Search results for "west Africa"
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East Africa
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...
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East Africa
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...
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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...
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Innovation
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...
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Innovation
Mobile online streaming, downloads future of music in Africa
As increasing numbers of innovative online music streaming and download platforms emerge across Africa, local music lovers are rushing to make use...
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3.6KGadgetsAfrica’s first low-power android desk-top
As technology advances many communities are still left out of the global village which is why there is a need for tailor-made...
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Events
Mobile Web Africa 2014 returns to Johannesburg
Mobile Web Africa 2014, the fifth South African edition of the most progressive and interactive mobile focused events in Sub-Saharan Africa, returns...
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Apps
South Africans can get from A to B with help of new transport app
Millions of people all over Africa depend on public transport to go to work yet there is very little information about how...
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Innovation
Spotify and Vodacom Potential Music Deal in Africa
Spotify is rumoured to be in talks with Vodacom Group Ltd. on a partnership that would mark the music-streaming service’s first foray...
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Innovation
9 in 10 of Middle East and Africa’s Web Users Access Mobile Internet
The Middle East and Africa has the largest share of internet users that go online using a mobile phone, according to eMarketer....
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Awards
Calling South African Innovators & App Developers
Methys Innovation Challenge Worth R50,000 To support the seeding of innovative start-ups in the Western Cape, the Methys Technology group organizes the...
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211NewsEuropean Union-Funded AgriFI Invests € 2.2M in Complete Farmer to Drive Ghana’s Innovation in Agritech
The European Union-funded AgriFI facility, managed by EDFI Management Company, is investing € 2.2 million ($ 2.5 million) in Complete Farmer (CF), a...
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316NewsBurn Secures US$5 Million Investment from Electrifi to Scale Electric Cooking in Kenya
BURN, Africa’s leading clean cookstove manufacturer, distributor, and carbon project developer, has received a USD 5 million investment from EDFI Management Company...
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336NewsReleaf Earth Launches Nigeria’s First Industrial Biochar Carbon Removal Facility to Remove 40 Kilotonnes of CO₂e by 2030
Releaf Earth, a climate and agriculture technology company, has launched a Biochar production facility in Iwuru, Cross River State in Nigeria that...
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445NewsMobile Money Surpasses Two Billion Registered Accounts and Over Half a Billion Monthly Active Users Globally
Mobile money reached two significant milestones in 2024, surpassing two billion registered accounts and over half a billion active monthly users across...
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369NewsMastercard and Nomba Collaborate to Advance Seamless Payments in Nigeria
Mastercard has announced a strategic collaboration with Nomba, a leading payment solutions provider, to deliver seamless payment experiences for businesses across the country....
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2.2KFundingIntron Health Raises $1.6M in Pre-seed Funding to Build AI for Global Health
Intron Health, a pioneering health tech company that provides clinical speech recognition for over 200 accents spoken in developing countries, starting in...
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1.2KInnovationMastercard and Kalabash54 Launch Travel Card in Nigeria and Ghana
Mastercard has collaborated with Kalabash54, the fintech subsidiary of one of West Africa’s leading online travel tech company, Wakanow Group, to introduce innovative...
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1.5KInnovationEMpact Launches its Venture Studio in Côte d’Ivoire
Today witnessed the launch of EMpact – a venture studio focused on creating startups that serve agricultural value chains – in Côte d’Ivoire,...
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1.5KInnovationM-KOPA Expands to Ghana, Unlocking $10m in Credit for Customers
M-KOPA, a leading African fintech platform, today announced the official launch of its flexible digital financing model in Ghana following a successful pilot phase....
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1.3KCryptocurrency AfricaThe State of Web3 in Ghana
Ghana is one of the bright spots in Africa’s cryptocurrency story. The West African country has often been touted as a state...
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1.4KInnovationMastercard to Buy Stake in MTN’s $5.2 Billion Fintech Unit
By Bloomberg Mastercard Inc. agreed to take a minority stake in the financial-technology business of MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s biggest wireless carrier,...
