East Africa
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Tigo subscribers to enjoy 36m music tracks on their smartphones
Music streaming is the fastest growing area for the global music industry and music content is already the second most popular mobile...
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The first mobile money service to pay profit to its users
Tigo has announced the first of its regular quarterly payments worth 3bn/- (US $ 1.8 million) to Tigo Pesa users in Tanzania
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Facebook to launch free internet app in Kenya
Facebook revealed that it will launch the Internet.org app in Kenya later this week, marking the third country in Africa to get...
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Transport startup built around social relationships
There has been a rush to provide technology solutions to Nairobi’s transport sector. Easy Taxi, a company bankrolled by Rocket Internet entered...
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Tanzanian edu-tainment cartoon Ubongo targets expansion
Tanzanian social enterprise Ubongo is planning on launching its edu-tainment cartoon Ubongo Kids, which went live on terrestrial television in January, in...
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Mobile pregnancy tool kit to save African lives
Each year over eight million babies die during delivery or in the first week of life in developing countries according to UN....
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Tigo debuts m-wallet interest payments in Tanzania
Tigo claimed a world first after launching an innovative mobile money service in Tanzania which offers users the opportunity to automatically earn...
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3.5KKenya’s BRCK providing African solution to rural connectivity issues
In the last year, the world has woken up to the crucial importance of connectivity in developing nations, with Africa a priority...
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Ugandan student becomes apps “billionaire”
Abdu Ssekalala is a young Ugandan student at the School of Computing and Information Technology, Makerere University, and a billionaire, at least...
