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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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New CNN Travel multiplatform, multimedia digital destination launched

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Nigerian rideshare app reports success

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26% of media consumption will be mobile in 2019

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Digital payments boost economic opportunity for poor

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2017 Mobile 360 - Africa open for registration

2017 Mobile 360 - Africa open for registration

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African healthcare - ripe for disruption

African healthcare - ripe for disruption

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Marketers in Africa should leverage mobile as an amplifier

Marketers in Africa should leverage mobile as an amplifier

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#AfricaMonth: The African opportunity in front of you

#AfricaMonth: The African opportunity in front of you

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Kwesé expands reach of mobile TV across continent

Kwesé expands reach of mobile TV across continent

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Fortumo expands into Algeria, Ghana and Tanzania

Fortumo expands into Algeria, Ghana and Tanzania

22 May 2017

Orange launches in Liberia.

Orange becomes market leader in Liberia after acquisition

22 May 2017

World first: Open Trial justice application launches in Malawi

World first: Open Trial justice application launches in Malawi

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Vodacom to buy R35bn stake in Safaricom

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How free Wi-Fi is changing the trade show industry

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Surge in demand for mobile connectivity

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BBM launches mobile streaming TV in Africa

BBM launches mobile streaming TV in Africa

8 May 2017

International mobile money transfers for Tanzania

International mobile money transfers for Tanzania

3 May 2017

West Africa mobile awards finalists announced

West Africa mobile awards finalists announced

3 May 2017

Prepaid payment solutions drive cash out of Africa's economies

Prepaid payment solutions drive cash out of Africa's economies

28 Apr 2017

MTN SA, Huawei launch the first LTE LAA network in Africa

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Mobile movie ticket services for Nigerians

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Disrupting cash transactions in growth markets

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New CNN Travel multiplatform, multimedia digital destination launched

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13 Jun 2017

Nigerian rideshare app reports success

Nigerian rideshare app reports success

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Jumia Food managing director, Duncan Muchangi, with Sodexo Kenya CEO Neil Ribiero, during the signing of the partnership.

Mobile payments deliver on meals for workers

8 Jun 2017

Africa's quest for a cashless economy gains momentum

Africa's quest for a cashless economy gains momentum

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26% of media consumption will be mobile in 2019

26% of media consumption will be mobile in 2019

7 Jun 2017

Digital payments boost economic opportunity for poor

Digital payments boost economic opportunity for poor

2 Jun 2017

2017 Mobile 360 - Africa open for registration

2017 Mobile 360 - Africa open for registration

2 Jun 2017

African healthcare - ripe for disruption

African healthcare - ripe for disruption

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Marketers in Africa should leverage mobile as an amplifier

Marketers in Africa should leverage mobile as an amplifier

Werner Lindemann 24 May 2017

#AfricaMonth: The African opportunity in front of you

#AfricaMonth: The African opportunity in front of you

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Kwesé expands reach of mobile TV across continent

Kwesé expands reach of mobile TV across continent

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Fortumo expands into Algeria, Ghana and Tanzania

Fortumo expands into Algeria, Ghana and Tanzania

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Orange launches in Liberia.

Orange becomes market leader in Liberia after acquisition

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World first: Open Trial justice application launches in Malawi

World first: Open Trial justice application launches in Malawi

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Vodacom to buy R35bn stake in Safaricom

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How free Wi-Fi is changing the trade show industry

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Surge in demand for mobile connectivity

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BBM launches mobile streaming TV in Africa

BBM launches mobile streaming TV in Africa

8 May 2017

International mobile money transfers for Tanzania

International mobile money transfers for Tanzania

3 May 2017

West Africa mobile awards finalists announced

West Africa mobile awards finalists announced

3 May 2017

Prepaid payment solutions drive cash out of Africa's economies

Prepaid payment solutions drive cash out of Africa's economies

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MTN SA, Huawei launch the first LTE LAA network in Africa

MTN SA, Huawei launch the first LTE LAA network in Africa

25 Apr 2017

Mobile penetration in Africa reaches 80%

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Africa's mobile operators aim for TV content

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Uber-style taxi app launched in Somalia

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#WTMA17: Using digital marketing to convince young Africans to travel

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New mobile payment system for fuel in Namibia

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Digital investment in Africa accelerates

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Desktop vs tablet vs mobile: which device rules Africa?

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MTN pays $98m part of Nigerian fine

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Kenyans in diaspora are biggest senders of mobile money

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29 Mar 2017

Minister for Constitutional Affairs, Dr Harrison Mwakyembe (L) presents a birth certificate to a parent during the launch of mobile birth registration campaign in Geita and Shinyanga Regions. Tigo Tanzania donated 1,200 mobile phones to support the exercise. Credit: Tigo.

Tigo supports mobile birth registration in Tanzania

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Kenya sells first ever mobile government bonds

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