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Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa
© varin Rattanaburi via [[www.123rf.com 123RF]]</span>A new partnership between Vodacom Business Nigeria and integrated satellite solutions provider, Intelsat, will see broadband connectivity...
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Classifieds app raises funding to expand in Africa
DAKAR, Senegal - CoinAfrique, the most downloaded classifieds app in French-speaking Africa, has raised €2.5 million to accelerate its development in French-speaking Africa. It aims to exceed 10...
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The role of mobile in building brand loyalty
With falling consumer confidence and a slow growth economic growth outlook, brands are intensifying the fight for consumer loyalty. Mobile is emerging as a powerful enabler - and driver - of brand...
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#Prisms2018: Out of Africa - an insider's perspective
Sebastian Kaulitzki © [[123RF.com 123RF]]</span>The following is an excerpt from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations International (CIPRI) 2017 Maggie Nally Memorial Lecture I delivered...
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Kenyan mobile consumer feedback company secures $3.5m investment
mSurvey, the mobile-first consumer feedback platform for businesses and consumers in Africa, announced a Series A round of USD$3.5m, led by Africa focused venture firm TLcom Capital with investment...
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If the future in Africa is mobile, identity verification is paramount
© rawpixel via [[www.123rf.com 123RF]]</span>As in many other developing markets in which mobile is outstripping fixed-line networks, mobile operators are becoming an important provider of, and...
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AfricaCom 2018 launches the Africa Video Forum
AfricaCom 2017, Cape Town.</span>With video content and streaming influencing viewing habits on the African continent, TV Connect Africa has evolved into the Africa Video Forum stream, where...
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GDPR: ground zero for a more trusted, secure internet
Most of us have been bombarded recently by a barrage of emails from companies begging us to "stay in touch" or "opt in" or informing us of a "policy update". On May 25, an historic date for the...
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Mobility to rule video in 2018
LinkedIn Sales Navigator via [[www.unsplash.com Unsplash.com]].</span>Video is set to take over the digital landscape in 2018 with an estimated 74% of internet traffic taken by video. Even though...
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Truecaller eyes out sub-Saharan Africa's mobile payment space
Last year March, Truecaller announced its interest in the digital payments segment in India. Today, the company announced a strategic investment into the payment space by acquiring Chillr, India's...
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Mobile video service for Nigeria launched by media partners
LAGOS, Nigeria - Kwesé iflix and 9mobile have launched a mobile video service in Nigeria which enables consumers to stream or download content.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Building a digital continent
NAIROBI, Kenya - According to the World Bank's most recent report on Global Economic Prospects, despite the broad global recovery currently underway, Africa still faces substantial downside risks,...
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Startups invited to apply for AppsAfrica Innovation Awards
Startups have been invited to apply for the fourth annual AppsAfrica Innovation Awards, which celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa.Read more... | Send to a friend
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#Mandela100: Using the spirit of Ubuntu to address knowledge gaps on Wikipedia
Nelson Mandela image from [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nelson_Mandela,_2000_(5).jpg Wikimedia Commons]]</span>Wikimania 2018, held in sub-Saharan Africa for the first time from 18 to...
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Is your site mobile-friendly?
© NordWood Themes via [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]].</span>There's a good chance you're reading this article on a smartphone - 52.2% of all website traffic worldwide was generated through mobile...
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The next decade of BRICS
Chinese President Xi Jinping, BRICS Summit, South Africa.</span>The next decade will be a crucial one in which new global growth drivers will take the place of old ones. This is the view of...
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Analysis of Zimbabwe's 'online propaganda war'
© niyazz via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]]</span>Fake news is on the upsurge as Zimbabwe geared up for its watershed elections on 30 July. Mobile internet and social media have become vehicles for...
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Video games from Africa go global
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Paradise Game, the preeminent video game company in West Africa, will introduce five independent videogame studios from Africa at Devcom 2018.Read more... | Send to a friend
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New pan-African news agency launched
Toussaint Alain, African Daily Voice CEO.</span>MALABO, Equatorial Guinea - The new African Daily Voice (ADV) news agency, launched by the African Daily Voice Group, will provide comprehensive...
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Twitter Lite now available in over 45 countries
Twitter Lite.</span>Twitter announced on Monday, 13 August 2018 that it has expanded Twitter Lite to 21 more countries including five countries in Africa. The company also revealed that Lite now...
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