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Month: December 2016

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Winner of Airtel Rwanda’s Tunga promo drives away in new Suzuki Alto

December 31, 2016 admin 0

Airtel Rwanda successfully organized a consumer promotion contest titled ‘Tunga,’ in partnership with Kirusa, a global provider of telecom and social media solutions. The promotion that ran from August 11, 2016, to November 17, 2016, [c]

News

LG to launch a new laser projector, the LG ProBeam, at CES 2017

December 31, 2016 admin 0

At CES 2017 next month, LG Electronics will introduce a new laser projector, the LG ProBeam,designed to deliverthe ideal home cinema viewing experience. The LGProBeam will go beyond the demands of consumers who seek not [c]

CSR

VimpelCom announces 24 Eurasia Mobile Challenge finalists

December 31, 2016 admin 0

VimpelCom Group has announced the 24 country winners that will compete in the Eurasia Mobile Challenge final in Yerevan, Armenia on January 24 and 25, 2017. Eurasia Mobile Challenge is an initiative of Make Your [c]

CSR

TechWomen’s 5-week programme accepting applications till January 17, 2017

December 31, 2016 admin 0

TechWomen, an initiative of the U.S. Department of State, brings emerging women leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) from Africa, South and Central Asia, and the Middle East together with their professional counterparts [c]

News

The Magunga Bookstore nominated for Startup of the Year Africa 2017 award

December 31, 2016 admin 0

An online bookshop co-founded by one of Kenya’s most popular bloggers and creative writers – the Magunga Bookstore – has been nominated among the finalists in the Startup of the Year Africa 2017 contest in [c]

Events Noticeboard

Dubai to host Sign and Graphic Imaging expo in January 2017

December 31, 2016 admin 0

International Expo Consults (IEC), part of Falak Holding, organisers of the SGI Dubai show, are seeking participants from the print and signage industry in African region during the SGI Dubai 2017. The SGI Dubai 2017 show [c]

News

Edelman and Chain Reactions Nigeria sign 1-year strategic partnership deal

December 31, 2016 admin 0

Edelman, a global PR and marketing firm, has signed on Chain Reactions Nigeria, one of Nigeria’s major PR firms, as its exclusive affiliate in the country following a one-year strategic partnership. The affiliation further expands [c]

News

Kamaleon’s Community Tablet aims to improve internet access to Africa’s rural areas

December 31, 2016 admin 0

The internet is one of the most important enablers of social development and education. While Internet services have been quite phenomenal in the rest of the world, access to the Internet remains very low in [c]

News

Smart and Kirusa partner to launch InstaVoice service in Burundi

December 31, 2016 admin 0

Smart Burundi, a telecom service provider, and Kirusa have announced the launch of InstaVoice Missed Call, Voicemail, and Voice SMS service in Burundi. With this collaboration, Smart subscribers can now send and receive voice messages easily, [c]

News

Aman Manzoor to lead Kaspersky’s consumer sales efforts in Africa, Middle East and Turkey

December 22, 2016 admin 0

Kaspersky Lab has announced the the promotion of Aman Manzoor to the new role of Head of Consumer Sales in META (Middle East, Turkey and Africa) region and appointment of Amir Kanaan as MD in [c]

Analysis & Features

Cloud Security – Check Point’s predictions and trends

December 22, 2016 admin 0

By Donald Meyer It’s that most wonderful time of the year – the time where I like to take a look back and reflect on what the year has been as well as look forward [c]

News

Lizz Ntonjira moves to IBM as regional PR lead, replacing Vera Oloo

December 22, 2016 admin 0

Vera Oloo has left IBM after 5 years of service as the IT firm’s PR Lead for Africa. Ms Oloo, who joined the company in early 2011, resigned from IBM in August this year and [c]

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Samsung’s new washing machines win innovation award

December 22, 2016 admin 0

Samsung Electronics has won the “Innovations Time” awards during an event held in Russia. The prize in the nomination “Technical innovation of the year. Environment and energy saving” was awarded to Samsung for its washing [c]

BLOG

How Tien Sira platform is transforming delivery of legal services in Mali

December 22, 2016 admin 0

Simple ideas really can be powerful. This is elegantly demonstrated if one observes the impact of Deme So’s innovation to deliver access to justice to Malians, Tien Sira. The innovation is conceptually simple, yet provides [c]

CSR

Mobisol donates solar unit to Mkoyo Dispensary in Tanzania

December 22, 2016 admin 0

Mobisol has donated a new solar-power unit to Mkoyo Dispensary, a medical facility located in Mkoyo Village, Hombolo within Dodoma Municipality, Tanzania. The Mobisol solar system was installed to illuminate the maternity wing which previously [c]

News

Tigo unveils mobile and a revamped Tigo Pesa app for Tanzania subscribers

December 22, 2016 admin 0

Tigo Tanzania has launched Tigo app, a convenient mobile app that provides an easier way to buy Tigo bundles, top up customers’ accounts, check  account balance and most importantly, keep track of data usage. The [c]

News

Fuzu raises Kshs 186 million to support expansion in Africa and Asia

December 21, 2016 admin 0

Job search portal Fuzu has raised Kshs 186 million (1.75 million EUR) of funding from Finnfund, Barona and Polkuni to support business development and expansion in Africa and Asia. The company, currently operating in Kenya, [c]

