Author: Paul Adepoju

Millicom announced today the launch of sendmoney.tigo.com. Customers in UK, European Union and Canada can send money to Tigo Pesa wallets in Tanzania in real time using sendmoney.tigo.com.  There are plans to extend the service to include Tigo Cash wallets in other African countries. Announcing the launch in London today,…

Côte d’Ivoire has become the newest member of Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the leading international finance institution for financing infrastructure projects in Africa. This announcement comes at a time of stability and strong economic progress for Côte d’Ivoire, whose $1bn Eurobond was well received by investors earlier this year. The…

The federal government of Nigeria has revealed plans to establish an ICT hub in the nation’s capital city of Abuja. The move, according to the government agencies that are involved in the project, is an effort aimed at bringing about technological advancement of the FCT. The establishment of the ICT…

The new Global ATM Market and Forecasts to 2020 report has predicted that Nigeria and Iran will add the largest numbers of new ATMs outside of Asia-Pacific. This development is as a result of both countries’ increased levels of cardholding and ATM use, encouraging banks to expand into rural areas…

MTN has revealed plans to roll out 500 Long-Term Evolution (LTE) sites by the end of the year as a way of increasing data consumption in Zambia. The network’s Chief Technical Officer (CTO) Thomas Motlepa made the announcement and detailed the company’s intention to provide “fast data services” to customers.…

Social change hub JokkoLabs is set to host Seedstars World Senegal and organizers have announced that applications have opened for the global startup competition To apply, startups are required to be less than two years old, have less than US$500,000 in funding and have an available MVP. Organisers said they…

Headlines Africa which is a news aggregation app has been launched in Nigeria. Founded by Nigerians, the developers said the app which is currently available for iOS and Android devices allow users to receive tailored news that have been gathered and organised from major media outlets across Africa. “Today there…

Brand Africa is to release its highly anticipated 4th Brand Africa 100:  Africa’s Best Brands rankings of the Top 100 Most Admired and Most Valuable brands in Africa at a Gala event at Sandton Convention Center on 22 October 2015. The rankings, first launched in 2011 at the second Brand…

Gerhard Hartman, Head of Department: Sage HR & Payroll International Division, believes that investing in people and supporting systems leads to business success. It is people working for people and not for companies. Without talented individuals no business can grow successfully. In a business environment where people are considered the main…

MTN Rwanda has announced that it has opened its corridor with Safaricom in Kenya that will see MTN Mobile Money and M-PESA users send and receive money seamlessly and affordably between the two countries. This comes just a month after the Company introduced cross-border transactions between MTN Rwanda and MTN…

As a way of increasing the popularity of its operating system Tizen, Samsung has launched a second Tizen-powered smartphone, stating that the Z3 will go on sale in India on Oct. 21 for 8,490 Indian rupees ($130.59). Although this is more expensive than the 5,700 rupees launch price for its…

Music right owners in Nigeria have shared a total of N250 million according to the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON). The society said the sum was shared between September 2010 and September 2015. According to the General Manager of the society Chinedu Chukwuji, the sum was royalty due to the…

The United States is sending drones and troops to join the fight against Boko Haram. This action, according to US officials, is meant to bolster a West African regional effort to counter the Nigerian militant Islamist group Boko Haram. President Barack Obama notified the US Congress that an advance force…

Viettel today announced the launch of mobile and internet services in Tanzania, under the brand name of Halotel. The launch reflects Viettel’s expansion in its tenth market, and to the second biggest economy in East Africa. Beside 2G services, Viettel’s offerings in this market will bring competitively-priced 3G connectivity to…

Major tech company, Ericsson is confident that connection will be the critical component of the future and according to Ulf Ewaldsson, the company’s Chief Technology Officer, everyone and everything will be connected in the future. He said he believes that Ericsson’s role is to drive this transformation, opening up new…

The government of Ethiopia has announced that construction has become the third largest contributor to the nation’s GDP. This was disclosed by the country’s Former Urban Development, Housing and Construction State Minister Haile-Michael Teferra, while speaking at the 6th Addis Build International Construction, Construction Equipment and Technologies Exhibition. The former…

Best healthcare practices now entail that doctors have a special focus in patient care. Experts believe that patients, in partnership with their healthcare provider, should have a say in the way their care is administered and managed. This partnership will improve health outcomes and facilitate the treatment process in West…

Voxafrica, the Pan-African television station will launch the first season of The Voice in West and Central Africa. The Voice is currently the world’s biggest music show format. Produced and aired in over 180 countries, the show will run for 17 weeks and will give hopefuls across Africa the chance…

A new Managing Director has been appointed for Airtel in Rwanda, he is Michael Nii Boye Adjei and the appointment takes effect from 15th October 2015. Adjei joins Airtel from Vodafone Ghana where he has been the Commercial Director since 2012. He takes over from Teddy Bhullar who is moving…

Major telecoms company MTN has announced it now has 15 million subscribers in Ghana. To herald this feat, the network has rolled up plans to celebrate its 15 millionth subscriber. The network ended 2006 with 2.5 million; at the end of 2007 its subscribers grew to 4 million, 8 million…