AppsFlyer, the global attribution leader, today released the 12th edition of its Performance Index, ranking the top media sources marketers should partner with. AppsFlyer analyzed 580 media sources, 29 billion installs, and over 16,000 apps globally over the second half of 2020. In this edition, Google extended its lead over…
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BSMO Co., Ltd. and SBI Africa Co., Ltd. have established the SBI Motor Tanzania office in Dar es Salaam, the very first official SBI Motor office in Africa. The group will be working in partnership with Afritel Systems LTD, which handles customs clearance and land transportation arrangements locally in Tanzania.…
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a Joint Project Preparation Fund that will provide early project preparation financing and technical support services to public and private sector entities operating in Nigeria’s trade sector. Under the terms of…
Everlytic, South Africa’s leading provider of multi-channel bulk messaging and automation-driven marketing software, recently launched its Channel Partnership Programme (https://bit.ly/3ckSmNj) to partner with like-minded businesses and agencies in South Africa, Africa, the United Kingdom, Western Europe, and Scandinavia. The pioneering technology company, which has been ranked the fastest-growing tech company…
IBM, together with ‘Call for Code’ Creator David Clark, Charitable Partner United Nations Human Rights, and the Linux Foundation, today announced the launch of the 2021 Call for Code Global Challenge. This year’s competition invites the world’s software developers and innovators to combat climate change with open source-powered technology. Now…
Boomplay, the leading music streaming and download service based in Africa and Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, have announced a new landmark licensing agreement that will extend licensing of UMG’s global music catalog from 7 to 47 countries across the African continent, as part of…
Kwik Delivery, an on-demand, last-mile delivery startup, announced today that it has closed its pre-Series A financing round. The company successfully raised $ 1.7 million in equity from institutional and high net worth investors. This financing round is enabling us to grow even faster and to disrupt and conquer new…
Facebook today announced the launch of Instagram Lite to Sub-Saharan Africa, a new, lightweight version of the Instagram app for Android that uses less data and works well across all network conditions. The new version of Instagram Lite for Android is less than 2MB in size, making it fast to…
The African Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) today launched a US$1.2 million Innovation Fund to unlock the potential of renewable energy to create new business opportunities. Businesses and entrepreneurs in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe can apply for funding. The fund is aimed at strengthening the market…
Africa Oil & Power (AOP) has announced its partnership with AFROCOM – Coordination Committee for Economic Cooperation with Africa – the Russian private investment promotion platform in charge of driving greater Africa-Russia cooperation. AOP is the African continent’s leading investment platform for the energy sector, dedicated to bringing investment to…
One of the world’s leading shipping companies, Hapag-Lloyd and NileDutch today signed a sale and purchase agreement where Hapag-Lloyd acquires all shares of the Dutch container shipping company Nile Dutch Investments B.V. (NileDutch). With over 40 years of expertise, NileDutch is one of the leading providers of container services from…
Gokada, the Nigeria-based last-mile delivery, logistics, and transportation start-up has formally unveiled Nikhil Goel as its new CEO, as it continues to evolve from a riding-hailing company to becoming the leading food delivery, parcel delivery, and last-mile e-commerce fulfillment solution in Nigeria. Goel first joined Gokada in 2019, bringing with…
Leading pan-African learning platform for digital and decentralized manufacturing skills, Kabakoo Academies confirmed once again its position as a leading tech learning platform in Africa. By launching the first no-code training in West Africa, Kabakoo becomes a pioneer of this growing tech trend enabling people to design apps without coding.…
The African Development Bank has committed $530 million to finance the construction of a 343 km, 400 kV central-south transmission line that will connect the north and south transmission grids in Angola and allow for the distribution of clean energy between the two regions. The north of Angola has a…
SAP SE today announced a milestone of five million course enrollments on its openSAP platform – a free online platform that offers innovative, expert-led massive open online courses (MOOCs) with accompanying microlearning and podcasts across a range of topics for learners of all abilities. openSAP was established in 2013 to…
Pan-African technology group, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, today announced the culmination of its extensive business transformation from being a telecommunications and digital services provider to a full one-stop-shop technology group through a group-wide rebrand. Over the last two decades, Liquid has firmly established itself as the leading pan-African digital infrastructure provider…
The nominations for the 2021 edition of the Oscar awards are out. Actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas (THE WHITE TIGER) and singer, songwriter, and actor Nick Jonas (KINGDOM) announced the nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards this morning. Among the Oscar nominees 2021, MANK received the most nominations with 10, including nominations in the categories of…
Nigerian Afrobeat Superstars and powerhouses, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogula professionally known as Burna boy, and Ayodeji Balogun also known as Wizkid each won a Grammy at the 63rd Grammy Awards. Burna Boy won Best Global Music Album formerly known as Best World Music Album, for ‘Twice as Tall’ at the Premiere…
Spotify has rolled out 36 New languages on mobile bringing the platform total to 62 languages. This update which will make Spotify more accessible for speakers of these additional languages worldwide goes hand in hand with its commitment to building a truly borderless audio ecosystem. The new languages are already…
Spotify has rolled out 36 New languages on mobile bringing the platform total to 62 languages. This update which will make Spotify more accessible for speakers of these additional languages worldwide goes hand in hand with its commitment to building a truly borderless audio ecosystem. The new languages are already…