Mobile news

Subscribe & Follow

Advertise your job vacancies

Recruit Image

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

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

2025 Tabbie Awards competition open

9 Jan 2025

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)

One Club ADC 104th Annual Awards global jury includes 10 creatives from the Middle East and Africa

9 Jan 2025

More news

New Economy workshop participants from Rwanda.

Digital transformation support for Rwanda from Alibaba

17 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Top mobile trends for the 2019 consumer

#BizTrends2019: Top mobile trends for the 2019 consumer

Lynette Hundermark 17 Jan 2019

Kalliebree Keynerd, head of social media at Joe Public Connect.

#BizTrends2019: From disappearing acts to dark social and digital wellness

Kalliebree Keynerd 16 Jan 2019

Daniel Jaeger, market unit head, Central, East, West Africa at Nokia.

Africa heads for a mobile-powered 2019

11 Jan 2019

170 million mobile wallets across Africa

170 million mobile wallets across Africa

14 Dec 2018

Looking up towards 2019

Looking up towards 2019

Gareth Grant 13 Dec 2018

Africa's mobile money ecosystem connects to China

Africa's mobile money ecosystem connects to China

5 Dec 2018

5G will become the mainstream ecosystem by 2022

5G will become the mainstream ecosystem by 2022

27 Nov 2018

Orange, MTN launch pan-African mobile money

Orange, MTN launch pan-African mobile money

27 Nov 2018

Africa's first AR experience on Facebook Messenger

Africa's first AR experience on Facebook Messenger

20 Nov 2018

Digital Media Africa finalists announced

Digital Media Africa finalists announced

20 Nov 2018

Mobile app launched to connect to African fashion designers

Mobile app launched to connect to African fashion designers

19 Nov 2018

Think the world's connected? Think again. A slide from BRCK's AfricaCom 2020 session.

#FairnessFirst: How Africa's digital divide is being diminished, one innovation at a time

Leigh Andrews 19 Nov 2018

All the 2018 AfricaCom Awards winners

All the 2018 AfricaCom Awards winners

15 Nov 2018

#FairnessFirst: Why investigative journalism and media freedom matters

#FairnessFirst: Why investigative journalism and media freedom matters

Leigh Andrews 12 Nov 2018

Vodacom now present in 19 new countries in Africa

Vodacom now present in 19 new countries in Africa

6 Nov 2018

AfricaCom Awards 2018 finalists

AfricaCom Awards 2018 finalists

1 Nov 2018

New Pan-African Data Centre Association launched in Morocco

New Pan-African Data Centre Association launched in Morocco

16 Oct 2018

iflix partners with Vewd to offer entertainment across MENA

iflix partners with Vewd to offer entertainment across MENA

Yuveshen Darmalingum 15 Oct 2018

How can Africa's digital revolution be transformational?

How can Africa's digital revolution be transformational?

Edwin Macharia and Zarina Nteta 11 Oct 2018

Kwesé iflix partners with MTN Ghana to launch MTN Video Bundles

Kwesé iflix partners with MTN Ghana to launch MTN Video Bundles

Yuveshen Darmalingum 28 Sep 2018

Reuters rolls out its news video service in Africa

Reuters rolls out its news video service in Africa

Yuveshen Darmalingum 21 Sep 2018

WorldRemit launches digital money transfers within Africa

WorldRemit launches digital money transfers within Africa

19 Sep 2018

How digital is driving media growth in Africa

How digital is driving media growth in Africa

14 Sep 2018

AfricaCom 2018 takes place in Cape Town, 13-15 November 2018.

Celebrating Africa's digital heroes in 2018

14 Sep 2018

In-app programmatic exchange for Africa launched

In-app programmatic exchange for Africa launched

12 Sep 2018

Final call for entries to AppsAfrica Innovation Awards

Final call for entries to AppsAfrica Innovation Awards

Gabriella Mulligan 10 Sep 2018

data/ © dolgachov via

African research dominated by mobile, social media

Danette Breitenbach 6 Sep 2018

Africacom, Cape Town.

The spread of digital connectivity in Africa

3 Sep 2018

Vicinity Media extends African footprint

Vicinity Media extends African footprint

Vicinity Media 30 Aug 2018

More news

New Economy workshop participants from Rwanda.

Digital transformation support for Rwanda from Alibaba

17 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Top mobile trends for the 2019 consumer

#BizTrends2019: Top mobile trends for the 2019 consumer

Lynette Hundermark 17 Jan 2019

Kalliebree Keynerd, head of social media at Joe Public Connect.

