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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

3 Jan 2025

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Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

Tom Jackson 12 Apr 2018

Mental models for tech entrepreneurs coming to Africa

Mental models for tech entrepreneurs coming to Africa

Alan Knott-Craig 9 Apr 2018

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Senegal

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Senegal

Tom Jackson 9 Apr 2018

African data analytics markets receive $5m injection

African data analytics markets receive $5m injection

4 Apr 2018

Consumerisation of travel: Millennials changing the face of business travel

Consumerisation of travel: Millennials changing the face of business travel

3 Apr 2018

Herney via

Scaling up game-changing agricultural innovations and technologies in Africa

Esther Ngumbi 29 Mar 2018

More competition for MTN in Nigeria

More competition for MTN in Nigeria

26 Mar 2018

Tigo managing director, Simon Karikari, (second left), and the general manager of Uber East Africa, Loic Amado, shake hands after announcing the partnership between Tigo and Uber Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Others are: Uber country manager, Alfred Msemo and Tigo’s head of mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed. Source: Tigo.

Tigo and Uber partner up in East Africa

23 Mar 2018

Africa CEO Forum.

Showcasing African startups and leadership

22 Mar 2018

IFEC product standpoints for African airlines, tech-savvy passengers and content producers

IFEC product standpoints for African airlines, tech-savvy passengers and content producers

Kevin Odhiambo Opiyo 19 Mar 2018

Jumia report launch.

Social media prompts smartphone adoption in Nigeria

19 Mar 2018

Taxify launches boda boda service in Nairobi

Taxify launches boda boda service in Nairobi

19 Mar 2018

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Fighting Fall armyworm? There's an app for that

15 Mar 2018

Africa's smartphone market expected to reverse declines

Africa's smartphone market expected to reverse declines

14 Mar 2018

Payment trends in Africa - driven by tech with an African twist

Payment trends in Africa - driven by tech with an African twist

David Noel Lardin 13 Mar 2018

This week in tech - robots are coming for your jobs

This week in tech - robots are coming for your jobs

Jason Snyman 9 Mar 2018

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Can the digital revolution transform agriculture?

Heinz Strubenhoff and Roy Parizat 8 Mar 2018

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Rwanda's SafeMotos adds female moto-drivers to platform

Tom Jackson 8 Mar 2018

'Moving Rwanda' digital mobility concept kicks off

'Moving Rwanda' digital mobility concept kicks off

7 Mar 2018

Lance Mambondiani, CEO: Steward Bank

#SeamlessAfrica: Banking is not about the app, but connectivity and content

Nicci Botha 6 Mar 2018

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Big data drives more finance to African agribusiness

2 Mar 2018

Kenya's mSurvey expands into Nigeria

Kenya's mSurvey expands into Nigeria

1 Mar 2018

Mobile trends in Nigeria report

Mobile trends in Nigeria report

28 Feb 2018

Spanish Olympic Athlete, Maria Azucena Diaz, tests the body sensors. Credit: ElPais

Top devices at Mobile World Congress

28 Feb 2018

Hubs.ng digital ecosystem launches in Nigeria

Hubs.ng digital ecosystem launches in Nigeria

Gabriella Mulligan 26 Feb 2018

Dr William Mapham.
Image © Christopher Larson/Scott Gorman.

#Designindaba2018: SA's crowd-sourced solution for a global problem

Sue Disler 22 Feb 2018

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Beyond profit: How innovation is helping Africa's agri-industry feed the world

Paul McKane 22 Feb 2018

Thomson Reuters launches Eikon mobile app in Africa

Thomson Reuters launches Eikon mobile app in Africa

20 Feb 2018

Africa Tech Summit kicks off in Kigali

Africa Tech Summit kicks off in Kigali

Gabriella Mulligan 15 Feb 2018

Nigerian e-library startup Panacea launches Android app

Nigerian e-library startup Panacea launches Android app

Tom Jackson 15 Feb 2018

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Mental models for tech entrepreneurs coming to Africa

ICTMental models for tech entrepreneurs coming to Africa

Alan Knott-Craig 9 Apr 2018

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Senegal

ICTWhy my startup scene is better than yours: Senegal

Tom Jackson 9 Apr 2018

African data analytics markets receive $5m injection

ICTAfrican data analytics markets receive $5m injection

4 Apr 2018

Consumerisation of travel: Millennials changing the face of business travel

Tourism & TravelConsumerisation of travel: Millennials changing the face of business travel

3 Apr 2018

Herney via

AgricultureScaling up game-changing agricultural innovations and technologies in Africa

Esther Ngumbi 29 Mar 2018

More competition for MTN in Nigeria

ICTMore competition for MTN in Nigeria

26 Mar 2018

Tigo managing director, Simon Karikari, (second left), and the general manager of Uber East Africa, Loic Amado, shake hands after announcing the partnership between Tigo and Uber Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Others are: Uber country manager, Alfred Msemo and Tigo’s head of mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed. Source: Tigo.

