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In 2013, Indigo Publications registered its 11th consecutive year of growth and profit. Its turnover increased 7.4% to €3.4 million and its operating result rose 25% to €535,000. These good results confirm the group’s excellent health and the durability of its economic model, based on exclusive paid-for information for professional subscribers.…

Tigo Tanzania announced today a partnership with Facebook in which all its customers in the country will get free access to Facebook services in English and a new Kiswahili version through their mobile handsets. It is the first time that Facebook will be free on any mobile network in East…

The online property listings giant Lamudi turns six months old this month and has marked the occasion by releasing an infographic showing the exceptional pace of growth of the company. Launched in October 2013, Lamudi is now operating across 25 countries in Africa, Asia and South America with further expansion…

APO (African Press Organization), the sole press release newswire in Africa and the global leader in media relations relating to Africa, today announced a multi-year strategic partnership with IMImobile , a leading global provider of end-to-end mobile engagement software and solutions to telecom operators, enterprises and media companies, to…

Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a leading Mobile Satellite Services operator and The Western Union Company, a leader in global payment services, today announced their agreement to offer top-up services for Thuraya prepaid SIMs for voice and data services using the Western Union® Quick PaySM service. The service is available at participating…

The Nigerian music industry today is a multimillion naira business and has grown to be one of the biggest music businesses in Africa and the world, but absence of proper data analytics, unreported revenue, inefficient data, etc have prevented it from truly reaching its potential. Playspread is a media monitoring…

Whatsapp hit a big milestone yesterday. It now has 500 million active users, sharing more than 700 million photos and 100 million videos every single day. The mobile messaging app maker made the news recently when it was acquired by Facebook for $19 billion. In its blog, it states that…

Following Jovago’s success in countries such as Nigeria, Kenya and Senegal, the online booking portal founded by Africa Internet Holding (AIH) now announces its expansion into South Sudan, in order to bring easy and transparent hotel booking to an even wider audience across the continent. Jovago aims to make the…

2014 is a year that has seen confidence in online shopping grow among Nigerians with more Nigerians shopping online, but to sustain this trend, there is a need for more education on the benefits and ease of shopping online. This is why Nigeria’s Largest Online Mall and Marketplace, Konga.com is…

Online food ordering service Hellofood.com, which is founded by Africa Internet Holding (AIH), announced a partnership with Samsung at the launch of the new Samsung Galaxy S5 in Lagos. As part of the Galaxy Gift Package, Hellofood has been selected as one of six apps that will be pre-installed on all…

Africa Internet Holding (AIH), the largest internet incubator on the continent, today announced the start of its partnership with MTN, Africa’s leading telecoms company. To kick off proceedings, MTN and JUMIA, Africa’s no1 online shopping retail destination, are teaming up to offer an even more comprehensive service to its users…

Easter is a special season of sharing and Nigeria’s largest online mall and Marketplace, Konga.com wants to give everyone the opportunity to share gifts with friends, family and colleagues as it opens its Easter Shop. With the newly launched Konga Marketplace packed with several amazing new features for the buyer and…

Kaymu.com.ng, Nigeria’s number one online marketplace is bringing rewards and good cheer to its customers this Easter season with the release of the company’s own version of Pharrell’s music video for ‘Happy’ and an Easter-themed competition on the site. In a statement by Kaymu, “our customers have been a major…

Orange Money is now available in 13 countries, including Botswana, Kenya, Uganda, Mauritius, and Egypt (under the name Mobicash) Stéphane Richard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Orange (http://www.orange.com), gave a bonus to the 10 millionth customer of Orange Money in Dakar, Senegal: Ms Kanny G., who had gone to…

Garmin Southern Africa (Pty.) Ltd is pleased to announce that it is hosting a trade delegation in Accra, Ghana from the 12th to 16th May 2014. The purpose of the trade delegation is to engage with prospective businesses partners in West Africa who have strong distribution and/or reselling capabilities and…

Nigeria’s largest local search engine, VConnect has announced a strategic partnership with Stanbic IBTC, a leading banking conglomerate in Africa and provider of integrated financial services, to enable SME customers of both companies gain online presence and have access to financial aid which would help these SMEs increase reach and…

Nigeria’s leading telecoms company, MTN, has partnered with Nova-Lumos, the world’s first distributed utility provider, to launch a next-generation alternative “mobile electricity” service in Nigeria.  The Nova-Lumos service will provide alternative electricity to MTN customers who are living in rural areas across Nigeria and are not connected to the electricity…

Lucy Quist will be taking over from incumbent CEO, Philip Sowah as the New Managing Director of Airtel Ghana with effect from 1st May 2014. Lucy is coming from Vodafone Ghana where she has been the Director for the Enterprise Business Unit. Lucy joined Vodafone Ghana in 2011 as Head of Strategy & Planning…

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has been awarded a 3G/4G license by the Tchadian Government. The granting of the Tchad’s first license is an important milestone towards the development of the telecommunications infrastructure, and will facilitate better Internet…