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Digitised loan payments a boost for smallholder farmers in Kenya

Digitised loan payments a boost for smallholder farmers in Kenya

1 Jun 2017

Online shopping and the rapid globalisation of shoppers and retailers

Online shopping and the rapid globalisation of shoppers and retailers

Mark McCallum 31 May 2017

Six African startups selected for Google's launchpad accelerator

Six African startups selected for Google's launchpad accelerator

Tom Jackson 25 May 2017

Vodacom to buy R35bn stake in Safaricom

Vodacom to buy R35bn stake in Safaricom

17 May 2017

ICT, internet can transform education in Africa

ICT, internet can transform education in Africa

12 May 2017

CodeBus Africa to run student coding workshops

CodeBus Africa to run student coding workshops

9 May 2017

How BlackRhino is building Kenya's VR industry

How BlackRhino is building Kenya's VR industry

Tom Jackson 8 May 2017

Internet shutdown lifted in Cameroon

Internet shutdown lifted in Cameroon

24 Apr 2017

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

21 Apr 2017

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Lagos is Africa's most valuable startup ecosystem

Tom Jackson 20 Apr 2017

Toby Shapshak, one of the speakers at the Oracle Digital Day.

Oracle Digital Day hosted across 25 African countries

3 Apr 2017

Professor Mark Graham, 4th UNI Africa Conference in Dakar, Senegal. Credit: UNI Africa.

Africa's digital workers challenged by ‘Gig Economy'

29 Mar 2017

Kenya leads smart city charge in Africa

28 Mar 2017

Stephen du Preez

Is industrial IT the next wave for Africa?

Stephen du Preez 15 Mar 2017

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

1 Mar 2017

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

1 Mar 2017

GSMA launches Digital Migration Process in Kenya report

GSMA launches Digital Migration Process in Kenya report

3 Feb 2017

Nairobi listed in Global Top 30 of JLL's Global City Momentum Index

Nairobi listed in Global Top 30 of JLL's Global City Momentum Index

2 Feb 2017

ShowMax partners with Seacom in East Africa

ShowMax partners with Seacom in East Africa

25 Jan 2017

Study provides fresh insights into the benefits of mobile money in Kenya

Study provides fresh insights into the benefits of mobile money in Kenya

Sarah Logan 5 Jan 2017

Frost & Sullivan's top tech trends for Africa in 2017 - Part 1

Frost & Sullivan's top tech trends for Africa in 2017 - Part 1

13 Dec 2016

Global framework to speed up spread of mobile

Global framework to speed up spread of mobile

Thabiso Mochiko 28 Nov 2016

AfricaCom Awards 2016 winners list

AfricaCom Awards 2016 winners list

17 Nov 2016

#AfricaCom: Africa's tech startup funding landscape in numbers

#AfricaCom: Africa's tech startup funding landscape in numbers

Lauren Hartzenberg 16 Nov 2016

The transformational power of cloud in Africa

The transformational power of cloud in Africa

Brett Parker 25 Oct 2016

SA mobile data costs among world's most expensive

SA mobile data costs among world's most expensive

5 Oct 2016

Internet.org awards African innovation

Internet.org awards African innovation

3 Oct 2016

WhereIsMyTransport launches transit API following £1.165 seed funding

WhereIsMyTransport launches transit API following £1.165 seed funding

31 Aug 2016

SITA to roll out new-generation connectivity for Kenya Airways

SITA to roll out new-generation connectivity for Kenya Airways

17 Aug 2016

Exciting future for continent that accesses the power of Internet of Things

Exciting future for continent that accesses the power of Internet of Things

Brett Parker 16 Aug 2016

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Online shopping and the rapid globalisation of shoppers and retailers

Online shopping and the rapid globalisation of shoppers and retailers

Mark McCallum 31 May 2017

Six African startups selected for Google's launchpad accelerator

Six African startups selected for Google's launchpad accelerator

Tom Jackson 25 May 2017

Vodacom to buy R35bn stake in Safaricom

Vodacom to buy R35bn stake in Safaricom

17 May 2017

ICT, internet can transform education in Africa

ICT, internet can transform education in Africa

12 May 2017

CodeBus Africa to run student coding workshops

CodeBus Africa to run student coding workshops

9 May 2017

How BlackRhino is building Kenya's VR industry

How BlackRhino is building Kenya's VR industry

Tom Jackson 8 May 2017

Internet shutdown lifted in Cameroon

Internet shutdown lifted in Cameroon

24 Apr 2017

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

21 Apr 2017

Lagos, Nigeria. ©leonardo viti via

Lagos is Africa's most valuable startup ecosystem

Tom Jackson 20 Apr 2017

Toby Shapshak, one of the speakers at the Oracle Digital Day.

