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- 17 Nov 2013
SAP Africa Launches Urban Matters Initiative
SAP Africa has kicked-off its SAP® Urban Matters initiative at the Africa Urban Matters, Cities of the Future event being hosted in Cape Town. The event focuses on how innovative technology can be…
- 24 Oct 2021
MultiChoice Nigeria Unveils Exciting Lineup of Shows and Series Ahead of this Years Festive Season
MultiChoice Nigeria has unveiled a lineup of new shows, series and other content offerings coming to its DStv, GOtv and Showmax platforms ahead of the festive season and well into 2022. The content…
- 28 Jul 2022
Five Things to Know About Africa Magic’s New Show ‘The Wives Roundtable’
As part of its commitment to authentic storytelling, Africa Magic premiered The wives roundtable on the 7th of July. Hosted by family life counsellor Amaka Chibuzo-Obi, The show gives women and their…
- 29 Feb 2016
Ericsson Reaffirms Commitment To Africa's Smart Cities Drive
During Mobile World Congress 2016, Ericsson hosted a discussion on the impact of smart cities for a connected Africa with a distinguished panel of leading players in the information and…
- 31 Mar 2021
MultiChoice Premieres ‘Baby Drama,’ Others on Africa Magic this April
Lovers of great local entertainment will be treated to the start of a new drama series as well return seasons of their favourite shows this April on Africa Magic. Africa Magic, the continent’s…
- 23 Sept 2024
Using AI to Map Africa and Beyond
Did you know that by 2050, the world’s urban population is expected to grow by 2.5 billion, with nearly 90% of that growth happening in cities across Africa and Asia? To keep up with this rapid…
- 11 Jun 2026
Mobile Internet Gender Gap Widest in Africa - GSMA
More than 810 million women across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remain offline, with Sub-Saharan Africa recording one of the world's widest mobile internet gender gaps. According to the…
- 6 Feb 2014
Bloomberg Launches $10m Media Initiative for Africa
Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg L.P., philanthropist and 108th Mayor of New York City, on Wednesday announced the launch of the Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa, a three-year pan-African…
- 11 May 2016
Complicated Dynamics of Nigeria’s 2.6 GHz Auction
Nigeria’s telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is in the process of auctioning spectrum in the 2.6GHz band. 2.6GHz is a so-called 4G band, allowing the winning bidder to…
- 15 Sept 2021
Nokia and ATU to Speed Up Digital Transformation and Knowledge Economy in Africa
Nokia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) to drive digital transformation and the knowledge economy for socio-economic development across the continent.
- 10 Dec 2018
Nigeria, Others to Lag as Latest Mobile Technologies Adoption Soar
Nigeria and other sub Saharan African countries have been predicted to still retain second generation (2G) mobile technology in the next five years when other regions of the world would have migrated…
- 17 Jun 2025
Lagos Future Conference 2025: Stakeholders Call for Digital Responsibility and Grassroots Innovation
The Lagos Future Conference 2025, themed ‘Future-Forward – Harnessing the Power of Youth, Innovation, and Technology for National Economic Growth,’ concluded last week with a resounding call for both…
- 6 Nov 2017
New-Gen Site Technology: Unleashing Potential of Pole Sites to Support MBB Growth
By peter oluka Mobile Broadband (MBB) is developing rapidly across the world, especially in urban areas. In this new era, wireless networks will require many small cells across a city to ensure a…
- 1 Sept 2015
Adesina, AfDB President to Focus on Powering Africa
Akinwumi Adesina, president, African Development Bank (AfDB), said he will focus in coming years on tackling Africa's chronic power shortages to try to unlock its economic potential and end its…
- 24 Mar 2026
Africa Doesn’t Need More Aid. It Needs Better Law
By Eric Gumbo, MBS For decades, the dominant story of African development has been one of dependency: waiting for the World Bank loan, the IMF arrangement, the donor conference, the debt relief…
- 24 Oct 2023
How Access to Finance Changes Lives
By Carol-Jean Harward, Investment Director, Norsad Capital Africa has undoubtedly made immense gains in lifting people out of poverty. But it’s also clear that there’s still a long way to go, with…
- 4 Mar 2022
Globacom Expands Viewing Platforms for Battle of the Year Nigeria
As Episode 5 of Glo Battle of the Year Nigeria reality TV show airs this weekend, viewers will have more options to watch the talk-of-the-town show. The show will air at 8pm on Saturday March 5 on…
- 12 Mar 2018
NASRDA Calls for Policy, Planning of Air Quality
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has stressed the need for policy and planning on air quality to safeguard citizens from harmful effects of air pollutants. Prof. Rabiu…
- 24 Aug 2016
5 Tips for Designing African Digital Banking Experiences for Young & Old
As mobile internet connectivity grows, African youth are fast embracing the opportunity to connect, converse and transact on the web. According to the GSMA (Mobile Economy Report 2015), mobile…
- 29 Dec 2025
Nnaemeka Ani - The Architect of ‘Code and Courage’
In the rapidly evolving landscape of African technology, few figures bridge the gap between high-level research and grassroots digital execution as effectively as Nnaemeka Ani . Nnaemeka Ani As the…
- 30 Nov 2021
Intelsat Invests US$2bn into Unified Global 5G Network
Africa-focused satellite operator Intelsat is currently building a unified global 5G network the company says will support virtually any access technology, and enable the next generation of global…
- 19 Nov 2024
UNDP and Anambra State Foster Innovation with New Marketplace
In the lead up to Anambra Innovation Week 2024, in a landmark collaboration poised to position Anambra State as Africa's Silicon Valley, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has partnered…
- 7 Feb 2013
K-NET Transits to New Digital Communications Satellite
K-NET , a leading African telecommunications company offering triple-play voice, data and video services across sub-Saharan Africa, has announced the successful transition of its satellite-based…
- 22 Oct 2024
Travel and Tourism are Vital to Africa’s Economic Growth, but are they Properly Marketed
By Rachel Irvine, CEO, Irvine Partners When it comes to boosting Africa’s economic growth, tourism is among the lowest of low-hanging fruit. The continent is home to some of the most spectacular…
- 7 May 2012
Blessing & Curse of Undersea Cable Initiatives
Officially, Nigeria is swimming in an ocean of bandwidth with the avalanche of undersea cable systems each with landing points on the shores of the country but many Nigerians are still without a drop…