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Chinese  mobile phone brand, Tecno Mobile, is set to unveil its camera smartphone CAMON 12 series on September 5. Leaked images hint that the Camon 12 series has a 90% perfect edge-to-edge ratio compared to that of the Camon 11 with 87.5% edge-to-edge ratio. A notable change is that this year’s…

– Nigeria is the second biggest market in Africa with over 2.9m DAU

Start-ups SHOPIT, EXPORTUNITY and WAKULIMA from South Africa, Benin and Tanzania respectively, emerged today the winners of the Nestlé Research and Development (R&D) Sub-Saharan innovation challenge. Selected from among a highly competitive group of 174 submissions received from 27 different countries across Africa, these start-ups projects were judged by a panel of Nestlé executives as…

Fresh off launching the Samsung Galaxy Note10 and Note10+, Samsung has launched the first 5G smartphone in its A series – the Galaxy A90 5G. Though it is the first in the A series, it is the fourth 5G phone after the Galaxy S10 5G, Galaxy Note10 5G, and Galaxy Note10+ 5G. The…

Econet Wireless has begun the installation of Tesla’s Powerwalls at its base stations across Zimbabwe. The Telecoms company is installing 520 Powerwalls to ensure that its network is available 24/7 despite frequent power outages that has characterised Zimbabwe in the last couple of months. A self-powered home combines solar energy…

Sun Exchange, the world’s first buy-to-lease marketplace for solar cells, is seeking to raise R7 million ($460,000) via an equity crowdfunding campaign with Uprise.Africa. This is part of the company’s current fundraising round which it seeks to raise up to $3million to grow its business. This R7 million will equate to…

Google Maps has now been updated to allow you pair transit directions with biking and ridesharing options, making it easier to travel that first or last mile with ease. Here’s how it works: Enter your destination in the search box, tap on “Directions” and then on the transit tab. From there,…

Japan and the African Development Bank recently announced a joint target of $3.5 billion under the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for Africa initiative (EPSA4), during the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7). Both Japan and the Bank have set a target of $1.75 billion each, from 2020-2022, to…

Global investment firm, Carlyle Group, has acquired a majority stake in South Africa based Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) software vendor, Isometrix, through its $698 million Carlyle Africa (Buyout) Fund. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Madison Park Group served as exclusive financial advisor to IsoMetrix on the transaction and existing…

True to our report in March 2019, Nigerian based logistics company, Kobo360 has officially launched in East Africa, Kenya to be precise. The launch was presided over by Kenya-based Africa Region CEO, Kagure Wamunyu,  in an event attended by business partners, media and other stakeholders. The logistics company which recently raised…

Cairo-based RiseUp has launched a new multi-stage regional startup competition, named “Pitch by the Pyramids” for startups around the Middle East and North Africa Startups participating in the Pitch by the Pyramids program provides  a unique experience and exposure for them. They will receive extensive webinar sessions covering business and…

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey ‘s account was hacked on Friday. This was noticed when it seemed that he was broadcasting racist messages and bomb threats for about 20 minutes. Twitter quickly acknowledged that the account had been hacked https://twitter.com/TwitterComms/status/1167528672523210752 However they said it was now secure. It also added that there…

The Mastercard Foundation has launched a new initiative “Young Africa Works” in Ghana to enable three million young people to access dignified and fulfilling work by 2030 The initiative is aligned with the government’s An Agenda for Jobs: Creating Prosperity and Equal Opportunity for All, and Ghana’s commitment to positioning the…

Alphabet’s Google will pay between $150 and $200 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission investigation into YouTube’s alleged violation of a children’s privacy law. This was first reported by Politico and has been corroborated by The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg . It is said that the official settlement will likely be made…

YouTube has launched a kid-friendly website named YouTubekids.com. This may be in reaction to the anticipated hammer from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation. It is rumoured that Alphabet’s Google will pay between $150 and $200 million to settle the Federal Trade Commission investigation into YouTube’s alleged violation of a…

Lenovo has introduced the next generation of Android tablets –  the Lenovo Tab M7 and Lenovo Tab M8. These tablets are the latest in the Lenovo’s mainstream (or M series) of tablets, which offer families a premium look and feel at an affordable price. The M series is a mid-level…

Bolt, formerly known as Taxify, commences operations in its 8th city in Nigeria, Port-harcourt. Previous cities include Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, Owerri, Benin City, Calabar and Uyo. According to Uche Okafor, Bolt’s regional manager for West Africa; “After successful launches in seven Nigerian cities, expanding to the cosmopolitan city of Port…

Twitter has restored the account of #BBOG co-founder, Aisha Yesufu after tendering an apology. Aisha’s Twitter account was frozen for some hours thereby making it impossible for her to use her account. Aisha shared a photo of the apology letter from support@twitter.com. See the image below. According to Twitter, Aisha’s…

Apple has sent out invites for possibly the unveiling of the next iPhone scheduled for the 10th of September. The venue for the Apple event is the company’s Apple Park headquarters in Cupertino, California. There has been rumours and leaks but all that would be put to rest. It is…

Chinese electronic giant, Xiaomi, has just launched the Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro. Launched in China today, one of the outstanding features of the phones is actually the 64MP camera for the Redmi Note 8 Pro; making it officially the world’s first smartphone with a 64MP primary sensor.…