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Source: © CIPESA TThe African Academy of AI and the MMA have announced a strategic partnership to champion AI-first solutions in marketing across Africa

African Academy of AI & MMA partnership champions AI-first solutions in marketing across Africa

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

2024 in-app purchase revenue up to $150bn, but app downloads decrease

23 Jan 2025

Source: © LinkedIn In 2025 AI will transform advertising, signalling a fundamental shift in how advertisers approach digital marketing

AI to transform advertising in fundamental shift in digital marketing in 2025

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Smartphone app to help SA farmers

Smartphone app to help SA farmers

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Farmcrowdy launches farmers' digital app to empower farmers

Sunday Okobi and Ugo Aliogo 28 Nov 2017

By Arthur Buliva (Own work) , via Wikimedia Commons

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Tom Jackson 27 Nov 2017

Arsenal welcomes WorldRemit as official online money transfer partner

Arsenal welcomes WorldRemit as official online money transfer partner

21 Nov 2017

BBM Messenger's Adam Pattison on chat, dark social and the new mobile economy

BBM Messenger's Adam Pattison on chat, dark social and the new mobile economy

Jessica Tennant 20 Nov 2017

Three key trends for African economic growth in 2018

Three key trends for African economic growth in 2018

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Ashley Boag 14 Nov 2017

#AfricaCom: Day three highlights

#AfricaCom: Day three highlights

11 Nov 2017

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#AfricaCom: How businesses can play their part in growing the tech ecosystem

Ilse van den Berg 10 Nov 2017

Egypt state firm looks to cash in on thriving mobile sector

Egypt state firm looks to cash in on thriving mobile sector

10 Nov 2017

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#AfricaCom: Day two highlights

9 Nov 2017

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9 Nov 2017

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#AfricaCom: How innovation is better in Africa

Ilse van den Berg 8 Nov 2017

Startups winners at AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards

Startups winners at AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards

Tom Jackson 8 Nov 2017

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Ericsson releases MEA Mobility Report 2017 at AfricaCom

8 Nov 2017

NEC/XON Summit 2017: Making Africa smarter and safer

NEC/XON Summit 2017: Making Africa smarter and safer

Ilse van den Berg 7 Nov 2017

Business card replacement app Veza launches in SA

Business card replacement app Veza launches in SA

Gabriella Mulligan 6 Nov 2017

WhatsApp rolls out 'delete for everyone' message feature

WhatsApp rolls out 'delete for everyone' message feature

3 Nov 2017

MySidekick shopping app launches across SA

MySidekick shopping app launches across SA

Tom Jackson 1 Nov 2017

Could the humble phone call be the future of digital CX?

Could the humble phone call be the future of digital CX?

Rob Lith 31 Oct 2017

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Digitisation, smart agriculture shaping the future of the African chemicals market

27 Oct 2017

Air passengers want more digital technology, more control over travel processes

Air passengers want more digital technology, more control over travel processes

26 Oct 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: Go out there and do something that you love

#EntrepreneurMonth: Go out there and do something that you love

Ilse van den Berg 20 Oct 2017

Airtel Sierra Leone rebranded Orange

Airtel Sierra Leone rebranded Orange

19 Oct 2017

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Kenya's Lori Systems wins TechCrunch Battlefield Africa

Tom Jackson 17 Oct 2017

AfricaCom 2017 Awards finalists revealed

AfricaCom 2017 Awards finalists revealed

17 Oct 2017

Uber's productive four years of economic transformation

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Emma Okonji 13 Oct 2017

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

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12 Oct 2017

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CGIAR wants to build a big data platform and innovate with startups to help smallholder farmers

11 Oct 2017

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AgricultureFarmcrowdy launches farmers' digital app to empower farmers

Sunday Okobi and Ugo Aliogo 28 Nov 2017

By Arthur Buliva (Own work) , via Wikimedia Commons

ICTSpeakers announced for Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2018

Tom Jackson 27 Nov 2017

Arsenal welcomes WorldRemit as official online money transfer partner

Marketing & MediaArsenal welcomes WorldRemit as official online money transfer partner

21 Nov 2017

BBM Messenger's Adam Pattison on chat, dark social and the new mobile economy

Marketing & MediaBBM Messenger's Adam Pattison on chat, dark social and the new mobile economy

