News

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  News, Startups

  WeChat Plans To Invest $3.5 million in African Tech Startups From January 2016

  David Adeleke

  2nd December 2015

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  Apps, Games, News

  Monument Valley, the Best Mobile Game of All Time, is Now Free to Play

  David Adeleke

  2nd December 2015

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  Ecosystem, News, Research, Startups

  Zimbabwe’s Hypercube Is Shutting Down. What Does This Mean For Africa’s Tech Hubs?

  Eric Mugendi

  2nd December 2015

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  Ecosystem, News, People, Startups, Venture Capital

  The Second Cycle Of The TEEP $5k Fund Will Begin On The 1st Of January 2016

  Bankole Oluwafemi

  1st December 2015

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  News, Startups, Venture Capital

  Health tech startup, Medismarts, gets seed funding from Sasware

  Bankole Oluwafemi

  1st December 2015

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  Internet, News

  Afrique Telecom, Eutelsat and Wikimédia France to Offer Free Access to French-Language Wikipedia in Africa

  David Adeleke

  1st December 2015

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  Ecosystem, News, Startups

  iDEA Nigeria is Now Accepting Startups Into Its Incubation and Accelerator Programmes

  David Adeleke

  1st December 2015

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  News, People, Startups

  Obi Ejimofo Joins Asoko Insight To Steer Operations

  Bankole Oluwafemi

  1st December 2015

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  Internet, News

  Nigerian Digital Agency Grabs Alphabet’s Domain Name Extensions

  David Adeleke

  1st December 2015

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  News, Venture Capital

  Kopo Kopo Changes Focus From Payments To Micro-Lending, Announces New CEO

  Eric Mugendi

  1st December 2015

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  Apps, Ecosystem, Mobile, News

  Nigerians will (very soon) be able to pay for stuff from inside WeChat

  Ibukun Taiwo

  30th November 2015

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  Linked List, News

  Monday News Roundup: Africabeta Round 2

  Ibukun Taiwo

  30th November 2015

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  Government, News

  South African and Nigerian Presidents to meet over NCC-MTN fine

  Ibukun Taiwo

  30th November 2015

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  Internet, News, Products

  GTBank Launches a Virtual Prepaid MasterCard

  David Adeleke

  30th November 2015

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  Internet, News

  Cyber Monday: Free Shared Hosting Plans From Gigalayer

  David Adeleke

  30th November 2015

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  Apps, News

  Kenya’s Tweeting Chief Is Using A Mesh Network App To Keep His Community Connected

  Eric Mugendi

  30th November 2015

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  Media, News

  Linda Ikeji Has Launched a Video Blog

  David Adeleke

  27th November 2015

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  News

  Nigerian Senate Confirms Umar Danbatta as Executive Vice Chairman of NCC

  David Adeleke

  27th November 2015

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  Developers, Gadgets, News

  At $5, the Raspberry Pi Zero is the world’s cheapest computer

  Ibukun Taiwo

  27th November 2015

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  Developers, Ecosystem, News

  This is Venia’s Hub 2.0

  Gbenga Onalaja

  27th November 2015

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  News

  Thursday Roundup: Thinking about Yakata Sale? #WhatWouldMagufuliDo?

  Gbenga Onalaja

  26th November 2015

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  News, Social Media

  Nigerians Are Raising Funds For Kenyan Writer Binyavanga Wainaina With The Hashtag #Naija4Binyavanga Hashtag

  Eric Mugendi

  26th November 2015

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  News, Social Media

  Tanzanian President’s Austerity Measures Leave East Africans Asking Themselves, What Would Magufuli Do?

  Eric Mugendi

  26th November 2015

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  Internet, News

  Alcatel-Lucent to Roll Out Phase 2 of ACE Undersea Cable System

  David Adeleke

  26th November 2015

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  Linked List, News

  Wednesday News Roundup: Of Cabinets and Showrooms

  Ibukun Taiwo

  25th November 2015

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  News

  President Buhari Will Decide on MTN’s $5.2 Billion Fine, Says Nigerian Minister of Communication

  David Adeleke

  25th November 2015

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  Ecosystem, News, Venture Capital

  Showroom.ng just raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from local investors

  Gbenga Onalaja

  25th November 2015

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  News, Products

  Daalu Launches Coalition Loyalty Programme

  David Adeleke

  25th November 2015

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  News, Social Media

  Kenyans on Twitter React to the Nomination of Joe Mucheru as Cabinet Secretary for ICT

  David Adeleke

  25th November 2015

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  Government, News

  Google Kenya Country Manager Joseph Mucheru Nominated As Cabinet Secretary For ICT

  Eric Mugendi

  25th November 2015

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  Internet, News

  Google outdoes itself with another Star Wars easter egg (perhaps its best one yet)

  Ibukun Taiwo

  24th November 2015

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  News, Startups

  Lipisha and BitPesa Sue Safaricom For Cutting Off Their Access To M-Pesa Platform

  Eric Mugendi

  24th November 2015

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  News

  Jeff Bezos Tweets for the First Time Since Joining Twitter in 2008, and Here’s Why

  David Adeleke

  24th November 2015

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  Apps, News

  Dropbox Now Lets iOS Users Edit PDF Files on the Go

  David Adeleke

  24th November 2015

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  News

  The Truth Is Much Less Exciting, Says Ushahidi Board Chair On Reshuffle

  Eric Mugendi

  24th November 2015

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  Apps, News

  ChopUp Games Releases New Mobile Game to Promote Ebola Education

  David Adeleke

  24th November 2015

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  Linked List, News

  Monday News Roundup: Money in a boxx

  Ibukun Taiwo

  23rd November 2015

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  Ecosystem, Government, News, Social Media

  The federal government does not intend to stifle free speech – Nigeria’s Information Minister

  Ibukun Taiwo

  23rd November 2015

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  News, Startups

  Zeepay and Moneyboxx Clinch Deals at Accra’s Angel Fair Africa

  David Adeleke

  23rd November 2015

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  Events, Government, News

  Kenyan Tech Startups To Showcase Business Opportunities At International Investment Conference

  Eric Mugendi

  23rd November 2015