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Africa 2.0 is excited to announce that it has partnered with WeThinkCode_ , an innovative peer-to-peer tech institution launching in Johannesburg in 2016, dedicated to transforming technology education in order to bridge the gap between undeveloped talent and the desperate IT skills shortage in South Africa. In partnership with Ecole…

Apple has announced that it will be discontinuing HopStop services in October 2005. HopStop was founded by Nigerian Chinedu Echeruo and Apple bought it in 2013. The website for HopStop displays a message that reads: HopStop will no longer be available starting October 2015 Apple had already discontinued all but…

The Apple Pencil was one of the gadgets introduced by Apple at the #AppleEvent on the 9th of September. Though it was prescribed for the iPad Pro, it can be purchased separately. The Apple Pencil is a precision input device which makes drawing and sketching feel remarkably fluid and natural.…

Zambian growing eCommerce firm, Dot Com Zambia, has raised $500,000 in its first round of funding from investors including Kulula Capital, eVentures Africa Fund. The investment, structured as a combination of debt and equity, will enable Dot Com Zambia to grow its existing e-commerce business and roll out its proprietary digital…

Nigeria’s biggest bank, First Bank of Nigeria, has just introduced an integrated lifestyle mobile banking app, FirstMobile. FirstMobile is a secure platform which allows customers carry out banking transactions and access lifestyle news content on the go from their mobile phones. With the smartphone app,  customers can enjoy real-time mobile banking…

It is now possible for bank customers that have enrolled for their Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) to request for the number from the Nigerian Interbank Settlement Scheme (NIBSS) by dialing *565*0# on any networks as long as they use the telephone numbers submitted by the bank customers during the initial…

VISA, Telecom giant Orange, Citi, Nasdaq have invested $30 Million in Bitcoin-Related Startup – Chain.com. Interestingly Wall Street is putting money behind a technology it originally dismissed as a fad. Other investors include Capital One, Fiserv. Forbes estimates that this series B round of funding brings the San Francisco-based company’s valuation to nearly $150…

Leading beverage giant, Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited today, introduced a new fruit drink, 5Alive Pulpy Orange, into the Nigerian market.  This product offers the goodness of perfectly ripe fresh oranges. 5Alive Pulpy Orange Fruit Drink comes with no added preservatives, and it joins the 5Alive beverage familyheritage of quality, which comprises Orange,…

MTN customers can now receive free incoming calls while roaming across fifteen different countries globally. This is due to a new offer from MTN Nigeria. Apart from the free incoming calls, customers can receive free incoming SMS.  This offer also provides a call rate of NGN 60  per minute for outgoing…

Facebook  has shared new statistics revealing that 2.2 million Kenyans use Facebook every day and 4.5 million each month, while 7.1 million Nigerians use Facebook daily and 15 million are active every month.  Almost all these people are coming to Facebook on a mobile device: 100% of Nigerian monthly users…

As part of its efforts to enhance the quality of customers’ shopping experience and availability of information, Nigeria’s first online auto insurer, AutoGenius has announced the launch of its redesigned website. The site’s refreshed and simplified look, combined with enhanced content, improved search functionality, and optimization for mobile devices allows consumers to…

Truppr has launched the Fit Goals Challenge, powered by Samsung Nigeria to make fitness easier and fun for individuals that want to keep fit.  This month, 3 people will receive fitness bundles to help with their fitness goals. The fitness bundles consist of one Samsung Gear Fit, one Samsung Galaxy…

eChurch.ng, a tech company that helps churches seamlessly digitize their technology processes and mobile community has announced its receipt of its first round of funding from Marek Zmyslowski, Managing Director of Jovago and Maneesh Garg, the group Chief Executive Officer of Nagode. The company seeks to widen the engagement of…

As stated in an earlier blog post, Konga has announced the launch of Mercury. Mercury is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) logistics management system that will enable logistics, courier companies and their customers to track the exact location and status of their orders online. Sim Shagaya, the Chief Executive Officer of Konga, who…

Nigeria-focused tech startup investment fund, 440ng, has announced that it  made an investment into DavtonLearn, an online video learning platform for professional certifications. Founded by Tobi Obasa, DavtonLearn started 2009 as an offline training company and has since evolved to become a leading provider of professional certification courses. It will launch…

Local and International developers now have the opportunity to develop apps that will work with the M-PESA platform. This is now made possible due to the relocation of the servers from Germany to Kenya thus making it possible for Safaricom to open M-PESA’s API to developers. According to Safaricom’s Director of Financial…

Spinlet – the largest provider of quality music on the go in Africa has supported the Nigerian Entertainment Awards, NEA by hosting an exclusive gala for stakeholders in the Diaspora. The Spinlet and NEA exclusive gala which took place at the NYU Skirball Center for Performing Arts in Manhattan, United…

Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd. (Smile) has announced that it raised $365 million of debt and equity financing.  The funding will be used to expand Smile’s existing 4G LTE mobile broadband networks and services, such that by the end of 2015, Smile will offer clear voice services and have national coverage comparable…

Chinese smartphone maker, Lenovo, has unveiled a series of devices at the ongoing IFA 2015 in Berlin. Some of the devices include a range of smartphones (Vibe P1, P1m, S1) and Phab tablets. Lenovo Vibe P1  The Vibe P1 is a 5.5″ smartphone for an always-on world. It has a powerful,…

According to South African billionaire and owner of Shoprite, Christo Wiese, “there were parallels between the grocery sector in his home country of South Africa and the UK market.” Christo Wiese estimated to be worth £4.2bn, in a discussion with The Telegraph said “The UK is extremely competitive but I can assure you…