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From motorists to expectant mothers, the CcHub is driving innovation in Nigeria

Co-creation Hub (CcHUB), Nigeria’s first social innovation centre based in Lagos has just announced three new start-ups have been admitted to its...

Appsafrica.com caught up with Evangeline Wiles, Managing Director of Kaymu Nigeria to hear the latest ecommerce growth story and you can watch the full interview below. Backed by Africa Internet Group, Kaymu offers an online market service that enables businesses and individuals to sell items across multiple African markets.

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Education is key in driving eCommerce in Nigeria says Kaymu MD

Having launched just two years ago in Nigeria with a few hundred merchants, Kaymu today enables over thirty thousand businesses and individuals...

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Uber partners with Etisalat Nigeria

Etisalat Nigeria has announced a new partnership with Uber the mobile taxi sharing service in Lagos. The deal helps Uber target Etisalat customers...

TalkingBookz seeks to disrupt the traditional book publishing market and redefine how Africans consume books

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TalkingBookz to disrupt traditional book publishing in Africa and beyond

Nigeria’s first audiobook online store and publisher, TalkingBookz provides users with unlimited downloads to 3000+ audiobooks including many international bestsellers.

Abi Atawodi, General Manager of Uber in Nigeria shared Uber’s progress since launching in Lagos in 2014 with Appsafrica.co

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Videos

Interview with Uber Nigeria’s Ebi Atawodi

Uber has launched in a number of African countries including Kenya, South Africa and Egypt. However none are on the scale of Nigeria...

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Africa’s era of tech entrepreneurs

Tech-oriented business incubators and accelerator programmes are opening their doors across Africa. Research by the World Bank has estimated that over 90...

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Events

Last chance to register for Tech Pitch LDN tonight

Africa TechPitch supported by Appsafrica.com takes place tonight in London and is aimed at showcasing high-potential, high-impact start-ups and businesses that address a...

SafeMotos Rwanda, a smartphone application which makes motos safer and more convenient in Rwanda

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SafeMotos long journey to improve road safety in Rwanda

African roads are often not the smoothest, riddled with pot holes and often drivers need to take an alternative route to get...

With 167M mobiles phones – how do Nigerians use them?

Nigeria has the largest mobile phone user base in Africa. It boasts 142 million active lines and over 167 million phones in...

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MEST Incubator & Samsung partner in West Africa

Recognized as one of Fast Company’s Top 10 “Most Innovative Companies in Africa”, The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has announced...

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Ghanian start-up Suba wins the #MWA2015 App Developer Competition

Suba is an event-based iOS and Android mobile app that allows everyone at fun social gatherings (from concerts to weddings) to see...

Ghanian start-up wins the #MWA2015 App Developer Competition

The App Developer pitch final has just finished in Lagos and Suba has been voted the Mobile West Africa, App Developer 2015 winner.

Vote in Apps Developer Competition Poll

Four start-ups from Nigeria and one from Ghana will today pitch at Mobile West Africa in Lagos to win the 2015 App Developer Competition which...

Want to invest directly in growth stage African companies?

As of today ordinary investors can now invest directly in equity and debt fundraising campaigns by unlisted growth-stage companies in select frontier...

e-commerce to grow by 25% annually in Nigeria

What do you get when you combine a social network and a classifieds board in Africa? It’s called MoboFree and its aim...

Mobile first approach for Africa

African mobile access is rapidly increasing, with West African households having four devices on average. Banke Alawaye, Head of International Business at...