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Analysis & Features

Stellantis buys stake in Africar Group to create Auto24, a used vehicle start-up

September 13, 2022 admin 0

Africar Group and Stellantis have announced the launch of Auto24 activities in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Auto24 is a direct-to-consumer used car company that brings new, innovative solutions ensuring transactions are conducted in a transparent and [c]

Analysis & Features

Ivory Coast-based e-commerce startup Afrikrea secures $6.2 million funding as it rebrands to ‘ANKA’

January 11, 2022 admin 0

Afrikrea, the Ivory Coast-based e-commerce platform for “all things made of Africa”, has announced the successful completion of a $6.2 million pre-Series A round led by Investisseurs & Partenaires and the rebrand to “ANKA”, its [c]

Analysis & Features

Teams state before the start of the Africa Cup of Nations – AFCON

January 10, 2022 admin 0

The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is less than a couple of weeks away, and the organisers have denied all news of the postponement. The continent’s best teams will meet in Cameroon to decide who [c]

CSR

Over 75% of Africans surveyed saw drop in income due to Covid-19 – GeoPoll

July 16, 2020 admin 0

A five-nation survey by GeoPoll in sub-Saharan Africa has found that 60 per cent of those employed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic have not been able to work as a result of the outbreak, and [c]

News

DAT unveils new delivery app to simplify order and delivery processes for businesses

May 19, 2020 admin 0

Digital Afrique Telecom (DAT) has announced the successful launch of a smart delivery app to enable businesses to simplify their order and delivery process. The smart delivery application allows each customer to place an order [c]

CSR

GE hosts female students in Ivory Coast to STEM roundtable

February 13, 2020 admin 0

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) studies are becoming increasingly important for the continuous development of innovative solutions to solve challenges in diverse sectors. In recognition of this, GE hosted a Women in STEM mentorship [c]

CSR

Africa Netpreneur Prize releases names of Top 10 finalists

October 16, 2019 admin 1

The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI), which called for applications starting from March to June 2019, has announced the list of the Top 10 finalists from across the continent set to compete for US$1 million [c]

CSR

Ivory Coast hosts 3-day forum of startups, entrepreneurs, investors and government officials

October 16, 2019 admin 0

EntrepreneursOnTheMove, a platform for building capacity of entrepreneurs while mobilizing key enablers and investors in the entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystems in Africa comprising startups, business leaders, investors, and government officials involved in entrepreneurship, convened participants [c]

News

After 4 years in Congo Brazzaville, Djibril Ouattara moves to Ivory Coast as MTN CEO

October 16, 2019 admin 0

MTN Group has announced the appointment of Djibril Ouattara to the position of MTN Ivory Coast CEO, from November 1, 2019. The appointment follows the departure of former CEO, Freddy Tchala in September. Djibril is [c]

News

Paradise Game opens video game, e-learning and edtech center in Ivory Coast

July 29, 2019 admin 0

Paradise Game Center recently opened its doors in Ivory Coast. Located in the neighbourhood with the largest population of the Ivorian capital, the shopping center of Cosmos Yopougon, is now home to the largest video [c]

Analysis & Features

80% of Kenyans following AFCON, scores actively betting on the tournament – GeoPoll

July 5, 2019 admin 0

Mobile research firm GeoPoll has released a new report on the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)  tournament which looks at awareness, interest, viewership plans, and betting plans across Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Ivory Coast, DRC, [c]

News

Ivory Coast’s public broadcaster, SIDT, picks SES for its 2020 digital broadcasting switchover

May 29, 2019 admin 0

Ivory Coast’s public broadcaster, the Société Ivoirienne de Télédiffusion (SIDT), has selected SES as its digital partner as it gears to meet the country’s 2020 deadline for switching over from analogue to digital broadcasting. Under [c]

News

DAT unveils Tax Collect, an interoperable tax collection platform for municipalities in Ivory Coast

January 24, 2019 admin 0

Digital Afrique Telecom (DAT) has launched Tax Collect, an interoperable platform for collecting municipal taxes in Ivory Coast. This multi-channel payment gateway allows taxpaying customers to pay their taxes via an EPT (Electronic Payment Terminal), [c]

Analysis & Features

Eutelsat is market leader for satellite TV reception in Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast – study

November 15, 2018 admin 0

An in-depth study, led by Nielsen, of television reception throughout Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast, has positioned Eutelsat as satellite market leader within these countries. The face-to-face interviews were conducted with 3,000 households in Nigeria, [c]

Analysis & Features

Nigeria, South Africa and Ivory Coast have highest number of people reading on mobile, online – Opera

September 7, 2018 admin 0

Opera and Worldreader, the global nonprofit that believes everyone can be a reader, have announced ahead of the International Literacy Day that African mobile users have spent more than 4 millions hours of reading books [c]

News

afdb to raise over $27 million to finance pay-as-you-go solar home systems in Ivory Coast