#BizTrends2019: From disappearing acts to dark social and digital wellness

Kalliebree Keynerd 16 Jan 2019

Daniel Jaeger, market unit head, Central, East, West Africa at Nokia.

Africa heads for a mobile-powered 2019

11 Jan 2019

170 million mobile wallets across Africa

170 million mobile wallets across Africa

14 Dec 2018

Looking up towards 2019

Looking up towards 2019

Gareth Grant 13 Dec 2018

Africa's mobile money ecosystem connects to China

Africa's mobile money ecosystem connects to China

5 Dec 2018

5G will become the mainstream ecosystem by 2022

5G will become the mainstream ecosystem by 2022

27 Nov 2018

Orange, MTN launch pan-African mobile money

Orange, MTN launch pan-African mobile money

27 Nov 2018

Africa's first AR experience on Facebook Messenger

Africa's first AR experience on Facebook Messenger

20 Nov 2018

Digital Media Africa finalists announced

Digital Media Africa finalists announced

20 Nov 2018

Mobile app launched to connect to African fashion designers

Mobile app launched to connect to African fashion designers

19 Nov 2018

Think the world's connected? Think again. A slide from BRCK's AfricaCom 2020 session.

#FairnessFirst: How Africa's digital divide is being diminished, one innovation at a time

Leigh Andrews 19 Nov 2018

All the 2018 AfricaCom Awards winners

All the 2018 AfricaCom Awards winners

15 Nov 2018

#FairnessFirst: Why investigative journalism and media freedom matters

#FairnessFirst: Why investigative journalism and media freedom matters

Leigh Andrews 12 Nov 2018

Vodacom now present in 19 new countries in Africa

Vodacom now present in 19 new countries in Africa

6 Nov 2018

AfricaCom Awards 2018 finalists

AfricaCom Awards 2018 finalists

1 Nov 2018

New Pan-African Data Centre Association launched in Morocco

New Pan-African Data Centre Association launched in Morocco

16 Oct 2018

iflix partners with Vewd to offer entertainment across MENA

iflix partners with Vewd to offer entertainment across MENA

Yuveshen Darmalingum 15 Oct 2018

How can Africa's digital revolution be transformational?

How can Africa's digital revolution be transformational?

Edwin Macharia and Zarina Nteta 11 Oct 2018

Kwesé iflix partners with MTN Ghana to launch MTN Video Bundles

Kwesé iflix partners with MTN Ghana to launch MTN Video Bundles

Yuveshen Darmalingum 28 Sep 2018

Reuters rolls out its news video service in Africa

Reuters rolls out its news video service in Africa

Yuveshen Darmalingum 21 Sep 2018

WorldRemit launches digital money transfers within Africa

WorldRemit launches digital money transfers within Africa

19 Sep 2018

How digital is driving media growth in Africa

How digital is driving media growth in Africa

14 Sep 2018

AfricaCom 2018 takes place in Cape Town, 13-15 November 2018.

Celebrating Africa's digital heroes in 2018

14 Sep 2018

In-app programmatic exchange for Africa launched

In-app programmatic exchange for Africa launched

12 Sep 2018

Final call for entries to AppsAfrica Innovation Awards

Final call for entries to AppsAfrica Innovation Awards

Gabriella Mulligan 10 Sep 2018

data/ © dolgachov via

African research dominated by mobile, social media

Danette Breitenbach 6 Sep 2018

Africacom, Cape Town.

The spread of digital connectivity in Africa

3 Sep 2018

Vicinity Media extends African footprint

Vicinity Media extends African footprint

Vicinity Media 30 Aug 2018

Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa.

Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa 2nd cohort announced

Gabriella Mulligan 29 Aug 2018

Twitter Lite now available in over 45 countries

16 Aug 2018

Toussaint Alain, African Daily Voice CEO.

New pan-African news agency launched

14 Aug 2018

Video games from Africa go global

Video games from Africa go global

7 Aug 2018

Analysis of Zimbabwe's "online propaganda war"

Analysis of Zimbabwe's "online propaganda war"

Dumisani Moyo 2 Aug 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping, BRICS Summit, South Africa.

The next decade of BRICS

30 Jul 2018

Is your site mobile-friendly?

Is your site mobile-friendly?

JG Bezuidenhout 27 Jul 2018

Nelson Mandela image from

#Mandela100: Using the spirit of Ubuntu to address knowledge gaps on Wikipedia

Leigh Andrews 20 Jul 2018

Startups invited to apply for AppsAfrica Innovation Awards

Startups invited to apply for AppsAfrica Innovation Awards

Tom Jackson 16 Jul 2018

Building a digital continent

Building a digital continent

Michael Pittelkow 5 Jul 2018

Let's do Biz