Smartphone vendors shipped a total of 375.4 million units during the fourth quarter of 2018 (4Q18), down 4.9% year over year and the fifth consecutive quarter of decline. The challenging holiday quarter closes out the worst year ever for smartphone shipments with global smartphone volumes declining 4.1% in 2018 with a total of 1.4 billion […]
Read MoreAfrican tech startups smashed funding records in 2018 as 210 startups secured US$334.5 million worth of investment, with Nigeria emerging as the premier investment destination on the continent. This is according to the annual African Tech Startups Funding Report 2018 released by Disrupt Africa, which is now in its fourth year. The report, which tracks […]
Read MoreCSquared, a pan-African broadband infrastructure provider that enables ISPS and MNOs to provide high quality broadband through shared infrastructure, has spelt out its operational priorities that are destined to shape Africa’s digital future and trigger technological advancement that will bootstrap the continent’s youth into a digital revolution. Top among CSquared’s priorities is ‘Fiberising’ Africa through […]
Read MoreWith over 40 million mobile network subscriptions reported in Tanzania, the telecom sector forms the backbone of a dynamic and inclusive digital economy. However, for this sector to fulfil its potential as a real driver of socio-economic development in Tanzania, it requires a system that can effectively oversee, protect, and promote the telecom industry to […]
Read MoreGoogle has boosted its investment in Wikipedia by donating $3.1 million to the free encyclopedia summing up its total donations to an excess of $7.5 million. While making the announcement at the World Economic Forum, Google noted that part of the funding will be used to run the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation as well as sustain […]
Read MoreRideSafe, a Kenya startup, is among 10 other African firms selected to pitch at the Africa Startup Summit in Kigali next month. Key among the inaugural event’s agenda will include exploring opportunities and challenges within the tech startup ecosystem, while showcasing the region’s entrepreneurial talent. RideSafe is an emergency response service that utilises a micro-insurance […]
Read MoreBBOXX, which has presence in Kenya and regional market, Tanzania-based Sanku, and South African Leadership Academy are among five global innovators that took home $600,000 after emerging winners in this year’s Zayed Sustainability Prize Awards. The three topped in Energy, Food and Global High Schools categories respectively. Tanzania’s Sanku equips and incentivise small-scale, and local […]
Read MoreAirtel Nigeria has and iSON group, one of the largest Information Technology Groups in Africa has gone into partnership with Girl Effect, an International Non-Profit Organisation to empower rural girls in matters relating to finance, entrepreneurship, health, economic empowerment and safety, and others. With the partnership, Girl Effect and iSON Group would leverage on their […]
Read MoreThree of Nigeria’s leading businessmen, Mike Adenuga, Founder of Globacom, Chairman, Heirs Holdings, Mr. Tony Elumelu, and Chairman, Dangote Group, Dr. Aliko Dangote have gone into partnership with French companies to drive major investment in Nigeria. The partnership, which was announced at the 2019 Choose France International Business Summit at the Chateau de Versailles, France […]
Read MoreThe African video on demand (VoD) space is on the rise with the latest been the Ivory Coast VoD Startup StarNews Mobile Hitting the big numbers Nigeria’s iROKOtv is the flagship startup, competing against the likes of Netflix and Showmax, but the recent sale of iflix operations in Africa spoke to the major challenges associated […]
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