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Kenya’s leading telecommunications company, Safaricom, has teamed up with one of the largest money transfer companies, MoneyGram, to launch a leading mobile money transfer solution that enables consumers in over 90 countries outside Kenya to send money directly to M-PESA, Kenya’s leading mobile money transfer solution. The new offering makes it…

Today Facebook announced three initiatives in its fight against Ebola. This is following the footsteps of its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg who recently donated $25 million to fight the disease that has brought death to the houses of over 4000 people in West Africa. The three initiatives are as follows: An…

The number of unique mobile subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa will pass the half billion mark in 2020 as mobile services become increasingly affordable and accessible to millions of currently unconnected citizens across the region. According to ‘Mobile Economy 2014: Sub-Saharan Africa’, the new GSMA report issued today at the Mobile…

The GSMA today launched a Code of Conduct for Mobile Money Providers, outlining a series of common business principles to enable the development of safe and responsible digital financial services. The first mobile network operators (MNOs) to endorse the Code are Airtel, Avea, Axiata, Etisalat, Millicom, MTN, Ooredoo, Orange, Telenor,…

Mahindra Comviva , the global leader in providing mobility solutions, today announced an exclusive partnership with TRACE TV, one of the leading music channels to launch TRACE Music Stars across all Airtel operations in Africa. Contestants will have the chance to compete for a grand prize of 30,000 Euros and…

Mozilla has announced that it is teaming up with GSMA to explore ways to increase the creation of locally relevant content for the next generation. This is based on the recognition of the role that locally relevant content has to play in improving social and economic outcomes around the world.…

Leading telecoms operator, Airtel Nigeria, has announced that Nigerians can begin to pre-register for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus  at www.alwayson.ng/iphone, from October 30, 2014. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have been described as the biggest advancements in iPhone history. iPhone 6 comes with a smooth…

Nigeria’s leading online marketplace Kaymu.com.ng, which recently expanded operations to Abuja, has launched a hub in Port Harcourt. Evangeline Wiles, Managing Director of Kaymu, stated, “following the phenomenal response received in Lagos and the progress in Abuja so far, we are extremely excited to be launching in Port Harcourt”. “Buying and…

Everybody likes companionship, at least most people do. It’s only so much solitude we can all use, even the hermit likes some people time limited though it may be. For those that live alone and like company, although maybe not necessarily the two-legged kind, the four-legged type could be more…

Vantage Mezzanine (http://www.vantagecapital.co.za), Africa’s leading mezzanine debt provider, today announced it had concluded a transaction with Surfline Communications to provide $30 million (R330 million) of expansion capital to the company together with a fund co-investor. The funds will be used for the on-going expansion of Surfline’s 4G LTE network in…

Recently, NerdBevy announced that it launched an online website, www.repairam.com, which is an online platform designed to benefit people by allowing them get the best and most effective gadget repair solutions rather than by tossing  damaged electronic. Throughout the years, the company has realized that the repair process for most gadgets used…

Jovago, – Africa’s largest online hotel booking platform has announced partnerships with nationwide bus transport companies in Nigeria in order to make hotel bookings accessible to travelling Nigerians. The company has so far partnered with over 20 bus transport agencies including Ekene Dili Chukwu, Izuchukwu Transport Nigeria Limited and has also…

Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunications company, Etisalat , has announced the 2014 Flash Fiction Prize category of the Etisalat Prize for literature. This award category which is in line with the company’s goal of inspiring and encouraging creativity is designed to celebrate the short form of storytelling. According to the Director,…

Africa offers enormous growth potential for e-retailers given that online shopping is in its infancy in the region. This is according to Sumesh Rahavendra, head of marketing for DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) (http://www.dpdhl.com), who says the recently released ‘Shop the World!’ report reveals that emerging markets offer the…

In order to inaugurate their partnership, Jumia and the Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Côte d’Ivoire are organizing a symbolic ceremony at the Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Côte d’Ivoire on Thursday 30thOctober. Amongst the guest speakers are Fatoumata Ba, Managing Director of Jumia Côte d’Ivoire, and Lucas…

According to the latest report from Facebook, the California-based online social networking service stated that the monthly active users (MAUs) were 1.35 billion as of September 30, 2014, an increase of 14% year-over-year. Compared with the current population statistics of other countries, it is now the second largest country in the world. The…

Jumia Nigeria, the number one online retailer with the highest online presence in Nigeria set up a course to teach bloggers more about the Jumia affiliate program, provide information on how to achieve an appealing blog and achieve an extra stream of revenue posting Jumia ads on their portals. The…

Gingerbox (formerly known as Jaramall) intends to make it convenient for you to eat fresh & affordable fruits, vegetables & nuts everyday. And the company expects that it can do this profitably by delivering it to your doorstep. Gingerbox is one of the selected startups that is currently backed by 440NG.…

Hellofood with its affiliated brands Foodpanda,and Delivery Club, has recorded five million downloads of its native mobile applications. Lately the company has continuously increased its focus on mobile, after releasing its next generation food ordering app in July. The app is available for free on iOS, Android and Windows Phone…

Network transformation will benefit a country with 275 mobile subscribers for every landline with an economy that relies on fast, dependable, high-capacity mobile broadband access Alcatel-Lucent (http://www.alcatel-lucent.com) is opening up Africa’s most populous nation to the benefits of ultra-broadband connectivity by launching a superfast, 100 gigabit-per-second fiber-optic network with MTN…