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At no time in recent years has there been as much optimism about the various opportunities for businesses in Africa. Yet, successfully marketing a brand across such a diverse continent – with over 50 countries, hundreds of languages and various cultures – is no easy task. This is according to…

Winners of the first Media Awards on Electrical Counterfeiting in Africa on Thursday received their awards during a special ceremony held in Grenoble (France) in the presence of Mrs Tracy Garner, Global Anti-counterfeiting Manager at Schneider Electric (http://www.schneider-electric.com). The Media Awards on Electrical Counterfeiting in Africa was established by…

The Nigerian Stock Exchange has unveiled Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede as its new President. He succeeds Aliko Dangote, the former President. From 2002 until his retirement in 2013, he was the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, during his tenure the Bank was transformed to rank amongst…

…Winner to get record deal with Music Megastar, Akon Leading telecommunications operator, Airtel Nigeria is partnering with Trace, an International music video channel,  to launch a unique mobile song contest, designed to empower Nigerian youths and create robust platforms for them to achieve their aspirations. The competition tagged ‘Airtel Trace…

To coincide with the return to school, and as part of the #Tousalecole (Back to School) campaign, Jumia Ivory Coast (https://www.jumia.ci) has offered 1,000 school kits to primary school pupils in Yopougon Kouté in a ceremony attended by members of the National Ministry for Education and Technical Education (http://www.education-ci.org). “Society…

I thought Blackberry was finished in the smartphone industry but it seems it is far from finished. Just recently it launched the Porsche Design P’9983 smartphone and now it has unveiled a new smartphone – the Blackberry Passport. Boundary-breaking and purpose-built for productivity, the BlackBerry Passport comes with a new large…

Rocket Internet, the superstar incubator, has set a price range of €35.50 to €42.50 for its Initial Public Offering, valuing the company at about 6.2 billion euros ($8 billion). Founded in 2007 by brothers Oliver, Alexander and Marc Samwer, Rocket Internet has set up e-commerce sites and online marketplaces for everything…

Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake are in the new Apple TV ads;  ehhh not them actually but their voices. They combine to highlight the “Huge” display and “improved camera” features of the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus. The first ad is titled “Huge” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3uAoeQBpcQ While the second ad…

Nigeria’s leading online marketplace Kaymu.com.ng today announces the expansion of its operations to the nation’s capital Abuja. The expansion was borne out of the need to satisfy the ever increasing number of buyers and sellers on Kaymu’s platform. The new office will serve as a base for the entire northern region by…

On the market since spring 2014, the new MINI makes an instant impression – with its classic proportions, the typical three-way structure of its body, all-round greenhouse and roof, and a modern interpretation of hallmark brand design features. The new model, extended in length by some ten centimetres, has now…

The Managing Director of Africa’s largest online hotel booking platform Jovago, Marek Zmyslowski, at the ongoing 3rd EU-Nigeria Business Forum, stated that online businesses have contributed to the growth of the Nigerian economy. On a panel discussion about the private sector’s contribution to Nigeria’s growth at the EU – Nigeria…

Dakar, the capital of Senegal, is hosting the first Africa SME Champions Forum on 11 and 12 November 2014 (http://www.africa-smechampions.com). The specialist recruitment agency AfricSearch, the African Guarantee Fund and the pan-African bank Ecobank are coming together to organise this, the first forum devoted exclusively to African SMEs. 300 SMEs,…

MTN Nigeria now has over 2 million Facebook fans. This makes it the most liked telecoms operator on Facebook. This is not unconnected with the fact that it accounts for 44% of the mobile subscriber base in Nigeria as at the last NCC report. MTN currently has about 56 million…

According to June 2014 subscriber statistics released by NCC last week, figures show that Globacom has overtaken Airtel to be the 2nd largest mobile operator in Nigeria in terms of subscriber numbers. MTN still maintains the top position though its subscriber numbers dropped from 57 million in March 2014 to 56…

Mancehster United continues on its losing streak with a 5:3 loss to Leicester and the social media is understandably riddled with comments about this. Here are some of the memes and jokes on social media about this, including the tweet from Balotelli which had many hate tweets from Manchester United…

Microsoft has announced that it is are doubling the amount of free storage iPhone users get with OneDrive. According to Douglas Pearce, the Group Program Manager for OneDrive, “All you have to do is sign up for OneDrive and activate the auto upload feature for your camera roll sometime between…

hellofood, together with its affiliated brands foodpanda and Delivery Club, one of the world’s leading food delivery marketplaces, announces today that it has acquired Brazilian food delivery competitor Entrega Delivery. Through this deal, hellofood further strengthens its position in Brazil, after taking over Brazilian food delivery services Peixe Urbano, Jánamesa…

70 year old Larry Ellison is stepping down as the CEO of Oracle. He founded Oracle to be one of America’s largest and most prominent technology companies. The Oracle board also named Mark Hurd, 57, and Safra Catz, 52, as Co-CEOs to replace him. Jeff Henley, who has served as…

Increased Internet access will generate more consumer spend than any other media product or service in the next five years in the South African entertainment and media industry, according to a report issued by PwC today (http://www.pwc.com). South Africa’s entertainment and media market is expected to grow by 10.2% compounded annually…

Blackberry, in partnership with Porsche Design, unveiled the new P’9983 smartphone in Dubai yesterday. Marking the third smartphone collaboration between BlackBerry and Porsche Design, the device integrates premium quality materials such as sapphire glass for the camera lens, forged stainless steel for the Porsche Design floating logo and chassis, and a…