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Wed, November 5th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Mozilla announces Firefox OS expansion plans for Africa
Mozilla today announced plans to expand Firefox operating system to Africa. In a statement made available to HumanIPO, Mozilla said it is partnering with Airtel, MTN South Africa and Tigo to bring first Firefox OS smartphones to Africa. → Read more
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Wed, November 5th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Guest Post: Peter Eigen, founder, Transparency International
In addition to his roles as founder of Transparency International, Peter Eigen is also a Trustee of the Millicom Foundation, a new organisation set up to invest in social innovators with digital ideas using a US$10m annual budget. In this HumanIPO exclusive op-ed, he shares what the foundation is doing - including its support of application of digital tools to make significant changes. → Read more
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Tue, November 4th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Falk Benke, chief technology officer, BitcoinAgainstEbola.org
Technological innovations are being deployed in creative ways to combat the Ebola virus disease ravaging several African countries. In this interview, Benke spoke to HumanIPO on the impacts that the few-hours-old BeamRemit-founded BitcoinAgainstEbola.org would, could and should have on Ebola donations in West Africa. → Read more
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Tue, November 4th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel Africa’s premier subscribers to get Priority Pass membership
Airtel has announced a partnership with Priority Pass independent airport lounge access programme to give the network's subscribers access to a growing network of over 700 airport lounges globally. → Read more
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Tue, November 4th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Bitcoin donations reach Ebola charities in Sierra Leone much faster – Benke
BitcoinAgainstEbola.org has revealed that Bitcoin donations reach charities and people in Sierra Leone much faster and at a lower cost compared to traditional money transfer services and banks. → Read more
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Tue, November 4th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Microsoft launches mentorship programme for female graduates in Kenya
Microsoft has announced the launch of its new EmployMentor programme that is aimed at kick-starting careers for female graduates in business and technology fields; it would also promote skills development in the country. → Read more
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Mon, November 3rd, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Compulsory listing of telcos could send foreign investors away from Nigeria – expert
Taiwo Oyedele a tax expert at PricewaterHouseCoopers (PWC) has warned that the move by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) to compel telecoms companies such as MTN, Airtel and Etisalat to become publicly listed companies may send foreign companies away from the country. → Read more
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Mon, November 3rd, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Smile to cover 60 cities in Nigeria by 2015
Internet service provider Smile Communications has announced plans to cover 60 cities and 9 additional states in Nigeria by the end of 2015. The announcement was made by the company's Chief Marketing Officer Alero Ladipo. → Read more
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Mon, November 3rd, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Investors are only willing to invest in already established startups -CcHUB
Femi Longe, co-founder of Nigeria's Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) has said that investors are more willing to invest in startups that have become already established and are rapidly and steadily growing. → Read more
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Mon, November 3rd, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian bank launches value added services on POS
One of Nigeria's major commercial banks United Bank for Africa (UBA) has announced the introduction of Value Added Services (VAS) on it Point of Sale (POS) terminals. The bank in a statement said services supported include airtime purchase, cable subscription, electricity, water and other bill payments. → Read more
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Fri, October 31st, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Opinion: Spinlet may be getting it right in Nigeria
'Who will crack the market?' has always been the million dollar question that many Nigerians that follow the music streaming sector in the country often ask, this is not unconnected to the relative ease with which it is possible to get free Nigerian music online. → Read more
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Fri, October 31st, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Austrian firm delivers multifunctional smart ID cards to Nigerian govt
Austria Card (Lykos Group) has announced it has produced and delivered to the Nigerian government identity cards with multiple innovative applications such as e-ID combined with biometrics, e-Health, voter-ID, pension-ID, and payment (EMV). → Read more
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Fri, October 31st, 11:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Bharti Airtel reports increased revenues for Africa in Q2 Financial Results for the Quarter ended September 30, 2014
Bharti Airtel Limited (“Bharti Airtel” or “the Company”) has announced its audited consolidated IFRS results for the Second quarter ended September 30, 2014. → Read more
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Fri, October 31st, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
South African brothers launch Ebola Care app
Two South African brothers have launched the Ebola Care app to aid the fight against Ebola. The app has already been deployed in Liberia by More Than Me, a not-for-profit organisation. → Read more
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Fri, October 31st, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Airtel Kenya to stock iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
Beginning 14th November 2014, Airtel customers in Kenya will get the chance to get their hands on the most sought-after mobile devices of the year, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in all Airtel outlets in Kenya. → Read more
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Thu, October 30th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Samsung to retain smartphone leadership in Africa with Note 4
Technology company Samsung has announced it plans to retain its leadership position in Africa's smartphone market with the planned release of its latest product Galaxy Note 4 in East and West Africa in November and December. → Read more
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Thu, October 30th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Africa offers enormous growth potential for e-retailers – DHL
Global logistics and transportation company DHL has revealed that Africa offers enormous growth potential for e-retailers given that online shopping is in its infancy in the region. → Read more
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Thu, October 30th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
NSE making progress in making Nigerian telcos publicly listed companies
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced it is making progress in encouraging telecoms companies operating in Nigeria to become publicly listed companies and to sell shares. This was disclosed by the bourse’s CEO Oscar Onyema. → Read more
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Thu, October 30th, 10:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Truecaller Launches New App Truedialer to Replace the Outdated Smartphone Dial Pad
Truecaller, an app that helps people take the right call, is announcing a move by the company to use its expertise to replace smartphones’ standard bare-bones dialing interfaces with their new app, Truedialer which brings a smarter and more intelligent experience that goes beyond a phone’s standard dialer. → Read more
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Wed, October 29th, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Philips anchors anti-counterfeit campaign on SMS, online tools
Royal Philips today launched its “Buy Original” campaign; an informative anti-counterfeit initiative that will make use of short text messages and online tools such as websites and social media to highlight the existence of counterfeit products in Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa. → Read more
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