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Amazon delivery drones: How the sky could be the limit for market dominance

Amazon delivery drones: How the sky could be the limit for market dominanceRenaud Foucart

Call of Duty: Mobile season 10 also dropped this week.

COD Mobile partners with Carry1st for local in-game purchases

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Isaac Akanni, customer growth manager for Africa at Infobip Nigeria

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#ECMA2018: Adopt a humanistic approach to AI

#ECMA2018: Adopt a humanistic approach to AI

Maroefah Smith 16 Mar 2018

#ECMA18: Cracking e-commerce conversion

#ECMA18: Cracking e-commerce conversion

Lauren Hartzenberg 16 Mar 2018

Digital consumers + seamless engagement = an epic experience

Digital consumers + seamless engagement = an epic experience

Simon Holt 16 Mar 2018

Cross-border e-commerce offers boundless growth opportunity for African business

Cross-border e-commerce offers boundless growth opportunity for African business

15 Mar 2018

Kenya's Sokowatch to expand after revenue growth

Kenya's Sokowatch to expand after revenue growth

Tom Jackson 13 Feb 2018

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E-commerce penetration in Kenya ramping up travel

Josephine Wawira 9 Feb 2018

Charles Murito, country manager of Google Kenya |

Google Kenya's Charles Murito on digital advertising and the age of assistance

Jessica Tennant 7 Feb 2018

Mall for Africa expands to 11 new markets

Mall for Africa expands to 11 new markets

5 Feb 2018

Africa's consumer goods and retail sectors driven by expanding middle class, tech development

Africa's consumer goods and retail sectors driven by expanding middle class, tech development

1 Feb 2018

#BizTrends2018: The new rules of retail

#BizTrends2018: The new rules of retail

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Jan 2018

Zimbabwe's Munch sees growth in food delivery space

Zimbabwe's Munch sees growth in food delivery space

Tom Jackson 27 Dec 2017

Transformation in Africa's digital retail landscape

Transformation in Africa's digital retail landscape

Isabelle Lurquin 22 Dec 2017

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Tom Jackson 21 Dec 2017

Nigeria's Yesharvest launches agri-commerce platform

Nigeria's Yesharvest launches agri-commerce platform

Tom Jackson 19 Dec 2017

Alcohol delivery service Jumia Party launches in Ghana

Alcohol delivery service Jumia Party launches in Ghana

11 Dec 2017

Less than 30% of Africa's e-commerce startups profitable

Less than 30% of Africa's e-commerce startups profitable

Gabriella Mulligan 8 Dec 2017

A mobile payments solution for Kenyan retailers

A mobile payments solution for Kenyan retailers

6 Dec 2017

Leles African Cuisine taps into virtual restaurant trend

Leles African Cuisine taps into virtual restaurant trend

17 Nov 2017

South African retail compound annual growth rate.

Phygital: The new retail marketing playground

Jainita Khatri 26 Oct 2017

Jumia Food promotes gender diversity through female rider recruitment

Jumia Food promotes gender diversity through female rider recruitment

26 Oct 2017

Shreenal Ruparelia appointed new MD of Jumia Food

Shreenal Ruparelia appointed new MD of Jumia Food

18 Oct 2017

Instant, secure, cashless payment for 33 African countries

Instant, secure, cashless payment for 33 African countries

13 Oct 2017

A new distribution landscape: Bringing blockchain to the travel industry

11 Oct 2017

DHL-Mall for Africa partnership gives African products access to global stage

DHL-Mall for Africa partnership gives African products access to global stage

6 Oct 2017

Jumia Nigeria launches e-commerce bot

Jumia Nigeria launches e-commerce bot

4 Oct 2017

Big data divide: what traditional retailers can learn from e-commerce

Big data divide: what traditional retailers can learn from e-commerce

Garth Meier 19 Sep 2017

Jack Ma launches African Young Entrepreneurs Fund

Jack Ma launches African Young Entrepreneurs Fund

27 Jul 2017

Digital solution for retail networks in Africa

Digital solution for retail networks in Africa

27 Jul 2017

Could 'buy online pickup in store' uplift brick-and-mortar retail?

Could 'buy online pickup in store' uplift brick-and-mortar retail?