Jessica Tennant 20 Nov 2017

Three key trends for African economic growth in 2018

Marketing & MediaThree key trends for African economic growth in 2018

16 Nov 2017

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AgricultureYou can't eat your smartphone: Why agriculture is the first frontier of African innovation

Ashley Boag 14 Nov 2017

#AfricaCom: Day three highlights

Marketing & Media#AfricaCom: Day three highlights

11 Nov 2017

#AfricaCom: How businesses can play their part in growing the tech ecosystem

ICT#AfricaCom: How businesses can play their part in growing the tech ecosystem

Ilse van den Berg 10 Nov 2017

Egypt state firm looks to cash in on thriving mobile sector

ICTEgypt state firm looks to cash in on thriving mobile sector

10 Nov 2017

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Marketing & Media#AfricaCom: Day two highlights

9 Nov 2017

ALL THE 2017 AFRICACOM AWARDS WINNERS!

Marketing & MediaALL THE 2017 AFRICACOM AWARDS WINNERS!

9 Nov 2017

#AfricaCom: How innovation is better in Africa

ICT#AfricaCom: How innovation is better in Africa

Ilse van den Berg 8 Nov 2017

Startups winners at AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards

Marketing & MediaStartups winners at AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards

Tom Jackson 8 Nov 2017

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ICTEricsson releases MEA Mobility Report 2017 at AfricaCom

8 Nov 2017

NEC/XON Summit 2017: Making Africa smarter and safer

ICTNEC/XON Summit 2017: Making Africa smarter and safer

Ilse van den Berg 7 Nov 2017

Business card replacement app Veza launches in SA

ICTBusiness card replacement app Veza launches in SA

Gabriella Mulligan 6 Nov 2017

WhatsApp rolls out 'delete for everyone' message feature

ICTWhatsApp rolls out 'delete for everyone' message feature

3 Nov 2017

MySidekick shopping app launches across SA

RetailMySidekick shopping app launches across SA

Tom Jackson 1 Nov 2017

Could the humble phone call be the future of digital CX?

ICTCould the humble phone call be the future of digital CX?

Rob Lith 31 Oct 2017

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27 Oct 2017

Air passengers want more digital technology, more control over travel processes

Tourism & TravelAir passengers want more digital technology, more control over travel processes

26 Oct 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: Go out there and do something that you love

ICT#EntrepreneurMonth: Go out there and do something that you love

Ilse van den Berg 20 Oct 2017

Airtel Sierra Leone rebranded Orange

Marketing & MediaAirtel Sierra Leone rebranded Orange

19 Oct 2017

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ICTKenya's Lori Systems wins TechCrunch Battlefield Africa

Tom Jackson 17 Oct 2017

AfricaCom 2017 Awards finalists revealed

Marketing & MediaAfricaCom 2017 Awards finalists revealed

17 Oct 2017

Uber's productive four years of economic transformation

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Emma Okonji 13 Oct 2017

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

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12 Oct 2017

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AgricultureCGIAR wants to build a big data platform and innovate with startups to help smallholder farmers

11 Oct 2017

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Tourism & TravelA new distribution landscape: Bringing blockchain to the travel industry

11 Oct 2017

AfricArena tech innovation conference kicks off next month

ICTAfricArena tech innovation conference kicks off next month

11 Oct 2017

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Jessica Tennant 6 Oct 2017

Yoco releases free POS solution for small businesses

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5 Oct 2017

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Marketing & MediaMobile content, application providers target Africa without local knowledge

3 Oct 2017

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ICTWhat if analytics and machine learning could save lives?

Aneshan Ramaloo 29 Sep 2017

Driving effective strategies for travel and entertainment automation

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28 Sep 2017

Africa still mobile

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Danette Breitenbach 28 Sep 2017

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

ICTForum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

26 Sep 2017

How will you speed through the digital trough of disillusionment?

ICTHow will you speed through the digital trough of disillusionment?

Ilse van den Berg 22 Sep 2017

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ICTThe calm before the next African smartphone storm

19 Sep 2017

Ethiopia's Meda Messenger combining chat with payments

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Tom Jackson 19 Sep 2017