Oracle Digital Day hosted across 25 African countries

3 Apr 2017

Professor Mark Graham, 4th UNI Africa Conference in Dakar, Senegal. Credit: UNI Africa.

Africa's digital workers challenged by ‘Gig Economy'

29 Mar 2017

Kenya leads smart city charge in Africa

28 Mar 2017

Stephen du Preez

Is industrial IT the next wave for Africa?

Stephen du Preez 15 Mar 2017

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

1 Mar 2017

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

1 Mar 2017

GSMA launches Digital Migration Process in Kenya report

GSMA launches Digital Migration Process in Kenya report

3 Feb 2017

Nairobi listed in Global Top 30 of JLL's Global City Momentum Index

Nairobi listed in Global Top 30 of JLL's Global City Momentum Index

2 Feb 2017

ShowMax partners with Seacom in East Africa

ShowMax partners with Seacom in East Africa

25 Jan 2017

Study provides fresh insights into the benefits of mobile money in Kenya

Study provides fresh insights into the benefits of mobile money in Kenya

Sarah Logan 5 Jan 2017

Frost & Sullivan's top tech trends for Africa in 2017 - Part 1

Frost & Sullivan's top tech trends for Africa in 2017 - Part 1

13 Dec 2016

Global framework to speed up spread of mobile

Global framework to speed up spread of mobile

Thabiso Mochiko 28 Nov 2016

AfricaCom Awards 2016 winners list

AfricaCom Awards 2016 winners list

17 Nov 2016

#AfricaCom: Africa's tech startup funding landscape in numbers

#AfricaCom: Africa's tech startup funding landscape in numbers

Lauren Hartzenberg 16 Nov 2016

The transformational power of cloud in Africa

The transformational power of cloud in Africa

Brett Parker 25 Oct 2016

SA mobile data costs among world's most expensive

SA mobile data costs among world's most expensive

5 Oct 2016

Internet.org awards African innovation

Internet.org awards African innovation

3 Oct 2016

WhereIsMyTransport launches transit API following £1.165 seed funding

WhereIsMyTransport launches transit API following £1.165 seed funding

31 Aug 2016

SITA to roll out new-generation connectivity for Kenya Airways

SITA to roll out new-generation connectivity for Kenya Airways

17 Aug 2016

Exciting future for continent that accesses the power of Internet of Things

Exciting future for continent that accesses the power of Internet of Things

Brett Parker 16 Aug 2016

Opera wins major market share in SA and rest of Africa

Opera wins major market share in SA and rest of Africa

Alistair Anderson 21 Jul 2016

SA leads way with 11 startups among DEMO Africa finalists

SA leads way with 11 startups among DEMO Africa finalists

Tom Jackson 20 Jul 2016

The evolution and revolution of business networks in Africa

The evolution and revolution of business networks in Africa

Brett Parker 18 Jul 2016

From an idea to an app - how not to fail

From an idea to an app - how not to fail

Vikrant Singh 14 Jul 2016

Sendy launches ride-hailing feature

Sendy launches ride-hailing feature

Gabriella Mulligan 11 Jul 2016

10 fintech innovators conclude first Africa Barclays Accelerator

10 fintech innovators conclude first Africa Barclays Accelerator

1 Jul 2016

Farming hackathon to take place in Nairobi

Farming hackathon to take place in Nairobi

Tom Jackson 31 May 2016

Left to right: Chris George, strategic negotiator, Google; Mike van den Bergh, CMO, PCCW Global; Funke Opeke, CEO, MainOne; Chris Wood, CEO, WIOCC and Willem Marais, group managing executive and CEO, Liquid Telecom SA, during the MainOne-hosted Africa Panel Session.

Africa's digital potential discussed at International Telecommunications Week

13 May 2016

Africa Code Week aims to spread digital literacy

Africa Code Week aims to spread digital literacy

12 May 2016

#AfricaMonth: Data collection software to reach the hard-to-reach

#AfricaMonth: Data collection software to reach the hard-to-reach

Lauren Hartzenberg 10 May 2016

Cisco and Seacom unveil startup hub in Mombasa

Cisco and Seacom unveil startup hub in Mombasa

19 Apr 2016