June 26, 2018 admin 0

In very remote rural areas of some African countries, access to electricity for low-income people is still through traditional and outdated systems such as battery-powered flashlights or oil lamps that pollute and are extremely harmful [c]

News

Oracle relocates to new office in Ivory Coast, targets new customers for Cloud solutions

January 24, 2018 admin 0

Oracle has opened its new office in Côte d´Ivoire as part of its focus on expanding its regional presence in West Africa. The new office, designed to create a vibrant and re-energized environment for staff, [c]

Media

VIDEO: Electronic and Video Game Festival of Abidjan

November 14, 2017 admin 0

The Electronic and Video Game Festival of Abidjan (FEJA) opened on November 11th at Palais de la Culture in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It brings together thousands of gaming enthusiasts from all over Africa, around the [c]

News

CTOs of African cities to converge in Abidjan, Ivory Coast for inaugural Africa TechNet meeting

June 27, 2017 admin 0

The Union of Towns and Municipalities of Ivory Coast (UVICOCI) and the Association of Regions of Ivory Coast (ARDCI), United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) in partnership with the Ministry of Interior and [c]

News

African American targets to raise $1 billion to develop Brownsville, a modern city in Ivory Coast

March 12, 2017 admin 0

Ivory Coast is attracting investor interest from Americans of African descent, including one Tiahmo Rauf, a native of Missouri and a resident of Abidjan. Rauf is on course to developing a new city in the West [c]

News

GeoPoll’s new product to measure consumption of Out of Home mediums

June 2, 2016 admin 0

GeoPoll, Kantar Media, and Cuende have launched “Pan-African OOH”, the first data product to regularly measure consumption of Out of Home mediums across Africa.  This joint product uses a consistent methodology to bring robust Out [c]

BLOG

55% of Kenyans used their phones to access Jumia Kenya portal – Report

May 26, 2016 admin 0

Jumia yesterday released its second white paper on African Mobile Trends 2016. By and large, the mobile industry in Africa continues to pave the way for innovation, providing ground breaking developments for the rest of [c]

News

Interdist to distribute Avaya products in Kenya, 26 other African countries

May 3, 2016 admin 0

Interdist, a technology distribution company owned by Computer Information Systems (CIS), has signed an agreement with Avaya, a global leader in business communications, software, systems and services, to market Avaya solutions across Africa. The two [c]

News

Imani seeks to disrupt Africa’s legal services space with remote, on-demand offerings

April 7, 2016 admin 0

Imani, Africa’s first full-scale lawyers on demand service, has launched operations, based out of Johannesburg. Imani will offer tailored legal solutions across the African continent and across economic sectors on a demand basis, tapping into [c]

News

Kenyans more likely to share their travel experiences online compared to other Africans

March 3, 2016 admin 0

African travellers are thinking mobile now more than ever, according to an independent research study commissioned by Amadeus, a global technology partner for the global travel industry. The Africa travel research study was conducted by [c]

News

Kenyans can now get visas online before travelling to Bahrain

February 16, 2016 admin 0

Bahrain has introduced eVisas to visitors from eleven African countries, marking the third phase of the Kingdom’s new visa policy. The new phase allows nationals from Egypt, Morocco, Kenya, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mozambique, Cameroon, Gabon, [c]

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Tech&PR

Joel Chacha, the GM and Chief Strategist at Tell-Em, named among judges for 2023 PRWeek Global Awards

Friends and advice greatly determine people’s purchase decisions. Not Influencers.

Ogilvy in deal with Savannah Labs to develop Web3.0 solutions for brands and marketers in Africa

Idea Hive taps Muruiki Murunge as MD as it expands operations into East Africa

Ogilvy PR picks Rahul Titus to head new Business Influence unit

Ogilvy Africa wins Statue at London International Awards, a first for a Kenya-based PR firm

East Africa PR Week set for Mombasa County, Kenya, in mid-November

Lesso Lessons, a Roto Tanks project, wins 3 prizes at Loeries Africa and Middle East Grand Prix

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Cybersecurity Bulletin:

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

ChatGPT: The impact will be social, not technical

How ChatGPT will influence cybersecurity

Staff in Africa, Middle East, and Turkey fear that a cyberattack may disrupt robotised production for weeks

What cyber confrontation looked like in 2022

StrongPity APT group’s espionage campaign targets Android users with trojanized Telegram app

BlueNoroff, an APT actor, adopts new malware techniques under guise of VC funds as it renews attacks

Sophos ranks top in the Omdia Universe report for comprehensive XDR solutions

Despite being prone to cyberattacks, employees believe robots can control city transport and logistics

Five healthy digital habits for 2023 from Kaspersky

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Friday January 20, 2023 is the entry deadline to pitch live at Africa Tech Summit Nairobi

Local African talent set to shine as CHAN 2022 kicks off on StarTimes

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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

mTek partners with Kyosk.app and Fin Africa to offer digital insurance services to over 100,000 retail outlets

AFEX names new management changes as it expands operations to Uganda

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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