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May 8, 2013 0 Comments

10 digital innovations changing Africa in 2013

Don’t call Africa a charity case. In recent years, it’s become a testing ground for breakthrough ideas, innovative high-tech products,

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April 2, 2013 11 Comments

Samsung and Google Extending Their Reach In Africa

As Google announces its White Space plans in the Republic of South Africa, Samsung too is extending its operations across the the

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October 24, 2012 4 Comments

Xtreme Farming: Kenyan pioneers urban aquaponics

A garden that tweets? A farm with sensors to detect water level, pH and temperature, and with access to clouds

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October 13, 2012 3 Comments

Kenyan WordPress Plugin Attracts International Attention

An e-commerce platform designed by Kenyans has been downloaded over 20,000 times since its launch eighteen months ago, with founder

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September 16, 2012 13 Comments

Seven ways mobile phones have changed lives in Africa

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) – A little over a decade ago there were about 100,000 phone lines in Nigeria, mostly landlines run

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July 17, 2012 5 Comments

Banks in South Africa roll out some Crazy Branch Designs

Four of South Africa’s biggest banks have rolled out fancy new branch designs this year boasting technologies like iPads, touchscreens,

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June 12, 2012 1 Comment

Africa’s richest man expands his ‘cement powerhouse’

Nigerian commodities titan and Africa’s cement king, Aliko Dangote, to expand his cement holdings Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has commissioned an expansion of

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June 7, 2012 1 Comment

Pan-African airline dream faces tough take-off

Gervais Djondo is a man with a dream. The former industry minister of the west African state of Togo has set

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June 5, 2012 1 Comment

Facebook will ‘disappear’ by 2020: analyst

Facebook is rapidly growing in Africa – by 165 percent since 2010 – but its sliding stock price has at least

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June 4, 2012 1 Comment

Mfarm & Samsung launch M-Farm mobile application

Mfarm limited, an award winning software solutions and agribusiness company has announced a partnership with Samsung that allows them to