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Source: © 123rf Mark Baldwin, CEO of , a web design and digital marketing agency, weighs in on the biggest social media platform rebrands of all time

Social media rebrands: The failure - X, the insipid - Meta and the success - InstagramMark Baldwin

Source: © 123rf In sub-Saharan Africa, TikTok removed over 7.5 million videos in Q3 2024, rising to more than 8 million in Q4 2024—an increase of 14.06% quarter-on-quarter

TikTok removes than 8 million videos in Q4 2024 in SSA, highlighting online safety

27 Mar 2025

The Warc Rankings 2025 Effective 100 reveal the most awarded campaigns and companies for effectiveness
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Warc Effective 100 ranks world’s most awarded campaigns and companies for effectiveness

25 Mar 2025

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Young Zimbabweans are using YouTube to ridicule politicians and educate voters

Doreen Rumbidzai Tivenga 24 Aug 2023

File photo: Meta and Facebook logos are seen in this illustration taken 15 February 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Kenyan court orders mediation in Meta labour dispute

George Obulutsa 23 Aug 2023

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Iraqi man arrested for broadcasting pornography on major advertising screen

22 Aug 2023

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Somalia bans TikTok, Telegram and 1XBet over 'horrific' content, misinformation

Abdi Sheikh 21 Aug 2023

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Senegal blocks TikTok in widening clampdown on dissent

Ngouda Dione and Joel Kouam 3 Aug 2023

Image supplied. Cathy Gathu has joined Ogilvy Africa as managing partner

Cathy Gathu appointed Ogilvy Africa's managing partner

28 Jul 2023

Image supplied. Ogilvy Africa officially launched InfluenceO, its end-to-end influence solution for businesses, brands, and creators in Africa for influencer marketing recently.

Ogilvy Africa launches InfluenceO, an end-to-end influence solution for Africa

1 Jun 2023

Image supplied. Greg Bailie, sales lead, global business solutions, TikTok - sub-Saharan Africa. Tiktok is the official Loeries digital cateogry partner

TikTok for Business partners with Loeries digital category

9 May 2023

Siblings present first locally produced digital series from Disney Africa

Siblings present first locally produced digital series from Disney Africa

5 May 2023

Vincent Viviers, omnichannel retail executive at Pick n Pay, at Ecom Africa. Source: Lauren Hartzenberg

#EcomAfrica: 5 need-to-know trends shaping the future of e-commerce

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Apr 2023

Court rules Meta can be sued in Kenya over alleged unlawful redundancies

Ayenat Mersie 20 Apr 2023

Image supplied. Ogilvy Africa has been shortlisted in the New York Festivals (NYF) 2023 Health Awards.

Ogilvy Africa's Lesso Lessons shortlisted in NYF 2023 Health Awards

17 Apr 2023

Image supplied. This year's Loerie's theme is Blood, Sweat & Tears

Blood, Sweat and Tears: 45 years of The Loeries

31 Mar 2023

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Kenyan judge temporarily blocks mass layoff of Facebook moderators

Aaron Ross, Hereward Holland, Sandra Maler, Emelia Si 22 Mar 2023

Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

22 Mar 2023

Source: Loeries Last year's Loeries Awards event was a recovery event. This year the event will be bolder and bigger

The Loeries 2023 - bigger and bolder, expect swagger

Danette Breitenbach 15 Mar 2023

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Joe Biden takes further steps to ban TikTok in US

8 Mar 2023

Meta appeals Kenyan court's decision it can be sued in Kenya

Humphrey Malalo and Ayenat Mersie 21 Feb 2023

Image supplied. Koo Govender is the first female CEO at Publicis Groupe Africa

Koo Govender: PGA's first female CEO

7 Feb 2023

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Meta can be sued in Kenya by ex-content moderator, the country's court rules

Ayenat Mersie 7 Feb 2023

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Meta urged to boost Africa content moderation as contractor quits

Nita Bhalla 25 Jan 2023

Source © Benoit Daoust Google says it is committed to making the ad-supported web a safer and more private place for everyone in Africa

Google: Making ad platforms safe for users, advertisers, and publishers in Africa

20 Jan 2023

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Meta launches #FlexNaija metaverse campaign for content creators in Nigeria

29 Nov 2022

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Legal dos and dont's: Influencers' guide to Comesa regulations

Reece May 3 Nov 2022

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni attends a news conference following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Entebbe, Uganda 26 July 2022. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via Reuters

Ugandan president signs law critics say will stifle free speech

Elias Biryabarema 14 Oct 2022

Source © Jacek Sopotnicki Nairobi, Kenya's captial city

William Ruto vs Kenya's media: democracy is at stake

19 Sep 2022

Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

5 Aug 2022

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Meta has 7 days to comply with Kenya's cohesion watchdog

1 Aug 2022

Source: REUTERS. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).

WHO ranked the most influential UN-recognised body on Twitter

17 Jun 2022

#AfricaMonth: Ageism in African advertising

#AfricaMonth: Ageism in African advertising

Josephine Sebesho 23 May 2022