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- 18 May 2023
Made by Africa: Meta celebrates Africa’s Rising Stars in its 2023 ‘Loved by the World’ Campaign
As part of Africa Day celebration on 25 May, Meta announced the third iteration of its pan-African 'Made by Africa, Loved by the World' campaign. Themed "Rising Stars" , this year's edition aims to…
- 21 Mar 2016
African Basketball League Launches Made in Africa Project
The African Basketball League which officially tipped off on March 5, in Lagos has gone a step further to launch a laudable project tagged ‘’Made in Africa Project’’. This will include Made in…
- 16 Feb 2026
MTN, BUA, Dangote & Other Industry Giants Triumph at NGX Made of Africa Awards
Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) hosted its annual Made of Africa (MOA) 2025 Awards on Monday, February 4, 2026. The event, held during the NGX year-end celebrations, brought together regulators, listed…
- 21 May 2024
Instagram Celebrates African Women in ‘Made by Africa, Loved by the World’ 2024 Campaign
In celebration of Africa Day on May 25, Instagram has launched its international and pan-African campaign ‘Made By Africa, Loved by the World’. In a first, this year's Instagram campaign celebrates…
- 13 May 2026
Facebook Launches ‘Made by Africa’ Campaign to Spotlight African Cinema
Facebook has launched the sixth edition of its pan-African campaign, 'Made by Africa, loved by the world: Where stories spark community,' ahead of Africa Day on May 25. This year's focus: African…
- 18 May 2021
President Buhari Headlines NGX Group’s The Stock Africa Is Made Of Campaign
Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) Plc launched its campaign, The Stock Africa Is Made Of, yesterday. The event which was headlined by His Excellency, Muhammdu Buhari, GCFR, President of the Federal…
- 22 May 2025
Celebrating African Creativity: Made by Africa, Loved by the World' Returns for Its Fifth Year
The "Made by Africa, Loved by the World" campaign is back for its fifth year, celebrating African creativity and global influence. This year's theme, "Where Culture Meets Connection," highlights how…
- 8 Oct 2019
Rwanda Launches First 'Made in Africa' Smartphones
Rwanda’s Mara Group launched two smartphones this week, describing them as the first “Made in Africa” models and giving a boost to the country’s ambitions to become a regional technology hub. The…
- 23 Oct 2013
SA Firm to Rollout Made-in-Africa Smartphone
A South African company hopes to rival the likes of Samsung and Nokia with home-grown smartphones tailored to African needs. Seemahale Telecoms, which already makes telecommunications equipment in…
- 30 May 2024
Mastercard, AfDB Partner to Accelerate Digital Transformation in Africa
Mastercard and the African Development Bank Group have launched the Mobilizing Access to the Digital Economy (MADE) Alliance: Africa to extend digital access to critical services to 100 million…
- 9 Feb 2021
Uneven Datacentre Distribution Widens Digital Gap in Africa
The lack of infrastructure has made digital services across Africa inaccessible for many on the continent. According to a recent white paper by Xalam Analytics and Africa Data Centre Association,…
- 4 Dec 2020
A4AI Report says Fresh Approach to Broadband Pays Off for Africa
Many countries across Africa have made policy advances to reduce the cost of broadband access, boosted by improved spectrum management and investment into infrastructure, says a new report by the…
- 23 May 2022
Meta Launches its Africa Day Campaign Spotlighting and Celebrating Africans Making a Global Impact
As part of its Africa Day celebrations on 25 May, Meta on Monday announced the return of its global campaign ‘Made by Africa, Loved by the World’, which was first launched in 2021. Aimed at…
- 29 Sept 2014
TRACE, MultiChoice Ink New Deal on TRACE Sports Stars
TRACE on Monday, announced that its prime entertainment channel for sport and celebrity lovers, TRACE Sport Stars DStv channel 188, will be made available to new fans across Africa. This will be made…
- 1 Sept 2024
Alawuba, UBA GMD, Others Call for More Financial Inclusion
Oliver Alawuba, group managing director (GMD), United Bank for Africa (UBA) has made case for more financial exclusion in Africa, saying that a staggering 80 per cent of Africans remain outside the…
