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Jongla launches the worlds lightest instant messaging service in Africa

Jongla has officially launched the world’s ‘lightest’ instant messaging service in Nigeria, using less bandwidth and enabling millions of mobile users across...

Diaspora remittances are a financial lifeline for many communities in the developing world. Sub-Saharan Africa, one of the fastest growing markets, is projected to receive upwards of $34 billion in remittances in 2016,

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The 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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Developing the mobile ecosystem in Africa

There has been amazing growth in mobile internet access over the past few years and Africa is now primed to take advantage...

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Future for money remittances in Africa

SimbaPay a fintech finalist in the upcoming Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards 2015, is a digital money transfer provider that enables Africans living abroad to...

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200 entrepreneurs to launch businesses on buses in Africa

Microsoft and AMPION took Appsafrica.com’s Paul Adepoju on the West African venture bus in Lagos, Nigeria to talk start-ups.

Nunu Ntshingila, newly appointed Head of Africa at Facebook, said: “At Facebook, we have a saying that we’re only 1% done, and this couldn’t be truer for Facebook in Africa

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Facebook only 1% done in Africa

Facebook has shared new statistics revealing that 2.2 million Kenyans use Facebook every day and 4.5 million each month, while 7.1 million...

Bitcoin entrepreneurship is taking hold worldwide. The first quarter of 2015 saw record levels of investment pumped into Bitcoin startups across the world, with global Bitcoin startups receiving US$299 million – a 51 per cent increase on the end of 2014.

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Bitcoin: a cryptocurrency ideal for Africa?

Bitcoin entrepreneurship is taking hold worldwide. The first quarter of 2015 saw record levels of investment pumped into Bitcoin startups across the...

MTN Nigeria rolls out smart feature phone running on KaiOS

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MTN and Liquid Telecom partner to extend footprint and offering in Africa

Customers of MTN Group and Liquid Telecom are set to benefit from a larger connectivity footprint across Africa. This follows an announcement...

“Android One,” after the company’s mobile operating system Android, and will cost less than $100.

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Google launches Android One in Africa but cost of data still the big issue

The race to offer cheaper smartphones in Africa has dramatically increased with the launch of the Android One program in Africa, however the price of phones...

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African women need to lead the new era of tech and innovation

Leading online shopping community Kaymu.com.ng has stressed the need for women to occupy leadership positions in the new era of technology and innovation.

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Facebook opens first office in Africa

Facebook’s active user population in Africa has grown 20% to 120 million in June 2015 from 100 million in September 2014. More...

Student service Flippy makes Demo Africa final

The Flippy Campus team has been named the most outstanding start-up in the just concluded DEMO Africa pre-pitch event in Accra. Out...

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.

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...

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...

Affordability is holding back internet penetration in Africa

The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) is the world’s broadest technology sector coalition. They want everyone, everywhere, to be able to access...

Côte d’Ivoire

Africa’s leading online shopping site expands to Côte d’Ivoire

Jumia, Africa’s leading online shopping site plans to revolutionise the shopping habits of all Ivorians with the opening of six new hubs in Cote...

Data hungry Africans creating data storage challenges

Data consumption continues to grow at an incredible pace globally. Over 90% of all the data in the world was created in...