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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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Africa's app-based taxis battle Uber over market share

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Uber jacks up security in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

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African winners in mobile remittance awards

African winners in mobile remittance awards

25 Jul 2017

Mobile phone powered solar electricity for Nigeria

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4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

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20 Jun 2017

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Africa's quest for a cashless economy gains momentum

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Digital payments boost economic opportunity for poor

Digital payments boost economic opportunity for poor

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Fortumo expands into Algeria, Ghana and Tanzania

Fortumo expands into Algeria, Ghana and Tanzania

22 May 2017

BBM launches mobile streaming TV in Africa

BBM launches mobile streaming TV in Africa

8 May 2017

Kenya sells first ever mobile government bonds

Kenya sells first ever mobile government bonds

27 Mar 2017

New Red Cross app to optimise services

New Red Cross app to optimise services

20 Mar 2017

Smarter banking solution for East African millennials

Smarter banking solution for East African millennials

15 Mar 2017

Mathieu Coquillon and Raphael Grojnowski Mama Money co-founders.

Aggressive African expansion for fintech startup Mama Money

10 Mar 2017

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

1 Mar 2017

Telecoms merger could see major shakeup in Ghana

Telecoms merger could see major shakeup in Ghana

27 Jan 2017

Rwandans can now buy fuel using MTN Mobile Money

19 Dec 2016

Nyasinga Onyancha

SimbaPay launches mobile money transfer service to Ghana and Uganda

13 Dec 2016

Kirusa's InstaVoice service breezes past 100 million monthly active users

Kirusa's InstaVoice service breezes past 100 million monthly active users

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Low cost digital payment solution for 33 African markets

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MTN denies illegal transfer of USD14bn from Nigeria

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Pay as you go solar power

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The importance of mobile threat defence

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The love affair between young Nigerians and disruptive mobile technology

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Africa still mobile

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Danette Breitenbach 28 Sep 2017

YUP, Ivory Coast.

A new mobile Africa banking solution

15 Sep 2017

SA approves cross-border mobile money transfers

SA approves cross-border mobile money transfers

7 Sep 2017

Last call for AppsAfrica Innovation Awards nominations

Last call for AppsAfrica Innovation Awards nominations

5 Sep 2017

Africa's app-based taxis battle Uber over market share

Africa's app-based taxis battle Uber over market share

25 Aug 2017

Tanzania Women of Achievement.

Mentorship app for young women, girls in Africa

16 Aug 2017

Uber jacks up security in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

Uber jacks up security in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

26 Jul 2017

African winners in mobile remittance awards

African winners in mobile remittance awards

25 Jul 2017

Mobile phone powered solar electricity for Nigeria

28 Jun 2017

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

20 Jun 2017

Africa's quest for a cashless economy gains momentum

Africa's quest for a cashless economy gains momentum

Kingsley Ighobor 7 Jun 2017

Digital payments boost economic opportunity for poor

Digital payments boost economic opportunity for poor

2 Jun 2017

Fortumo expands into Algeria, Ghana and Tanzania

Fortumo expands into Algeria, Ghana and Tanzania

22 May 2017

BBM launches mobile streaming TV in Africa

BBM launches mobile streaming TV in Africa

8 May 2017

Kenya sells first ever mobile government bonds

Kenya sells first ever mobile government bonds

27 Mar 2017

New Red Cross app to optimise services

New Red Cross app to optimise services

20 Mar 2017

Smarter banking solution for East African millennials

Smarter banking solution for East African millennials

15 Mar 2017

Mathieu Coquillon and Raphael Grojnowski Mama Money co-founders.

Aggressive African expansion for fintech startup Mama Money

10 Mar 2017

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

1 Mar 2017

Telecoms merger could see major shakeup in Ghana

Telecoms merger could see major shakeup in Ghana

27 Jan 2017

Rwandans can now buy fuel using MTN Mobile Money

19 Dec 2016

Nyasinga Onyancha

SimbaPay launches mobile money transfer service to Ghana and Uganda

13 Dec 2016

Kirusa's InstaVoice service breezes past 100 million monthly active users

Kirusa's InstaVoice service breezes past 100 million monthly active users

22 Nov 2016

#AfricaCom Kirusa's InstaVoice service surpasses 100 million monthly active users

16 Nov 2016

Low cost digital payment solution for 33 African markets

7 Nov 2016

MTN denies illegal transfer of USD14bn from Nigeria

MTN denies illegal transfer of USD14bn from Nigeria

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Pay as you go solar power

Pay-as-you-go solar power growth in Africa

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The importance of mobile threat defence

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The love affair between young Nigerians and disruptive mobile technology

The love affair between young Nigerians and disruptive mobile technology

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Unique mobile subscribers in Africa surpass half a billion

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Deepening financial inclusion in Ghana

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Satellite broadband for Ghana schools

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Nigeria promotes ridesharing in Africa

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First Pan-African OOH measurement product

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