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Ethiopia: EthSwitch explores Huawei partnership on AI, Payments and Connectivity

IT News Africa

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July 8, 2026

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Ethiopia’s national payment switch, EthSwitch, is exploring expanded cooperation with Huawei on artificial intelligence, payment infrastructure and cross-border payment connectivity with China, as the country seeks to strengthen the technological backbone of one of Africa’s fastest-growing digital payments markets. The discussions took place during a visit by Fernando Liu, President of Huawei Digital Finance’s Central []

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The Register

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· Jun 23, 2026

India and China are home to 2.9 billion people – and together they bought just 13 million PCs in Q1

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· Jul 10, 2026

Uzbekistan explores AI and digital economy cooperation with Saudi Arabia

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UrduPoint

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· Jul 8, 2026

Shaza, Somalia minister discuss enhancing cooperation in IT & digital transformation

Shaza, Somalia minister discuss enhancing cooperation in IT & digital transformation

South China Morning Post

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· Jun 30, 2026

Asean hopes to tap Greater Bay Area’s tech skills with closer ties: industry chiefs

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Nepal News

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· Jul 9, 2026

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काठमाडौं। युनाइटेड अरब इमिरेट्स (यूएई)का वैदेशिक व्यापारमन्त्री डा. थानी बिन अहमद अल जेयुदीको नेतृत्वमा आएको प्रतिनिधिमण्डलले परराष्ट्रमन्त्री शिशिर खनालसँग शिष्टाचार भेटवार्ता गरेको छ। परराष्ट्र मन्त्रालयमा बिहीबार भएको भेटघाटमा नेपाल र संयुक्त अरब इमिरेट्सबिचको द्विपक्षीय सम्बन्धलाई थप सुदृढ बनाउने विषयमा गहन छलफल भएको मन्त्रालयले जनाएको छ। “भेटघाटका क्रममा दुई मन्त्रीहरूले व्यापार, लगानी, एआई, डिजिटल रूपान्तरण, पर्यटन, []

The Wall Street Journal - Business

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· Jun 29, 2026

Verizon, Britain’s BT to Combine Overseas Operations

The companies said teaming up would allow both sides to benefit from greater scale and being able to use each other’s network infrastructure.

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