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Gilbert Saggia 14 Aug 2018

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Jennifer Langston 13 Aug 2018

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Jack Ma Foundation launches Netpreneur Prize

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Kyle Whitehill, Avanti CEO and Mathew Welthagen, Gondwana CEO

Avanti Communications signs distributor contract iWayAfrica

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IoT and ERP combine for improved food traceability

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Stuart Scanlon 8 Aug 2018

Ali Al Hashemi, CEO of Thuraya

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Sherry Zameer 31 Jul 2018

Pan-African software development hub opens in Rwanda

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