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Orange officially announced the launch of its brand in Sierra Leone. As of today, Airtel Sierra Leone becomes Orange Sierra Leone. The acquisition of Airtel Sierra Leone was finalised in July 2016 by Orange, together with its Senegal-based partner Sonatel, allowing the Orange Group to reinforce its presence in West Africa. Following…

Startup Grind Lagos is set to host her monthly meetup on Saturday, 28th of October 2017. The theme for this month’s meetup is “is your Grind buzz worthy?” This month’s guests are Afua Osei, one of the Amazons behind She Leads Africa, and Tunde Phoster, an innovator and Brand Doctor This…

After giving Safaricom two weeks exclusive selling rights of the New OPPO A71, the device is now open for sale to all company dealers in the country. The move comes after the device retailed for two continued weeks at Safaricom shops at a retail price of 19,990ksh after its official…

Popular crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo, has announced that it will now offer a platform for selling products. Founded in 2008 Danae Ringelmann, Slava Rubin, and Eric Schell, the site is one of the first crowdfunding sites. It allows people to request funds for an idea, charity, or start-up business. Now the company is now…

On today’s episode, we have Kendall Ananyi, co-founder of Tizeti which operates as Wifi.com.ng.  Wifi.com.ng provides unlimited uncapped internet to users for less than $25 per month. I met Kendall Ananyi in his office in Lagos. We had a good debate about the state of startups in Africa, funding, challenges…..…

The management of the merged Tigo and Airtel companies in Ghana have named Roshi Motman the new Chief Executive Officer of the merged company. Before this announcement, she was a General Manager of Togo Ghana. With the merger successfully completed, Airtel CEO Lucy Quist leaves the company. This also makes the…

Starta and Ingressive, the organizers of High Growth Africa Summit, have announced the “HGAS2017 VIP ticket giveaway.” The promo is giving 100 entrepreneurs and tech enthusiasts free tickets worth N10,000  each to attend the Summit. About High Growth Africa Summit High Growth Africa Summit 2017 is exclusively dedicated to teaching entrepreneurs…

From standing up to her business magnate father in the boardroom over issues of gender disparity, Wendy Appelbaum has always been a fierce advocate for women empowerment and ensuring that women achieve their rightful place in the corporate world. The journey has not always been easy but through it all, Wendy…

The 6th annual MTN Business App of the Year Awards night took place last week in Johannesburg, South Africa. The App of the Year Awards is the champion of app development in South Africa; celebrating local home-grown talent, the out-of-the-box thinkers that drive disruption and change. Standard Bank’s Shyft emerged as the overall winner of…

SITA is providing its world-class passenger and baggage processing technology as well as its airport management solutions to Ghana’s new Terminal 3 at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, helping cement the airport’s position as a vital regional hub. Ghana’s largest airport is expanding its capacity to meet significant growth in international…

One of the richest men in Africa, Aliko Dangote has launched a multi-million Naira Youth Farming Initiative that will engage teeming unemployed Nigerian graduates. This programme has been launched by one of his companies, Dangote Rice Limited  in Kogi a state in the central region of the country. This is even as the…

Uber has announced the appointment of Lola Kassim as the new General Manager for West Africa. She will take up the void left by Ebi Atawodi who moved on to the Netherlands office as a Product Manager. Until recently, Lola was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey and Company where she…

According to the World Health Organization, Diarrhoea disease is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old, and is responsible for killing around  525,000 children every year.These deaths can be prevented through the simple act of handwashing with soap which can break the chain of infection. Dettol, one…

Three startups, Big Pot, Truuscore, 1 million Teachers, have been announced as the winners of maiden edition of CcHub Diaspora Challenge. They emerged from over 250 entries from scientists, innovators and entrepreneurs across the diaspora community in the UK. The CcHUB Diaspora Challenge was launched in May 2017, giving a chance for…

When the Blackberry Motion was unveiled some days ago at the GITEX Technology Week, we only had two pictures to show. Quick glance at the specs 5.5” display 1080 x 1920 pixels (155.7 x 75.4 x 8.1) mm Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor 4GB RAM, 32GB storage 12MP, f/2.0 rear camera,…

Though the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 was officially unveiled globally on the 23rd of August 2017, it was officially launched in Nigeria yesterday and Innovation Village was at the event. This means it is now available in Nigeria. Pre-orders actually started some weeks ago. Made with Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5.0,…

Facebook today hosted a gathering of group leaders from some of Kenya’s largest and most diverse Facebook Group communities, all representing a wide range of Groups from parenting to leisure, non-profit, and media. With the aim of listening, learning and connecting, this community meetup forms part of Facebook’s ongoing drive to…

Three Startups, Accounteer, DIYLaw and Max.ng, have given top priority in Union Bank Startup Connect programme. Their engagement with Union Bank would be accelerated facilitated by CcHub. Details of the engagement have not yet been disclosed. Seven other startups being considered for collaboration are Edves, Riby, Stutern, SureGifts, Lusy, Hotels.ng and Taja. According…

Creative Media Works, operating as BBM Messenger, has partnered with Springster, Girl Effect’s global mobile-first platform for vulnerable young women, to launch Girl Talk, a highly important and purposeful content offering. With a purpose to ‘create a new normal’ for young women, Girl Talk can be found within the Discover…

Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has just unveiled Oculus first standalone virtual reality headset; the Oculus Go at Oculus Connect 4 in San Jose Oculus Go is a standalone headset that doesn’t require you to snap in a phone or attach a cable. It’s great for playing games, watching movies, or hanging…