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5.7K1AppsFirst 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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6.8KEast AfricaCrowd-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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4.1KInnovationFacebook wakes up to Nigeria but is Free Basics enough?
Having already launched Internet.org in smaller markets such as Zambia, Kenya, Malawi, Ghana, Seychelles and Rwanda as reported last year, Facebook has finally launched...
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3.5KInnovationSeedstars world looking to find best start-ups in South-Africa
Seedstars World, the global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, is returning to South-Africa to find the best...
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5.4K3Advisory NewsAfrica has moved from mobile first to “mobile only market”
With African mobile users unlocking devices over 150 times a day, Nomophobia (the fear of being without mobile devices) is sweeping across...
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12.1K1AppsAfrican developers take the stage at Facebook’s annual F8 conference
Facebook is now including African developers in its beta testing programme for the launch of new global products and features as it...
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6.1K1AppsThe future of African remittances
African remittances from disapora are a financial lifeline for many communities in Sub-Saharan Africa, one of the fastest growing markets, projected to...
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3.0KNewsLagos Start-up Deal Day Invests In Three New Ventures
Lagos Angel Network (LAN) final pitch event for its first Lagos StartUp DealDay event resulted in a total of N50 million has been...
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2.9KInnovationOrange invests €75 million in Africa Internet Group
Africa Internet Group, the largest e-commerce platform in Africa and parent company of Jumia, today announced a partnership with Orange to accelerate...
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4.6KAdvisory NewsSafaricom CEO shares how they are evolving with tech start-ups
In a recent interview CEO of Safaricom Bob Collymore (BC) shared with Andrew Fassnidge (AF) from Appsafrica.com how the mobile network operator...
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3.0KAdvisory NewsMWC: Is Virtual reality the next big thing?
Virtual reality is a major focus at Mobile World Congress 2016 with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg making a surprise appearance at Samsung’s press...
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2.3KGadgetsMWC: Orange launches Google deal for Africa
In the first of many announcements from Mobile World Congress (MWC) Orange has announced a new partnership with Google™ to bring the...
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4.6KInnovationTech boom in Nigeria boosting demand for rooms and creating new businesses
Nigeria’s rapidly expanding tech scene is creating opportunities in other sectors such as hospitality where soaring demand means hotel prices are among the...
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3.8KInnovationAXA to invest $84 million for an 8% stake in Africa Internet Group
Insurance giant AXA plans to invest 75 million euros ($84 million) for an 8 percent stake in Africa Internet Group (AIG), one...
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4.0KAppsAfrican online travel agent secures $40M investment
Travelstart was founded in Sweden in 1999 by its CEO Stephan Ekbergh. Operating in Africa from its Cape Town headquarters since 2006,...
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7.5KAppsSliide Airtime app offers free airtime for personalised content
Mobile connectivity in Nigeria now reaches more than 83M subscribers but affordability is a concern for many Nigerians, particularly those with lower...
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5.3KAppsViber launches public chats in Africa
Viber has announced today that it has opened its latest social channel ‘Public Chats’ to partners in Africa and the Middle East.
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3.3KInnovation
Orange announces expansion deals into three markets
Orange has announced a host of new deals, acquiring the leading mobile operator in Liberia and the acquisition of Airtel’s operations in...
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6.5KNigeriaJUMIA Nigeria announces new CEO
Africa Internet Group’s (AIG) biggest company on the continent, Jumia has appointment of Mrs Juliet Anammah at the head of Jumia Nigeria,
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4.8KEast AfricaMpesa enters Uganda with MTN
Ugandan customers can now make mobile money transactions with Kenya following a deal between Safaricom and MTN Uganda.
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2.8KAppsWeChat to invest $3.4M in start-ups in Africa
WeChat is to invest over $3.4 million in tech companies supporting local start-ups and innovations in Africa.
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2.7KAwardsFacebook launches Internet.org Innovation Challenge in Africa
Facebook is launching the Internet.org Innovation Challenge in Africa, with the aim of recognising developers and entrepreneurs who are using the internet to improve the...
