West Africa
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407OMG Digital raises $1.1M to drive expansion and content to African millennials
Ghanaian tech startup, OMG Digital, has announced it has closed a seed funding round of $1.1M from a host of international investors....
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2971No hostile takeover as Etisalat Nigeria hangs up on banks
Sitting in traffic at Iwo Road roundabout in Ibadan, the electronic billboard flashes adverts from Etisalat, Nigeria’s fourth largest operator but for...
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317€50M for start-ups in Africa through Orange Digital Investment vehicle
Orange is strengthening its corporate venture strategy by creating a new Africa section in its flagship programme for investment in start-ups, Orange Digital Ventures. As...
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257iflix to launch subscription video on demand service in Africa
iflix the Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) service has established iflix Africa to bring premium content to sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). iflix Africa will...
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244Opera invests $100M in African digital economy
Opera, the developer of the most popular mobile browser in Africa is to invest $100 million over the next two years to...
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325Two weeks to Mobile West Africa and WAMAS 2017
After 6 groundbreaking events, Mobile West Africa 2017 the leading technology conference in the West African region is returning to Lagos on a mission...
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271West Africa Mobile Awards Finalists announced
The 2017 shortlisted finalists for the second West Africa Mobile Awards (WAMAS), the first truly West African technology awards to recognise the...
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392Where, why and how to invest in African tech?
The African tech startup space is bucking the continental trend, with more startups raising money than ever before explains Tom Jackson, who...
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572Time for agri-tech to get hands dirty
As the cost of living continues to rise, the standard of living for Nigerians has plummeted. Palm Oil which we produce ourselves...
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364West Africa Mobile Awards opens entries to discover best in mobile
The West Africa Mobile Awards (WAMAS) , the leading industry awards that celebrate the best in mobile and technology across West Africa,...
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513HotelOga and Savanna Sunrise merge to create African travel tech giant
African travel tech industry rivals Savanna Sunrise and HotelOga have signed an agreement to merge, creating an African giant in hospitality marketing technology,...
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530Call for applications for Lagos Startup DealDay
Lagos StartUp DealDay brings together Lagos Angel Network (LAN) members, other angel investors and Lagos startup ecosystem players in a process where the...
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1.1K5 agri-tech ventures disrupting agriculture in West Africa
Disrupting agriculture through agri-tech in West Africa presents numerous opportunities to create efficiency and increase food production, however transforming this traditional industry is not...
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1.3KMTN & Garmin partnership illustrates the growing demand for wearables in Africa
Garmin have partnered with the leading operator MTN, to launch a range of wearable tech watches in Ghana as the market for wearables continues...
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722Battabox crew share their AppsAfrica Award win on the streets of Lagos
Having scooped the News & Entertainment category at the AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards 2016, the Battabox crew took their award to the streets of...
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1.4K2From AR to VoD, mobile entertainment is flourishing across Africa
Mobile news and entertainment is now a burgeoning industry across Africa from augmented reality (AR) to video on demand (VoD), new and...
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1.4K115 disruptive innovations changing business models in Africa
Business models are being disrupted by technology across Africa and we now take a closer look at the five disruptive innovations shortlisted for...
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2.2KUber driver data to help finance cars in Nigeria
Uber Nigeria today announced that it is now making low-interest, used-vehicle loans available to its top-rated driver-partners using Uber driver data. This means...
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1.6KHigh Growth Africa Summit coming to Lagos in November
The High Growth Africa Summit, a 2-day conference on how to build, scale and fund high growth businesses in Africa will take...
