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4 creative and marketing leaders from Africa in Gerety 2025 MEA jury

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Four leaders from Africa ar eon the 2025 Gerety MEA jury. (L to r): Nnenna Onyewuchi, Koo Govender, Linda Kachingwe-Sisya,Nnenna Onyewuchi,Jeanine Gomes. (Source: © Bizcommunity, Image by Ruth Cooper)

4 creative and marketing leaders from Africa in Gerety 2025 MEA jury

Ogilvy Africa Network launches Ogilvy One in SSA with Jason Smit as managing partner

Ogilvy Africa Network launches Ogilvy One in SSA with Jason Smit as managing partner

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2 Twitter executives step down as restructuring starts

6 Dec 2021

Burkina Faso restricts social media

Burkina Faso restricts social media

23 Nov 2021

Where your backstory is a front page story

Where your backstory is a front page story

Bizcommunity.com 10 Nov 2021

YouTube NextUp comes to South Africa and Nigeria

YouTube NextUp comes to South Africa and Nigeria

16 Sep 2021

Dentsu Africa launches 'Entertainment like never before'

Dentsu Africa launches 'Entertainment like never before'

dentsu 8 Sep 2021

Facebook Marketplace rolls out across sub-Saharan Africa

25 Aug 2021

Ethiopia to build local rival to Facebook and other platforms

Ethiopia to build local rival to Facebook and other platforms

23 Aug 2021

TikTok concludes first Rising Voices initiative

TikTok concludes first Rising Voices initiative

Emily Stander 8 Jul 2021

Facebook announces ad transparency expansion

29 Jun 2021

Nigeria's Twitter ban leaves some businesses in the lurch

Nigeria's Twitter ban leaves some businesses in the lurch

Nneka Chile 14 Jun 2021

D&AD 2021 social media trends

Ashleigh Burton 14 Jun 2021

Nigeria orders broadcasters not to use Twitter to gather information

Nigeria orders broadcasters not to use Twitter to gather information

Alexis Akwagyiram 8 Jun 2021

Nigeria bans Twitter in the country days after president's post is removed

Nigeria bans Twitter in the country days after president's post is removed

7 Jun 2021

Twitter to ask users to rethink abusive messages - a promising step towards 'slowcial media'

Martin Graff 24 May 2021

We have launched V5 Africa, our inspiring webinar series!

We have launched V5 Africa, our inspiring webinar series!

V5 Digital 17 May 2021

Meltwater announces agreement to acquire Klear

Meltwater announces agreement to acquire Klear

Meltwater 7 May 2021

Applications open for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program

Applications open for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program

5 May 2021

Kenya and South Africa have a high exposure to disinformation. shutterstock

Social media users in Kenya and South Africa trust science, but still share Covid-19 hoaxes

Herman Wasserman & Dani Madrid-Morales 7 Apr 2021

Africa's #YouTubeBlackVoices Creator Class of 2021 named

Africa's #YouTubeBlackVoices Creator Class of 2021 named

14 Jan 2021

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

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Wan-Ifra's World Digital Media Awards 2020 winners announced

22 Oct 2020

#PeoplesChoiceAwards: E! Entertainment announces nominees for African Social Star of 2020

#PeoplesChoiceAwards: E! Entertainment announces nominees for African Social Star of 2020

2 Oct 2020

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Influencer compensation: How money moves within the Nigerian influencer industry

Gbenga Sogbaike 4 Sep 2020

Warc releases the 2020 Effective Social Strategy Report

Warc releases the 2020 Effective Social Strategy Report

21 Jul 2020

V5 Digital launches WhatsApp Enterprise Bots - for use by customers in Namibia and beyond

V5 Digital launches WhatsApp Enterprise Bots - for use by customers in Namibia and beyond

V5 Digital 6 Jul 2020

Julia Sudnitskaya/Shutterstock via The Conversation.

Africans are concerned about ills of social media but oppose government restrictions

Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz 3 Jun 2020

#LockdownLessons: Companies putting the grit in integrity

#LockdownLessons: Companies putting the grit in integrity

Bizcommunity.com 26 May 2020

#StartupStory: Christopher, the future of AI in Africa

#StartupStory: Christopher, the future of AI in Africa

Evan-Lee Courie 20 May 2020

Controls to manage fake news in Africa are affecting freedom of expression

Ashwanee Budoo 18 May 2020

Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi is arrested during a protest in Nairobi in 2014. AFP via Getty Images.

New media voices are telling Kenya's Covid-19 stories - from the ground up

Wambui Wamunyu 18 May 2020

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2 Twitter executives step down as restructuring starts

6 Dec 2021

Burkina Faso restricts social media

Burkina Faso restricts social media

23 Nov 2021

Where your backstory is a front page story

Where your backstory is a front page story

Bizcommunity.com 10 Nov 2021

YouTube NextUp comes to South Africa and Nigeria

YouTube NextUp comes to South Africa and Nigeria

16 Sep 2021

Dentsu Africa launches 'Entertainment like never before'

