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Angela Wamola, head of GSMA for sub-Saharan Africa presents the latest GSMA report.

GSMA report spotlights Africa’s ‘billion strong digital divide’Lindsey Schutters

Africa's affordable smartphone dilemma is the biggest facing the medium since Kelly tried to text Nelly on an Excel sheet. Source: Youtube/Vevo

Africa faces revenue dilemma in push for affordable smartphones #AfricaTechFestival2024

By Lindsey Schutters 12 Nov 2024

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Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Tom Jackson 19 Apr 2018

CoinAfrique app makes its mark in francophone Africa

CoinAfrique app makes its mark in francophone Africa

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East Africa: Technology helping East Africa unlock agriculture potential

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Jumia identifies five trends in Ghanaian mobile industry

Jumia identifies five trends in Ghanaian mobile industry

17 Apr 2018

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

16 Apr 2018

Classifieds app raises funding to expand in Africa

Classifieds app raises funding to expand in Africa

13 Apr 2018

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Why my startup scene is better than yours: Rwanda

Tom Jackson 13 Apr 2018

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

13 Apr 2018

Google Go now available locally

Google Go now available locally

Ilse van den Berg 12 Apr 2018

Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

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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

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More competition for MTN in Nigeria

More competition for MTN in Nigeria

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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

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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

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Taxify launches boda boda service in Nairobi

Taxify launches boda boda service in Nairobi

19 Mar 2018

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

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Can the digital revolution transform agriculture?

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'Moving Rwanda' digital mobility concept kicks off

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Tom Jackson 19 Apr 2018

CoinAfrique app makes its mark in francophone Africa

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19 Apr 2018

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

East Africa: Technology helping East Africa unlock agriculture potential

Ruari Phillips 17 Apr 2018

Jumia identifies five trends in Ghanaian mobile industry

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17 Apr 2018

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

16 Apr 2018

Classifieds app raises funding to expand in Africa

Classifieds app raises funding to expand in Africa

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Photo by Emilio Garcia on Unsplash

Why my startup scene is better than yours: Rwanda

Tom Jackson 13 Apr 2018

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

13 Apr 2018

Google Go now available locally

Google Go now available locally

Ilse van den Berg 12 Apr 2018

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

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3 Apr 2018

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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

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

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Jason Snyman 9 Mar 2018

Can the digital revolution transform agriculture?

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'Moving Rwanda' digital mobility concept kicks off

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Kenya's mSurvey expands into Nigeria

Kenya's mSurvey expands into Nigeria

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Mobile trends in Nigeria report

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Hubs.ng digital ecosystem launches in Nigeria

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Thomson Reuters launches Eikon mobile app in Africa

Thomson Reuters launches Eikon mobile app in Africa

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Africa Tech Summit kicks off in Kigali

Africa Tech Summit kicks off in Kigali

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Nigerian e-library startup Panacea launches Android app

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