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Zencap, the first digital credit marketplace for SMEs, starts its business in Germany today. Both small- and medium-sized companies are given the opportunity to receive financing from the Berlin start-up, quickly and hassle-free. Acting as a bridge between both sides, Zencap connects entrepreneurs and private investors – without a detour…

Unique partnership agreement to expand mobile connectivity and help bridge the digital divide in Africa Airtel Africa retail outlets and enterprise team to offer full suite of Thuraya satellite products including the SatSleeve, XT satellite phones and broadband terminals bundled with airtime packages Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a leading Mobile Satellite…

On Friday 28 March 2014, Lamudi, founded by Africa Internet Holding (AIH) and Nigeria’s leading online real estate platform surpassed 10,000 listings. The platform now provides Nigerians with a wider selection of properties in popular urban areas including: Abuja, Lagos and Ibadan. Since starting its operations in 2013, Lamudi Nigeria (www.lamudi.com.ng)…

SokoText has emerged as the winner of the Nailab start-up crowd funding boot camp, coveting the first prize of Ksh 300,000. Soko Text is a Kenyan start-up tackling food insecurity in the urban slums through an sms service that is helping the small-scale vegetable retailers also known as “mama mbogas” aggregate…

Google has partnered with Pan Atlantic University to help preserve Nigerian culture online. Google’s body responsible for this initiative, the Google Cultural Institute,  was set up in 2010 for this objective.  The Institute is an effort to make important cultural material available and accessible to everyone and to digitally preserve it to educate…

It seems the performance of Microsoft Office apps for iPad within hours of its official launch validates the fact that it has been long awaited. Satya Nadella, Micosoft’s CEO, shared this performance via a tweet yesterday, saying “looks like it’s a productive Friday for #iPad owners!”. The three free apps,…

Airtel Nigeria has launched the Airtel START App for Android phones. This app is designed to offer customers enhanced user experience, while providing easy access to their favourite and most frequently used applications and functions. The Airtel START App is an intelligent interface designed for Android devices. It improves customers’ user…

Microsoft recently launched Its Office suite – Word, Excel, Powerpoint on iPad. These applications are available for download from the appstore. With the free versions of the apps, you can read your Word documents, view your Excel data and present with PowerPoint. Your documents will look as good as they…

IBM will be helping at least 16 cities and counties around the world this year to address issues ranging from clean water, healthy food, and revenue generation, to job development, efficient transportation, and public safety. To that end, IBM today named recipients of its Smarter Cities Challenge for 2014, a…

Solution integrates platforms, software and services to enhance security of border check points and significantly reduce waiting times through automated document verification and border control systems Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has introduced the Coesys Border and Visa Management solution to meet the combined needs of securing borders…

Hurray! The first Mother’s Day this year in Nigeria will be observed on Sunday, 30th March, but the celebration has already begun at Konga. And in the spirit of appreciating all Mothers in Nigeria and the World over for their unconditional love and deeds, Konga will be giving 3 lucky…

Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love – Stevie Wonder. The words of the great song writer and musician, Stevie Wonder go a long way in describing the importance…

Sim Shagaya, CEO of Konga.com on Monday 24th March, 2014 at the Nigeria summit currently holding at the Intercontinental hotel, Lagos organized by the Economist Magazine spoke on a panel moderated by Vladmir Duthiers, International CNN Correspondent. Also featuring on the panel were the Nigerian Minister of Communications Technology, Hon…

The Rockefeller Foundation and the World Bank collaborate to empower Ghana’s IT and IT enabled Services Industry to hire Ghanaian youth ACCRA, Ghana, March 26, 2014/ — The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a $3.8 million grant to the Ghanaian government in partnership with the World Bank to support the establishment…

In an attempt to win back market share lost to Samsung, Taiwanese HTC Corp recently launched the HTC One M8, an upgrade to the award-winning HTC One. The HTC One won the ‘Smartphone of the year’ award at the Mobile World Congress in February but it has not able to…

Mark Zuckerberg announced that it will be acquiring Oculus VR, the leader in virtual reality technology for $2 billion The Oculus deal comprises $400 million in cash and 23.1 million shares of Facebook common stock. He mentioned this, an hour ago, on his Facebook wall. Our mission is to make…

South African Media giant has invested $75 million in Dubai based online retailer, Souq.com. According to Souq, “This round of funding brings the total amount raised by Souq.com to $150 million (Dhs551 million), the largest amount raised by any internet-based business in the region.” Ronaldo Mouchawar, co-founder and CEO, Souq.com,…

Mobile Telecoms giant, MTN has partnered with Naspers’ PriceCheck to launch a co-branded app. PriceCheck is Naspers-owned comparison shopping site. According to PriceCheck CEO, André de Wet, “The co-branded app will feature PriceCheck’s existing functionality, including product and service price comparison, product reviews, store details and a barcode scanner to…

Following the launch of Jovago.com in Nigeria in 2013, Africa’s no. 1 hotel booking portal, Jovago, founded by African Internet Holding (AIH), has now expanded to Kenya and Senegal in order to better provide seamless hotel booking services to customers across Africa. Jovago facilitates the booking process for its users with…

Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has taken a major step to redefine customer experience for High Net-worth customers as it launched the Airtel Premier Club, a special V-VIP programme specifically designed to offer exceptional and personalised services. The high profile launch event, which took place yesterday, Sunday, March 23rd,…