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Kaymu, the leading online shopping community for emerging markets, has recently launched a series of workshops in different cities in Africa, entitled KaymuVarsity, with the aim of empowering sellers to boost their sales and customer numbers on the platform. E-commerce is still a new concept in Africa, and motivating small…

A South African start-up hopes to address SA’s youth unemployment. SA has the third highest unemployment rate in the world for people between the ages of 15 to 24, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Risk 2014 report. The report estimates that more than 50% of young South…

Do you know that you can access a hidden test menu on your Samsung phone? This unique feature was first uncovered by Android Central months ago. Just dial *#0*# on the keypad and presto! a hidden menu appears. With this menu, you can troubleshoot hardware issues and check your phone’s functionality The menu…

Nine out of 10 startups fail. And most of them don’t see it coming. Be it an absence of market demand, running out of cash or the wrong team behind a great idea. The reasons can run up to a million. However, there is always one startup out of 10…

Early this year, the San Francisco based company behind the Fitbit, had to recall one of its products, the Fitbit Force, because customers were complaining of a skin rash when they wore the wristband. Now Fitbit Inc. has come out a new family of activity and sleep-tracking products: Fitbit Charge,…

In its recent Investment Policy Review the OECD cited energy in Tanzania as a “critical bottleneck” and that the problem of reliable energy was the top barrier to doing business in Tanzania. This view was echoed during the Tanzania panel at the Africa Energy Forum in Istanbul in June at…

Jumia Nigeria has introduced this service in a bid to give customers more flexibility and make their shopping experience even better. Recently, Jumia introduced the express delivery service where customers received their orders on the same day if order is placed before 1pm. The Sunday delivery option starts in Lagos…

One of Africa’s leading online marketplaces Kaymu.com.gh is celebrating its first anniversary by offering a series of promotions. Basic trade has been part of our history for centuries and with the development of the internet, the speed and scale of trade has reached a new level. The digital age has…

The Jumia and MTN connectivity week truck certainly made an impact as people spotted the truck in different locations in Lagos, Oyo and Ogun State. Everyone that approached the truck discovered more about Jumia and the new MTN tariff ‘iPulse’. They enjoyed the music and dancing, they were given lots…

Finally, Queen Elizabeth II joins the Twitter world by sending her first ever tweet. Though she does not have a personal handle, she tweeted from the official account of the British Monarchy after opening the Information Age exhibition at London’s Science Museum today. Her tweet is signed off “Elizabeth R”. https://twitter.com/BritishMonarchy/status/525596327674400768…

Nigeria’s Award Winning Actress Genevieve Nnaji and Jumia Nigeria have partnered to launch the new collection of St Genevieve, exclusive to Jumia in Nigeria. The new collection showcases the fashion sense and ‘Red Carpet’ style. The collection is themed around pieces from chic to formal to casual with pieces that…

The first teaser trailer of “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” was released yesterday after leaking online. When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate…

The dream of every Nigerian child for academic success is now a reality with the introduction by Globacom of a mobile-based educational application called Glo Mobile Tutor. Glo Mobile Tutor is an innovation with full Junior and Secondary school curricula that had been specially designed to provide instant knowledge and…

Jovago, www.jovago.com– Africa’s largest online hotel booking platform reports a rocketing of hotel listings on its website. In 15 countries across Africa, the hotel booking giant has now personally verified 5,000 hotels in Nigeria in just one year. Started in August 2013, Jovago.com has grown rapidly to become the hotel…

Nigeria’s safest online marketplace, kaymu.com.ng has introduced a new offline initiative to help grow small and medium scale enterprises titled SME Saturdays. The maiden edition of SME Saturdays will hold on Saturday October 25th,2014 by 12noon at the LCCI Conference and Exhibition centre, Alausa, Ikeja. According to Tomiwa Oladele, Head of  Communications…

The Merck Capacity Advancement Program (http://www.merckgroup.com) aims at expanding the professional capacity in the areas of research and development, clinical research, supply chain integrity and efficiency, pharmacovigilance, community awareness and medical education for medical and pharmacy undergraduates, physicians and pharmacists in rural areas. The 5 year program was kicked off…

Aggreko, the world leader in the provision of temporary power and temperature control services, has announced that its highly successful ‘Aggreko University’ technical training programme has been expanded beyond Ivory Coast to now draw students from across seven Central and West African countries. The programme is widely regarded by students,…

The Economist Events (http://www.economistevents.com) will be hosting their Health Care in Africa Summit (http://www.africahealth.economist.com) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania at the Hyatt Regency, The Kilimanjaro on November 18th and 19th 2014. Drawing together the key stakeholders representing the continents entire health care spectrum, attendees will discuss the key issues, challenges and opportunities facing…

GE Africa awarded Green Investment Initiative of the Year GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt awarded Global Investment Personality of the Year General Electric Company (GE: NYSE) (http://www.ge.com) picked up two awards at this year’s Africa Investor (Ai) Investment and Business Leader Awards. GE Africa was awarded Green Investment Initiative…

Jovago.com and UNICEF have launched a partnership with the aim of ensuring official birth registration of every child born in Africa. The partnership includes financial support of UNICEF’S Birth Registration Programme via ICT and mobile technology. Jovago, the leading online hotel booking company, supports UNICEF’s “Passport to Protection” initiative. This…