Majid Al Futtaim, one of the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneers across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, has announced the acquisition of Beam Portal, the owner of the UAE mobile wallet app Beam
Mobile Computing
AMN, Intelsat partner to connect ultra-rural sub-Saharan Africa
Intelsat, communications satellite services provider, has made a strategic investment in Africa Mobile Networks (AMN), to accelerate the deployment of mobile connectivity to unserved communities across multiple countries in sub-Saharan Africa
AfDB launches programme to train African youth in coding skills

The programme will create more than 9mn jobs and reach 32mn youth in Africa, according to the AfDB. (Image source: World Bank Photo Collection/Flickr)
The African Development Bank (AfDB), along with the Rockefeller Foundation, Microsoft and Facebook launched a programme to train African youth in coding skills
Telecom Egypt gets US$200mn facility for marine cable, working capital

Telecom Egypt will use the facility for an undersea cable and working capital. (Image source: Afreximbank)
Telecom Egypt secured a US$200mn financing facility with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), which it will use to buy a cross-border marine cable and boost internet services in the country
Etisalat launches first commercial 5G network in the MENA

Etisalat will roll out 5G wireless services to customers in select locations in the UAE starting September. (Image source: Almas Baig/Flickr)
Telecom company Etisalat has launched its first commercial 5G wireless network in the UAE, the first by any operator in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region