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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…

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…