News

After WBS TV, Econet Media now acquires MTG’s assets in Ghana and Nigeria

December 21, 2016 admin 0

Econet Media and MTG (Modern Times Group), an international digital entertainment group, has announced the conclusion of the sale of MTG’s Ghanaian free-to-air terrestrial channel Viasat 1 and Modern African Productions (MAP) to the Econet [c]

News

George Makori joins PCK’s ICT department from Mahindra Comviva

December 21, 2016 admin 0

Postal Corporation of Kenya – PCK or Posta – has appointed George Makori Ouko as its Assistant GM for ICT. Makori joined Posta in December this year from Mahindra Comviva where he’d been the Country [c]

Events Noticeboard

CashlessAfrica conference set for Lagos, Nigeria in March 2017

December 21, 2016 admin 0

Digital disruption is shifting the balance stay of power in financial services and influencing the way, millions of people bank their money, make payments, remittances and more, in a continent where mobile phone penetration exceed [c]

News

Security a key priority for tech investments by airports globally

December 21, 2016 admin 0

Airports are placing a higher priority on IT investments for passenger and airport security with 50% rating it a high priority, up from 37% last year. This is according to the 2016 Airport IT Trends [c]

News

Betty Mwangi, Safaricom’s former head of M-Pesa, joins Britam

December 21, 2016 admin 1

Betty Mwangi-Thuo, who resigned as Head of M-Pesa at Safaricom in March this year, has now joined Britam as the firm’s Commercial Director. Mrs Mwangi assumed her new role at the beginning of this month [c]

BLOG

VIDEO: How 5G will transform connectivity

December 20, 2016 admin 0

The evolution of telecommunications technology, from 1G networks to our current 4G standard, has utterly transformed how we share and consume information. Now, through pioneering research in the field and exciting core innovations such as [c]

CSR

AfChix seeks to profile 10 African women in Tech role models

December 20, 2016 admin 0

AfChix, a network of women in Technology, is seeking to document 10 African women in Technology role models from the regions – that is Southern Africa, North Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Central Africa and [c]

News

Nokia, Ooredoo Algeria trial achieves transmission rate of 1 Terabit-per-second

December 20, 2016 admin 0

Ooredoo Algeria has, in partnership with Nokia, successfully achieved a transmission speed of 1.2 terabits per second over optical fiber in Africa’s first field trial of innovative optical communications technology. The trial was conducted  between [c]

Analysis & Features

Older and Wiser? Kaspersky Lab report shows online habits of over-55s

December 20, 2016 admin 0

The latest research from Kaspersky Lab and B2B International has raised concerns about the safety of over-55s online. The findings of the research, in a report entitled: ‘Older and wiser? A look at the threats [c]

News

Paystack raises $1.3 million to support sales and marketing efforts in Nigeria

December 20, 2016 admin 0

Paystack, a fintech startup from Nigeria, has raised US $1.3 million during its seed funding round which attracted participation from Tencent, Comcast Ventures and Singularity Investments. Paystack, founded by Shola Akinlade and Ezra Olubi, is [c]

News

Nova Scotia Solar Project in Nigeria attracts new investors

December 20, 2016 admin 0

Scatec Solar has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Africa50, an African Infrastructure Fund sponsored by the African Development Bank and more than 20 African States and Norfund (the Norwegian Investment Fund for Development Countries), [c]

News

64% of SMEs willing to utilise Wi-Fi as a service from service providers – KodaCloud survey

December 20, 2016 admin 0

KodaCloud Inc, a provider cloud service Wi-Fi powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enterprise customers, has announced the release of Wi-Fi research findings conducted by iGR. The results show that 64% of over 12 million small [c]

News

Wikimedia’s photo contest accepting entries till January 31

December 19, 2016 admin 0

Professional and amateur photographers have until January 31, 2016 to submit their entries to Wikimedia Foundation’s Wiki Loves Africa photo contest. Wiki Loves Africa is an annual contest, hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, where people across Africa [c]

News

Kenya’s Beatrice Nyagol crowned overall winner of UNESCO-MARS research contest

December 19, 2016 admin 0

Merck has announced 5 winners from Kenya, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Uganda and Ethiopia under the category of ‘Best African Women Researchers Award’ and four winners from Botswana, Cameroon, Gambia and Zimbabwe for ‘Best Young African Researchers [c]

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Almost 50% of cryptocurrency users fear losing money due to volatility, and no longer use digital currencies

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With Africa set to become next global tech hub, here’s what it could mean for industries across the board

AVA to assemble BasiGo’s electric-powered buses for Nairobi PSV operators

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Kenya Association of Music Producers granted CMO license by KECOBO

LG rolls out color changing fridge with upto 190,000 possible color combinations

Almost 50% of cryptocurrency users fear losing money due to volatility, and no longer use digital currencies

Top 5 data privacy trends that will rule 2023

Epson partners with dry Fibre Technologies to create designer recycled clothes

Kenyan fintech Kyanda Africa among 11 startups picked for Cohort 3 of Africa Startup Initiative Program




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