Dentsu Africa launches 'Entertainment like never before'

dentsu 8 Sep 2021

Facebook Marketplace rolls out across sub-Saharan Africa

25 Aug 2021

Ethiopia to build local rival to Facebook and other platforms

Ethiopia to build local rival to Facebook and other platforms

23 Aug 2021

TikTok concludes first Rising Voices initiative

TikTok concludes first Rising Voices initiative

Emily Stander 8 Jul 2021

Facebook announces ad transparency expansion

29 Jun 2021

Nigeria's Twitter ban leaves some businesses in the lurch

Nigeria's Twitter ban leaves some businesses in the lurch

Nneka Chile 14 Jun 2021

D&AD 2021 social media trends

Ashleigh Burton 14 Jun 2021

Nigeria orders broadcasters not to use Twitter to gather information

Nigeria orders broadcasters not to use Twitter to gather information

Alexis Akwagyiram 8 Jun 2021

Nigeria bans Twitter in the country days after president's post is removed

Nigeria bans Twitter in the country days after president's post is removed

7 Jun 2021

Twitter to ask users to rethink abusive messages - a promising step towards 'slowcial media'

Martin Graff 24 May 2021

We have launched V5 Africa, our inspiring webinar series!

We have launched V5 Africa, our inspiring webinar series!

V5 Digital 17 May 2021

Meltwater announces agreement to acquire Klear

Meltwater announces agreement to acquire Klear

Meltwater 7 May 2021

Applications open for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program

Applications open for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program

5 May 2021

Kenya and South Africa have a high exposure to disinformation. shutterstock

Social media users in Kenya and South Africa trust science, but still share Covid-19 hoaxes

Herman Wasserman & Dani Madrid-Morales 7 Apr 2021

Africa's #YouTubeBlackVoices Creator Class of 2021 named

Africa's #YouTubeBlackVoices Creator Class of 2021 named

14 Jan 2021

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

Image by from .

Wan-Ifra's World Digital Media Awards 2020 winners announced

22 Oct 2020

#PeoplesChoiceAwards: E! Entertainment announces nominees for African Social Star of 2020

#PeoplesChoiceAwards: E! Entertainment announces nominees for African Social Star of 2020

2 Oct 2020

Image by from .

Influencer compensation: How money moves within the Nigerian influencer industry

Gbenga Sogbaike 4 Sep 2020

Warc releases the 2020 Effective Social Strategy Report

Warc releases the 2020 Effective Social Strategy Report

21 Jul 2020

V5 Digital launches WhatsApp Enterprise Bots - for use by customers in Namibia and beyond

V5 Digital launches WhatsApp Enterprise Bots - for use by customers in Namibia and beyond

V5 Digital 6 Jul 2020

Julia Sudnitskaya/Shutterstock via The Conversation.

Africans are concerned about ills of social media but oppose government restrictions

Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz 3 Jun 2020

#LockdownLessons: Companies putting the grit in integrity

#LockdownLessons: Companies putting the grit in integrity

Bizcommunity.com 26 May 2020

#StartupStory: Christopher, the future of AI in Africa

#StartupStory: Christopher, the future of AI in Africa

Evan-Lee Courie 20 May 2020

Controls to manage fake news in Africa are affecting freedom of expression

Ashwanee Budoo 18 May 2020

Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi is arrested during a protest in Nairobi in 2014. AFP via Getty Images.

New media voices are telling Kenya's Covid-19 stories - from the ground up

Wambui Wamunyu 18 May 2020

What people really get up to in self-isolation

What people really get up to in self-isolation

Izzy Pugh, Kantar 25 Mar 2020

Back row (From L-R): Banky W, Ted Sarandos (Netflix Chief Content Officer), Kate Henshaw, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Felipe Tewes (Netflix Italian & African Originals Director), Omoni Oboli, Ben Amadasun (Netflix Africa Licensing Director) and Akin Omotoso Front Row (L-R) Mo Abudu, Adesua Etomi, Dorothy Ghettuba (Netflix African Originals lead) , Kunle Afolayan, Kemi Adetiba and Ramsey Noah.

Netflix Naija: Creative freedom in Nigeria's emerging digital space?

Samuel Andrews 20 Mar 2020

YouTube appoints Alex Okosi as MD of emerging markets: EMEA

YouTube appoints Alex Okosi as MD of emerging markets: EMEA

21 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: From the rise of independent artists to the age of TikTok

#BizTrends2020: From the rise of independent artists to the age of TikTok

Tecla Ciolfi 13 Jan 2020

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Social media trends for 2020

Tito Ribeiro 31 Dec 2019

The Best of Biz: Marketing & Media Africa 2019

#BestofBiz 2019: Marketing & Media Africa

17 Dec 2019

The Best of Biz: Marketing & Media 2019

#BestofBiz 2019: Marketing & Media

17 Dec 2019

New monetisation models for media are needed

New monetisation models for media are needed

Louise Burgers 16 Dec 2019

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2020: Building the emotive link between customers and our brands

Alan Radmall 12 Dec 2019

#PR2020 Summit speakers Nadia Hearn of Faselis, Jody Kolbee of Writers Hand Studios, Jaco Pienaar of PEAR, Sasha Knott of Job Crystal and Regine Le Roux of Reputation Matters. Missing: Robin Tindall of Lead Genius.

#PR2020: Trends in the PR influencer, recruitment, reputation and measurement space

Leigh Andrews 12 Dec 2019

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