26 Jul 2017

Nigeria's TradPeek wants to be Africa's Alibaba

Nigeria's TradPeek wants to be Africa's Alibaba

Tom Jackson 5 Jul 2017

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#ECMA2018: Adopt a humanistic approach to AI

#ECMA2018: Adopt a humanistic approach to AI

Maroefah Smith 16 Mar 2018

#ECMA18: Cracking e-commerce conversion

#ECMA18: Cracking e-commerce conversion

Lauren Hartzenberg 16 Mar 2018

Digital consumers + seamless engagement = an epic experience

Digital consumers + seamless engagement = an epic experience

Simon Holt 16 Mar 2018

Cross-border e-commerce offers boundless growth opportunity for African business

Cross-border e-commerce offers boundless growth opportunity for African business

15 Mar 2018

Kenya's Sokowatch to expand after revenue growth

Kenya's Sokowatch to expand after revenue growth

Tom Jackson 13 Feb 2018

Image: Rawpixel.com (Image Supplied)

E-commerce penetration in Kenya ramping up travel

Josephine Wawira 9 Feb 2018

Charles Murito, country manager of Google Kenya |

Google Kenya's Charles Murito on digital advertising and the age of assistance

Jessica Tennant 7 Feb 2018

Mall for Africa expands to 11 new markets

Mall for Africa expands to 11 new markets

5 Feb 2018

Africa's consumer goods and retail sectors driven by expanding middle class, tech development

Africa's consumer goods and retail sectors driven by expanding middle class, tech development

1 Feb 2018

#BizTrends2018: The new rules of retail

#BizTrends2018: The new rules of retail

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Jan 2018

Zimbabwe's Munch sees growth in food delivery space

Zimbabwe's Munch sees growth in food delivery space

Tom Jackson 27 Dec 2017

Transformation in Africa's digital retail landscape

Transformation in Africa's digital retail landscape

Isabelle Lurquin 22 Dec 2017

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Tom Jackson 21 Dec 2017

Nigeria's Yesharvest launches agri-commerce platform

Nigeria's Yesharvest launches agri-commerce platform

Tom Jackson 19 Dec 2017

Alcohol delivery service Jumia Party launches in Ghana

Alcohol delivery service Jumia Party launches in Ghana

11 Dec 2017

Less than 30% of Africa's e-commerce startups profitable

Less than 30% of Africa's e-commerce startups profitable

Gabriella Mulligan 8 Dec 2017

A mobile payments solution for Kenyan retailers

A mobile payments solution for Kenyan retailers

6 Dec 2017

Leles African Cuisine taps into virtual restaurant trend

Leles African Cuisine taps into virtual restaurant trend

17 Nov 2017

South African retail compound annual growth rate.

Phygital: The new retail marketing playground

Jainita Khatri 26 Oct 2017

Jumia Food promotes gender diversity through female rider recruitment

Jumia Food promotes gender diversity through female rider recruitment

26 Oct 2017

Shreenal Ruparelia appointed new MD of Jumia Food

Shreenal Ruparelia appointed new MD of Jumia Food

18 Oct 2017

Instant, secure, cashless payment for 33 African countries

Instant, secure, cashless payment for 33 African countries

13 Oct 2017

A new distribution landscape: Bringing blockchain to the travel industry

11 Oct 2017

DHL-Mall for Africa partnership gives African products access to global stage

DHL-Mall for Africa partnership gives African products access to global stage

6 Oct 2017

Jumia Nigeria launches e-commerce bot

Jumia Nigeria launches e-commerce bot

4 Oct 2017

Big data divide: what traditional retailers can learn from e-commerce

Big data divide: what traditional retailers can learn from e-commerce

Garth Meier 19 Sep 2017

Jack Ma launches African Young Entrepreneurs Fund

Jack Ma launches African Young Entrepreneurs Fund

27 Jul 2017

Digital solution for retail networks in Africa

Digital solution for retail networks in Africa

27 Jul 2017

Could 'buy online pickup in store' uplift brick-and-mortar retail?

Could 'buy online pickup in store' uplift brick-and-mortar retail?

26 Jul 2017

Nigeria's TradPeek wants to be Africa's Alibaba

Nigeria's TradPeek wants to be Africa's Alibaba

Tom Jackson 5 Jul 2017

Kenyan payments solutions firm expands to SA

Kenyan payments solutions firm expands to SA

29 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

Rwanda moves swiftly towards cashless society

Rwanda moves swiftly towards cashless society

5 May 2017

Ringier, Silvertree end JV; Silvertree gets DealDey

Ringier, Silvertree end JV; Silvertree gets DealDey

Gabriella Mulligan 13 Mar 2017

Kenyan Hellofood users can now order KFC, Ocean Basket online

Kenyan Hellofood users can now order KFC, Ocean Basket online

Nur Bremmen 25 Jan 2016

Click n Compare taking on Africa

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Charles Brewer: 2015 to be a year of growth for the logistics industry in Africa

Charles Brewer: 2015 to be a year of growth for the logistics industry in Africa

Cari Van Wyk 8 Jun 2015

The eight criteria that distinguish B2B markets from B2C markets

The eight criteria that distinguish B2B markets from B2C markets

Priority Metrics Group, via Ashlan Bonnell 28 Mar 2015

[eCommerce Africa] Two crucial elements of mobile success

[eCommerce Africa] Two crucial elements of mobile success

Leigh Andrews 5 Feb 2015

Blame poor internet for SA's lack of cutting-edge marketing

Blame poor internet for SA's lack of cutting-edge marketing

Leigh Andrews 29 Jan 2015

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