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- 17 May 2020
COVID-19: ViacomCBS Networks Africa, YouTube Celebrates Africa Day to Raise Funds for Food &Health Assistance
To celebrate Africa Day on Monday 25th May 2020, ViacomCBS Networks Africa and YouTube in partnership with Idris Elba are hosting an “Africa Day Benefit Concert At Home”. This programming event will…
- 21 Jan 2020
YouTube Appoints Alex Okosi as Managing Director of Emerging Markets, EMEA
YouTube has announced theappointment of Alex Okosi as managing director of Emerging Markets for YouTube in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Alex will be responsible for running YouTube’s…
- 25 Feb 2019
Orange launches Phone which Democratises Access to Internet in Africa
Orange partners with KaiOS Technologies and UNISOC to launch a phone with voice recognition at $US 20 in 16 countries in Africa and the Middle-East : Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa…
- 24 May 2021
Africa Day Concert 2021: MTV Base, YouTube and Idris Elba to Feature Star-studded Appearances from Angelique Kidjo, Fally Ipupa, Others
The Africa Day Concert 2021, brought to you by MTV Base, YouTube and Idris Elba have announced a star-studded line-up of guest appearances from some of the most well-known faces on the continent and…
- 21 May 2020
Davido, Burna Boy, Salif Keita Others Added to Africa Day Benefit Concert
YouTube and ViacomCBS Networks Africa, with Idris Elba, have announced further additions to the “Africa Day Benefit Concert At Home” lineup. The concert will be streamed on the MTV Base Africa…
- 29 Jul 2016
Orange Outlines Vision for Smart Metering, Solar Power, Others for MEA
Bruno Mettling, CEO of Orange Middle East and Africa (MEA), Jean-Marc Vignolles, Chief Operating Officer for Orange MEA and Ramon Fernandez, Deputy CEO and Chief Finance and Strategy Officer,…
- 29 Sept 2020
Orange, Google Launch Sanza Touch 4G Device
Affordability of devices remains one of the most significant barriers to smartphone adoption in Africa. The average cost of an entry level smartphone in Africa still exceeds 60% of average monthly…
- 22 Feb 2016
Orange, Google Ink Deal for Mobile internet services Access Across MEA
Orange on Monday announced a new partnership with Google™ to bring the best of mobile internet across its full African and Middle Eastern (Orange MEA) footprint. By combining the strength of Orange’s…
- 12 Nov 2019
Orange, itel Launch 4G Version of Sanza to Generalise Mobile Internet Access in Africa
Orange is partnering with itel, the leading mobile brand in Africa and, once again, with KaiOS Technologies, maker of the leading operating system for smart feature phone KaiOS, to launch a new 4G…
- 25 Aug 2025
Nollywood Creators Get Digital Boost at YouTube TV/Film Day in Lagos
Nigerian TV and film producers gathered in Lagos on Friday for YouTube’s first-ever TV/Film Day, a one-day workshop designed to equip the country’s top storytellers with new strategies for reaching…
- 15 Sept 2025
How to Access Business Information Securely
A recent Kaspersky survey entitled “Cybersecurity in the workplace: Employee knowledge and behaviour”, showed that professionals surveyed in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region, use…
- 16 Mar 2017
The Impact and Effects of Video Content Creation Online
The internet has made a lot of things, hitherto, not possible for us to achieve a few years ago, to be easily achieved today. One of such is the magnitude of content accessible to for us to upload…
- 10 Nov 2021
BHM Salutes Alex Okosi on UK Powerlist Nod
BlackHouse Media (BHM) has saluted Nigerian media and tech executive Alex Okosi after he was named as one of Britain’s 100 most influential black people in the Powerlist 2022. Alex Okosi, Managing…
- 21 Jul 2020
Google Launches 'Think with Google' in Sub-Saharan Africa
Google on Tuesday launched ‘Think with Google’ in Sub-Saharan Africa to help marketers on the continent get the locally relevant insights they need. Speaking about the launch, Asha Patel, head…
- 16 Nov 2022
Alex Okosi Named One Of UK’s Most Influential Black Persons For Second Year Running
Alex Okosi, one of Africa's tech leaders, has been honoured as a member of the UK Powerlist 2023. Okosi, who is Managing Director, Emerging Markets, YouTube EMEA, received the honour for the second…
- 13 Oct 2016
Emirates, Google Join Hands to Launch “Celebrating Arabic Reading”
Emirates Airline and Google are ‘Celebrating Arabic Reading’ all through October in a collaboration to reach millions of smartphone users in the region, and support the UAE’s Year of Reading, a…
- 26 Apr 2022
9mobile Trains Journalists on Content Optimisation, Marketing
9mobile says it has trained journalists on content optimisation and marketing, in continuation of its efforts at supporting media professionals in Nigeria. Chineze Amanfo, Public Relations Lead,…
- 20 Nov 2014
Ericsson Reports Mobile Subscriptions in Africa Near Billion Mark
The latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report, a comprehensive update on mobile trends leveraging big data from live networks worldwide, reveals that proliferation of mobile technology continues…
- 25 Jul 2016
Social Media Lead as Content Analytics Market Nears $4.37Bn
The content analytics market is estimated to grow from USD 1.61 Billion in 2016 to USD 4.37 Billion by 2021, at a CAGR of 22.1% from 2016 to 2021, as social media take the lead. According to a new…
- 7 Jun 2014
Konga Wins Social Bakers Award
Konga.com, Nigeria’s online marketplace, has been awarded the “Socially devoted” standard; a certificate in customer service excellence by Social bakers, the most popular provider of social media…
- 12 Nov 2013
Blackberry email, BBM Messaging Account for 13% Traffic in Africa
Sandvine, a leading provider of intelligent broadband network solutions for fixed and mobile operators, today released its Internet traffic trends report, entitled "Global Internet Phenomena…
- 6 Dec 2017
Ericsson Explains Predictions on 1B 5G Subscriptions in 2023
Ericsson forecasts there will be 1 billion 5G subscriptions for enhanced mobile broadband by 2023. This prediction is among the key statistics presented in the November edition of the Ericsson…
- 4 Feb 2016
More People to Own Phone than Have Electricity By 2020 - Cisco
The proliferation of mobile phones will continue as mobile data traffic jumps tenfold over the next four years, according to a study by Cisco. Everywhere you turn, someone's glued to the screen of a…
- 11 Aug 2026
Google Selects Six Nigerian News Creators for Emerging Voices Growth Lab
Google News Initiative (GNI) has selected six Nigerian independent news creators to participate in its Emerging News Voices Growth Lab for Sub-Saharan Africa. The selected Nigerian creators are…