its distribution and partner networks to raise awareness of literacy apps in the Google Play Store to support the education of children who are at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 12, 2020
