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What3Words revolutionising global addressing system

75% of the worlds population have poor or inconsistent address. What3words has built a uniform global location reference system that gives everyone, everything...

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Tuluntulu is making strides across Africa with innovative app

Netflix recent launch in Africa has ensured mobile entertainment and video on demand services are on high alert while Tuluntulu a mobile...

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Tigo Tanzania launches free WhatsApp messaging service

Tanzania’s leading telecommunication company, Tigo, has announced free WhatsApp services for its 10 million users.

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African online travel agent secures $40M investment

Travelstart was founded in Sweden in 1999 by its CEO Stephan Ekbergh. Operating in Africa from its Cape Town headquarters since 2006,...

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Sliide Airtime app offers free airtime for personalised content

Mobile connectivity in Nigeria now reaches more than 83M subscribers but affordability is a concern for many Nigerians, particularly those with lower...

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Ericsson on start-ups, the AHUB and video on demand

Cindy Anne Lewis, Regional Director Marketing & Consumer Lab Sub-Saharan Africa at Ericsson shares with Appsafrica.com how they are supporting the mobile...

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5 startups to watch in Nigeria in 2016

Only one month in and 2016 has already been an eventful year in Nigeria’s tech ecosystem with big announcements such as the...

Amberflix South African start-up photo sharing app

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South African start-up matching pictures to sound in real-time

Taking photos, selfies and sharing your life with the world is easy but sometimes the context can be lost with no audio,...

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Viber launches public chats in Africa

Viber has announced today that it has opened its latest social channel ‘Public Chats’ to partners in Africa and the Middle East.

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Mobile innovations map addresses across Africa

Over four billion people lack a formal address according to the Universal Postal Union with many still relying on landmarks, some of...

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Netflix launch in Africa to intensify competition in the video on demand market

Netflix are reported to be launching in South Africa next month according to sources familiar with the situation having confirmed earlier this year that South...

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WeChat to invest $3.4M in start-ups in Africa

WeChat is to invest over $3.4 million in tech companies supporting local start-ups and innovations in Africa.

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Rwanda: SafeMotos celebrated in this year’s Nominet Trust 100

The Nominet Trust, the UK’s leading tech for good funder, has announced that SafeMotos has been named among the 2015 Nominet Trust...

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Max Nigeria makes final at TechCrunch Disrupt London

TechCrunch hand-picked the 15 greatest companies from Europe and beyond for the Startup Battlefield in London and Max from Nigeria put African innovation...

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Kopo Kopo to launch in Ghana, Uganda and Zimbabwe

Kopo Kopo the mobile money aggregator and micro-lender is set to launch its GROW Merchant Cash Advance product in Ghana, Uganda and...

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iDEA incubator accepting new cohort

iDEA Nigeria has opened up applications to for its next accelerator and incubator programs to find the next cohort of start-ups in Lagos.

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Developing the mobile ecosystem in Africa

There has been amazing growth in mobile internet access over the past few years and Africa is now primed to take advantage...

Nigerian payment service provider Paga has launched a new app called Paga for Android to bolster it's growing payment service in Nigeria.

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Paga to capitalise on new investment

With the majority of Africans unbanked, mobile money and payments are critical and one of the biggest hurdles for the growth of...

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Appsafrica Innovation Award Winners 2015

Ten winners of the AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards 2015 supported by Uber, Mobile Monday South Africa, Appsworld and Picup were announced and honoured...

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AppsAfrica.com Innovation Award Winners 2015 Announced

Ten winners of the AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards 2015 supported by Uber, Mobile Monday South Africa, Appsworld and Picup were announced and honoured...