Mara Social Media of the Mara group, an African multi-channel platform of online and mobile tech innovations that are designed to connect people across emerging markets, has announced this week that it has acquired global platform Nimbuzz Assets. Nimbuzz, initially released in May 2008 is a powerful cross-platform mobile calling and messaging app. The app…
Worldwide leader in IT and networking Cisco® (NASDAQ: CSCO) released its Annual Cybersecurity Report (ACR). The Cisco Annual Cybersecurity Report, now in its tenth year, examines the latest threat intelligence gathered by Cisco security experts, providing industry insights that reveal customer security trends. The 2017 report also highlights key findings from the third annual Cisco…
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The Adansonia Project connects entrepreneurs with one another through in-person events and an online chatting platform; trains entrepreneurs on starting businesses and writing business proposals with in-person workshops and an online course taught by professors at Bocconi University; and offers opportunities to pitch to investors. The Adansonia Project is a collaboration between researchers at Bocconi University in Milan,…
TerraPay, a mobile-first international payment network, today announced that it has been working with the GSMA to ensure TerraPay compatibility with the recently rolled out standardized mobile money APIs. TerraPay will provide support by providing a staging environment for the new GSMA Mobile Money API Developer portal that will enable the wider technical community to…
Africa Tech Summit holds in London in April 20th.Africa Tech Summit London (ATSLDN) is the leading African tech event in Europe providing unrivaled insight and networking with the African tech ecosystem.The summit brings together 200+ tech leaders, international investors, entrepreneurs, African governments, trade bodies, media and leading ventures to drive investment and business between Africa and Europe….
This article titled: Building Blocks of a New Mobile Revolution: Strategic Focus Areas for Africa Telcos in 2017 was contributed by Mariam Abdullahi, Telco Industry Lead at SAP Africa Despite on-going economic challenges and some tricky regulatory issues, Africa is fast approaching the 1bn mobile subscriptions landmark. The continued rollout of 3G and 4G networks,as…
Leading digital payment solutions provider,Mastercard, has been unveiled as the headline sponsor of the 6th Edition of the CashlessAfrica Conference and Expo.The event is organised by Mobile Money Africa and is scheduled for 22 to 23 March, at the Oriental Hotel,Lekki in Lagos, Nigeria. The CashlessAfrica Conference and Expo is a platform for technology companies,FinTech’s…
Telkom and Business Connexion have announced the launch of BCX , Africa’s premier end-to-end information communication technology (ICT) solutions provider. This new brand, built from a strategic partnership between Telkom Business and Business Connexion, is uniquely suited to support businesses throughout the continent as they seek to digitalise business operations. “The launch of BCX is…
Garmin in collaboration with MTN Nigeria partner to introduce a range of world class health and fitness devices to help boost fitness standards while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. There is an increased focus around the world to be healthy and more active, and through innovation and technology Garmin created a range of wellness devices that…
An innovative new way for audiences to interact with BBC News is available to try with the African-designed pilot: “BBC Newschatta“. BBC Newschatta is a chatbot developed by Nigerian technology company Codulab. This chatbot is a service for mobile phones which generates news stories based on the users’ input, using keywords and topics to…
A US$350 million deal to finance an 80 megawatt (MW) peat to power project in Rwanda, which will improve access to electricity for the three quarters of the country’s population that is currently off the grid, has reached financial close.The power plant, which is expected to increase installed capacity in Rwanda by 40%,will utilise the…
The AFRICA CEO FORUM 2017, the most high-profile international forum on African private sector development, will be held on 20 and 21 March in Geneva and, for the fifth consecutive year, will salute the economic performance of African business leaders and companies at the 2017 AFRICA CEO FORUM AWARDS.Every year, the AFRICA CEO FORUM AWARDS…
South Africa is the host of the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) 2017 between March 13-16. The bid was awarded to Johannesburg as part of the opening ceremony at GEC 2015 in Milan, Italy. The Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) is an inter-disciplinary gathering of start-up champions from more than 150 countries and attracts over 4000 delegates….
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Smartphones are everywhere, but one with features as alluring as the Gionee M6 will always stand the test of time. If you think the way to a man’s heart is food, trust me, the new Gionee M6 will change your mind. Despite the ubiquitous nature of smartphones, the Gionee M6 is an easy pick…
AfricInvest and Bpifrance announced recently the launch of the French African Fund (FFA), the first cross-border investment fund dedicated to the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in both Africa and France. The fund will be managed by AfricInvest, a leading pan-African mid-cap-focused private equity firm with almost EUR1bn of funds under management and…
Today, disruptive companies are the fastest-growing in history. In reality, they are movers and shakers in the business world today. They came and smoothly disrupted the business ecosystem. They rolled their products and services that approached their market in a way that changed everything by offering products or services that lowered prices, approached their markets…
SIMA, the Paris International Agri-Business Show, will take place from 26 February to 2 March 2017 at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre (France). This major international trade show will take a look at what farming professions will be like in 10 years’ time through the eyes of manufacturers and start-up companies – and their innovations…
Developers, programmers and fintech innovators all over Africa are encouraged through the Ecobank Fintech Challenge to join forces with Ecobank, one of the continent’s biggest banking ecosystem to transform finance through technology and innovation. Ecobank is challenging Africa’s new generation of entrepreneurs to find lasting solutions to the continent’s most pressing banking issues. Submit entries…
Healthcare Innovation in Africa is a key area for government,businesses,entrepreneurs,investors,researchers in Africa to begin to explore especially with emerging technologies like virtual reality,artificial intelligence,robotics,internet of things etc. One company is taking a big step in that direction.GE recently launched the GE Africa Innovation Centre (GEAIC) in Johannesburg, South Africa.This is GE’s centre of excellence for…
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The 1st International Summit of the Triple Helix Association (THA) will be held on 4th-6th April, 2017 at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. The theme of this THA international conference is “Accelerating the Attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Through ICT and Data”. The Triple Helix Summit will seek to catalyze the overall attainment of…
Connect with Global Opportunity at BLAST in Rome.Blast is the brand new international event that gathers and connects professionals, enterprises, technology leaders, investors and startups from all over the world to boost and spread new business and effective actions. According to the BLAST “Connections are vital for the Blast Team and we do believe that…
Read the Part 1 of this article here A disruptive innovation is an innovation that creates a new market frontiers and value network. It eventually unsettles an existing market and value network, displacing established market leaders and alliances, and overturns the traditional business methods and practices. No one can deny the fact that we are…
Samsung through its Samsung NEXT initiative announced recently the creation of the Samsung NEXT Fund, a $150 million venture capital investment fund, to increase Samsung’s global support of early stage startups pursuing advanced software and services innovation. The Fund enables Samsung NEXT to build upon its multi-stage global innovation platform to empower tech entrepreneurs with funding, resources and…
Last year when Mark Zuckerberg visited Africa and had so much positive remarks about Startup development in Africa and its potentials,we knew that one impact of that visit will be attracting more investors and top businesses to the continent.Am glad to learn that leading Investors and organisations around the world will take a trip to…
In the world of smartphones, one phone particularly stands out: the GIONEE M6. A peek into this article will tell you why. Stay hungry, because we are about to serve you the Gionee masterpiece. The Specifications. Let’s open the box. To unravel the mystery and here it is… The GIONEE M6 phone. The phone did…
Today, emerging technological innovations are changing every aspect of businesses. The best way to describe these radical changes is disruption! Disruption is said to have occurred when a product or service fits a new or emerging market segment that is not served by existing incumbents in the industry, and it usually ride on the wings…