Category : TECHNOLOGY

By Loy Okezie On February 4 2015, 36 startups from emerging markets around the world will converge at the Grand Final of Seedstars World to...

Ericsson and MTN Benin have partnered under their Ecology Management Program, to launch the first electrical and electronic equipment waste (e-waste) collection and awareness drive...

Google has launched an online portal (http://www.google.ng/elections/) where voters can keep an eye on the latest news about Nigerian politics in the run-up to the...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama on Sunday announced they had reached an agreement to break the deadlock that has been...

  Youssef Chahine is one of the most-acclaimed Egyptian directors in Egyptian cinema history. (Image: Google screenshot) Youssef Chahine, one of the most outstanding directors...

Smartphone company Samsung has recently approached BlackBerry Ltd to buy the company for as much as $7.5 billion, looking to gain access to its patent...

Online money transfer service WorldRemit and MTN have signed a global partnership that will enable WorldRemit customers to send remittances instantly to MTN’s Mobile Money...

John Sculley, is preparing to launch Obi Mobiles in Kenya as well as other countries located in East Africa. The launch will be accompanied by...

Paying with smartphone will be among top tech trends of 2015, says Deloitte This year in-store smartphone purchases worldwide will increase by more than 1,000...

Wiko Mobile has publicly stated that its range of devices, which were launched in the Nigerian market, have been certified not only by the National...

Kia’s is closing out another successful year, beating the auto industry’s 5 percent growth with U.S. sales up more than 6 percent. That’s quite an accomplishment in a highly competitive...

     style=”display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px”      data-ad-client=”ca-pub-3299921071151129″      data-ad-slot=”2102069697″> By TOM JACKSON @DisruptAfrica Recycling startups TrashCash was judged to be the winner of the North African leg of the...

Bharti Airtel is set to offer mentorship programmes to the Good Samaritan Orphans and Destitute Centre in Kayole’s Soweto. According to the company, the programme...

Nigeria’s ICT minister Omobola Johnson, who spoke during an appraisal of her ministry’s 2014 score card in Abuja, has stated that a draft legislation, which will...

Technology company Microsoft today announced a partnership with seed fund and accelerator 88mph to expand Microsoft Ventures program into Nigeria. Through the partnership, startups in...

     style=”display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px”      data-ad-client=”ca-pub-3299921071151129″      data-ad-slot=”2102069697″> By Tom Jackson @DisruptAfrica South Africa Mergers, acquisitions, infrastructure sharing and market liberalisation will reshape Africa’s telecommunications markets by...

  Social media network Eskimi has announced the launch of Africa’s first mobile real time bidding platform (RTB). In a statement it said the new...

Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM), whose main rival is the local unit of India’s Bharti Airtel, said in a statement it had submitted applications to the...