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3.6KaKoma launches Amplify a media and content creation program for Africa
aKoma Media, a content platform and storytelling company focused on Africa has launched the inaugural session of Amplify, a media and content...
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3.4KOpera VPN app rolls out to Android
Opera have announced the launch of a free and unlimited Opera VPN app for Android, enabling mobile users to enhance their online...
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2.8KHiiL Innovating Justice showcase finalists announced
HiiL, in partnership with the Ford Foundation are hosting the HiiL Innovating Justice Boostcamp taking place in Lagos on 29 September 2016! This event will...
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2.9KVodafone, Atlas Mara, Opera & Analyse Africa join Africa Tech Summit London
Africa is now primed to take advantage of the social and economic opportunities that technology is creating across the continent. Over the...
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8.5K42Entries Open For The Appsafrica Innovation Awards 2016
The Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa and following the success of last years Awards which celebrated 10...
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4.4KGebaya to launch developer marketplace and training hub in East Africa
Many years ago Coders4Africa (C4A) took on the challenge to produce more African software developers and have now launched Gebaya a developer...
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4.0KHealth start-up Kangpe wins Seedstars Lagos
Seedstars Lagos took place last night in Seedspace, where 8 selected startups were invited to present their ideas in front of the...
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4.5KMobile payments to churches helping to create new start-ups
Mobile payments to churches accounted for 4% of mobile money transactions in Nigeria, so it is not surprising that entrepreneurs are seeing this as...
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6.3K5 reasons why Nigeria is the key mobile market in Africa
African mobile marketing company Twinpine has launched a Nigerian mobile trend report, looking at how users are consuming data and using mobile,...
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4.6KGSMA Launches Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund
The first round of the GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund is now open for applications from start-ups in Africa and selected Asian...
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4.5KDigitalising Rwanda’s workforce is key to closing its skills gap
Rwanda boasts an attractive workforce that has helped to push the nation ahead of its neighbours, however, a lack of digital skills...
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3.7KAfrican startups need to get their hands dirty, move fast and tweak
A lot of African startups are moving really slow today because the founders are not getting their hands dirty. Building a startup...
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Africa Tech Summit London To Host Tech Leaders & Investors From Across Africa
The Africa Tech Summit London will host technology leaders from across Africa and Europe, international investors, entrepreneurs and leading African start-ups for...
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3.9KOrange completes acquisition of Airtel in Sierra Leone
Orange announces today that, together with its Senegal-based partner Sonatel, it has completed the acquisition of 100% of the mobile operator Airtel...
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7.2K1Malaik platform to simplify and track impact investing across Africa
Malaik the Hausa, Swahili, and Arabic words for ‘Angel’ is also an impact focused equity crowdfunding platform allowing accredited investors co-invest in high...
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5.6KMessenger chatbot used to deliver maternal health and HIV information
Through the advent of Messenger and bots, messaging platforms have rapidly increased their impact in reaching users with life-changing content. Leading this...
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3.6K130 startups will launch at DEMO Africa 2016
Demo Africa, the continent’s premier launch pad for emerging technologies and trends has today released the list of its final 30 startups...
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6.2K1The North Africa Tech Opportunity
After a tough few years of conflicts and upheaval, North Africa tech is now in focus with most Arab speaking countries under-served in terms of content, tech and...
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6.0K1First cohort pass out from Barclays Africa Accelerator
10 companies have showcased their innovative fintech businesses at a ‘Demo Day’ in Cape Town, as the first-ever cohort of the Barclays...
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7.1KCrowd-sourcing is solving logistics challenges across Africa
Crowd-sourcing has fast become a global process that is being used to accomplish everything from getting funds for travel to raising capital for...
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4.9KLiquid Telecom to acquire Neotel
Liquid Telecom has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire South African communications network operator Neotel. The shareholders of...
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228.9KJongla’s New Social Messenger To Revolutionise How Africans Connect & Save Money
Having officially launched the world’s ‘lightest’ instant messaging service in Africa earlier this year, Jongla Social Messenger has just announced a host of...
