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| May 5, 2026 | Thunes and Vodacom Tanzania Unite to Power Cross-Border M-Pesa Payments Across China and Uganda | Collaboration revolutionises trade & financial convenience for Tanzanian merchants and consumers
SINGAPORE, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, has joined forces with Vodacom Tanzan... |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Uganda: Samsung Watu Partnership Delivers Smartphones to 500,000 Ugandans | While Uganda's population is about 50 million, only around 18.2 million smartphones are in use, leaving more than half the country without access to the opportunities mobile technology provides.
Watu Simu, the smartphone financing arm of Wa... |
| May 29, 2025 | DStv and MTN Uganda: Pioneers of Africa's Digital Renaissance | In the heart of Africa, two giants are reshaping the landscape of media and technology. DStv, the continent's leading entertainment platform, and MTN Uganda, a telecommunications powerhouse, are not just brands; they are catalysts for chang... |
| May 28, 2025 | Uganda: DStv Named Most Admired African Media Brand 2025 | Addis Ababa — DStv has been officially recognized as the number one Most Admired African Media Brand in the Brand Africa 100 in the Africa's Best Brands 2025 rankings. This recognition also sees DStv, Africa's leading entertainment platform... |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Climate Change Concerns Rise Globally | A recent survey conducted by the UN Development Program, Oxford University, and GeoPoll reveals that 80% of people worldwide are calling for increased government action to combat climate change. The survey, which reached 75,000 participants... |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Four in five people want more climate action: UN survey | UNITED NATIONS: Four in every five people want their country to strengthen its commitments to addressing climate change, according to a global poll of 75,000 participants published on Thursday (Jun 20).
The survey by the UN Development Prog... |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Servercore Expands IT Infrastructure to Kenya, Launches Stable, and Scalable Cloud Services to a Booming African Market | Servercore, a global provider of IT infrastructure and cloud services, announced its launch in the Kenyan market. The new cloud solutions are designed to help businesses grow by providing them with the scalability, flexibility, and security... |
| Oct 25, 2023 | Sukhiba eyes expansion to power WhatsApp conversational commerce in Africa | The social commerce market size in Africa is expected to continue growing as businesses and micro-entrepreneurs embrace digital media, driven by the rising usage of apps like WhatsApp, TikTok and Instagram.
Yet even as sellers leverage thes... |
| Dec 12, 2022 | China’s Tecno Has Won The African Market, Now It Is Looking To Other Emerging Markets | The Tecno Phantom X2 Pro on display during its launch event in Dubai. Tecno |
| Sep 28, 2022 | Ugandan fintech, Numida, raises $12.3 million pre-Series A | Mina Shahid, CEO and co-founder. Image Source: Numida
In Africa, small and medium enterprises(SMEs) play a major role. The 44 million SMEs across the continent account for an estimated 80% of jobs. Despite their importance to the African ec... |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Bidorbuy, uAfrica merge into SA’s newest e-commerce platform | Bidorbuy CEO Craig Lubbe.
Online marketplace Bidorbuy has joined forces with e-logistics firm uAfrica to form Bob Group, a new e-commerce platform that wants to take on incumbents such as Takealot, with a special focus on small business.
Th... |
| May 25, 2022 | How girls in South Africa showed resilience amidst COVID school closure | How girls in South Africa showed resilience amidst COVID school closure. Image: Adobe Stock
South Africa’s school dropout rate was high even before the COVID pandemic. Research shows that around 60% of young people effectively drop out of s... |
| May 5, 2022 | Entrepreneur Justine Kiska wants SMEs to Barter Smarter | Tech entrepreneur and Barter Smarter founder Justine Kiska.
