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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

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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The 2025 Tabbie Awards competition for B2B online and print publications is open (Image supplied)

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Namibia joins Africa's mobile phone banking boom

Namibia joins Africa's mobile phone banking boom

12 Feb 2016

MTN Nigeria selects Gemalto for rollout of GSMA Mobile Connect authentication service

MTN Nigeria selects Gemalto for rollout of GSMA Mobile Connect authentication service

12 Feb 2016

Visafone acqusition - We'll meet Etisalat in court - MTN

Visafone acqusition - We'll meet Etisalat in court - MTN

Chima Akwaja 10 Feb 2016

Orange to acquire Millicom's subsidiary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Orange to acquire Millicom's subsidiary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

10 Feb 2016

MTN Nigeria's legal battles pile up

MTN Nigeria's legal battles pile up

9 Feb 2016

Tigo Tanzania announces free WhatsApp messaging service

Tigo Tanzania announces free WhatsApp messaging service

5 Feb 2016

WorldRemit opens up MTN Mobile Money wallets in Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia

WorldRemit opens up MTN Mobile Money wallets in Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia

29 Jan 2016

Govt rejects MTN's out-of-court settlement offer

Govt rejects MTN's out-of-court settlement offer

Zakariyya Adaramola 27 Jan 2016

Why Kenyan SMEs must tap the potential of mobile phones

Why Kenyan SMEs must tap the potential of mobile phones

Ngugi Mungai 25 Jan 2016

MTN denies any wrongdoing in Cameroon

MTN denies any wrongdoing in Cameroon

22 Jan 2016

Viber spreads good vibes in Africa & the Middle East with the introduction of Public Chats

Viber spreads good vibes in Africa & the Middle East with the introduction of Public Chats

19 Jan 2016

Phone subscribers increase to 152.1 million

19 Jan 2016

Orange buys telecom operators in Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone

Orange buys telecom operators in Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone

14 Jan 2016

Mobile phone-based T-Bond for sale

Mobile phone-based T-Bond for sale

Charles Mwaniki 13 Jan 2016

Orange will acquire 100% of the mobile operator Cellcom Liberia

Orange will acquire 100% of the mobile operator Cellcom Liberia

13 Jan 2016

Fine doesn't keep MTN Nigeria down

Fine doesn't keep MTN Nigeria down

Asha Speckman 11 Jan 2016

Five mobile app trends to look out for in Nigeria 2016

Five mobile app trends to look out for in Nigeria 2016

Nkem Ndem V 7 Jan 2016

Kenyan mobile phone users up to 38 million

James Kariuki 7 Jan 2016

Kenya's mobile penetration hits 88 percent

Baraka Jefwa 5 Jan 2016

Mobile wallets revolutionise African retail

Mobile wallets revolutionise African retail

30 Dec 2015

Uganda's M-PESA services to boost economic growth

Uganda's M-PESA services to boost economic growth

30 Dec 2015

MTN Cote d'Ivoire secures local mobile services

MTN Cote d'Ivoire secures local mobile services

28 Dec 2015

MTN confirms it will fight Nigerian fine

MTN confirms it will fight Nigerian fine

21 Dec 2015

Orange announces winners of 2015 AMEA Developers Challenge

Orange announces winners of 2015 AMEA Developers Challenge

18 Dec 2015

Ericsson report on changing media preferences in Kenya

Ericsson report on changing media preferences in Kenya

17 Dec 2015

'Apping' SA's awesome SMEs

Leigh Andrews 11 Dec 2015

[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 160: Mobile, social, design and media with NATIVE VML

[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 160: Mobile, social, design and media with NATIVE VML

10 Dec 2015

[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 160: Catching up with the NATIVE VML crew

[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 160: Catching up with the NATIVE VML crew

9 Dec 2015

Africa is the mobile advertising world's sleeping giant

Africa is the mobile advertising world's sleeping giant

Stephen Sandmann 8 Dec 2015

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Duncan Alfreds 8 Dec 2015

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Visafone acqusition - We'll meet Etisalat in court - MTN

Visafone acqusition - We'll meet Etisalat in court - MTN

Chima Akwaja 10 Feb 2016

Orange to acquire Millicom's subsidiary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Orange to acquire Millicom's subsidiary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

10 Feb 2016

MTN Nigeria's legal battles pile up

MTN Nigeria's legal battles pile up

9 Feb 2016

Tigo Tanzania announces free WhatsApp messaging service

Tigo Tanzania announces free WhatsApp messaging service

5 Feb 2016

WorldRemit opens up MTN Mobile Money wallets in Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia

