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In a glittering ceremony hosted by the African Innovation Foundation (AIF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Trade, Investment and Digital Economy in Skhirat, Morocco, researcher Adnane Remmal was announced winner of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2015 Grand Prize, scooping the US$100 000 cash prize. This was…

Now it seems that Rocket Internet is now ready to battle Nasper’s OLX and eBay’s Gumtree in the Online Classifieds space in Africa with the launch of Vendito. According to reports, Vendito is already live as Vendito.com, and in Senegal at Vendito.sn, in Uganda at Vendito.co.ug and Vendito.co.tz in Tanzania.…

Verizon has announced the acquisition of AOL for $4.4billion. This acquisition further drives its LTE wireless video and OTT (over-the-top video) strategy. The agreement will also support and connect to Verizon’s IoT (Internet of Things) platforms, creating a growth platform from wireless to IoT for consumers and businesses. AOL is…

Tony Elumelu is one of the entrepreneurs invited to speak at an event at the White House as President Obama brings together emerging entrepreneurs from across the United States and around the world to highlight the importance of investing in women and young entrepreneurs to create innovative solutions to some of the…

Thomson Reuters has announced that kenyan activitist, lawyer and blogger Ory Okolloh has been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company. The Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company acts as a guardian of the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source…

All lovers of sleek smart phones are in for a massive surprise as Infinix Mobility launches the #TheNextHero hashtag across different social media platforms. Though the company is keeping the details of the event or product (one is not sure what it is!) close to its chest, but the excitement…

The digital industry in Africa has witnessed tremendous growth over the past couple of years. Within this same period, the industry has witnessed a dearth of relevant Research reports within the region, which should help foster new innovations. Terragon Group, leading African digital media company, has partnered with Lagos Business…

The world is changing faster than we ever imagined some decades ago. The increased penetration of technology across the globe especially through mobile phone has changed the way we live and work. Like never before the adoption of mobile phones has enhanced in many ways, economic and social activity on…

Jason Njoku’s Iroko is seriously looking for developers; he wants to build a strong Product, Design and Engineering (PDE) team. According to him in his recent blog post, he has seen the light… IROKO exists to capture the spirit and the soul of Nollywood content, translate that into an amazing mobile-first…

In commemoration of the World Malaria Day, leading online shopping community Kaymu has partnered with NGO, Slum To School, to combat the scourge of malaria in Nigeria through its “Net a child’’ campaign. The team visited Makoko and Epe Communities in Lagos to distribute treated mosquito nets and sensitized the communities on…

This June, Truppr is heading to Mount Kilimanjaro to climb Africa’s tallest mountain (at 5,895 metres (19,341 ft) above sea level) and the highest freestanding mountain in the world. Truppr is expecting to take 10 people on this trip and it is said that only a few slots are left. Climbers…

IITA scientists, in collaboration with national partner institutes and development partners, are gathering to define which agronomic practices could narrow the cassava yield gap and how these can be scaled up to many farmers in Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana, and Uganda in a new initiative, African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI). This…

Bosun Tijani recently tweeted from his Twitter handle (@Bosuntijani) that he had secured a £30,000 interest loan for Truppr from Indigo Trust. Truppr is a social tool that helps sport lovers organize and find team mates for their favorite sports in cities around the world. With Truppr, you can look for a…

Dave Goldberg, the CEO of online survey site SurveyMonkey died suddenly on Friday, May 1 at the age of 47. Goldberg had served as CEO of SurveyMonkey since 2009. He was the husband of Facebook’s COO Sheryl Sandberg. Under Dave Goldberg, SurveyMonkey grew from a handful of employees to more than 450…

Mrs Dotun Akande, Founder of Patrick Speech and Language centre, has been chosen as the Vlisco brand ambassador for 2015. She beat two other nominees Itoro Anaba, Founder of Mirabel center, and Tolulope Sangosanya, Founder of Lots foundation, to emerge as the winner. As an Ambassador of Vlisco she will represent our…

All of England and indeed the world is agog with joy and excitement as the Royal Couple, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge welcome a new addition to the family. Kate Middleton gave birth Saturday morning (8.34a.m.) to a 8lb 3oz baby girl in London. The baby princess is the fourth…

According to various reports including Accessnow, the government of Burundi ordered the shutdown of certain social media applications on the mobile internet beginning on April 27, 2015. The applications, including Twitter, Facebook, Whatsapp, and Viber, continue to be blocked as of the morning of April 29, 2015 Central Africa Time.…

How old are you? Hmmm…. Microsoft’s Machine Learning team built a site to try out Microsoft’s newly released Face detection API. The site lets users upload a picture and have the API predict the age and gender of any faces recognized in that picture. The team sent email to a group of several…

As part of a violation of copyright infringements and many years of legal battle, music streaming site has shut down. On April 30, 2015, Grooveshark shut down as part of a settlement between the service and Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group. It was accused of illegally sharing…

Fresh from raising $110 million in March 2015, online food delivery portal has announced a new financing round of USD 100 Million led by Goldman Sachs. FoodPanda/hellofood states that it will use the recent investment to further expand its own delivery activities and improve overall customer experience across its 40 markets. Fast-mile delivery has…