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The One Club’s ADC 104th Annual Awards global jury has been announced. It includes 10 creatives from the Middle East and Africa region (Image by © Bizcommunity)

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Tigo managing director, Simon Karikari, (second left), and the general manager of Uber East Africa, Loic Amado, shake hands after announcing the partnership between Tigo and Uber Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Others are: Uber country manager, Alfred Msemo and Tigo’s head of mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed. Source: Tigo.

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Africa's smartphone market expected to reverse declines

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Clickatell awarded for 3 billion SMSs across Africa

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The World’s Most Eligible Bachelor campaign.

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Zim news app sees spike in traffic

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#AfricaCom: Smart Wi-Fi solution for rural African communities

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Instant, secure, cashless payment for 33 African countries

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SA approves cross-border mobile money transfers

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Last call for AppsAfrica Innovation Awards nominations

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Tanzania Women of Achievement.

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African winners in mobile remittance awards

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Tigo managing director, Simon Karikari, (second left), and the general manager of Uber East Africa, Loic Amado, shake hands after announcing the partnership between Tigo and Uber Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Others are: Uber country manager, Alfred Msemo and Tigo’s head of mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed. Source: Tigo.

Tigo and Uber partner up in East Africa

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Africa's smartphone market expected to reverse declines

Africa's smartphone market expected to reverse declines

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Rob Shuter, group president and CEO of the MTN Group.

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Dustin Homer is director of client solutions, Fraym.

Africa Rising: How Geospatial data analytics is transforming governance on the continent

Dustin Homer 6 Mar 2018

#DigitalSummit2018: Championing diversity in digital

#DigitalSummit2018: Championing diversity in digital

Jessica Tennant 5 Mar 2018

Dr William Mapham.
Image © Christopher Larson/Scott Gorman.

#Designindaba2018: SA's crowd-sourced solution for a global problem

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Don't overlook consumers in Africa's rural areas

Don't overlook consumers in Africa's rural areas

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Thomson Reuters launches Eikon mobile app in Africa

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Leigh Andrews, editor-in-chief of marketing and media at Bizcommunity.

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The World’s Most Eligible Bachelor campaign.

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Zim news app sees spike in traffic

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#AfricaCom: Smart Wi-Fi solution for rural African communities

#AfricaCom: Smart Wi-Fi solution for rural African communities

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Startups winners at AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards

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WhatsApp rolls out 'delete for everyone' message feature

WhatsApp rolls out 'delete for everyone' message feature

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Instant, secure, cashless payment for 33 African countries

Instant, secure, cashless payment for 33 African countries

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Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

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SA approves cross-border mobile money transfers

SA approves cross-border mobile money transfers

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Last call for AppsAfrica Innovation Awards nominations

Last call for AppsAfrica Innovation Awards nominations

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Africa's app-based taxis battle Uber over market share

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Tanzania Women of Achievement.

Mentorship app for young women, girls in Africa

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TelOne introduces 'Alert Me' service

TelOne introduces 'Alert Me' service

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African winners in mobile remittance awards

African winners in mobile remittance awards

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Mobile phone powered solar electricity for Nigeria

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4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

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Africa's quest for a cashless economy gains momentum

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Digital payments boost economic opportunity for poor

Digital payments boost economic opportunity for poor

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BBM launches mobile streaming TV in Africa

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Kenya sells first ever mobile government bonds

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New Red Cross app to optimise services

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Smarter banking solution for East African millennials

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New mobile telephone network solution for rural Rwanda

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Telecoms merger could see major shakeup in Ghana

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