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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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Econet launches EcoSchool for universities in Zimbabwe
Econet Wireless has launched EcoSchool a digital educational platform aimed at providing the university community in Zimbabwe with improved and free access to educational materials. → Read more
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Fri, October 3rd, 10:31 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Falk Benke, CTO, BeamRemit.com
Falk Benke is the chief technology officer (CTO) of BeamRemit.com, an Accra-based startup that allows Africans to remit money cheaply and instantly. He spoke to HumanIPO on the increasing demand for Bitcoin in Africa, the money remit market in Ghana and the startup community in Accra. → Read more
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Thu, October 2nd, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Facebook apologizes to the gay community over real-name policy
Facebook has issued an apology to drag queens, drag kings, transgender, and extensive LGBT community over its real-name policy that sought to verify the authenticity of suspicious accounts. → Read more
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Thu, October 2nd, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
InvestNow.NG online trading platform launched in Nigeria
An online trading platform that allows real time funding of investment accounts has been launched in Nigeria by UBA Capital. → Read more
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Thu, October 2nd, 08:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Uganda’s access.mobile set to disrupt EA healthcare ecosystem with patient engagement app
Ugandan startup access.mobile has launched a web-based application that allows hospitals and private clinics to communicate with their patients through SMS and email, providing a much needed alternative to having to deal with mountainous paper systems. → Read more
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Wed, October 1st, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Belgium’s SatADSL partners local companies for financial and school broadcasting services
Belgium firm, SatADSL is set to provide financial and school broadcasting services with internet connectivity to remote areas in Kenya and Uganda using satellite technology. → Read more
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Wed, October 1st, 16:00 · Susan Mwenesi
KTN, NTV and Citizen back on StarTimes
Three major local stations KTN, NTV and Citizen which have been absent from the StarTimes pay TV platform are now back just two days after the Supreme Court made a ruling on a case that had the stations on opposing sides. → Read more
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