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Electric vehicles in Africa: what’s needed to grow the sector

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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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Source: © 123rf In 2024, 258,000 apps for iOS and Android operating systems were downloaded per minute for all types of publishers, with in-app purchase revenue up 12.5% to $150bn

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[AfricaCom 2013] Day one

[AfricaCom 2013] Day one

13 Nov 2013

Etisalat aquires stake in Maroc Telecom, Airtel aquires Warid Congo SA

Etisalat aquires stake in Maroc Telecom, Airtel aquires Warid Congo SA

13 Nov 2013

Africa's mobile data business to be worth US$23 billion in 2018

Africa's mobile data business to be worth US$23 billion in 2018

12 Nov 2013

Global Internet Phenomena Report 2H2013 released

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12 Nov 2013

Vodacom says it will increase its investment in capital expansion by up to 17%. Image:

Vodacom's capital investment to rise by up to 17%

Thabiso Mochiko 12 Nov 2013

Telephones are generation Y's third choice for communication

Telephones are generation Y's third choice for communication

Brandon Gregory 11 Nov 2013

Nokia: a lesson in how high-tech flyers can fall fast

Nokia: a lesson in how high-tech flyers can fall fast

11 Nov 2013

Wikipedia Zero on mobile in Kenya

Wikipedia Zero on mobile in Kenya

8 Nov 2013

Opera Mini popular browser in Zimbabwe

Opera Mini popular browser in Zimbabwe

7 Nov 2013

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Mobilium Smart Health app launched

5 Nov 2013

VoD platforms key driver of next bandwidth capacity spike

VoD platforms key driver of next bandwidth capacity spike

4 Nov 2013

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Airtel Games Club launched

2 Nov 2013

AfricaCom set to launch first dedicated LTE event

AfricaCom set to launch first dedicated LTE event

24 Oct 2013

MTN's subscribers keep growing. Image: sheelamohan.

MTN now has 203,8m subscribers

24 Oct 2013

Cyber crime a national crisis

Cyber crime a national crisis

24 Oct 2013

Samsung launches BBM for Android in sub-Saharan Africa

Samsung launches BBM for Android in sub-Saharan Africa

22 Oct 2013

Etisalat Group CEO, Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, speaking at m360 conference

Etisalat Group CEO shares vision for future of telecoms in the region

22 Oct 2013

Etisalat, MasterCard demonstrate future of mobile payments

Etisalat, MasterCard demonstrate future of mobile payments

21 Oct 2013

MetropolitanRepublic's Project Uganda stripped of Grand Prix

MetropolitanRepublic's Project Uganda stripped of Grand Prix

19 Oct 2013

Safaricom in $293m investment to have "best network in Kenya"

Safaricom in $293m investment to have "best network in Kenya"

Nick Sato 17 Oct 2013

MEF Africa embarks on study of mobile businesses

MEF Africa embarks on study of mobile businesses

14 Oct 2013

Flous to reduce cost of transferring money

Flous to reduce cost of transferring money

7 Oct 2013

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 set to launch in Ghana

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 set to launch in Ghana

3 Oct 2013

App launched to teach Kenyan children Swahili

App launched to teach Kenyan children Swahili

Gabriella Mulligan 2 Oct 2013

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Plans to launch made-in-Nigeria phones

2 Oct 2013

Mobilising apps for Africa

Mobilising apps for Africa

25 Sep 2013

MMA SA supports Tech4Africa 2013

MMA SA supports Tech4Africa 2013

25 Sep 2013

Brand Africa 100 names MTN as Africa's top brand

23 Sep 2013

The state of the nation: Advertising in Africa

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Staff Reporter 21 Sep 2013

Swap your current handset for a Nokia Lumia 520

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Vodacom says it will increase its investment in capital expansion by up to 17%. Image:

Vodacom's capital investment to rise by up to 17%

Thabiso Mochiko 12 Nov 2013

Telephones are generation Y's third choice for communication

Telephones are generation Y's third choice for communication

Brandon Gregory 11 Nov 2013

Nokia: a lesson in how high-tech flyers can fall fast

Nokia: a lesson in how high-tech flyers can fall fast

11 Nov 2013

Wikipedia Zero on mobile in Kenya

Wikipedia Zero on mobile in Kenya

8 Nov 2013

Opera Mini popular browser in Zimbabwe

Opera Mini popular browser in Zimbabwe

7 Nov 2013

Image © okolaa via Fotolia.com

Mobilium Smart Health app launched

5 Nov 2013

VoD platforms key driver of next bandwidth capacity spike

VoD platforms key driver of next bandwidth capacity spike

4 Nov 2013

Image © Davidus via Fotolia.com

Airtel Games Club launched

2 Nov 2013

AfricaCom set to launch first dedicated LTE event

AfricaCom set to launch first dedicated LTE event

24 Oct 2013

MTN's subscribers keep growing. Image: sheelamohan.

MTN now has 203,8m subscribers

24 Oct 2013

Cyber crime a national crisis

Cyber crime a national crisis

24 Oct 2013

Samsung launches BBM for Android in sub-Saharan Africa

Samsung launches BBM for Android in sub-Saharan Africa

22 Oct 2013

Etisalat Group CEO, Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, speaking at m360 conference

Etisalat Group CEO shares vision for future of telecoms in the region

22 Oct 2013

Etisalat, MasterCard demonstrate future of mobile payments

Etisalat, MasterCard demonstrate future of mobile payments

21 Oct 2013

MetropolitanRepublic's Project Uganda stripped of Grand Prix

MetropolitanRepublic's Project Uganda stripped of Grand Prix

19 Oct 2013

Safaricom in $293m investment to have "best network in Kenya"

Safaricom in $293m investment to have "best network in Kenya"

Nick Sato 17 Oct 2013

MEF Africa embarks on study of mobile businesses

MEF Africa embarks on study of mobile businesses

14 Oct 2013

Flous to reduce cost of transferring money

Flous to reduce cost of transferring money

7 Oct 2013

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 set to launch in Ghana

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 set to launch in Ghana

3 Oct 2013

App launched to teach Kenyan children Swahili

App launched to teach Kenyan children Swahili

Gabriella Mulligan 2 Oct 2013

Image source: Andy Newson via

Plans to launch made-in-Nigeria phones

2 Oct 2013

Mobilising apps for Africa

Mobilising apps for Africa

25 Sep 2013

MMA SA supports Tech4Africa 2013

MMA SA supports Tech4Africa 2013

25 Sep 2013

Brand Africa 100 names MTN as Africa's top brand

23 Sep 2013

The state of the nation: Advertising in Africa

The state of the nation: Advertising in Africa

Staff Reporter 21 Sep 2013

Swap your current handset for a Nokia Lumia 520

Swap your current handset for a Nokia Lumia 520

21 Sep 2013

Libya to tender for first private mobile licence

19 Sep 2013

MTN launches new global brand campaign

18 Sep 2013

Safaricom, Kenyan government must meet in the middle

Safaricom, Kenyan government must meet in the middle

Tom Jackson 17 Sep 2013

Tusker Project Fame launches mobisite

17 Sep 2013

Etisalat Nigeria Gold sponsor for App Summit

Etisalat Nigeria Gold sponsor for App Summit

16 Sep 2013

Airtel Money and Metropolitan announces partnership

Airtel Money and Metropolitan announces partnership

13 Sep 2013

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Nigerian Government orders 53 Gold iPhones

11 Sep 2013

Telecom Namibia deploys Zhone services

Telecom Namibia deploys Zhone services

11 Sep 2013

Entering next phase of mobile research strategy across AME

Entering next phase of mobile research strategy across AME

10 Sep 2013

Africa set to launch digital television

9 Sep 2013

Vodafone Egypt selects Erricsson to deploy MBC

Vodafone Egypt selects Erricsson to deploy MBC

9 Sep 2013

The future of digital in Africa is limitless

The future of digital in Africa is limitless

Liezl Roxin 5 Sep 2013

Millward Brown - The mobile revolution

Millward Brown - The mobile revolution

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