- 11 Jan 2022
Afrikrea Secures $6.2M in Pre-series A Round, Rebrands to “ANKA” to Export Africa
Afrikrea, the e-commerce platform for “all things made of Africa'', has announced the successful completion of a US$6.2M pre-Series A round led by Investisseurs & Partenaires and the rebrand to…
- 17 Aug 2016
MTN Earns $70m from Music Distribution in Africa
Africa’s biggest mobile phone operator, MTN, says it made $70 million from distributing digital music in Africa from January to June 2016. According to Techfinancials.co.za, the feat is part of MTN’s…
- 12 May 2026
Ecobank Group Announces $3b Trade Finance Commitment to Boost Intra African Trade
Ecobank Group, a pan-African banking group yesterday announced a landmark $3 billion trade finance commitment over the next 3 years to accelerate intra-African global trade. The announcement was made…
- 20 Mar 2015
MultiChoice Launches Telenovela Channel on DStv in Africa
MultiChoice Africa has announce the launch of Eva, a brand new telenovela channel made for Africa by AMC Networks International – Zone (AMCNI Zone). The channel is set to go live across Africa on…
- 5 Oct 2018
Publiseer Enters Kenyan Market, Plans Underway for South Africa
Publiseer made its second expansion, and this time the digital publishing company is expanding into Kenya, with plans for its South African expansion underway. The Nigerian digital publisher…
- 5 Apr 2012
Mnet Unveils AfricaMagic New Channels
M-Net has expanded its pioneering AfricaMagic channels which deliver original stories, dramas, series and talk shows and has made available more details on the expansion to ensure that DStv audiences…
- 7 Dec 2022
MTN Named the Most Compliant Listed Company on the NGX
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has been named the Most Compliant Listed Company at the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) Made of Africa Awards held at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos on 6…
- 15 Dec 2022
Visa Pledges $1bn Towards Africa’s Digital Acceleration
Global tech payments firm Visa has pledged to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years. The company made the announcement at the ongoing US-Africa Business Forum, alongside the US-Africa…
- 25 Nov 2024
Meet the Winners of 2024 Africa Tech Alliance Excellence Awards
Africa Tech Alliance (ATAEx) Awards has, again, lived up to expectations by honouring individuals, organizations, and initiatives that have made significant impact on Africa's tech ecosystem,…
- 15 Nov 2020
Access Bank Recognized as the 'Best Digital Bank in Africa' 2020
For its continued investment in digital innovation, Africa’s largest retail bank, Access Bank PLC has been recognized as the ‘Best Digital Bank in Africa’ by Asian Banker. The announcement was made…
- 27 Nov 2017
ISOC Says Internet Economy Presents a Major Opportunity for Africa
Many African countries have made significant progress toward creating an Internet sector, with broad sector reforms and focus on increasing broadband availability. However, there is still much work…
- 10 Jul 2020
Afrinvest Sees Fortunes in MTN, Airtel Stocks
Analysts at Afrinvest (West Africa) Limited have made case for investing in the shares of MTN Nigeria Plc and Airtel Africa Plc, saying their current prices are undervalued. In report , Afrinvest…
- 25 Oct 2021
Google to Partner with UNESCO to Support Digital Journalism Training in Africa
Google has launched the Global Initiative for Excellence in Journalism Education to enhance journalists’ training in Africa. The announcement was made during the inaugural Google News Initiative…
- 5 Dec 2018
Access Bank MD says Fintech Will Transform Financial Services
Dr Herbert Wigwe, the Managing Director of Access Bank Plc., says Fintech in a few years, will change the face of financial services as the next big thing in Africa. Wigwe made this known during the…
- 19 Sept 2016
Teraco invests in new Technology to Support Africa’s Internet Growth
Teraco has made a significant investment in a new, programmable switching platform, from Arista Networks, an industry leader in software driven cloud networking, increasing the speeds and capacity of…