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Huawei to launch 5G in Egypt during the African Cup Of Nations
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>Huawei has announced that it will launch its 5G network for the first time in Egypt during the African Cup of Nations. The 5G network will be launched and tested...
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#OneShow2019: All the ADC 2019 winners!
Screen grab from ADC 98th Annual Awards' Black Cube for Best of Show winner, “The Truth Is Worth It,” on behalf of , awarded to Final Cut New York and Furlined Santa Monica with Droga5 New...
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Kwesé iflix collaborates on African content
© via [[www.123RF.com 123RF]].</span>Africa's mobile entertainment app, Kwesé iflix, has strengthened its commitment to offer more local content to its subscribers with a recent collaboration...
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Africa's own 'Spotify' launches
Nigerian computer programmer Chika Nwaogu says he has successfully created the first indigenous music streaming platform with over 45 million songs that can really compete with the likes of Spotify and...
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Do we need a digital detox?
Digital is booming (and showing no signs of slowing down) in Africa, so is the global trend towards "detoxing" from technology and social media relevant to us in sub-Saharan Africa? Caroline Ndirangu,...
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Safaricom introduces affordable 4G-enabled smartphones in Kenya
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>Safaricom has introduced a smartphone campaign by launching the cheapest 4G-enabled smartphones, Neon Ray and Neon Nova, in Kenya. The introduction of the...
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Innovative messaging app tailor-made for Malians
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>Mamadou Gouro Sidibé of Mali could have continued his comfortable life working for the French National Center for Scientific Research, but in 2017 he decided to...
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Telecoming to expand its offering in the African mobile market
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>Telecoming, a European technology company that specialised in digital services monetisation has closed an agreement with African company Maliyo Games, a mobile...
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Boomplay to invest $1m in Kenya
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>During the recent music platform conference held in Nairobi, Martha Huro, the general manager of Boomplay announced that the company will capitalise on the Kenyan...
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#AWE2019: Highlights from Day 1
The Augmented World Expo is underway in Silicon Valley, USA, and Johan Walters shares highlights from Day 1 of the world's biggest AR/VR Conference. The overall theme for this year's conference is...
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#FairnessFirst: A picture tells a thousand words, but should it?
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>With #ChildProtectionWeek observed from 2 to 9 June and #YouthMonth underway, what better time to put the focus on how to more ethically report on violence...
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#IABSummit19: The digital transformation opportunity starts with you
Wayne Hull Photographer: Rikki Hibbert</span>We become what we behold. We shape our tools and then our tools shape us - Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhanRead more... | Send to a friend
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MTN launches Africa's first AI service for Mobile Money
MTN Group President and CEO, Rob Shuter.</span>MTN Group has announced the launch of Africa's first Mobile Money (MoMo) artificial intelligence service or "chatbot". The chatbot went live in...
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How Nomanini built its remote POS voucher platform
Daniel Acton, regional tech lead, Google Cloud.</span>The World Bank estimates that 66% of people living in Sub-Saharan Africa do not have bank accounts. Instead, they rely on cash and other...
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Music streaming app launched in Ethiopia
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>Ethiopia's telecom operator Ethio Telecom, in collaboration with Awtar Multimedia, intends to roll out a Spotify-like music streaming app for Android phone users...
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#AfricaLeads: African mobile marketing agency JustPalm ranked 4 at EMEA
JustPalm.com, Africa's fastest growing mobile marketing agency, has been ranked among the top five EMEA Digital/Specialist Agencies at the annual Smarties awards.Read more... | Send to a friend
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MTN and Multichoice partner in Uganda
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>MultiChoice has partnered with MTN Uganda to promote the DStv Now services.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Report shows average of 800 hours spent using mobile internet this year
© [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]].</span>An average of 800 hours will be spent using mobile internet this year - that's equivalent to 33 days without sleep or pause, according to Zenith's Media...
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Two days left to enter African Digital Media Awards 2019
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>The annual 2019 African Digital Media Awards awards hosted by WAN-IFRA, recognise publishers which have delivered unique and original digital media projects in...
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MTN Group urged to end participation in internet shutdowns in Sudan
Sudanese protesters are seen with their smartphones in Khartoum on April 21, 2019. CPJ has called on South African telecommunications company MTN Group to end its role in Sudan’s internet shutdowns....
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