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By Mike Cassidy, Director, GoogleX, Google There are many terrestrial challenges to Internet connectivity—jungles, archipelagos, mountains. There are also major cost challenges. Right now, for example, in most of the[...]
Which cities are the most popular destinations in Africa? MasterCard recently released its third annual Global Destination Cities Index. The Index reveals that Johannesburg and Lagos are Africa’s most popular[...]
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote is now one of the world’s top 25 richest people according to Forbes. This puts the 56 year old billionaire in league with the likes[...]
We earlier announced the launch of My Africa Is, a new independent documentary series taking viewers beyond the headlines and inside the continent. According to the documentary’s producers: My Africa[...]
In partnership with Sweden, infoDev’s Mobile Innovation Program is proud to announce the mAgri Challenge. Finalists will be invited to pitch before investors in November 2013. Mobile innovation in the[...]
The celebration of the continent’s brightest financial minds and institutions at the African Banker Awards in Marackech, Morroco last week culminated in the emergence of First Bank of Nigeria Limited[...]
Pirate3D, Inc will be providing 3D technologies and training programs to selected African institutions as part of its corporate social responsibility program (CSR) in partnership with Professor Calestous Juma of[...]
Emerging markets research firm, Jana recently released insights on the e-commerce preferences of African consumers in Nigeria, Kenya & South Africa. Surveying 600 consumers in each country, the company asked[...]
“Google Internet balloons” to bring Internet access to rural and remote parts of the worldJune 17, 2013
Johannesburg and Lagos are Africa’s most popular destinations with over 4.6 million visitors expected in 2013June 7, 2013
Infographic: E-commerce in Africa – Preferences of African consumers in Nigeria, Kenya & South AfricaJune 3, 2013
Broadband Investment Plan: Nigerian Government targets 80 percent nationwide Internet coverage by 2018June 1, 2013
Google invests $12 million in South African Solar Project; project to power 30,000 homesMay 31, 2013
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