Young tech entrepreneur Justine Kiska is seeking to disrupt the local e-commerce market with Barter Smarter, an interactive marketplace that she says bands small businesses togethe... |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Fantasy sports in Africa: Can $3m funding make it popular? | Share this article:
For African football fans, the weekend is not just a time to take a break from the hustle; it is also time for battle. They watch TV screens intently, fuming, cheering, and cajoling as their teams in the various European... |
| Mar 29, 2022 | Investors on high alert as Y Combinator shows interest in East and North Africa | Share this article:
In 2005, while walking home after dinner, Paul Graham and Jessica Livingston decided to start Y Combinator (YC). At the time, Livingston worked at an investment bank, was dissatisfied with her job, and was exploring othe... |
| Sep 9, 2021 | Mobile phones and illiteracy, storytelling for all kids, Prospa’s $3.8m raise, and MNT-Halan’s $120m investment | Share this article:
Hi there,
Today, I’m discussing:
Illiteracy in Africa and how mobile phones can help
Akiddie’s storytelling platform
Prospa’s $3.8m pre-seed raise
MNT-Halan’s $120m investment Improving literacy in Africa with mobile pho... |
| Sep 7, 2021 | Fintech escrow service provider, Vahlid, wants to protect your money in online retail transactions | Share this article:
A report reveals that fraudulent online activities are projected to cost eCommerce retailers a whopping $20 billion in 2021. These double-dealing acts range from chargeback fraud and identity theft to website pharming an... |
| Aug 26, 2021 | Pan-African fintech startup, pawaPay, raises $9 million seed for expansion and talent recruitment | Share this article:
Today, Monday, August 26, 2021, Africa-focused fintech company, pawaPay announced the raise of $9 million in seed financing to strengthen its mobile money payment solutions team, scale operations, and foray into new mark... |
| Jul 2, 2021 | Women’s online safety, MTN Uganda’s 5G partnership, Kenya taxes Internet services | Share this article:
Good day,
Today, I’m discussing:
Global tech giants commit to keeping women safe online
MTN Uganda partners with TIP
Kenya plans to increase the cost of airtime and data Global tech giants to keep women and girls safe
Wh... |
| Jun 30, 2021 | Nigeria extends deadline for NIN-SIM linkage as enrollment drags | The Nigerian government on Tuesday approved the extension of the deadline for Nigerians to link their national identification numbers (NINs) with SIM cards to July 26. The former deadline was today, June 30.
Nigerian government extends NIN ... |
| Apr 27, 2021 | Inside 2 decades of mobile telecommunications in Nigeria | Share this article:
Editor’s note: This article was co-written by Oluwanifemi Kolawole.
Halima is a young and unlearned street vendor in her thirties. Depending on the season, she sells roasted corn, yam, sweet potato, or plantain on a busy... |
| Jul 31, 2020 | The unending tussle between news media and social media | Share this article:
Social media is actively competing with practically everything that used to have people’s attention. The news media is inclusive, and it is doing so without much effort.
Have you tried to explain the reason for the incre... |
| May 25, 2020 | Why founders consider side hustles despite startup stress | Share this article:
Globally, being an entrepreneur is sometimes considered an extreme sport, especially in Africa. It is affected by issues with addressable market, social-cultural biases, funding, Internet connectivity, and government pol... |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Smartphone Usage and Data Costs in South Africa | South Africa phone usage report
South Africa is a market leader in the African smartphone market and easily one of the most developed and sophisticated. GeoPoll, a market researched company, shared insights into this dynamic market through ... |
| Feb 21, 2020 | African youth still spend more on electronics and clothing than other items purchased online | Share this article:
Over the past few years, Africa has been playing catch-up in eCommerce for many reasons, including poverty, terrible infrastructure, and illiteracy, among others. Even though most of these problems still persist, smartph... |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence: the urgency for Africa | With more than 2000 spoken languages, Africa’s linguistic diversity is second only to Asia. A third of the world’s languages is spoken by the 1.2 billion people living within her 54 countries. But the language of artificial intelligence is ... |
| Feb 18, 2020 | Africa’s Mobile Consumer – big data, analytics, and trends | Share this:
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| Nov 25, 2019 | Why Smartphone Gambling is on the Up Among African Millennials | wp_booster error:
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| Nov 6, 2013 | Mobile Survey Platform GeoPoll Raises $6.6M Series A To Reach People In Developing Countries | Smartphones have become so commonplace in developed countries that it can be hard to imagine life without them. But the worldwide Internet penetration rate is just 39%, according to the International Telecommunication Union, and in Africa, ... |
| Nov 5, 2013 | GeoPoll’s mobile surveys shine light into the dark world of the ‘unwebbed’ | GeoPoll is figuring out what people are thinking, from Taiwan to Tanzania.
The company has raised $11.6 million for its mobile surveying technology, which lets organizations send out questions and get quickly get responses through text, voi... |
| Nov 5, 2013 | GeoPoll’s mobile surveys shine light into the dark world of the ‘unwebbed’ | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
GeoPoll is figuring out what people are thinking, from Taiwan to Tanzania.
The company has raised $11.6 million for its mobile surveyin... |
| Treinta’s free mobile app helps small and micro businesses go paperless as LatAm digital transformation accelerates | It’s no secret that the global pandemic has caused enormous economic pain over the past 18 months, and the public health crisis remains an ongoing fiscal threat. Across Latin America, nearly 75% of medium-sized and large businesses are movi... |
