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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...

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Apps

Uber supports the Appsafrica Innovation Awards 2015

Appsafrica.com is delighted to announce that Uber is supporting the Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards 2015 to be held in Cape Town on November 16th.

Applications Open for Village Capital, Lemelson Foundation, DOEN Foundation, VC4Africa and Gearbox Hardware Accelerator

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East Africa

Africa Hardware Accelerator 2015 – Call for Applications

Village Capital has announced the launch of their first hardware accelerator in Africa, in partnership with Gearbox, a unique space for inventors...

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Apps

Yuzah app delivers fuel at touch of a button

In a country where fuel supply dominates daily life, Yuzah has developed a mobile app which allows users to request instant delivery of diesel...

Bitcoin entrepreneurship is taking hold worldwide. The first quarter of 2015 saw record levels of investment pumped into Bitcoin startups across the world, with global Bitcoin startups receiving US$299 million – a 51 per cent increase on the end of 2014.

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Apps

Bitcoin: a cryptocurrency ideal for Africa?

Bitcoin entrepreneurship is taking hold worldwide. The first quarter of 2015 saw record levels of investment pumped into Bitcoin startups across the...

Appsafrica.com delivers the latest news on mobile, tech, innovation and start-ups focused on Africa. We understand that entrepreneurs regardless of where they are located in the world are driving innovation in Africa. The Appsafrica Awards celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship making an impact in Africa.

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Two weeks left to enter the Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards

Mobile, tech ventures and leading women in Africa have just two weeks left to submit their entries for the Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards...

MTN Nigeria rolls out smart feature phone running on KaiOS

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East Africa

MTN and Liquid Telecom partner to extend footprint and offering in Africa

Customers of MTN Group and Liquid Telecom are set to benefit from a larger connectivity footprint across Africa. This follows an announcement...

“Android One,” after the company’s mobile operating system Android, and will cost less than $100.

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East Africa

Google launches Android One in Africa but cost of data still the big issue

The race to offer cheaper smartphones in Africa has dramatically increased with the launch of the Android One program in Africa, however the price of phones...

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Apps

m-Commerce market booming in Nigeria

MOBOfree.com the leading African social marketplace announced a 274% year-on-year increase in the total value of goods on their platform in Nigeria worth 1,97...

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Nigeria

iDEA call for start-up applications

Information Technology Developers Entrepreneurship Accelerator (iDEA) provides support to Nigerian entrepreneurs to build software skills, solutions and businesses. iDEA is looking for early...

Over 80% of smartphone users in Africa do not use data which is a huge challenge in bringing mass populations online in Africa. Jo Crawshaw from Opera Software tells Appsafrica.com how data compression products such as Opera Mini and Opera Web Pass are helping “over 60 million users” to use data more affordability.

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Apps

Opera acquires Bemobi offering “Netflix-style” app subscription

Opera Software recently announced its acquisition of Bemobi, a leading, subscription-based mobile-app-discovery service.

• Bozza is an exciting new mobile and desktop platform for downloading and streaming music, video and spoken word content created by emerging and established artists from across Africa

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Events

How tech is driving the entertainment industry in Africa

The Africa Technology Business Network will examine the latest developments, trends and opportunities in the African film and entertainment industry at the...

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East Africa

Digging for data on Africa’s climate future

Efforts to digitise old records and gather new data will improve local climate modelling explains Lou Del Bello from SciDevNet. The cardboard...

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East Africa

Airtel Kenya launches free insurance with MicroEnsure

Airtel Kenya has partnered with Pan Africa Life Assurance Limited and MicroEnsure to launch a free insurance product which will offer Airtel...

SMS, not apps, key to content distribution in Africa

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Apps

Facebook’s Internet.org Free Basic Services are bringing Africans online

Over the last year, Facebook has worked closely with more than a dozen mobile operators across 17 countries to give people access...

Airbnb has more than doubled in size in Africa

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East Africa

Airbnb has more than doubled in size in Africa

Airbnb CEO, Brian Chesky attended GES 2015 in Kenya today to meet with entrepreneurs from around the world and explore the sharing...

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Apps

Social media boosting m-commerce sales in Nigeria

Nigeria, Africa’s biggest and 26th largest economy in the world is experiencing a boost in online businesses due to the massive surge in...

Start-ups Application for DEMO Africa 2015 Opens

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Nigeria

DEMO Africa Releases List of Top 30 Technology Start-ups

DEMO Africa has today released a list of the thirty technology start-ups from across Africa that will pitch at the 2015 edition...

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Apps

Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards 2015 open for applications

The Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards 2015 celebrate the enormous growth in mobile, technology and entrepreneurship in Africa. Innovation knows no borders and Appsafrica.com...