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4.2K5 African takeaways from Mobile World Congress 2018
Mobile World Congress (MWC) the worlds biggest mobile event drew to a close yesterday in Barcelona with everything from 3D selfies to...
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4.6KLess than 30% of African e-commerce startups are profitable says new report
Less than 30 percent of African e-commerce startups are profitable, as ventures tackle issues such as lack of funding, shortage of trust...
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5.2KTech leaders from across the continent to connect at Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2018
Africa Tech Summit Kigali today announced details of its upcoming event in Rwanda which will connect African tech leaders and international players...
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4.6KMobile operators from across Africa among potential 9mobile bidders
MTN, Bharti Airtel and Ntel are among 16 firms that formally submitted interest in buying Nigeria’s 9mobile, formerly Etisalat Nigeria. As previously...
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4.9KDelivering mobile content in Africa
Delivering mobile content in Africa isn’t straightforward, typically there is complexity at the network level where there is a mix of devices...
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3.3KFirst direct subsea cable between Africa and South America begins in Angola
South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) the first direct subsea cable link between Africa and South America took a step closer to completion...
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4.6KVast opportunities for digital finance and payments in the Cloud
Africa has been the poster child for innovation and improvisation by using technology to transform financial services. Many of the founding team...
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3.1KThree areas Africa’s telecoms providers need to focus on in 2017
Despite on-going economic challenges and some tricky regulatory issues, Africa is fast approaching the 1bn mobile subscriptions landmark. The continued rollout of...
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4.0KUnlocking opportunities in Africa – looking beyond effects of Brexit on Africa
Clearly the dust will take time to settle before the impact of Brexit on Africa and trade is more fully appreciated. However,...
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3.4KAfrica Tech Summit London announces the first 20 speakers
The Africa Tech Summit London brings together 200+ tech leaders, international investors, banks, entrepreneurs, African governments, trade bodies, media and leading ventures...
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3.7KSilvertree acquires Nigeria’s TopCheck to become Africa’s biggest comparison group
Silvertree Internet Holdings, the Cape Town based Internet holding company which owns and operates Internet assets across Africa has acquired Nigerian price...
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4.1KAfrica Tech Summit London – Where African Tech and Europe Connects On April 20th
Africa Tech Summit London (ATSLDN), the event where African Tech and Europe connects returns to London on April 20th, providing unrivaled insight and networking with the...
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5.1KThe year serious money was invested in African tech
While difficult to put an exact figure on how much the African tech ecosystem is actually worth, the increased level of activity in...
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4.3K1The time for investors to be brave in Africa is now
Having founded the initial wave of tech businesses, some of the continents leading entrepreneurs are now the investors in Africa’s next phase...
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3.2KSilicon Valley VC’s invest in Zipline Series B
Silicon Valley venture firms have participated in Zipline’s Series B round which has already launched a commercial drone service in Rwanda. Investors...
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29.5K1510 Appsafrica.com winners announced at Cape Town Awards final
Ten winners of the AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards 2016 were announced at a pan-African mobile and tech awards party in Cape Town, South...
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12.4KBuilding mobile apps that are relevant to African consumers
According to the latest report from GSMA, almost half the population of Africa subscribed to mobile services in 2015. Africa’s fast growing...
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3.8KAfrica Tech Summit London announces Erik Hersman as keynote speaker
Africa Tech Summit London has announced its keynote address and speaker line up for the event bringing together technology leaders from across Africa and Europe, international...
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4.0KDeadline for the Appsafrica.com Award entries approaching
Mobile, tech ventures and leading women in Africa have just two weeks left to submit their entries for the Appsafrica.com Innovation Award...
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2.7KVodafone, Atlas Mara, Opera & Analyse Africa join Africa Tech Summit London
Africa is now primed to take advantage of the social and economic opportunities that technology is creating across the continent. Over the...
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7.9K42Entries Open For The Appsafrica Innovation Awards 2016
The Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa and following the success of last years Awards which celebrated 10...
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6.0K5 reasons why Nigeria is the key mobile market in Africa
African mobile marketing company Twinpine has launched a Nigerian mobile trend report, looking at how users are consuming data and using mobile,...
