Big dreams Egypt has high hopes for a new US$250 million hyper-scale data centre, the first of its kind to be built in the country. Local IT infrastructure provider Benya Group has… Read more
Fast money To facilitate speedy and easy digital payments, Kenya has launched a Quick Response (QR) Code Standard. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) says the KE-QR Code Standard 2023 will guide… Read more
Eye in the sky Côte d’Ivoire is planning to send its first locally produced nanosatellite into space by the middle of 2024. Announced at the 2023 NewSpace Africa Conference in Abidjan by Boubacar Fofana,… Read more
Road to sustainability A series of filling stations for vehicles running on liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be set up in South Africa in about three years. A deal between helium and gas… Read more
Higher goal The continent’s space industry has a new satellite testing centre at its disposal. Space in Africa reports that the satellite assembly, integration and testing (AIT) facility – located in Egypt’s… Read more
