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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

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

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Longer wait for Kenyans to fly drones

Longer wait for Kenyans to fly drones

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Three African startups win development prize

Three African startups win development prize

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Africa Code Week to train half a million young Africans

Africa Code Week to train half a million young Africans

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.africa records 981 registrations during sunrise phase

.africa records 981 registrations during sunrise phase

21 Jun 2017

Bringing Wi-Fi to Africa

Bringing Wi-Fi to Africa

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Search for best Ghanaian startups begins

Search for best Ghanaian startups begins

20 Jun 2017

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

20 Jun 2017

10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2017

10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2017

19 Jun 2017

Inaugural Africa-ASEAN Business Expo kicks off in November

Inaugural Africa-ASEAN Business Expo kicks off in November

12 Jun 2017

Call for African startups to join PitchDrive tech hub tour

Call for African startups to join PitchDrive tech hub tour

5 Jun 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

Internet shutdown lifted in Cameroon

Internet shutdown lifted in Cameroon

24 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

Thomson Reuters app simplies forex auctions

6 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

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

Internet.org awards African innovation

Internet.org awards African innovation

3 Oct 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

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

10 fintech innovators conclude first Africa Barclays Accelerator

10 fintech innovators conclude first Africa Barclays Accelerator

1 Jul 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.

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Longer wait for Kenyans to fly drones

Longer wait for Kenyans to fly drones

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Three African startups win development prize

Three African startups win development prize

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.africa records 981 registrations during sunrise phase

.africa records 981 registrations during sunrise phase

21 Jun 2017

Africa Code Week to train half a million young Africans

Africa Code Week to train half a million young Africans

21 Jun 2017

Bringing Wi-Fi to Africa

Bringing Wi-Fi to Africa

Riaan Graham 20 Jun 2017

Search for best Ghanaian startups begins

Search for best Ghanaian startups begins

20 Jun 2017

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

20 Jun 2017

10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2017

10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2017

19 Jun 2017

Inaugural Africa-ASEAN Business Expo kicks off in November

Inaugural Africa-ASEAN Business Expo kicks off in November

12 Jun 2017

Call for African startups to join PitchDrive tech hub tour

Call for African startups to join PitchDrive tech hub tour

5 Jun 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

Internet shutdown lifted in Cameroon

Internet shutdown lifted in Cameroon

24 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

Thomson Reuters app simplies forex auctions

6 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

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

Internet.org awards African innovation

Internet.org awards African innovation

3 Oct 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

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

10 fintech innovators conclude first Africa Barclays Accelerator

10 fintech innovators conclude first Africa Barclays Accelerator

1 Jul 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

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Africa Code Week aims to spread digital literacy

Africa Code Week aims to spread digital literacy

12 May 2016

African tech hubs looking for sustainable models - Google

African tech hubs looking for sustainable models - Google

Gabriella Mulligan 24 Mar 2016

How to remain relevant for the African traveller

How to remain relevant for the African traveller

15 Mar 2016

Mobile money provides greater access to banking services in sub-Saharan Africa

Mobile money provides greater access to banking services in sub-Saharan Africa

7 Mar 2016

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Mobile phone users in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya hit 700 million

Adeyemi Adepetun 18 Feb 2016

African startups named among 100 most inspiring uses of tech

African startups named among 100 most inspiring uses of tech

Tom Jackson 10 Dec 2015

Praekelt Foundation partners with Facebook to support social change

Praekelt Foundation partners with Facebook to support social change

18 Nov 2015

BSDU – previous GIC winners

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14 Sep 2015

Facebook's Internet.org free basic services are bringing African people online

Facebook's Internet.org free basic services are bringing African people online

28 Jul 2015

Mobile survey informs Global Entrepreneurship Summit

Mobile survey informs Global Entrepreneurship Summit

24 Jul 2015