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New Appointments
Liquid Telecom appoints Mark Townsend as CEO of Zambia business
Liquid Telecom has appointed Mark Townsend as CEO of Liquid Telecom Zambia. Mark takes over from Susan Mulikita who resigned…
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South African Government To Use Location Data To Help Prepare For Coronavirus Case Spikes
The South African government headed by President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked mobile phone companies to help track movement of people…
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Airtel Uganda Launches VOD And Live TV Service
Airtel Uganda has launched its live TV and Video on Demand (VOD) service called Airtel TV. Through the platform, the…
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Safaricom, Huawei among companies shortlisted for AfricaCom Awards 2019
Safaricom, MTN and Huawei are among the companies that have been shortlisted for the 2019 AfricaCom Awards. AfricaCom Awards 2019…
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TECNO Mobile shares its African achievements at the China-Africa Mobile Internet Economy Summit in Nairobi
In recent years, Africa’s mobile network infrastructure has been rapidly improved, and smartphones have been further popularized. The number of…
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Gadgets
Africa’s mobile phone market declined by 1.8% in Q2 2019
The Africa mobile phone market declined 1.8% quarter on quarter, QoQ, in Q2 2019, according to the latest figures announced…
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Telcos in South Africa ignore half of all consumer complaints on social media
Half of all consumer complaints on social media go unanswered by mobile operators in South Africa. This is according to…
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Startups
Ampion and Plutos Ventures launch new venture to invest in African startups
Africa-focused Ampion and Berlin-based Plutos Ventures Holding have announced the founding of Ampion Ventures to support African startups. The goal…
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Startups
MEST opens applications for its $50 MEST Africa startup Challenge
MEST Africa has opened applications for its second annual MEST Africa Challenge, a Pan-African pitch competition for tech scale-ups based…
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BUSINESS
Ecobank names MFS Africa Ltd as its Digital payment partner
Ecobank has announced the appointment of MFS Africa as its Digital payment partner enabling cross-platform payment services for Ecobank account…
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BUSINESS
Solar Energy firm Fenix International now powering 30,000 Zambian households
Leading pay-go energy company Fenix International, has reached 30,000 Zambian households just 9 months after expanding into the country. This…
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BUSINESS
Telcos in Rwanda want government to allow them roll out cross-network mobile money transfer
Telcos in Rwanda are seeking approval from the relevant government body in the country to roll out mobile money interoperability.…
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News
Tecno Mobile ranked among Africa’s Most Admired Brands
Tecno Mobile has been ranked among the top most Admired electronics brands in Africa. The company which is part of…
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BUSINESS
WorldRemit raises $40m, seeks to target 5 million customers in Africa
Digital money transfer service WorldRemit has raised $40m to drive its next phase of global growth. The series C round…
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BUSINESS
TransUnion Africa launches a mobile credit platform for the Rwandan market
TransUnion Africa, an Infomation Solutions provider for assessing and managing risk has launched a mobile credit reporting platform for the…
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News
AfricaCom 2017 packs a punch with global speaker line-up
In less than a month anyone who’s anyone in African telecoms and technology will be in Cape Town at AfricaCom…
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#AfricaCom2017: New #IoT conference stream added to AfricaCom agenda
Recognising the role the Internet of Things (IoT) will play in redefining our world, especially across Africa, AfricaCom 2017 has…
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AfricaCom 2017 – Celebrating 20 years of Africa’s telecoms and technology journey
Header: A look back at 20 years of AfricaCom shows how far we have come …and where we are yet…
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AfricaCom 2017 to be held from 7th-9th November as it celebrates its 20th Anniversary
One of Africa’s leading technology event AfricaCom will be held from 7th to 9th November 2017 in Cape Town, South…
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BUSINESS
Africa telecom and finance leaders to gather in London for TMT Finance Africa 2017
Telecom and tech companies are increasing investment across Africa as the rapidly improving digital infrastructure and services, and the take-up…
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BUSINESS
Growing International Hotel Brands in Kenya a Plus for MICE Industry
Kenya has recorded steady growth in the Meetings, Conference, and Incentives industry, per a recent report by the Kenya Tourism…
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News
Mastercard 2KUZE platform to Digitize East Africa’s Agricultural Sector
Mastercard has launched a digital platform aimed at connecting smallholder farmers, agents, buyers and banks in the East African region.…
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Leading decision makers in Africa to gather in Lagos for the 2016 Telecom Media Technology conference
Leading decision makers in African telecoms, media, and technology (TMT) will gather in Lagos on September 20, for the 2016…
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BUSINESS
Jumia launches JumiaPay, a third-party payment solution
Jumia has launched a new third-party online payment solution aimed at providing users with a safer, faster and more convenient…
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COLUMNS
Opinion: Issues in Public Relations in Nigeria
Two unrelated incidents conspired to compel me to eventually make this intervention, which I have been planning forever. One was…
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INSURANCE
AXA to provide insurance products and services to Jumia African customers
Just a day after announcing a 75 million euros investment in online travel company Jovago, insurance and assets management firm…
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BUSINESS
Axa invests 75 million euros in Jovago
Online travel booking company Jovago and Asset management company Axa have today announced a new partnership seeking to develop Jovago’s…
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BUSINESS
Travelstart secures US$40M funding from Amadeus Capital
Online Travel company Travelstart has today announced a US$40 million funding from global technology investor Amadeus Capital Partners. With the…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom Extends M-Pesa Services to Uganda
M-PESA users will now be able to send money to Uganda following a partnership between Safaricom and the neighbouring country’s…
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BUSINESS
Mobile Money: Beyonic Partners with Mobile Accord to Expand Further into Africa
Beyonic , a technology company that aims to eliminate the rampant use of cash in emerging markets has announced a…
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News
#connectedEA: EAC members seek to build a harmonised ICT framework to drive intergration
Dr.Fred Matiangi welcomes Uganda Minster for ICT to the East Africa Minsters Panel at Connected East Africa. The Connected East…
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BUSINESS
Safaricom subscribers to receive calls for free while roaming in Uganda
Safaricom has discounted roaming rates for roaming calls made in Uganda following the adoption of the One Network Area initiative…
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