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Source: © 123rf In 2024, 258,000 apps for iOS and Android operating systems were downloaded per minute for all types of publishers, with in-app purchase revenue up 12.5% to $150bn

2024 in-app purchase revenue up to $150bn, but app downloads decrease

Source: © LinkedIn In 2025 AI will transform advertising, signalling a fundamental shift in how advertisers approach digital marketing

AI to transform advertising in fundamental shift in digital marketing in 2025

3 Jan 2025

Source: © The Economic Times President-elect Donald Trump is making a U-turn on banning TikTok in the US

Trump's U-turn on the banning of TikTok

By Danette Breitenbach 2 Jan 2025

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Video games from Africa go global

Video games from Africa go global

7 Aug 2018

Pieter de Villiers, Group CEO of Clickatell

Clickatell to roll out WhatsApp Business solutions

2 Aug 2018

Kenya to use Alphabet's balloon project for rural internet

Kenya to use Alphabet's balloon project for rural internet

17 Jul 2018

AfricaCom.

AfricaCom 2018 launches conference, expos

16 Jul 2018

Startups invited to apply for AppsAfrica Innovation Awards

Startups invited to apply for AppsAfrica Innovation Awards

Tom Jackson 16 Jul 2018

Truecaller eyes out sub-Saharan Africa's mobile payment space

Truecaller eyes out sub-Saharan Africa's mobile payment space

19 Jun 2018

How do cloud priorities differ in African markets?

How do cloud priorities differ in African markets?

Matthew Barker 6 Jun 2018

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New app uLima will optimise the farming potential of Africa

1 Jun 2018

Facebook hub, Lagos, Nigeria.

Facebook launches Africa's first hub space in Nigeria

23 May 2018

Uber launches data sharing portal in Kenya

Uber launches data sharing portal in Kenya

22 May 2018

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Kenyan mobile agri-platform to receive a $100,000 boost from Expo Live

21 May 2018

All the regional winners of Mest Africa Challenge 2018

All the regional winners of Mest Africa Challenge 2018

18 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Driving sustainable development agendas through digital transformation

#AfricaMonth: Driving sustainable development agendas through digital transformation

Joanne Shields 17 May 2018

Kenya's iHub launches Health Meets Tech Application Challenge

Kenya's iHub launches Health Meets Tech Application Challenge

Tom Jackson 15 May 2018

Attention Android users! Be wary of malicious apps

Attention Android users! Be wary of malicious apps

7 May 2018

Orange Digital Ventures funds Africa's Talking

Orange Digital Ventures funds Africa's Talking

3 May 2018

If the future in Africa is mobile, identity verification is paramount

If the future in Africa is mobile, identity verification is paramount

Sherry Zameer 25 Apr 2018

12 top young African tech leaders of tomorrow

12 top young African tech leaders of tomorrow

Peter Pedroncelli 24 Apr 2018

Sebastian Kaulitzki ©

#Prisms2018: Out of Africa - an insider's perspective

Robyn de Villiers 23 Apr 2018

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Tom Jackson 19 Apr 2018

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

East Africa: Technology helping East Africa unlock agriculture potential

Ruari Phillips 17 Apr 2018

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

16 Apr 2018

Classifieds app raises funding to expand in Africa

Classifieds app raises funding to expand in Africa

13 Apr 2018

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

13 Apr 2018

Google Go now available locally

Google Go now available locally

Ilse van den Berg 12 Apr 2018

Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

Tom Jackson 12 Apr 2018

Mental models for tech entrepreneurs coming to Africa

Mental models for tech entrepreneurs coming to Africa

Alan Knott-Craig 9 Apr 2018

Ashok Shah, group CEO of APA Apollo

Mobile will change the face of insurance

9 Apr 2018

Consumerisation of travel: Millennials changing the face of business travel

Consumerisation of travel: Millennials changing the face of business travel

3 Apr 2018

Herney via

Scaling up game-changing agricultural innovations and technologies in Africa

Esther Ngumbi 29 Mar 2018

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Video games from Africa go global

Marketing & MediaVideo games from Africa go global

7 Aug 2018

Pieter de Villiers, Group CEO of Clickatell

ICTClickatell to roll out WhatsApp Business solutions

2 Aug 2018

Kenya to use Alphabet's balloon project for rural internet

ICTKenya to use Alphabet's balloon project for rural internet

17 Jul 2018

AfricaCom.

Marketing & MediaAfricaCom 2018 launches conference, expos

16 Jul 2018

Startups invited to apply for AppsAfrica Innovation Awards

ICTStartups invited to apply for AppsAfrica Innovation Awards

Tom Jackson 16 Jul 2018

Truecaller eyes out sub-Saharan Africa's mobile payment space

FinanceTruecaller eyes out sub-Saharan Africa's mobile payment space

19 Jun 2018

How do cloud priorities differ in African markets?

