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The 2025 Tabbie Awards competition for B2B online and print publications is open (Image supplied)

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The One Club’s ADC 104th Annual Awards global jury has been announced. It includes 10 creatives from the Middle East and Africa region (Image by © Bizcommunity)

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[MRMW] Adapt or die - spotlight on mobile market research

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Vodafone to release iPhone 6 in Ghana

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Increased voice, data service rates for Ghanaians

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MEF Africa embarks on study of mobile businesses

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 set to launch in Ghana

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 set to launch in Ghana

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Media consumption, audience tracking tool launched

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African youths and ICT: opportunities abound

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Airtel wins at Ghana Telecoms Awards

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[Mobile 360 Africa] Local digital content for Africa!

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Tigo Ghana appoints new head of mobile

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[Mobile360] Enhance African mobile skills or miss the global digital citizenship wave

[Mobile360] Enhance African mobile skills or miss the global digital citizenship wave

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[MRMW] Adapt or die - spotlight on mobile market research

[MRMW] Adapt or die - spotlight on mobile market research

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Vantage contributes to 4G LTE network expansion in Ghana

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Vodafone to release iPhone 6 in Ghana

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Free broadcast text message could save lives in Africa each year. Floods in South Africa killed at least 32 people in March. Image: Vanessa O'Neale Crous

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MTN's Pieter Verkade. Image: LinkjedIn

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Akin Naphtal. Image via

West Africa Telecom Summit to take place in Ghana

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Increased voice, data service rates for Ghanaians

Increased voice, data service rates for Ghanaians

17 Jan 2014

Mobile internet key in Africa

Mobile internet key in Africa

Danette Breitenbach 29 Nov 2013

Annual rent for operators on new phone numbers

Annual rent for operators on new phone numbers

26 Nov 2013

MEF Africa embarks on study of mobile businesses

MEF Africa embarks on study of mobile businesses

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 set to launch in Ghana

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 set to launch in Ghana

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The state of the nation: Advertising in Africa

The state of the nation: Advertising in Africa

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Y&R: I have an agency...

Y&R: I have an agency...

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Leadership shifts at MTN

Leadership shifts at MTN

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Media consumption, audience tracking tool launched

Media consumption, audience tracking tool launched

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Airtel wins at Ghana Telecoms Awards

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African News Innovation Challenge winners announced

African News Innovation Challenge winners announced

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Mobile communication towers inaugurated in rural Ghana

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Glo Ghana loses subscribers

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