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Wed, February 12th 2014, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi

Mobile East Africa 2014 kicks off in Nairobi

The rebranded Mobile East Africa 2014 kicked off today in Nairobi, bringing together industry players seeking to expand mobile data usage and drive monetisation through industry collaboration. → Read more
Fri, February 7th 2014, 12:20 · Gabriella Mulligan

Kenya, SA strongly represented in Africa Connected semi-final

Google has announced the 20 semi-finalists of its Africa Connected competition, with Kenyan and South African applicants featuring prominently on the shortlist. → Read more
Thu, February 6th 2014, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Bharti Airtel to restructure African operations

Bharti Airtel is to restructure its management across its African operations into clusters spanning multiple countries, as it seeks to accelerate its growth on the continent. → Read more
Thu, January 30th 2014, 08:00 · Tom Jackson

Tomi Ahonen to address rebranded Mobile East Africa

All Amber has confirmed mobile expert Tomi Ahonen will deliver a special address during the Mobile East Africa 2014 main conference in Nairobi, Kenya, on February 12 and 13, and a dedicated full-day workshop on February 14. → Read more
Wed, January 29th 2014, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Orange launches Top-Up online service in 33 African countries

Orange has launched its Orange Top-Up online service, allowing people to remotely send mobile credit to customers of over 350 networks across 100 countries, including 33 in Africa. → Read more
Mon, January 20th 2014, 12:20 · Gabriella Mulligan

Ndemo joins iHub board

Former permanent secretary at Kenya’s Ministry of Information and Communication Dr Bitange Ndemo has joined the board of advisors at Nairobi-based technology incubator iHub. → Read more
Mon, January 20th 2014, 06:00 · Chris Udemans

AccTech to demonstrate ERP mining software

South African business solutions company AccTech is set to showcase the blueprint of its newest release of business management software for the mining industry in early February. → Read more
Wed, January 15th 2014, 17:00 · Nick Sato

MasterCard, Ecobank partner to accelerate electronic payments in Africa

Ecobank and MasterCard have announced a multi-country licensing agreement which will provide access to MasterCard’s payment solutions for Ecobank’s customers in a further 23 African countries. → Read more
Tue, January 14th 2014, 18:20 · Nick Sato

Kiro’o Games opens Central Africa’s first video game studio

Cameroon’s Kiro’o Games has announced the opening of its first video game studio in Central Africa, a move that will see the game developer create its highly anticipated “African fantasy”-based games. → Read more
Mon, January 13th 2014, 14:20 · Chris Udemans

ANC manifesto promises South Africans free Wi-Fi

President Jacob Zuma announced on Saturday the African National Congress (ANC) is aiming to provide all South Africans with free Wi-Fi services, in line with the party’s aim to provide 90 per cent of South African communities with broadband connectivity by 2020. → Read more
Sat, January 11th 2014, 08:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Q&A: A4AI honorary chairman Dr Bitange Ndemo

Following a high-profile and successful stint as permanent secretary of Kenya’s Ministry of Information and Communication, Dr Bitange Ndemo left the role in 2013. HumanIPO spoke to the former permanent secretary about his analysis of the ICT sector in Kenya as it stands now, and the way forward in 2014. → Read more
Mon, January 6th 2014, 09:50 · Nick Sato

dotAfrica receives boost from African governments

African governments through the African Union Commission (AUC) have endorsed the plan to create the dotAfrica initiative through issuing an official statement by African ICT ministers announcing their support. → Read more
Tue, December 31st 2013, 12:00 · HumanIPO

HumanIPO: South African Startup Central 2013

No news organisation in the world covers African tech startups in as much detail, every day, as HumanIPO. Using their contacts across the continent, HumanIPO reporters work hard to ensure even the smallest African business has the opportunity to be profiled on the site and catch the attention of our continental and international investor readership. → Read more
Sun, December 22nd 2013, 12:00 · HumanIPO

African Tech Company of the Year

Technology in Africa is constantly evolving and companies face unique challenges on the continent as they try to keep up with international competitors while providing suitable services to the African consumer. The HumanIPO team picks out which companies it believes have performed best. → Read more
Fri, December 20th 2013, 15:00 · HumanIPO

African Tech Story of the Year

Technology is increasingly touching people’s lives and the workplace in different ways, meaning even the most subtle changes or developments can have big impacts on millions of people. The HumanIPO team picks out its stand-out stories of 2013. → Read more
Wed, December 11th 2013, 12:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

Goal-line technology makes African debut

Goal-line technology makes its African debut today, as the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) Club World Cup 2013 kicks off in Morocco. → Read more
Mon, December 9th 2013, 14:30 · Gabriella Mulligan

Africa leads developing world on internet affordability – A4AI

Africa leads the developing world in terms of internet affordability, with Morocco top of the table and Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda also ranking in the top five developing countries, according to a new report by the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI). → Read more
Mon, December 9th 2013, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher

New enterprise mobility solutions launched for Africa

NETCB has launched mobile enterprise solutions targeted at the African market to enhance device management, ensure device management, security and device file sharing. → Read more
Fri, December 6th 2013, 19:00 · Nick Sato

Startups pitch for investment at Nairobi Demo Day

Startups pitched to local and foreign investors at the 88mph Nairobi Demo Day event yesterday (Thursday), with some making a commitment to invest. → Read more
Thu, December 5th 2013, 11:30 · Nick Sato

88mph startups to pitch at Nairobi Demo Day today

Four tech startups will pitch for investment at the 88mph Nairobi Demo Day today (Thursday), after completing three months of the accelerator programme giving them access to new networks and mentorship. → Read more