Innovation
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4.7KEricsson 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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3.5KNigerian techies rise up, export and drink Guinness
The slump in global oil prices has ensured the Nigerian naira has plummeted against the dollar to a 43 year low forcing...
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3.2KBuilding a better Africa one sticky note at a time
Work day and night for several months on a massive coding project for a blue-chip company, produce fantastically engineered code, only to...
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4.9K5 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...
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3.9KGhana: iSpace Foundation hosting Social Impact Week in Accra
The iSpace Foundation in collaboration with their partners at Making All Voices Count, Hivos, The Doen Foundation and Indigo Trust will host...
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2.5KSuregifts launches new credit platform
While Nigerian consumers have some credit options, they are largely difficult to access because of the very high interest rates, difficult payment...
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3.2KOrange announces expansion deals into three markets
Orange has announced a host of new deals, acquiring the leading mobile operator in Liberia and the acquisition of Airtel’s operations in...
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3.0KCodeX training talented young brains to build Africa’s digital future
Cape Town-based Project codeX, which runs programming courses with the aim of addressing the lack of developers in Africa is training talented...
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Codex training talented young brains to build Africa’s digital future
Cape Town-based Project codeX, which runs programming courses with the aim of addressing the lack of developers in Africa is training talented...
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2.7KMobile 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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4.3KNetflix 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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4.6KMpesa enters Uganda with MTN
Ugandan customers can now make mobile money transactions with Kenya following a deal between Safaricom and MTN Uganda.
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2.5KNew Search Engine uses 70% of its profit to undertake water projects
Water is often taken for granted and typically not a focus in technology circles, being considered more a health and social issue...
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2.6KFacebook launches Internet.org Innovation Challenge in Africa
Facebook is launching the Internet.org Innovation Challenge in Africa, with the aim of recognising developers and entrepreneurs who are using the internet to improve the...
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3.1KRwanda: 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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3.6KMax 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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5.5KTigo launches 4G LTE in Tanzania
Tigo has unveiled a new 4G LTE service which is about five times faster than the 3G technology currently available in the Tanzanian...
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2.9KGoogle launches wi-fi network in Uganda
Google has launched its first wi-fi network in Uganda as part of their plan to deliver affordable high-speed internet across Africa.
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2.5KMTN fine battle continues
The debacle around MTN Nigeria’s record fine from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) continues to rumble on with the NCC reversing an...
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4.3KKopo 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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3.3KiDEA 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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3.6KOrange and ENGIE to bring electricity to rural Africa
An estimated 69% of the population in sub-Saharan Africa and 90% of the rural population in the same region have no access...