WorldRemit opens up MTN Mobile Money wallets in Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia

29 Jan 2016

Govt rejects MTN's out-of-court settlement offer

Govt rejects MTN's out-of-court settlement offer

Zakariyya Adaramola 27 Jan 2016

Why Kenyan SMEs must tap the potential of mobile phones

Why Kenyan SMEs must tap the potential of mobile phones

Ngugi Mungai 25 Jan 2016

MTN denies any wrongdoing in Cameroon

MTN denies any wrongdoing in Cameroon

22 Jan 2016

Viber spreads good vibes in Africa & the Middle East with the introduction of Public Chats

Viber spreads good vibes in Africa & the Middle East with the introduction of Public Chats

19 Jan 2016

Phone subscribers increase to 152.1 million

19 Jan 2016

Orange buys telecom operators in Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone

Orange buys telecom operators in Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone

14 Jan 2016

Mobile phone-based T-Bond for sale

Mobile phone-based T-Bond for sale

Charles Mwaniki 13 Jan 2016

Orange will acquire 100% of the mobile operator Cellcom Liberia

Orange will acquire 100% of the mobile operator Cellcom Liberia

13 Jan 2016

Fine doesn't keep MTN Nigeria down

Fine doesn't keep MTN Nigeria down

Asha Speckman 11 Jan 2016

Five mobile app trends to look out for in Nigeria 2016

Five mobile app trends to look out for in Nigeria 2016

Nkem Ndem V 7 Jan 2016

Kenyan mobile phone users up to 38 million

James Kariuki 7 Jan 2016

Kenya's mobile penetration hits 88 percent

Baraka Jefwa 5 Jan 2016

Mobile wallets revolutionise African retail

Mobile wallets revolutionise African retail

30 Dec 2015

Uganda's M-PESA services to boost economic growth

Uganda's M-PESA services to boost economic growth

30 Dec 2015

MTN Cote d'Ivoire secures local mobile services

MTN Cote d'Ivoire secures local mobile services

28 Dec 2015

MTN confirms it will fight Nigerian fine

MTN confirms it will fight Nigerian fine

21 Dec 2015

Orange announces winners of 2015 AMEA Developers Challenge

Orange announces winners of 2015 AMEA Developers Challenge

18 Dec 2015

Ericsson report on changing media preferences in Kenya

Ericsson report on changing media preferences in Kenya

17 Dec 2015

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Leigh Andrews 11 Dec 2015

[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 160: Mobile, social, design and media with NATIVE VML

[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 160: Mobile, social, design and media with NATIVE VML

10 Dec 2015

[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 160: Catching up with the NATIVE VML crew

[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 160: Catching up with the NATIVE VML crew

9 Dec 2015

Africa is the mobile advertising world's sleeping giant

Africa is the mobile advertising world's sleeping giant

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Duncan Alfreds 8 Dec 2015

The four F-words of gamification: fun, fame and fortune for free on your phone

The four F-words of gamification: fun, fame and fortune for free on your phone

Candice Goodman, Mobitainment 7 Dec 2015

MTN's Nigeria fine increased again to USD3.9bn

MTN's Nigeria fine increased again to USD3.9bn

7 Dec 2015

A reimagined Africa

A reimagined Africa

Danette Breitenbach 4 Dec 2015

Nigerian Communications Commission reduces MTN fine to USD3.4bn

Nigerian Communications Commission reduces MTN fine to USD3.4bn

4 Dec 2015

First commercial launch of BES in South Africa

First commercial launch of BES in South Africa

4 Dec 2015

Samsung Nigeria named best company in youth focused CSR at SERAS 2015

Samsung Nigeria named best company in youth focused CSR at SERAS 2015

1 Dec 2015

Klein Karoo Seed Marketing gains informal market knowledge with Globetom SMS competition

Klein Karoo Seed Marketing gains informal market knowledge with Globetom SMS competition

1 Dec 2015

Safaricom in Kenya ties in MTN Rwanda

Safaricom in Kenya ties in MTN Rwanda

Shadrack Kavilu 30 Nov 2015

GIBA announces partnership with GeoPoll and Kantar Media

GIBA announces partnership with GeoPoll and Kantar Media

27 Nov 2015

Microfinance providers, mobile carriers drive financial inclusion for the unbanked

Microfinance providers, mobile carriers drive financial inclusion for the unbanked

26 Nov 2015

[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 158: The Bookmarks Awards and Premier Hotels & Resorts

[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 158: The Bookmarks Awards and Premier Hotels & Resorts

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[AfricaCom] Internet access for Africa!

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