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It has been announced that this week, PayPal will be expanding its payment services into Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Zimbabwe and 6 other countries. The other countries are 5 European countries – Belarus, Macedonia, Moldova, Monaco and Montenegro and one South American country – Paraguay. According to Reuters, Rupert Keeley,…

With the 2014 FIFA World Cup going on, you can get football alerts, fixtures and updates from different services on the Airtel Network. – To get football alerts, highlights and updates, Dial *244*8#. You will get action from Brazil live and direct – For insights and news from former Nigerian…

After the selection and the training, we now have part 1 of the Match to save the world from the aliens. “The months of training are behind them and the challenge for earth begins now” How will the Lionel Messi led team fare against the Hurakan? Watch….. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ystoqYTciBI&feature=youtu.be

Google in its usual tradition has unveiled a doodle for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The doodle features a ball in the Brazilian colours of green and yellow rolling across the screen, before a scene is unveiled that features some of the country’s most famous landmarks. The football event starts…

APO (African Press Organization), the sole press release wire in Africa and the global leader in media relations relating to Africa, announced today that entry is now open for the 2014 APO Media Award (#APOMediaAward).The first-place winner will be presented with $500 a month for one year, one laptop…

Hellofood, Africa’s leading online food delivery marketplace, has been selected as the best ecommerce startup at the 2014 European Tech Startup Awards “The Europas”, which took place yesterday in London. Having successfully expanded its service to over 40 countries since launching less than two years ago, the startup has proven…

JUMIA, Nigeria’s first and largest online retailer, today celebrates 2 years of delivering smiles and empowering Nigerians. JUMIA has pioneered e-commerce in Nigeria and has attracted global recognition to the industry in Nigeria, which has also attracted huge foreign direct investment into the country leading to a rise in the industry’s…

Silicon-Valley based Evernote invites African designers and developers to apply for its annual Evernote Platform Awards Evernote, the company that is helping the world remember everything, is joining forces with the African Technology Foundation (ATF) to find Africa’s hottest homegrown talent in app design and development. Starting today, the ATF…

Cab drivers are starting a strike today to protest the use of taxi-hailing service app, Uber, in major European cities including London, Milan and Berlin. Bloomberg reports that traffic began snarling in cities including Paris this morning, with a total of more than 30,000 taxi and limo drivers from London…

Nike just released this animated video ahead of the FIFA World Cup holding in Brazil, beginning on the 12th of June 2014. The Last Game is a five minute feature about risky soccer versus safe soccer. It is about the world’s greatest footballers on a mission to save football from…

With the FIFA World Cup around the corner, footballers from across the globe are heading to Brazil to put everything on the line for the pride of their nation. However, away from the field of play, none can deny that most of these football stars have a reputation of splurging unabashedly…

MTN South Africa has unveiled Larry Annetts as its new incoming Chief Marketing Officer. Annetts is the current Chief Marketing Officer of MTN Nigeria, MTN’s biggest operation by subscribers with over 57 million subscribers. An accomplished marketer and strategist, Annetts started his career in 1995 as product manager at MTN…

Volkswagen screened a special interactive PSA on the dangers of texting and driving at a movie theatre in Hong Kong recently. The YouTube video has garnered over 4.7 million views. What do you think? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHixeIr_6BM

Bharti Airtel has entered an agreement with Movirtu to introduce virtual SIMs globally. With a virtual SIM, a user can temporarily activate a Virtual SIM on a friend’s handset or shared village phone to make voice calls, send text messages or access value added and informative services such as mobile…

Introducing an interesting gadget from ARS Lab. Meet PERES – the world’s first portable “electronic nose” – a unique and innovative device and mobile application which enables users to determine the quality and freshness of pork, beef, chicken and fish. This handheld smartphone accessory is designed to detect whether a…

Jumia Africa’s leading online shopping destination, has launched the “Shop-in-shop” concept to retailers and brands in Egypt in a move that will take the consumer online shopping experience to a new level. The “Shop-in-shop” on JUMIA Egypt is set to propel retail businesses forward quickly and effectively, through access to…

Sunusi Ado Bayero (Chiroman Kano) has been selected as the new Emir of Kano. Announcement to be made later.— Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (@Malsanusilamido) June 8, 2014 Earlier today, some online news site reported Sanusi Ado Bayero as the new Emir of Kano. He was the eldest son of the late…

Less than a year after its launch in Ivory Coast, JUMIA, Africa’s largest online retail destination, is getting into the spirit of the World Cup, securing a partnership with Canal+ that will bring exciting discounts and offers to its users throughout the World Cup, as well as creating a dedicated…

Carey Eaton, one of the founders of One Africa Media group of companies, passed away this Thursday morning. In an official statement released by One Africa Media, the technology leader passed away in tragic circumstances after an armed robbery. “It is with great sadness and regret that we announce the…

New Audience Measurement Service Launches with Unprecedented Data on the Viewing Habits of More Than 300 Million People GeoPoll, the world’s largest real-time mobile survey platform, today launched its Audience Measurement Service, which offers the first ever daily TV ratings in several African markets. The launch of this service comes…