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9.1KEcobank mobile app launches across 33 countries in Africa
Ecobank has launched the Ecobank Mobile App, an instant and convenient way of banking via the mobile phone. It is the first unified...
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5.1KLiquid Telecom to create a new network provider in Botswana
Liquid Telecom and Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) have agreed to enter into a joint venture which will create a new telecoms network...
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4.0KWest African Gaming Expo (WAGE) coming to Lagos
West African Gaming Expo 2016 (WAGE 16), the first and only technology conference and exhibition in West Africa focusing on animation, video,...
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5.1K@SW7 launches tech co-working space in northern Johannesburg
Sw7 one of Africa’s leading technology accelerators has announced the opening a technology innovation hub in the Johannesburg northern suburbs called @Sw7 Workspace....
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4.1KWutiko wins best start-up at Seedstars Dakar
Seedstars World brought its Senegal round to a successful close during Seedstars Dakar. The event took place at Jokkolabs, and 9 selected...
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3.9Kwhat3words is putting Mali on the map
The national map of Mali had remained largely unchanged for 50 years until a recent a refresh and online integration of the what3words service,...
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5.4K1SweepSouth continues disruption of the South African cleaning industry
Having successfully rolled out South Africa’s leading on-demand home cleaning app in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town, SweepSouth is now expanding to Durban. Since...
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3.3KAfrican innovators from 25 countries face judgement day
Following a fantastic response from African innovators, over 200 entries from 25 countries are now facing the judges for a place in the...
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4.7KStart-ups announced to pitch at Seedstars Dakar
Seedstars Dakar is returning to Senegal 14th of October to scout for the best entrepreneurs in technology and has announced the line...
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4.3KInvestec makes investment in Mobisol off grid solar
Investec Asset Management is making a significant private equity investment in Mobisol, a provider of off-grid solar home systems in Africa. The...
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4.0KTigo Tanzania uses mobile to drive registration of children
Tigo Tanzania has announced a new initiative supporting the Tanzanian government utilising a mobile application that is accelerating provisioning of birth certificate for children...
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4.0K1Mobile is the key driver of economic growth says Digital Afrique Telecom CEO
Mobile phones in Africa are increasingly driving social and economic transformation across the continent, according to Simplice Anoh, Founder and CEO of...
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11.1K2Crowdfunding in Africa is gaining momentum
Africa is now home to over 57 active crowdfunding platforms with projects raising over $126.9 million in 2015, reveals the Afrikstart Crowdfunding...
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5.9K1Women in Tech Week to be held across 40 countries
The first and largest ever global women in technology week will be held both physically and virtually in over 40 countries. The...
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6.2KSouth African co-founders launch fintech start-up Alpha Exchange
Two South African co-founders have launched Alpha Exchange, a next generation institutional research and knowledge sharing platform and announced over 30 institutional...
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12.9KBuilding mobile apps that are relevant to African consumers
According to the latest report from GSMA, almost half the population of Africa subscribed to mobile services in 2015. Africa’s fast growing...
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7.9K1Zazu using tech to trade local produce smarter
It’s 3am; gogo (granny) rises from her bed to prepare to catch the bus from her farming village on the Mozambican border...
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4.2KDeadline for the Appsafrica.com Award entries approaching
Mobile, tech ventures and leading women in Africa have just two weeks left to submit their entries for the Appsafrica.com Innovation Award...
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4.7KUberChopper takes to the skies in Kenya
Taxi-hailing app Uber launched flights today with UberChopper Kenya to transport business clients and the well-to-do across parts of Kenya without having to...
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6.0KZuckerberg meets one of Africa’s leading innovators Erik Hersman at iHUB
Having visited Nigeria Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrived in Kenya this week on his first trip to Africa, using his time in...
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4.1KRestoration of Money Transfers to Nigeria
WorldRemit, the leading digital remittance service has commended the restoration of money transfers to Nigeria, following the decision of the Central Bank...
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5.0K2Zuckerberg makes surprise visit to see Nigerian tech scene
CEO Mark Zuckerberg is visiting Nigeria this week on his first trip to Africa, using his time in the country to with...
