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64InnovationAppsAfrica.com Entries Open To Find The Best Mobile & Tech Ventures Across Africa
The third AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards return to Cape Town on November 6th, 2017 to celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa...
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7InnovationApplications closing for the World Bank Agritech Challenge 2017
The World Bank Agritech Challenge 2017 in association with Nest is the first open innovation program of its kind in Kenya. Its...
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9InnovationEtisalat Nigeria re-brands to become 9Mobile
Nigeria’s youngest network provider, Etisalat Nigeria has re-branded to become 9Mobile after the withdrawal of Abu-Dhabi-based, Etisalat Group as a shareholder. As AppsAfrica.com...
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431InnovationHuawei and WorldRemit partner on money transfers to Africa
Money transfers to Africa are set to get easier as WorldRemit and Huawei have announced a partnership making WorldRemit’s international money transfer service available...
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123Innovation5 reasons African start-ups should apply to GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund
With less than two weeks left to apply for the second GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund, here are five reasons start-ups in Africa...
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245GhanaOMG Digital raises $1.1M to drive expansion and content to African millennials
Ghanaian tech startup, OMG Digital, has announced it has closed a seed funding round of $1.1M from a host of international investors....
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194InnovationNigerian Wifi Startup Tizeti Raises $2.1 Million
Tizeti and its consumer facing brand, Wifi.com.ng which offers unlimited, uncapped internet service across Lagos, Nigeria, today announced that it has closed...
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1901InnovationNo hostile takeover as Etisalat Nigeria hangs up on banks
Sitting in traffic at Iwo Road roundabout in Ibadan, the electronic billboard flashes adverts from Etisalat, Nigeria’s fourth largest operator but for...
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172InnovationLast chance for African tech startups to apply for the €20M PitchDrive tour
PitchDrive, a three week, five-city European tech hub tour across London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Zurich and Paris is closing applications this week. A...
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224East Africa€50M for start-ups in Africa through Orange Digital Investment vehicle
Orange is strengthening its corporate venture strategy by creating a new Africa section in its flagship programme for investment in start-ups, Orange Digital Ventures. As...
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199AppsAfrican fintech startups have raised over $92M
More than 300 African fintech startups are active across the continent, disrupting the financial services landscape with innovative solutions that are attracting...
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293InnovationAfriLabs welcomes 11 new Hubs into its Pan-African Network
AfriLabs; The largest network of over 50 technology and innovation hubs across over 20 African countries has expanded by 11 new hub...
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198East Africaiflix to launch subscription video on demand service in Africa
iflix the Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) service has established iflix Africa to bring premium content to sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). iflix Africa will...
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1431East AfricaGSMA rolls out the second Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund
The GSMA has launched its second Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund following the success of the first round which invested in start-ups across...
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182Awards10 West Africa Mobile Award Winners Announced In Lagos
The 10 winners of the West Africa Mobile Awards, the first truly West African technology awards to recognise the region’s best mobile...
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332NewsWAMAS finalists for Best App Award
The West Africa Mobile Awards (WAMAS) take place on May 18th in Lagos. We take a look at the finalists for Best...
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216AwardsWAMAS finalists for Social, News & Entertainment Award
The West Africa Mobile Awards (WAMAS) take place on May 18th in Lagos .We take a look at the finalists for Social,...
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171AppsOpera invests $100M in African digital economy
Opera, the developer of the most popular mobile browser in Africa is to invest $100 million over the next two years to...
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251EventsTwo weeks to Mobile West Africa and WAMAS 2017
After 6 groundbreaking events, Mobile West Africa 2017 the leading technology conference in the West African region is returning to Lagos on a mission...
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217AwardsWest Africa Mobile Awards Finalists announced
The 2017 shortlisted finalists for the second West Africa Mobile Awards (WAMAS), the first truly West African technology awards to recognise the...