ICTHow do cloud priorities differ in African markets?

Matthew Barker 6 Jun 2018

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AgricultureNew app uLima will optimise the farming potential of Africa

1 Jun 2018

Facebook hub, Lagos, Nigeria.

ICTFacebook launches Africa's first hub space in Nigeria

23 May 2018

Uber launches data sharing portal in Kenya

Logistics & TransportUber launches data sharing portal in Kenya

22 May 2018

Image Supplied

AgricultureKenyan mobile agri-platform to receive a $100,000 boost from Expo Live

21 May 2018

All the regional winners of Mest Africa Challenge 2018

ICTAll the regional winners of Mest Africa Challenge 2018

18 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: Driving sustainable development agendas through digital transformation

Marketing & Media#AfricaMonth: Driving sustainable development agendas through digital transformation

Joanne Shields 17 May 2018

Kenya's iHub launches Health Meets Tech Application Challenge

ICTKenya's iHub launches Health Meets Tech Application Challenge

Tom Jackson 15 May 2018

Attention Android users! Be wary of malicious apps

ICTAttention Android users! Be wary of malicious apps

7 May 2018

Orange Digital Ventures funds Africa's Talking

ICTOrange Digital Ventures funds Africa's Talking

3 May 2018

If the future in Africa is mobile, identity verification is paramount

ICTIf the future in Africa is mobile, identity verification is paramount

Sherry Zameer 25 Apr 2018

12 top young African tech leaders of tomorrow

ICT12 top young African tech leaders of tomorrow

Peter Pedroncelli 24 Apr 2018

Sebastian Kaulitzki ©

Marketing & Media#Prisms2018: Out of Africa - an insider's perspective

Robyn de Villiers 23 Apr 2018

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

RetailKenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Tom Jackson 19 Apr 2018

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

AgricultureEast Africa: Technology helping East Africa unlock agriculture potential

Ruari Phillips 17 Apr 2018

Kenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

RetailKenya: Mobile commerce deals pass $10bn mark

16 Apr 2018

Classifieds app raises funding to expand in Africa

Marketing & MediaClassifieds app raises funding to expand in Africa

13 Apr 2018

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

ICTBroadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

13 Apr 2018

Google Go now available locally

ICTGoogle Go now available locally

Ilse van den Berg 12 Apr 2018

Kenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

RetailKenya's MoBar Delivery brings alcohol to your door

Tom Jackson 12 Apr 2018

Mental models for tech entrepreneurs coming to Africa

ICTMental models for tech entrepreneurs coming to Africa

Alan Knott-Craig 9 Apr 2018

Ashok Shah, group CEO of APA Apollo

FinanceMobile will change the face of insurance

9 Apr 2018

Consumerisation of travel: Millennials changing the face of business travel

Tourism & TravelConsumerisation of travel: Millennials changing the face of business travel

3 Apr 2018

Herney via

AgricultureScaling up game-changing agricultural innovations and technologies in Africa

Esther Ngumbi 29 Mar 2018

Tigo managing director, Simon Karikari, (second left), and the general manager of Uber East Africa, Loic Amado, shake hands after announcing the partnership between Tigo and Uber Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Others are: Uber country manager, Alfred Msemo and Tigo’s head of mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed. Source: Tigo.

ICTTigo and Uber partner up in East Africa

23 Mar 2018

Africa CEO Forum.

EntrepreneurshipShowcasing African startups and leadership

22 Mar 2018

Taxify launches boda boda service in Nairobi

Logistics & TransportTaxify launches boda boda service in Nairobi

19 Mar 2018

Africa's smartphone market expected to reverse declines

ICTAfrica's smartphone market expected to reverse declines

14 Mar 2018

Photo: KCB M-Pesa

Finance#SeamlessAfrica: Fintech a distraction rather than a disruption in Kenya

Nicci Botha 7 Mar 2018

Lance Mambondiani, CEO: Steward Bank

Finance#SeamlessAfrica: Banking is not about the app, but connectivity and content

Nicci Botha 6 Mar 2018

Kenya's mSurvey expands into Nigeria

Marketing & MediaKenya's mSurvey expands into Nigeria

1 Mar 2018

Spanish Olympic Athlete, Maria Azucena Diaz, tests the body sensors. Credit: ElPais

ICTTop devices at Mobile World Congress

28 Feb 2018

Dr William Mapham.
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Marketing & Media#Designindaba2018: SA's crowd-sourced solution for a global problem

Sue Disler 22 Feb 2018

Thomson Reuters launches Eikon mobile app in Africa

Marketing & MediaThomson Reuters launches Eikon mobile app in Africa

20 Feb 2018