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4.1KAdvisory NewsNigerian 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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3.7KEventsAfrican ventures to scale-up at the Africa Business Angel Forum
“Africa Rising” is the common theme in pitch decks Appsafrica.com receives, however speak with ventures on the ground and it’s cash and...
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3.7KInnovationBuilding 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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6.3KAwardsEntries now open for inaugural West Africa Mobile Awards
The West Africa Mobile Awards (WAMAS), the first truly West African technology awards targeting the leading mobile and tech companies across the...
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Inscriptions ouvertes pour le lancement du West Africa Mobile Awards
Les inscriptions pour le West Africa Mobile Awards (WAMAS), premier prix réellement Ouest africain pour les technologies ciblant les principales entreprises technologiques...
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5.6KApps5 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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4.5KEventsGhana: 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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3.4KEventsSeedstars Africa bringing top startups, mentors and investors together in Morocco
300 African startups, investors, speakers and mentors from over 20 different countries across Africa and Europe will be at Seedstars Africa along...
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3.0KEventsiDEA fintech talk in Lagos
Entrepreneurs and start-ups integrating payments services, or wanting to launch a fintech company, are invited to iDEA Lagos event for mentorship from...
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4.2KAppsSouth 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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5.9KAppsViber 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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3.2KInnovationSuregifts 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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3.8KInnovationOrange 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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3.6KInnovationCodeX 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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3.3KAppsMobile 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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5.0KAppsNetflix 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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7.2KNigeriaJUMIA Nigeria announces new CEO
Africa Internet Group’s (AIG) biggest company on the continent, Jumia has appointment of Mrs Juliet Anammah at the head of Jumia Nigeria,
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5.6KEast AfricaMpesa 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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3.0KInnovationNew 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...
