How machine learning can save your life

Over 11000 people died during the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.The virus hopped between Guinea,...

IBM opens lab at Wits U

IBM Research has opened its second research location on the African continent and announced new project collaborations...

Cloud is not a country

Medium and large businesses across South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria experience very different usage, benefits and...

Innovation feeding agri industry

With one-quarter of the world’s arable land, Africa is expected to play a leading role in...

Africa takes to Slideshow

Facebook has revealed that numerous brands throughout Africa are using Slideshow, a lightweight video ad format,...

Massive PC slump in Africa

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC market experienced a 25.9% year-on-year decline in shipments in...

WAGE boosts gaming to Nigeria

The West African Gaming Expo 2016 (WAGE 16) returns to Lagos this November with a focus...

Call for Nigeria to reverse big shift on money transfer

WorldRemit is calling for the restoration of money transfers to Nigeria as severe new rules leave...

Africa’s infrastructure must be shared

The African Union’s Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, MRS ELHAM MAHMOOD AHMED IBRAHIM, told participants at...

Rwanda to be cashless by 2020?

The Government of Rwanda has announced a collaboration with MasterCard to fast-track the country’s move to...

IoT can boost agri in Africa

The Internet of Things has the potential to increase agriculture in Africa by 70% by 2050,...

Tablets decline in Africa

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) tablet market declined 12.3% year-on-year in the first quarter of...

SES to beam Facebook to Africa

SES has announced a satellite broadband deal with Facebook to provide high-speed broadband connectivity services to...

World will wake to Africa

The tech industry is constantly changing and EDWARD LAWRENCE, Director of Business Development at Workonline Communications,...

Facebook adds African developers

Facebook announced at its F8 developer conference in San Francisco that it has partnered with many African...

Samsung makes deeper commitment to Africa

Samsung Electronics Africa has announced that it will bolster its corporate citizenship efforts in Africa in...

Facebook’s 16m Nigerian users all using it in mobile

Facebook has announced that 16 million people in Nigeria visit Facebook every month with 100% of...

Free WhatsApp for Tanzania

Bucking a global trend of pressurising regulators to limit so-called over-the-top apps and services, Tanzania telecommunication...

African cities get Smart

Africa is moving towards smart city technology in order to enhance the performance and quality of...