Tigo, one of the major telecoms companies in Ghana has crossed the 4 million subscribers’ mark. Its subscriber base has increased from 3,933,195 to 4,014,487 -representing 14.51 percent of the mobile voice market share in Ghana. This is contained in a Mobile Voice Market Share report for November 2013 released…
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I am a staff at Innovation Village.
What do you do when you are asked questions like “Do you speak African? Or you are told that “Africa is a country” or “Africans all look alike” Well, a group of U.S.-based African students has launched a photo campaign in a bid to dispel misconceptions about their continent and break…
M-KOPA Solar is an innovative asset financing company that sells solar home systems to off grid households, on an affordable 12-month mobile money payment plan. The company has just raised $20 million (Ksh1.72bn) to fund expansion of its customer base from 50,000 homes to one million homes in 2018. The…
I overheard a radio ad for Careers24 last week on a local Nigerian radio station and it struck me; Naspers is launching another property in Nigeria very soon. It is Careers24. Careers24 is a careers portal. It is part of Media24 and benefits from being part of the Naspers Group – Africa’s…
$100M “Project Lucy” Initiative Heralds New Era of Data-Driven Development IBM has launched a 10-year initiative to bring Watson and other cognitive systems to Africa in a bid to fuel development and spur business opportunities across the world’s fastest growing continent. Dubbed “Project Lucy” after the earliest known human ancestor, IBM will invest US$100…
You are cordially invited to the kick-off session of Social Change Lab for Health. Everyday, thousands of lives are lost in Nigeria due to preventable causes. While we wait for government to get its act together, there is room for well-meaning Nigerians to drive innovative solutions that contribute to improving…
National telecoms operator, Globacom has launched a new high-speed internet data promo that will instantly give double data bonus to subscribers on the network. Dubbed My Phone Double Promo, the offer will enable Glo subscribers on the My Phone Bolt plan to get more data volume to browse the Internet and download or upload…
Nigeria’s National Telecoms Operator, Globacom, will in association with reputable brewers, Guinness Plc and Nigeria’s leading airline, Arik Air stage the King Sunny Ade edition of Glo Evergreen Series. It is a special music concert dedicated to honour Nigerian Music Legends who have contributed immensely to the growth and development…
In a bid to take advantage of the average Nigerian’s love for music to get a piece of the Nigerian’s mindshare, Lenovo has signed on the Kukere master, Iyanya Mbuk (a.k.a Iyanya), as a Brand Ambassador. Lenovo Group Ltd. is a Chinese multinational technology company with operations in more than 60 countries and sale…
Lenovo, in a bid to register a prominent presence in the Nigerian market, has launched its smartphone portfolio in the Nigerian market. The range includes entry-level devices, such as the A369i, A516, A680, and A859; the stylish S650 and S930; and the picture perfect and sleek Vibe X. All Lenovo…
The Managing Director of Airtel Zambia, Ms. Charity Chanda Lumpa, recently launched a partnership agreement with three Zambian bus service companies that will allow commuters to pay their bus fares through the airtel Money service. The three companies are Mazhandu, Power Tools and Zambia Malawi bus services. Speaking at the…
ABI Research has announced that LTE networks will cover 50% of African population by 2018 and LTE base station deployment will rise to a CAGR of 40% over the next five years. It added that LTE network population coverage will not be homogenous across Africa with countries such as Angola…
Today JUMIA, the leading online shopping destination in Africa extends its services to Uganda. As the company enters the new market it will be able to provide its new customers with a wide range of products including: fashion, electronics, home appliances, mobile devices and beauty at www.jumia.ug. After the purchase has…
The Ministry of Communication Technology (MoCT) and IBM are collaborating to enable technology driven solutions that will resolve identified challenges in key sectors of the Nigerian economy. This was disclosed in a statement made available to Innovation Village by the communication technology ministry. In order to kickstart this process, the…
Vodacom Business Nigeria has introduced an innovative solution Software as a Service (SaaS) that is targeted at Nigeria’s small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs). Speaking at the unveiling ceremony held in Lagos yesterday (Thursday), Abu Etu, Vodacom Nigeria’s Product Manager, said SMEs now improve their efficiency and productivity via remote, on-site…
Roads and roundabouts in Nairobi, Kenya capital will no longer require the services of traffic police officers due to the decision of the government to install CCTV cameras on traffic lights to monitor and control traffic. The project will kickoff on March 1, 2014 following months of upgrades of traffic…
To empower Nigerian youths, Multichoice, the leading provider of premium pay-television on the DStv and GOtv platforms has launched its DStv Acada Scheme. Multichoice said DStv Acada Scheme is a youth enterprise initiative aimed offering Nigerian youths opportunity to jump start their entrepreneurial abilities. Speaking on the initiative, Managing Director,…
The Internet Society (http://www.internetsociety.org) today announced that it has been selected by the African Union Commission (AUC) for the Regional Internet Exchange Points and Regional Internet Carrier Workshops of the African Internet Exchange System (AXIS) project (http://pages.au.int/axis). The AXIS project is focused on keeping Africa’s Internet traffic local to the…
Ghana’s Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGSCP) has launched a pilot electronic payment system for the beneficiaries of its Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty (LEAP) programme in nine districts. LEAP, a social intervention programme that involves the provision of cash transfers and health insurance to the poorest households in…
On Monday, Toyota South Africa Motors announced that it has started full production of the new Toyota Corolla following a R1-billion investment in its Prospecton manufacturing plant in Durban. Johan van Zyl, the CEO of the company, said the R1-billion investment was the second to be announced in the current…