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The 15th Francophonie Summit – 29 and 30 November 2014, Dakar International Conference Centre, Senegal For more than a year, experts and members of Senegalese civil society have been rallying together to plan the topics for the 15th Francophonie Summit programme (http://www.francophoniedakar2014.sn), which will focus on the themes from the…

If you are one of the ardent Angry Birds followers and an Apple follower, you would have received an email from Apple telling you about today’s  App Store Spotlight featuring Angry Birds Transformers. And you can download it in the App Store today free. Starting from the 15th of October,…

AMPION announces today four leading global technology companies as its major sponsors. Leading global IT, healthcare and satellite giants join forces with AMPION to enable entrepreneurial talent in Africa to develop innovative solutions on the continent by making best use of the power of mobile technology. SAP, Microsoft and MTN…

7 time Grammy Award winner, Mega Superstar and Black Eyed Peas founder and frontman, Will.i.am has just unveiled a new smartband wearable device, i.amPULS at the i.am+ keynote presentation during Dreamforce 2014. Pronounced “Pulse”, this new wearable has a voice controlled feature called “Aneeda”; just like Apple’s Siri. It allows…

Throughout October JUMIA Kenya will donate 50% of proceeds made from purchases on its pink store to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. This will contribute to the prevention, treatment and research of breast cancer. October is the month dedicated to raising awareness of breast cancer across the globe. According to…

According to Google, “Advances in computing are driven at the intersection of hardware and software. That’s why we’ve always introduced Nexus devices alongside our platform releases.” In line with this thought, Google has introduced three new devices – the Nexus 6 smartphone, the Nexus 9 tablet and the Nexus Player (a streaming…

Google s just announced its latest version of its mobile platform – the Android 5.0 Lollipop. According to Google; Lollipop is made for a world where moving throughout the day means interacting with a bunch of different screens—from phones and tablets to TVs. With more devices connecting together, your expectation…

Yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg announced on his Facebook page that Priscilla (his wife) and him, will be donating $25 million to the Centers for Disease Control Foundation to help fight Ebola. He goes on to say that: The Ebola epidemic is at a critical turning point. It has infected 8,400 people so…

M-pesa was a success in Kenya and it is a case study all over the world. Now Kenya has now witnessed a bank (Equity Bank) who wants to enter into telecommunications industry. Equity Bank has started giving out free ordinary SIM cards to its 8.7 million customers and even non-customers…

Following new cases of the Ebola virus in Spain and the first death from the virus in the United States, researchers are looking to Nigeria’s utilization of 21st Century technology to study exactly how Africa’s most populous country was able to contain the deadly disease. The Ebola outbreak hit Nigeria…

As the world celebrates the seventh Global Handwashing Day, UNICEF said the fight against Ebola further underscores the practice of handwashing in disease prevention. “Handwashing with soap is one of the cheapest, most effective ‘vaccines’ against viral diseases, from the seasonal flu, to the common cold,” said Sanjay Wijesekera, head…

Jumia Nigeria and MTN have developed a new campaign to connect Nigerians offline. The One week campaign called connectivity week will take place in 3 cities (Lagos, Ibadan and Ogun state) starting today with the Jumia & MTN truck. “The connectivity week will be bridging the gap between customers offline…

Increasing access to modern forms of energy is crucial to unlocking faster economic and social development in sub Saharan Africa, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Africa Energy Outlook (http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/africa), a Special Report in the 2014 World Energy Outlook series. More than 620 million people in the region (two-thirds…

Easy Taxi, the world’s largest taxi booking app, has introduced new features to support a fully integrated user experience with the most recent version of its app. The move is the latest from the global taxi booking company as the app wars go beyond the physical taxi space. “The new…

Today at the Gala event of The 11th Annual International Business Awards held at the Westin Vendôme Hotel in Paris, France, Movitel (http://movitel.co.mz/en) –  subsidiary of Viettel Group in Mozambique is presented to be the Gold Winner of “Fastest Growing of the Year in Middle-East and Africa” Award. Movitel, SA…

Yesterday at the 440.NG Mentor Cocktail event which held at the Lagos Garage, the 9 startups chosen in the first edition of the 440NG Accelerator program were introduced. This Each startup had a chance to give a brief introduction. The nine startups are listed below: JAY OSBIE (www.jayosbie.com) Jay Osbie is…

Bharti Airtel today announced the appointment of Justice Alfa Belgore (Rtd) as the chairman of the board of directors of Airtel Nigeria. Justice Alfa Belgore, a former chief justice of the Republic of Nigeria, is one of the most respected legal professionals in Nigeria, having served as a magistrate in…

Application is now open for the 2015 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. The Mandela Washington Fellowship is the flagship program of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative. President Obama launched YALI in 2010 to support young African leaders as they spur growth and prosperity, strengthen democratic governance, and enhance peace and security across…

The drama is over. Google has restored Linda Ikeji’s blog. It is opined that Google took down her site  because of allegations of plagiarism and copyright infringement. According to her tweets: https://twitter.com/lindaikeji/status/520349625094799360 https://twitter.com/lindaikeji/status/520350350000541696 and a post on her blog: Yay! LIB is back! Google has restored my blog. About 24…

Kirusa, the leader in voice messaging and social media mobile apps in emerging markets, announced today the launch of its popular services, #CelebConnect and #SportsConnect, with Etisalat Nigeria, a leading telecom operator in Nigeria. With these services, Etisalat Nigeria customers can now stay connected with their favorite celebs and also…