Innovation
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4.4KDeveloping 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...
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4.1KPaga 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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4.8KAppsAfrica.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...
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3.2Ki4DAfrica Tech Pitch London
Africa Tech Pitch LDN is an evening pitch event aimed at showcasing high-potential, high-impact startups addressing a need in the African market.
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6.5KBest African App 2015?
The Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards 2015 attracted entries from 21 countries, across 3 continents, we now take a look at the Best App...
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5.9KAfrica’s Best Fintech Innovation 2015
Africa is the birthplace of some of the world’s most innovative fintech solutions and we now profile the finalists from across Africa...
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2.9KMTN shares dive with massive $5.2B fine in Nigeria
MTN, one of the largest phone providers in Nigeria has been hit with a fine equivalent to $5.2 billion, a record in Nigeria.
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3.0KFuture for money remittances in Africa
SimbaPay a fintech finalist in the upcoming Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards 2015, is a digital money transfer provider that enables Africans living abroad to...
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8.4KFinalists announced for Appsafrica Innovation Awards 2015
The Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards 2015 attracted over 200 entries from 21 countries, across 3 continents. We can now announce the finalists our...
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3.4KHow to sustain Africa’s momentum?
Having started trading from an early age, working 18 hours a day and not taking a holiday for 13 years Aliko Dangote,...
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6.1KMillions of users across Africa read books on mobile
Research has shown that reading for pleasure is positively linked with literacy-related benefits such as writing ability, text comprehension and grammar. It...
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2.4K200 entrepreneurs to launch businesses on buses in Africa
Microsoft and AMPION took Appsafrica.com’s Paul Adepoju on the West African venture bus in Lagos, Nigeria to talk start-ups.
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5.0Ke-Commerce having a positive impact on SME’s in Nigeria
Having launched just two years ago in Nigeria with a few hundred merchants, Kaymu today enables thousands of businesses and individuals to...
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Over 200 African innovators and your brand
The Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards 2015 have attracted over 200 entries from 21 countries, across 3 continents who are battling it out for...
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4.3KOpportunities abound for tech startups in agriculture
All stakeholders in the agricultural industry need information and knowledge through each stage of the supply chain, providing great opportunities for tech start-ups to...
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4.6KDigital fuels growth in Africa’s entertainment and media industries
After more than a decade of digital disruption, the African entertainment and media industry has entered a new landscape – one where...
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11.4KOpera Mini launches new data compression innovation for Android
In the newest version of Opera Mini mobile browser for Android, users can for the first time switch between two different data...
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Last call for entries for the Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards 2015
The Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards 2015 are fast approaching and the deadline for submitting applications is tomorrow, September 10th.
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4.0KeMocha launches app platform for drug resistant TB in South Africa
eMocha, a mobile health platform is launching a new platform to help deliver more effective care to the estimated 16,000 patients diagnosed with...
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2.8KThe Internet of Things is upon us
Being up to date with technology is nice and being in touch with the innovation around us is helpful, but like any other...
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5.3K5 million readers in Africa to access books via mobile
Worldreader, a global nonprofit dedicated to improving literacy in the developing world through digital books, has announced a new partnership with Opera...
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SimbaPay announces Instant Deposit Service to Kenya
SimbaPay the digital money transfer provider has announced the expansion of its free instant deposit service to Kenya. SimbaPay has partnered with Choice...
