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Wed, October 8th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
1% club to hold Crowdfunding for African innovators at Nailab
African innovators who need funding to kick start or boost their social or environment projects have been invited to be part of a two day Crowd-funding initiative to be held at the Nailab on 9th and 10th October. → Read more
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Wed, October 8th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
AfricaOnline managed service solution launched in Ghana
Pan African telecoms operator, Gondwana International Networks (GIN) has announced that its AfricaOnline business has launched a managed infrastructure and services solution in Ghana. → Read more
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Wed, October 8th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Aflix set to revolutionise Africa’s Video-On-Demand space
Video streaming app Aflix is set to revolutionise the African Video-On-Demand space. Initially launched in Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana, Aflix's coverage has been extended to Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, and Ethiopia. Others are Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia and Madagascar. → Read more
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Wed, October 8th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Oracle announces initiative to enrich, increase skills capacity of IT practitioners in Africa
Oracle Corporation has launched a new initiative that is aimed at enriching and increasing the skills capacity of IT practitioners in Africa. The initiative consist of four elements – employee readiness, ecosystem readiness, workforce readiness and youth readiness. → Read more
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Wed, October 8th, 10:59 · Paul Adepoju
Submission of events open for SMW Lagos 2015
Submission of events for Social Media Week Lagos (SMW Lagos) has official begun today October 8 according to the producers of SMW Lagos Dragon Africa and AFRIKA21. → Read more
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Wed, October 8th, 10:20 · Paul Adepoju
ICT contribution to Nigeria’s GDP to hit 15% – NITDA
Peter Jack, Director General of Nigeria's National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said the agency is committed towards ensuring ICT contribution to Nigeria's GDP increases to 15% within 3 years. He said this in Dubai, UAE. → Read more
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Tue, October 7th, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
IBM experts partner Amref and GlaxoSmithkline to strengthen African health systems
A team of 16 IBM experts today presented its recommendations to Kenyan institutions on a range of critical projects in support of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals and Kenya’s own long-term development agenda, Vision 2030. → Read more
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Tue, October 7th, 12:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Equity Bank issues mobile banking smart SIM for mobile banking and communications services
Equity Bank will be issuing ultra-thin mobile banking smart SIM with patented technology from Taisys Technologies to provide mobile banking and mobile communication services to their customers in Kenya. → Read more
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Tue, October 7th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Franco Abbot, CEO, The Pearl Dream
The Pearl Dream is a cross-platform app with illustrated e-books of African stories founded by 2 partners with the aim of bringing African stories to life. Abbot spoke to HumanIPO on the latest developments at the startup, the goal to reach 50 million subscribers and expansion plans for Nigeria and elsewhere. → Read more
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Mon, October 6th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel Kenya appoints new executives
Bharti Airtel, has today announced the appointment of Topyster Muga and Venkateshwaran (Venkat) Ramakrishnan as the new head of Airtel Money and finance director respectively for its operation in Kenya. → Read more
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Mon, October 6th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Facebook expanding to healthcare
Social media giant Facebook is expanding to healthcare according to Reuters. The plans still at the developmental stage could see Facebook creating online "support communities" that would connect Facebook users suffering from various ailments. → Read more
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Mon, October 6th, 12:08 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s largest church launches multiple network recharge cards
Nigeria's largest church the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has partnered with OneCard to launch multiple service recharge cards to offer worshipers access to top-up solution at any of the church's over 332,000 parishes nationwide. → Read more
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Mon, October 6th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s infrastructural challenges are opportunities for angel investors – Lagos Angel Network
Lagos Angel Network has described Nigeria's numerous infrastructural challenges as opportunities for angel investors to invest in startups developing solutions for the challenges. → Read more
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Mon, October 6th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
The Pearl Dream eyeing Nigerian market with Etisalat partnership
Cross-platform app with illustrated e-books of African stories The Pearl Dream is making moves towards launching in the Nigerian market and is currently in talks with Etisalat according to Frank Abbot, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the startup. → Read more
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Fri, October 3rd, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
AMPION extends application deadline for the Eastern African Venture Bus
Mobile developers, designers and e-health experts who have not yet applied for the Eastern Africa venture bus are highly encouraged to apply as the deadline has been extended. → Read more
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Fri, October 3rd, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Lumia 530Now Available In Kenya
Microsoft today announced the availability of the Lumia 530 in Kenya for only Kshs 10, 999 at all Orange and authorised dealer shops. A powerful entry to Windows Phone 8.1, the Lumia 530delivers an amazing value smartphone experience with Microsoft innovations and services found in high-end Lumia smartphones. → Read more
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Fri, October 3rd, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Kenya’s Jooist partners Swiss Game Publisher Miniclip to Distribute their Games in Africa
Kenyan startup Jooist which is a social gaming network for mobile phones has partnered with Miniclip, a web games developer based in Switzerland, to distribute their inventory of web games in Africa. → Read more
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Fri, October 3rd, 14:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Cyberoam partners Kenya’s BusinessIT Afrika to market its products
India’s Network Security appliances provider, Cyberoam -has today announced its partnership with BusinessIT Afrika Ltd, a Kenyan based company that offers IT solutions to private and public businesses. The partnership will see BusinessIT market Cyberoam’s IT security solutions of Cyberoam. → Read more
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Fri, October 3rd, 13:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Five African startups to pitch at DEMO US
Five startup from Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, Ghana will pitch at DEMO US following their selection out of the 40 startups that pitched at the just concluded DEMO Africa startup conference held in Lagos Nigeria. → Read more
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Fri, October 3rd, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
MTN launches locally relevant apps challenge in Ghana
Telecoms company MTN has launched a challenge for mobile app developers in Ghana. The competition in its second edition is aimed at promoting development of locally relevant mobile applications for the local market. → Read more
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