ICTTigo and Uber partner up in East Africa

23 Mar 2018

Africa CEO Forum.

EntrepreneurshipShowcasing African startups and leadership

22 Mar 2018

IFEC product standpoints for African airlines, tech-savvy passengers and content producers

Tourism & TravelIFEC product standpoints for African airlines, tech-savvy passengers and content producers

Kevin Odhiambo Opiyo 19 Mar 2018

Jumia report launch.

Marketing & MediaSocial media prompts smartphone adoption in Nigeria

19 Mar 2018

Taxify launches boda boda service in Nairobi

Logistics & TransportTaxify launches boda boda service in Nairobi

19 Mar 2018

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AgricultureFighting Fall armyworm? There's an app for that

15 Mar 2018

Africa's smartphone market expected to reverse declines

ICTAfrica's smartphone market expected to reverse declines

14 Mar 2018

Payment trends in Africa - driven by tech with an African twist

RetailPayment trends in Africa - driven by tech with an African twist

David Noel Lardin 13 Mar 2018

This week in tech - robots are coming for your jobs

HR & ManagementThis week in tech - robots are coming for your jobs

Jason Snyman 9 Mar 2018

lqlqlqlq75 via

AgricultureCan the digital revolution transform agriculture?

Heinz Strubenhoff and Roy Parizat 8 Mar 2018

Image via Disrupt Africa

AutomotiveRwanda's SafeMotos adds female moto-drivers to platform

Tom Jackson 8 Mar 2018

'Moving Rwanda' digital mobility concept kicks off

Automotive'Moving Rwanda' digital mobility concept kicks off

7 Mar 2018

Lance Mambondiani, CEO: Steward Bank

Finance#SeamlessAfrica: Banking is not about the app, but connectivity and content

Nicci Botha 6 Mar 2018

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AgricultureBig data drives more finance to African agribusiness

2 Mar 2018

Kenya's mSurvey expands into Nigeria

Marketing & MediaKenya's mSurvey expands into Nigeria

1 Mar 2018

Mobile trends in Nigeria report

Marketing & MediaMobile trends in Nigeria report

28 Feb 2018

Spanish Olympic Athlete, Maria Azucena Diaz, tests the body sensors. Credit: ElPais

ICTTop devices at Mobile World Congress

28 Feb 2018

Hubs.ng digital ecosystem launches in Nigeria

ICTHubs.ng digital ecosystem launches in Nigeria

Gabriella Mulligan 26 Feb 2018

Dr William Mapham.
Image © Christopher Larson/Scott Gorman.

Marketing & Media#Designindaba2018: SA's crowd-sourced solution for a global problem

Sue Disler 22 Feb 2018

Kate HoltAusAID via

AgricultureBeyond profit: How innovation is helping Africa's agri-industry feed the world

Paul McKane 22 Feb 2018

Thomson Reuters launches Eikon mobile app in Africa

Marketing & MediaThomson Reuters launches Eikon mobile app in Africa

20 Feb 2018

Africa Tech Summit kicks off in Kigali

ICTAfrica Tech Summit kicks off in Kigali

Gabriella Mulligan 15 Feb 2018

Nigerian e-library startup Panacea launches Android app

ICTNigerian e-library startup Panacea launches Android app

Tom Jackson 15 Feb 2018

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Tourism & TravelNew app a digital gateway to Abu Dhabi heritage

14 Feb 2018

Data costs impacting African economies

ICTData costs impacting African economies

Duduzile Mkhwanazi 12 Feb 2018

Oradian co-founder Julian Oehrlein on stage at the European FinTech event in Brussels accepting the award for Europe's Most Innovative Banking Software.

ICTThe missing links in the digital ecosystem in Africa

8 Feb 2018

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AgricultureEvidence patchy on value of mobile apps for farmers

Inga Vesper 8 Feb 2018

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AgricultureThe rise and rise of African agri-tech

Tom Jackson 7 Feb 2018

Smart cities need to be more human, so we're creating Sims-style virtual worlds

ICTSmart cities need to be more human, so we're creating Sims-style virtual worlds

Nick Malleson and Alison Heppenstall 5 Feb 2018

Mobile app fatigue - what is it and what can you do about it?

ICTMobile app fatigue - what is it and what can you do about it?

Lynette Hundermark 1 Feb 2018

Boda Boda riders launch bike-hailing app

Logistics & TransportBoda Boda riders launch bike-hailing app

24 Jan 2018

Lee Naik

ICTTechnology in Africa: A guide for the year ahead

Lee Naik 24 Jan 2018

WhatsApp launches business app

ICTWhatsApp launches business app

Ilse van den Berg 19 Jan 2018

MTN, Ericsson trial 5G technology in Africa

ICTMTN, Ericsson trial 5G technology in Africa

9 Jan 2018