Africa

The rise of African startups is a business opportunity, not a threat

We are in the middle of a tech startup frenzy, with research suggesting that South Africa alone is home to more than 5 000…

Can the Afrinolly Marketplace curb Nollywood piracy?

Piracy is a massive problem for entertainment distributors around the world, and Nigeria is no exception. In fact, some sources suggest that Nollywood loses…

Entrepreneurship training for African startups? Stakeholders disagree

While entrepreneurship is an essential aspect of the economy of most African countries with entrepreneurs acquiring knowledge from different sources, tech entrepreneurs in West…

Innovating Africa means practical solutions to unique challenges

Innovation is one of the most important contributors to economic growth in any market. Innovators create wealth, attract investment and provide job opportunities. They…

How Flickswitch is enabling Africa to become a continent of connected things

The Internet of Things (IoT) — or the concept of connected devices — is becoming more prominent by the day. It’s estimated that there…

Africa should accelerate IPv6 migration now to avoid a scramble later

The Internet community across Africa needs to prepare for the inevitable day when AFRINIC, the Regional Internet Registry (RIR), will run out of IPv4…

YouTube finally launches offline video feature in South Africa

The world’s largest online video platform boasts over a billion users watching hundreds of millions of hours everyday. Countries with limited data connectivity however…

Here’s how Africa’s mobile money players fit into the global landscape

Think Africa and technology and chances are one of the first things that come to mind is mobile money. In conference talk after conference…

2015 African Blogger Awards deadline extended

The 2015 African Blogger Awards is extending its deadline and will now accept entries until 16 April 2015. The competition is aimed at African…

SMS, Facebook dominate mobile activity in 5 of Africa’s biggest economies

People speak about Africa as “the mobile continent” so frequently that it’s become a cliche. People throw the phrase around as if it explains…

5 ways technology impacted the Nigerian elections

Last Saturday (and Sunday in some parts of the country), Nigerians went to the polling stations to participate in the presidential election which was…

Kenya’s internet access continues to experience growth

Kenya The Communications Authority of Kenya has revealed impressive data about Kenya’s internet access. According to them the number of internet users in the…

Trevor Noah to succeed Jon Stewart as The Daily Show host

The Daily Show is about to get a lot more South African. Some big big shoes to fill for South African stand-up comedian Trevor…

This drone footage shows off Africa’s most incredible landscapes

Relais & Châteaux Africa has uploaded a video made up of drone footage that showcases the true beauty of Africa. The footage was shot…

iHub, Goethe Institut looking for art projects to fund in Kenya

Kenyan innovation and hacker space iHub and Goethe Institut, have formed a partnership to fund creatives who use technology in their works. The programme,…

Smart Villages launches energy challenge to address off-grid settlements

Smart Villages is inviting East African entrepreneurs to form teams and come up with imaginative ways of distributing and implementing new or existing energy…

M-Pesa users can now send money between Kenya and Tanzania

Mobile money service M-Pesa is usually one of the first names mentioned when it comes to revolutionary African mobile products. It has however been…

Nigeria’s mobile lifestyle should absolutely matter to your brand: here’s why

Nigeria, with 125 million mobile subscribers, is not just Africa’s largest mobile market. It is also home to one of the most connected and…

Vodafone’s digital school in a box will benefit 15 000 child refugees

The Vodafone Foundation has announced an initiative called Instant Classroom, a digital school in a box. The concept, which can be set up in…

Yay! Apple selects South Africa as the only African flag to join emoji family

In an effort to broaden its “emoji diversity”, Apple is introducing some 300 new emoji. Developer preview builds include a range of new country flags for iOS…

Citibank to hold $100k Mobile Challenge in Africa, Europe, Middle East

Citi, an American multinational banking and financial services corporation, has as part of its Digital Acceleration program announced that its Mobile Challenge is coming…

BBC World Service announce selected teams from its hackathon in Kenya

Two teams have been selected to help the BBC expand its reach through Africa following its hackathon held earlier in Kenya. The BBC World…

Maziv’s Fibre Push Brings Rural South Africa Closer to True High-Speed Internet

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

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TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel