If you are to answer this question based on Microsoft’s new ad, I guess your answer would be the same as mine. Watch and tell us what you think https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0pjD4qpIpg Cortana is now available on the new Nokia Lumia 635 and on other Lumia phones. By the way, how did…
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In an unusual twist, iROKOtv has chosen to locate its East African office in Kigali, Rwanda instead of Nairobi, Kenya. Typically, as Nairobi is deemed to be the natural “commercial capital” of the East African region, one would have expected Jason Njoku, the founder of the internet TV company, to…
Fatoumata Ba, founder and CEO of JUMIA Ivory Coast, recently participated in the African Ministers of Employment conference in Abidjan. She discussed young people’s access to the world of work, and stated that entrepreneurship through new technology offers a real and lasting solution to the problem of youth unemployment. As…
The international banking and financial services corporation HSBC has concluded its operations in Nairobi, marking a three-year tenure in Kenya’s capital. This closure is a part of a broader global reorganization within the HSBC group, leading to reduced operations across its international markets. The Central Bank of Kenya has acknowledged…
Airtel Kenya has won a case against Safaricom to open up its M-pesa platform after a long battle over exclusivity of the service. The Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) gave this order in a letter signed on the 25th of July and sent to the two Kenyan mobile operators. This…
Easy Taxi, a leading mobile taxi app in Latin America, Africa, Middle East and Asia, secured USD 40m in Series D funding led by the Russian Phenomen Ventures with participation of Tengelmann Ventures, the investment company of Germany’s multi-sector retailer Tengelmann Group. The confidence new investors put into the world’s…
Adds the last 100 million customers in less than 2 years Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, today announced that it has crossed the 300 million customer mark across its operations. The milestone includes customers across mobile, fixed line…
The mission of “She Leads Africa” is to help female entrepreneurs gain access to the knowledge, networks, and financing to build and scale strong businesses. She Leads africa believes that female entrepreneurs face 4 key barriers to full participation in Africa’s growth story. These barriers are as follows: Unequal access…
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg saw his wealth surge by $1.6 billion to $33.3bn on the company recent stock price surge. This now makes him worth more that Google’s pair – Sergey Brin, Larry Page and even Amazon’s Jeff Bezos. This recent surge was as a result of the company’s second-quarter sales…
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MTN Nigeria has further confirmed its position as Africa’s foremost company of choice by entering into a partnership with National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to launch MTN Y’ello Health – designed to bring affordable health care services closer to MTN subscribers and Nigerians at large. MTN Y’ello Health is an all-inclusive…
Airtel Nigeria, has taken yet another bold step in realization of its corporate vision of becoming the No1 mobile Internet service provider in Nigeria as it announces the introduction of Internet Bundles for Android devices. According to Airtel, the new value offering, which is first of its kind in the…
Jason Njoku, founder of iROKING, shares the future of iROKING in his hew post. Here it is…… Last month, my wife and I had dinner in Lagos with one of the most successful record label executives in Nigeria. Although we speak whenever we see each other and both have a…
One of the most difficult decisions that can be made is deciding what mobile phone to upgrade to. The Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One M8 are the two flagship phones of the year, and two of the most searched for mobile phones in the last month on online marketplace…
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Rwanda (http://www.cmu.edu) is proud to announce that its first class in Africa graduated on 24 July, 2014. The ceremony, which took place at the Serena Hotel in Kigali, Rwanda, awarded 22 students with master’s degrees in information technology (IT) The graduation underscores Carnegie Mellon University…
Following the successful roll out of its Android app last month, leading online property platform Lamudi today announces the launch of its iOS app in 9 new countries in Africa. The app is now available in 16 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America, and allows users to access thousands…
The online peer-to-peer banking service Lendico, which launched in South Africa less than four months ago, has just reached the milestone of R 3 billion in loan demands globally. First launched 6 months ago in Germany, Lendico is now present in five countries and counts over 50,000 registered users. Lendico,…
The fifth mobile collection facility was inaugurated today in Abidjan, the Côte d’Ivoire, in the presence of the Ivoirian Minister for the Environment, Urban Cleanliness and Sustainable Development, Mr Kouadio Remi ALLA and the CEO of the Orange Côte d’Ivoire Télécom group (http://www.orange.com), represented by Mr Joseph PITAH, Director of…
Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, today announced the appointment of Mr. Ben Cheick Haidara, as Managing Director for Airtel in Burkina Faso. The appointment will take effect from August 1, 2014. Mr. Haidara will lead Airtel’s operations in…
As with the Uber tradition of choosing a famous person as its “Rider Zero”, Ice Prince Zamani has been unveiled as the Uber personality for Lagos, Nigeria. This signifies that Uber is now officially in Nigeria. Uber makes mobile apps that connect passengers with drivers of vehicles for hire and…