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Tanzanian edu-tainment cartoon Ubongo targets expansion

Tanzanian social enterprise Ubongo is planning on launching its edu-tainment cartoon Ubongo Kids, which went live on terrestrial television in January, in...

Apps

Mobile pregnancy tool kit to save African lives

Each year over eight million babies die during delivery or in the first week of life in developing countries according to UN....

East Africa

Tigo debuts m-wallet interest payments in Tanzania

Tigo claimed a world first after launching an innovative mobile money service in Tanzania which offers users the opportunity to automatically earn...

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Events

Demo Africa lineup announced

DEMO Africa Lagos is fast approaching and the organisers have shared the latest lineup for the event with Appsafrica. On the list...

Events

Africa Com returns to Cape Town

AfricaCom, Africa’s premier communications congress and exhibition returns to Cape Town on 11-13 November for its biggest and best year yet according...

Innovation

CcHub: How do Nigerians use mobile?

CcHUB’s Mobile Experience Centre released a 2nd edition of the “How I Use my Phone” series, this time targeted at Nigerian working...

Gadgets

Wiko mobile to start selling handsets in West Africa

An obscure smartphone maker based in France has done what some feared was impossible following the sale of Nokia’s handset business: created...

Gadgets

Google launches $105 Android One smartphone

The first Android One-branded budget-priced “high quality” smartphones have been released in India. The handsets provide a minimum set of features determined...

Kenya’s BRCK providing African solution to rural connectivity issues

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East Africa

Kenya’s BRCK providing African solution to rural connectivity issues

In the last year, the world has woken up to the crucial importance of connectivity in developing nations, with Africa a priority...

Innovation

MTN partners with Skrill to enable global digital payments for mobile money

MTN has announced a partnership agreement focused on helping MTN subscribers to take part in the global digital revolution by being able...

Awards

SEED awards to recognise new eco start-ups

Small, micro and medium-sized enterprises (SMMEs) are the backbone of African society, accounting for about 90 per cent of businesses and more...

Megan Verkuil, founder of Capsule Technologies, a Cape Town-based technology firm who built this innovative tech tells Appsafrica.com in a recent interview how it all began.

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Gadgets

Africa’s first low-power android desk-top

As technology advances many communities are still left out of the global village which is why there is a need for tailor-made...

Apps

Nigerian subscribers to get free Ebola information on mobile

Airtel Nigeria in collaboration with Opera Software, has launched a free service for customers looking for information on the Ebola virus.

Gadgets

Solar panels that charge mobile phones quickly to change lives in Zambia

The arrival of shipping containers in Lusaka might not sound that exciting, however the contents will change rural lives and communities dependent...

Innovation

MTN and Huawei trial the industries fastest and most intelligent optical network in Africa

MTN, Africa’s largest telecommunications operator and Huawei announced the successful live trial of a Transport Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and 2.4Tbit/s wavelength-division multiplexing...

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